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Animals in Poland

25 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Poland, 7 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 25
Threatened: 7
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 383,821

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Poland?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Poland?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, eurasian beaver …
7 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
7 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
atlantic salmon
1 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle
4 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Poland?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Poland.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	6
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	11
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	4
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	1
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	69
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	4

All animals recorded in Poland

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	114,745
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	49,418
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	688
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	245
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	3,745
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	6
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	20,773
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	551
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	35
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	135,268
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	11
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	619
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	4
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	1
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	69
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	477
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	588
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	4
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	33
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	56,378
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	48
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	91
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	21
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	2

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Poland. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.