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Animals in Slovenia

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

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Species recorded
18
Threatened
2
Groups represented
6
Sighting records
25,028
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Slovenia?

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

VU, Vulnerable
Lion (Panthera leo)

Lion

Panthera leo

Felidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Slovenia?

  1. Mammals

    red fox, grey wolf, lion, eurasian beaver …

    5 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …

    5 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 Slovenia?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
LionPanthera leoFelidaeVulnerable2
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable120

All animals recorded in Slovenia

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern11,332
European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaeLeast Concern8,939
Red foxVulpes vulpesCanidaeLeast Concern41
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern4
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern10
LionPanthera leoFelidaeVulnerable2
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern3,496
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern53
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient74
Eurasian beaverCastor fiberCastoridaeLeast Concern9
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable120
Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeNot recorded16
Common frogRana temporariaRanidaeLeast Concern45
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern20
Emperor dragonflyAnax imperatorAeshnidaeLeast Concern8
Helix pomatiaHelix pomatiaHelicidaeLeast Concern105
Stag beetleLucanus cervusLucanidaeNot recorded750
EarthwormLumbricus terrestrisLumbricidaeNot recorded4

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