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Animals in Sweden

36 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Sweden, 12 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 36
Threatened: 12
Groups represented: 9
Sighting records: 3,801,970

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 Sweden?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Sweden?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, tiger …
11 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, bald eagle, peregrine falcon …
9 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog, axolotl
3 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, ocean sunfish
2 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
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Sweden?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	10
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	2
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	9
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	2,805
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	6,287
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	10
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	108
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	2
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	3
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Sweden

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	1,495,752
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	1,752,223
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	34,143
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1,497
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	7
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	224,137
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	10
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	122,376
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	1
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	2
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	968
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	50,372
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	11,307
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	9
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	2,805
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	13,753
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	6,287
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	10
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	3
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	14,827
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	20,327
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	144
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	108
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	2
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	3
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	6,735
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	5,783
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	27,687
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	36
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	2,341
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	1
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	951
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	7,359
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	2

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