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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Adriatic Salmon
|
Salmo obtusirostris |
Fishes |
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro |
2. |
Adriatic Sturgeon
|
Acipenser naccarii |
Fishes |
Albania, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro |
3. |
Albanian Water Frog
|
Pelophylax shqipericus |
Amphibians |
Albania, Montenegro |
4. |
Alpine Shrew
|
Sorex alpinus |
Mammals |
Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine |
5. |
Angel Shark
|
Squatina squatina |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
6. |
Apollo Butterfly
|
Parnassius apollo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
7. |
Audouin's Gull
|
Larus audouinii |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
8. |
Balkan Snow Vole
|
Dinaromys bogdanovi |
Mammals |
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Republic of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro |
9. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
10. |
Bastard Sturgeon
|
Acipenser nudiventris |
Fishes |
Azerbaijan, China, Georgia (Eurasia), Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, Turkey |
11. |
Bechstein's Bat
|
Myotis bechsteinii |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
12. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
13. |
Blackchin Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos cemiculus |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
14. |
Blue Skate
|
Dipturus batis |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
15. |
Bottlenose Skate
|
Rostroraja alba |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
16. |
Broad-fingered Crayfish
|
Astacus astacus |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
17. |
Bronze Whaler
|
Carcharhinus brachyurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
18. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
19. |
Common Bentwing Bat
|
Miniopterus schreibersii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
20. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
21. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
22. |
Cucujus cinnaberinus
|
Cucujus cinnaberinus |
Insects |
Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden |
|
23. |
Dalmatian Pelican
|
Pelecanus crispus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
24. |
Danube Crested Newt
|
Triturus dobrogicus |
Amphibians |
Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine |
25. |
Danube Salmon
|
Hucho hucho |
Fishes |
Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
26. |
Dusky Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America |
27. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
28. |
Eoleptestheria spinosa
|
Eoleptestheria spinosa |
Crustaceans |
Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro |
29. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
30. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
31. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
32. |
European Eel
|
Anguilla anguilla |
Fishes |
European coasts from the Black Sea to the White Sea (Russia), Rivers of the North Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean Seas |
33. |
European Ground Squirrel
|
Spermophilus citellus |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
34. |
European Marbled Polecat
|
Vormela peregusna |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
35. |
European Mudminnow
|
Umbra krameri |
Fishes |
Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
36. |
European Roller
|
Coracias garrulus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
37. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
38. |
Giant Sturgeon
|
Huso huso |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
39. |
Graphoderus bilineatus
|
Graphoderus bilineatus |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
40. |
Gray Nurse Shark
|
Carcharias taurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
41. |
Great Bustard
|
Otis tarda |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
42. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
43. |
Greater Spotted Eagle
|
Aquila clanga |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
44. |
Imnadia panonica
|
Imnadia panonica |
Crustaceans |
Serbia and Montenegro |
|
45. |
Imnadia cristata
|
Imnadia cristata |
Crustaceans |
Serbia and Montenegro |
46. |
Imnadia banatica
|
Imnadia banatica |
Crustaceans |
Serbia and Montenegro |
47. |
Kerch Black Sea Shad
|
Alosa immaculata |
Fishes |
Bulgaria, Georgia (Eurasia), Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine |
48. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
49. |
Lesser White-fronted Goose
|
Anser erythropus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory) |
50. |
Long-fingered Bat
|
Myotis capaccinii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
51. |
Long-nosed Skate
|
Dipturus oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
52. |
Lycaena ottomanus
|
Lycaena ottomanus |
Insects |
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey |
53. |
Meadow Viper
|
Vipera ursinii |
Reptiles |
Europe |
54. |
Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus euryale |
Mammals |
Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Georgia (Eurasia), Gibraltar, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey |
55. |
Mediterranean Monk Seal
|
Monachus monachus |
Mammals |
Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea |
56. |
Mehely's Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus mehelyi |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
57. |
Morimus funereus
|
Morimus funereus |
Insects |
Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Ukraine |
58. |
Mosor Rock Lizard
|
Lacerta mosorensis |
Reptiles |
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro |
59. |
Niphargus valachicus
|
Niphargus valachicus |
Crustaceans |
Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey |
60. |
Niphargus hrabei
|
Niphargus hrabei |
Crustaceans |
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine |
61. |
Northern Bald Ibis
|
Geronticus eremita |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
62. |
Orthotrichum scanicum
|
Orthotrichum scanicum |
Plants |
Asia, Europe |
63. |
Pond Bat
|
Myotis dasycneme |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
64. |
Potamon fluviatile
|
Potamon fluviatile |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
65. |
Predatory Bush Cricket
|
Saga pedo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
66. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
|
67. |
Red Porgy
|
Pagrus pagrus |
Fishes |
Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States |
68. |
Red-breasted Goose
|
Branta ruficollis |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
69. |
Red-footed Falcon
|
Falco vespertinus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
70. |
Rosalia Longicorn
|
Rosalia alpina |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
71. |
Saker Falcon
|
Falco cherrug |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
72. |
Skadar Gudgeon
|
Gobio skadarensis |
Fishes |
Montenegro |
73. |
Skadar Shad
|
Alosa sp. nov. 'Skadar' |
Fishes |
Albania, Montenegro |
74. |
Smoothback Angel Shark
|
Squatina oculata |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
75. |
Star Sturgeon
|
Acipenser stellatus |
Fishes |
Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Iran, Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine |
76. |
Sterlet
|
Acipenser ruthenus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
77. |
Stone Crayfish
|
Austropotamobius torrentium |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
78. |
Western Barbastelle
|
Barbastella barbastellus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
79. |
White-clawed Crayfish
|
Austropotamobius pallipes |
Crustaceans |
Europe |
80. |
Wild Common Carp
|
Cyprinus carpio |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |