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Animals in Slovakia

17 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Slovakia, 2 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
17
Threatened
2
Groups represented
6
Sighting records
32,434
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Slovakia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Canidae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Slovakia?

  1. Mammals

    red fox, grey wolf, eurasian beaver

    3 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …

    6 species

  3. Amphibians

    fire salamander, common frog

    2 species

  4. Insects

    honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle

    4 species

  5. Molluscs

    helix pomatia

    1 species

  6. Other invertebrates

    earthworm

    1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Slovakia?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusStrigidaeVulnerable2
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable71

All animals recorded in Slovakia

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern14,383
European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaeLeast Concern12,208
Red foxVulpes vulpesCanidaeLeast Concern24
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern24
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern569
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern4,338
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern86
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient103
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusStrigidaeVulnerable2
Eurasian beaverCastor fiberCastoridaeLeast Concern31
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable71
Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeNot recorded169
Common frogRana temporariaRanidaeLeast Concern108
Emperor dragonflyAnax imperatorAeshnidaeLeast Concern5
Helix pomatiaHelix pomatiaHelicidaeLeast Concern225
Stag beetleLucanus cervusLucanidaeNot recorded76
EarthwormLumbricus terrestrisLumbricidaeNot recorded12

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