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Animals in Spain

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

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Species recorded: 36
Threatened: 9
Groups represented: 10
Sighting records: 2,050,990

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 Spain?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Spain?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, jaguar …
8 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, giant oceanic manta ray
4 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly …
5 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Crustaceans
american lobster
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, giant squid
2 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Spain?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	5
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	176
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	2,091
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	28
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	3,415
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	4
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	102
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	2

All animals recorded in Spain

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	603,621
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	710,813
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	455,814
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1,615
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	72,904
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	5
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	171,504
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	2
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	3
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	19,485
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	1,062
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	1,454
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	176
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	253
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	2,091
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	28
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	3,415
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	4
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	20
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	785
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	1,220
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	2,174
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	545
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	102
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	1
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	1,033
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	28
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	745
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	4
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	19
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	6
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	40
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	3
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	2
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	11

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