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Animals in Russia

32 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Russia, 10 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 32
Threatened: 10
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 99,799

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 Russia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Russia?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, koala …
10 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, bald eagle, peregrine falcon …
10 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, north pacific giant octopus
2 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Russia?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	1
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	20
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	7
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	291
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	518
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	801
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	2
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	1

All animals recorded in Russia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	49,981
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	24,030
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	1,879
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	912
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	9
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	1,601
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	1,821
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	1
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	1
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	20
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	7
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	18
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	3,515
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	1,635
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	291
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	518
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	3,253
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	801
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	1,734
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	6,089
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	110
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	2
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	91
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	779
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	212
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	1
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	93
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	261
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	129
North Pacific giant octopus	Enteroctopus dofleini	Enteroctopodidae	Least Concern	3

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