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Animals in Switzerland

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

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Species recorded
20
Threatened
2
Groups represented
8
Sighting records
1,220,227
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Which well-known animals are recorded in Switzerland?

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

What kinds of animals are recorded in Switzerland?

  1. Mammals

    red fox, grey wolf, cheetah, eurasian beaver

    4 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …

    5 species

  3. Reptiles

    nile crocodile, veiled chameleon

    2 species

  4. Amphibians

    fire salamander, common frog

    2 species

  5. Fish

    atlantic salmon

    1 species

  6. Insects

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

    4 species

  7. Molluscs

    helix pomatia

    1 species

  8. Other invertebrates

    earthworm

    1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Switzerland?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
CheetahAcinonyx jubatusFelidaeVulnerable3
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable55,135

All animals recorded in Switzerland

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern60,646
European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaeLeast Concern48,282
Red foxVulpes vulpesCanidaeLeast Concern521,388
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern15,115
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern1,970
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern15,437
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern901
Atlantic salmonSalmo salarSalmonidaeNear Threatened150
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient749
CheetahAcinonyx jubatusFelidaeVulnerable3
Eurasian beaverCastor fiberCastoridaeLeast Concern166,798
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable55,135
Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeNot recorded4,647
Common frogRana temporariaRanidaeLeast Concern218,219
Emperor dragonflyAnax imperatorAeshnidaeLeast Concern77,200
Helix pomatiaHelix pomatiaHelicidaeLeast Concern21,634
Stag beetleLucanus cervusLucanidaeNot recorded11,823
Nile crocodileCrocodylus niloticusCrocodylidaeLeast Concern1
EarthwormLumbricus terrestrisLumbricidaeNot recorded125
Veiled chameleonChamaeleo calyptratusChamaeleonidaeLeast Concern4

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