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Animals in Vatican City

3 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Vatican City. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
3
Threatened
0
Groups represented
1
Sighting records
85
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Vatican City?

The most looked-up species with records here.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Vatican City?

  1. Birds

    mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon

    3 species

All animals recorded in Vatican City

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern28
European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaeLeast Concern31
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern26

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