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Animals in Türkiye

23 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Türkiye, 4 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 23
Threatened: 4
Groups represented: 9
Sighting records: 95,080

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 Türkiye?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Türkiye?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, leopard, common bottlenose dolphin
4 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
5 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish
3 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle
4 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, common starfish
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Türkiye?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	14
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	6
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1

All animals recorded in Türkiye

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	29,115
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	39,099
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	283
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	367
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	5,839
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	17,738
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	1,333
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	8
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	398
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	14
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	6
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	24
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	222
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	25
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	43
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	413
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	4
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	65
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	74
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	6
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	1

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