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Animals in Portugal

32 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Portugal, 9 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 32
Threatened: 9
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 538,335

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 Portugal?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Portugal?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin …
5 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
9 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark …
5 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly …
5 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, giant squid
2 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Portugal?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	3
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	501
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	478
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	5,275
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	9
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	403
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	9
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Portugal

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	162,517
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	266,206
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	3,253
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1,494
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	19,251
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	61,112
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	5
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	9,960
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	64
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	945
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	3
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	501
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	478
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	5,275
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	9
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	31
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	1,429
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	397
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	3
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	3,937
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	403
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	9
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	2
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	372
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	2
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	588
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	3
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	43
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	36
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	5

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