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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Agabus clypealis
|
Agabus clypealis |
Insects |
Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Sweden |
2. |
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 |
3. |
Ammersee Kilch
|
Coregonus bavaricus |
Fishes |
Germany |
4. |
Angel Shark
|
Squatina squatina |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
5. |
Anthoceros neesii
|
Anthoceros neesii |
Plants |
Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland |
6. |
Apollo Butterfly
|
Parnassius apollo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
7. |
Aquatic Warbler
|
Acrocephalus paludicola |
Birds |
Belarus, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Senegal, Ukraine |
8. |
Atlantic Cod
|
Gadus morhua |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
9. |
Atlantic Halibut
|
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
Fishes |
Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska) |
10. |
Audouin's Gull
|
Larus audouinii |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
11. |
Balearic Shearwater
|
Puffinus mauretanicus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States) |
12. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
13. |
Bechstein's Bat
|
Myotis bechsteinii |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
14. |
Beluga
|
Delphinapterus leucas |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
15. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
16. |
Blue Skate
|
Dipturus batis |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
17. |
Broad-fingered Crayfish
|
Astacus astacus |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
18. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
19. |
Bythinella dunkeri
|
Bythinella dunkeri |
Snails |
Belgium, Germany |
20. |
Bythinella compressa
|
Bythinella compressa |
Snails |
Germany |
21. |
Bythinella bavarica
|
Bythinella bavarica |
Snails |
Germany |
22. |
Bythinella badensis
|
Bythinella badensis |
Snails |
Germany |
|
23. |
Bythiospeum sandbergeri
|
Bythiospeum sandbergeri |
Snails |
Germany |
24. |
Bythiospeum quenstedti
|
Bythiospeum quenstedti |
Snails |
Germany |
25. |
Bythiospeum acicula
|
Bythiospeum acicula |
Snails |
Germany |
26. |
Camponotus universitatis
|
Camponotus universitatis |
Insects |
France, Germany, Switzerland |
27. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
28. |
Cerambyx Longicorn
|
Cerambyx cerdo |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
29. |
Cinquefoil Skipper
|
Pyrgus cirsii |
Insects |
Europe |
30. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
31. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
32. |
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 |
33. |
Danube Salmon
|
Hucho hucho |
Fishes |
Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
34. |
Dark Guest Ant
|
Anergates atratulus |
Insects |
Europe |
35. |
Dartford Warbler
|
Sylvia undata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
36. |
Distichophyllum carinatum
|
Distichophyllum carinatum |
Plants |
China, Germany, Japan |
37. |
Doronomyrmex kutteri
|
Doronomyrmex kutteri |
Insects |
Germany |
38. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
39. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
40. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
41. |
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 |
42. |
European Mink
|
Mustela lutreola |
Mammals |
Europe |
43. |
European Rabbit
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
44. |
European Roller
|
Coracias garrulus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
|
45. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
46. |
Formicoxenus nitidulus
|
Formicoxenus nitidulus |
Insects |
Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland |
47. |
Freshwater Pearl Mussel
|
Margaritifera margaritifera |
Clams |
Europe |
48. |
Garden Dormouse
|
Eliomys quercinus |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
49. |
Giant Noctule Bat
|
Nyctalus lasiopterus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
50. |
Graphoderus bilineatus
|
Graphoderus bilineatus |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
51. |
Great Bustard
|
Otis tarda |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
52. |
Great Raft Spider
|
Dolomedes plantarius |
Arachnids |
Asia, Europe |
53. |
Great Snipe
|
Gallinago media |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
54. |
Greenland Shark
|
Somniosus microcephalus |
Fishes |
Canada, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Norway, Russia |
55. |
Harpagoxenus sublaevis
|
Harpagoxenus sublaevis |
Insects |
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland |
56. |
Hermit Beetle
|
Osmoderma eremita |
Insects |
Europe |
57. |
Hooded Seal
|
Cystophora cristata |
Mammals |
Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
58. |
Horvath's Rock Lizard
|
Iberolacerta horvathi |
Reptiles |
Austria, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Slovenia |
59. |
Ivory Gull
|
Pagophila eburnea |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
60. |
Lesser White-fronted Goose
|
Anser erythropus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory) |
61. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
62. |
Maraene Whitefish
|
Coregonus maraena |
Fishes |
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden |
63. |
Marsh Earwort
|
Jamesoniella undulifolia |
Plants |
Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
64. |
Morimus funereus
|
Morimus funereus |
Insects |
Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Ukraine |
65. |
Mountain Alcon Blue
|
Maculinea rebeli |
Insects |
Asia, Europe |
66. |
Narwhal
|
Monodon monoceros |
Mammals |
Alaska, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Iceland, Netherlands (Europe), Norway, Russia, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, United Kingdom |
|
67. |
Nehalennia speciosa
|
Nehalennia speciosa |
Insects |
Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Ukraine |
68. |
Northern Bald Ibis
|
Geronticus eremita |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
69. |
Orange-spotted Emerald
|
Oxygastra curtisii |
Insects |
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland |
70. |
Orthotrichum scanicum
|
Orthotrichum scanicum |
Plants |
Asia, Europe |
71. |
Pond Bat
|
Myotis dasycneme |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
72. |
Predatory Bush Cricket
|
Saga pedo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
73. |
Quietschbukers
|
Coregonus lucinensis |
Fishes |
Germany |
74. |
Rabbitfish
|
Chimaera monstrosa |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
75. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
76. |
Red-breasted Goose
|
Branta ruficollis |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
77. |
Red-footed Falcon
|
Falco vespertinus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
78. |
Rosalia Longicorn
|
Rosalia alpina |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
79. |
Saker Falcon
|
Falco cherrug |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
80. |
Salvelinus evasus
|
Salvelinus evasus |
Fishes |
Germany |
81. |
Sandfelchen
|
Coregonus arenicolus |
Fishes |
Austria, Germany, Switzerland |
82. |
Schwebrenke
|
Coregonus hoferi |
Fishes |
Germany |
83. |
Small Lappet Moth
|
Phyllodesma ilicifolia |
Insects |
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine |
84. |
Sociable Lapwing
|
Vanellus gregarius |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
85. |
Sorbus heilingensis
|
Sorbus heilingensis |
Plants |
Germany |
86. |
Sorbus franconica
|
Sorbus franconica |
Plants |
Germany |
87. |
Sorbus decipiens
|
Sorbus decipiens |
Plants |
Germany |
88. |
Sorbus badensis
|
Sorbus badensis |
Plants |
Germany |
|
89. |
Sorbus subcordata
|
Sorbus subcordata |
Plants |
Germany |
90. |
Sorbus pseudothuringiaca
|
Sorbus pseudothuringiaca |
Plants |
Germany |
91. |
Sorbus parumlobata
|
Sorbus parumlobata |
Plants |
Germany |
92. |
Sorbus multicrenata
|
Sorbus multicrenata |
Plants |
Germany |
93. |
Southern Damselfly
|
Coenagrion mercuriale |
Insects |
Africa, Europe |
94. |
Steller's Eider
|
Polysticta stelleri |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
95. |
Sterlet
|
Acipenser ruthenus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
96. |
Stone Crayfish
|
Austropotamobius torrentium |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
97. |
Western Barbastelle
|
Barbastella barbastellus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
98. |
White-clawed Crayfish
|
Austropotamobius pallipes |
Crustaceans |
Europe |
99. |
White-headed Duck
|
Oxyura leucocephala |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
100. |
Wild Common Carp
|
Cyprinus carpio |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |