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Animals in Ukraine

24 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Ukraine, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 24
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 76,595

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 Ukraine?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Ukraine?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, eurasian beaver …
5 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
7 species
Reptiles
king cobra
1 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog, axolotl
3 species
Fish
atlantic salmon
1 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle
4 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Ukraine?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	4
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	16
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	2,309
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	1
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Ukraine

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	28,963
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	23,999
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	2,429
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1,119
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	947
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	4
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	5,046
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	252
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	1
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	617
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	16
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	1,540
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	2,309
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	938
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	1,525
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	508
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	609
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	1,025
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	3,797
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	826
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	1
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	1
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	122

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