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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora palmata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Gulf of Mexico, North America (United States Territory) |
2. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora cervicornis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Gulf of Mexico, North America (United States Territory) |
3. |
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 |
4. |
Angel Shark
|
Squatina squatina |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
5. |
Angular Rough Shark
|
Oxynotus centrina |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
6. |
Apollo Butterfly
|
Parnassius apollo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
7. |
Aran Rock Lizard
|
Iberolacerta aranica |
Reptiles |
France, Spain |
8. |
Arganiella exilis
|
Arganiella exilis |
Snails |
France |
9. |
Atlantic Cod
|
Gadus morhua |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
10. |
Atlantic Halibut
|
Hippoglossus hippoglossus |
Fishes |
Canada (Newfoundland), Europe, United States (Alaska) |
11. |
Audouin's Gull
|
Larus audouinii |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
12. |
Aurelio's Rock Lizard
|
Iberolacerta aurelioi |
Reptiles |
Andorra, France, Spain |
13. |
Balearic Shearwater
|
Puffinus mauretanicus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States) |
14. |
Baltic Sturgeon
|
Acipenser sturio |
Fishes |
France |
15. |
Barbus meridionalis
|
Barbus meridionalis |
Fishes |
France, Spain |
16. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
17. |
Bechstein's Bat
|
Myotis bechsteinii |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
18. |
Bedriaga's Rock Lizard
|
Archaeolacerta bedriagae |
Reptiles |
France, Italy |
19. |
Belgrandiella pyrenaica
|
Belgrandiella pyrenaica |
Snails |
France |
20. |
Beluga
|
Delphinapterus leucas |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
21. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
22. |
Blackchin Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos cemiculus |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
|
23. |
Blue Skate
|
Dipturus batis |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
24. |
Bofilliella subarcuata
|
Bofilliella subarcuata |
Snails |
France, Spain |
25. |
Bottlenose Skate
|
Rostroraja alba |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
26. |
Broad Sea Fan
|
Eunicella verrucosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Algeria, France, Ireland, Italy, Mauritania, Morocco, Spain, United Kingdom, Western Sahara |
27. |
Broad-fingered Crayfish
|
Astacus astacus |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
28. |
Bronze Whaler
|
Carcharhinus brachyurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
29. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
30. |
Buglosse Crepue
|
Anchusa crispa |
Plants |
France, Italy |
31. |
Bythinella viridis
|
Bythinella viridis |
Snails |
Belgium, France |
32. |
Bythinella padiraci
|
Bythinella padiraci |
Snails |
France |
33. |
Bythinella bicarinata
|
Bythinella bicarinata |
Snails |
France |
34. |
Bythiospeum bourguignati
|
Bythiospeum bourguignati |
Snails |
France |
35. |
Bythiospeum articense
|
Bythiospeum articense |
Snails |
France |
36. |
Bythiospeum garnieri
|
Bythiospeum garnieri |
Snails |
France |
37. |
Camponotus universitatis
|
Camponotus universitatis |
Insects |
France, Germany, Switzerland |
38. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
39. |
Carabo Beetle
|
Carabus olympiae |
Insects |
France, Italy |
40. |
Centranthus trinervis
|
Centranthus trinervis |
Plants |
France |
41. |
Cerambyx Longicorn
|
Cerambyx cerdo |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
42. |
Chalepoxenus kutteri
|
Chalepoxenus kutteri |
Insects |
France |
43. |
Chinese Water Deer
|
Hydropotes inermis |
Mammals |
China, France, Korea, United Kingdom |
44. |
Cinquefoil Skipper
|
Pyrgus cirsii |
Insects |
Europe |
|
45. |
Common Bentwing Bat
|
Miniopterus schreibersii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
46. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
47. |
Common Tortoise
|
Testudo graeca |
Reptiles |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
48. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
49. |
Corsican Painted Frog
|
Discoglossus montalentii |
Amphibians |
France |
50. |
Cottus petiti
|
Cottus petiti |
Fishes |
France |
51. |
Cryptazeca monodonta
|
Cryptazeca monodonta |
Snails |
France, Spain |
52. |
Cryptazeca subcylindrica
|
Cryptazeca subcylindrica |
Snails |
France |
53. |
Dark Guest Ant
|
Anergates atratulus |
Insects |
Europe |
54. |
Dartford Warbler
|
Sylvia undata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
55. |
Doronomyrmex goesswaldi
|
Doronomyrmex goesswaldi |
Insects |
France, Switzerland |
56. |
Dusky Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America |
57. |
Egyptian Vulture
![WATCH A LIVE EGYPTIAN VULTURE](images/webcam.gif) |
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
58. |
Elegant Tern
|
Sterna elegans |
Birds |
Belgium, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), France, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, United States, United States Minor Outlying Islands |
59. |
Elliptical Star Coral
|
Dichocoenia stokesii |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
60. |
Epimyrma ravouxi
|
Epimyrma ravouxi |
Insects |
France |
61. |
Epimyrma corsica
|
Epimyrma corsica |
Insects |
France |
62. |
Erebia epistgyne
|
Erebia epistgyne |
Insects |
France, Spain |
63. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
64. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
65. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
![WATCH A LIVE EURASIAN PEREGRINE FALCON](images/webcam.gif) |
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
66. |
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 |
|
67. |
European Leaf-toed Gecko
|
Euleptes europaea |
Reptiles |
France, Italy, Tunisia |
68. |
European Mink
|
Mustela lutreola |
Mammals |
Europe |
69. |
European Rabbit
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
70. |
European Roller
|
Coracias garrulus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
71. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
72. |
Fissuria boui
|
Fissuria boui |
Snails |
France |
73. |
Formicoxenus nitidulus
|
Formicoxenus nitidulus |
Insects |
Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland |
74. |
French Cave Salamander
|
Speleomantes strinatii |
Amphibians |
France, Italy |
75. |
Freshwater Pearl Mussel
|
Margaritifera margaritifera |
Clams |
Europe |
76. |
Frilled Shark
|
Chlamydoselachus anguineus |
Fishes |
Angola, Australia, Chile, France, Guyana, Japan, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal (Madeira), South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States (California) |
77. |
Garden Dormouse
|
Eliomys quercinus |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
78. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
79. |
Giant Noctule Bat
|
Nyctalus lasiopterus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
80. |
Graphoderus bilineatus
|
Graphoderus bilineatus |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
81. |
Gray Nurse Shark
|
Carcharias taurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
82. |
Great Bustard
|
Otis tarda |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
83. |
Great Raft Spider
|
Dolomedes plantarius |
Arachnids |
Asia, Europe |
84. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
85. |
Greater Spotted Eagle
|
Aquila clanga |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
86. |
Gulper Shark
|
Centrophorus granulosus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
87. |
Haddock
|
Melanogrammus aeglefinus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
88. |
Harpagoxenus sublaevis
|
Harpagoxenus sublaevis |
Insects |
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland |
|
89. |
Helix ceratina
|
Helix ceratina |
Snails |
France |
90. |
Herault Sculpin
|
Cottus rondeleti |
Fishes |
France |
91. |
Hermit Beetle
|
Osmoderma eremita |
Insects |
Europe |
92. |
Hooded Seal
|
Cystophora cristata |
Mammals |
Asia, Central America, Europe, North America, Oceanic, South America |
93. |
Hydrobia scamandri
|
Hydrobia scamandri |
Snails |
France |
94. |
Ivory Gull
|
Pagophila eburnea |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
95. |
Lamarck's Sheet Coral
|
Agaricia lamarcki |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central and South America, Europe, North America (including United States) |
96. |
Lamnifera pauli
|
Lamnifera pauli |
Snails |
France, Spain |
97. |
Lanza's Alpine Salamander
|
Salamandra lanzai |
Amphibians |
France, Italy |
98. |
Lappet-faced Vulture
|
Torgos tracheliotos |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
99. |
Large-eyed Rabbitfish
|
Hydrolagus mirabilis |
Fishes |
France, Iceland, Ireland, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, Western Sahara |
100. |
Lavaret
|
Coregonus lavaretus |
Fishes |
France, Switzerland |
101. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
102. |
Lesser White-fronted Goose
|
Anser erythropus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory) |
103. |
Limonium strictissimum
|
Limonium strictissimum |
Plants |
France, Italy |
104. |
Litthabitella elliptica
|
Litthabitella elliptica |
Snails |
France |
105. |
Little Bustard
|
Tetrax tetrax |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
106. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
107. |
Long-fingered Bat
|
Myotis capaccinii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
108. |
Long-nosed Skate
|
Dipturus oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
109. |
Lunetiere de Rotges
|
Biscutella rotgesii |
Plants |
France |
110. |
Macromia splendens
|
Macromia splendens |
Insects |
France, Portugal, Spain |
|
111. |
Marsh Earwort
|
Jamesoniella undulifolia |
Plants |
Austria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
112. |
Meadow Viper
|
Vipera ursinii |
Reptiles |
Europe |
113. |
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 |
114. |
Mediterranean Monk Seal
|
Monachus monachus |
Mammals |
Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea |
115. |
Mediterranean Trout
|
Salmo cettii |
Fishes |
France, Italy |
116. |
Millepora striata
|
Millepora striata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America, South America |
117. |
Moitessieria locardi
|
Moitessieria locardi |
Snails |
France |
118. |
Moitessieria juvenisanguis
|
Moitessieria juvenisanguis |
Snails |
France |
119. |
Moitessieria corsica
|
Moitessieria corsica |
Snails |
France |
120. |
Mountain Alcon Blue
|
Maculinea rebeli |
Insects |
Asia, Europe |
121. |
Myrmica lemasnei
|
Myrmica lemasnei |
Insects |
France, Spain |
122. |
Ocellated Lizard
|
Timon lepidus |
Reptiles |
France, Italy, Portugal, Spain |
123. |
Olm
|
Proteus anguinus |
Amphibians |
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Italy, Slovenia |
124. |
One-finned Shark
|
Heptranchias perlo |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
125. |
Orange-spotted Emerald
|
Oxygastra curtisii |
Insects |
Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland |
126. |
Orthotrichum scanicum
|
Orthotrichum scanicum |
Plants |
Asia, Europe |
127. |
Palacanthilhiopsis vervierii
|
Palacanthilhiopsis vervierii |
Snails |
France |
128. |
Paladilhia pleurotoma
|
Paladilhia pleurotoma |
Snails |
France |
129. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
130. |
Parachondrostoma toxostoma
|
Parachondrostoma toxostoma |
Fishes |
France, Switzerland |
131. |
Pelophylax grafi
|
Pelophylax grafi |
Amphibians |
France, Spain |
132. |
Pillar Coral
|
Dendrogyra cylindrus |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
|
133. |
Plagigeyeria conilis
|
Plagigeyeria conilis |
Snails |
France |
134. |
Plagiolepis grassei
|
Plagiolepis grassei |
Insects |
France |
135. |
Platyla foliniana
|
Platyla foliniana |
Snails |
France, Italy |
136. |
Pond Bat
|
Myotis dasycneme |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
137. |
Porbeagle
|
Lamna nasus |
Fishes |
Denmark, France, Gibraltar, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
138. |
Portuguese Dogfish
|
Centroscymnus coelolepis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory) |
139. |
Potamon ibericum
|
Potamon ibericum |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
140. |
Predatory Bush Cricket
|
Saga pedo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
141. |
Pronged Clubtail
|
Gomphus graslinii |
Insects |
France, Portugal, Spain |
142. |
Pseudamnicola klemmi
|
Pseudamnicola klemmi |
Snails |
France |
143. |
Pseudamnicola anteisensis
|
Pseudamnicola anteisensis |
Snails |
France |
144. |
Pyrenean Brook Salamander
|
Calotriton asper |
Amphibians |
Andorra, France, Spain |
145. |
Pyrenean Desman
|
Galemys pyrenaicus |
Mammals |
Andorra, France, Portugal, Spain |
146. |
Pyrenean Frog
|
Rana pyrenaica |
Amphibians |
France, Spain |
147. |
Pyrenean Rock Lizard
|
Iberolacerta bonnali |
Reptiles |
France, Spain |
148. |
Rabbitfish
|
Chimaera monstrosa |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
149. |
Red Deer
|
Cervus elaphus |
Mammals |
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bhutan, China, France, India, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia |
150. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
151. |
Red Porgy
|
Pagrus pagrus |
Fishes |
Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States |
152. |
Red-breasted Goose
|
Branta ruficollis |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
153. |
Red-footed Falcon
|
Falco vespertinus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
154. |
Renea singularis
|
Renea singularis |
Snails |
France |
|
155. |
Renea paillona
|
Renea paillona |
Snails |
France |
156. |
Renea moutoni
|
Renea moutoni |
Snails |
France |
157. |
Renea gormonti
|
Renea gormonti |
Snails |
France |
158. |
Renea bourguignatiana
|
Renea bourguignatiana |
Snails |
France, Italy |
159. |
Rosalia Longicorn
|
Rosalia alpina |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
160. |
Saker Falcon
|
Falco cherrug |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
161. |
Sawback Angelshark
|
Squatina aculeata |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
162. |
Slender-billed Curlew
|
Numenius tenuirostris |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
163. |
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 |
164. |
Smoothback Angel Shark
|
Squatina oculata |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
165. |
Sociable Lapwing
|
Vanellus gregarius |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
166. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
167. |
Southern Damselfly
|
Coenagrion mercuriale |
Insects |
Africa, Europe |
168. |
Southern Water Vole
|
Arvicola sapidus |
Mammals |
France, Portugal, Spain |
169. |
Spanish Imperial Eagle
|
Aquila adalberti |
Birds |
France, Gibraltar, Portugal, Spain |
170. |
Spengler's Freshwater Mussel
|
Margaritifera auricularia |
Clams |
Europe |
171. |
Steller's Eider
|
Polysticta stelleri |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
172. |
Sudeten Ringlet
|
Erebia sudetica |
Insects |
Czech Republic, France, Romania, Switzerland |
173. |
Teleutomyrmex schneideri
|
Teleutomyrmex schneideri |
Insects |
France, Switzerland |
174. |
Truncatellina arcyensis
|
Truncatellina arcyensis |
Snails |
France |
175. |
Vitrea pseudotrolli
|
Vitrea pseudotrolli |
Snails |
France, Italy |
176. |
Western Barbastelle
|
Barbastella barbastellus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
|
177. |
Western Spadefoot
|
Pelobates cultripes |
Amphibians |
France, Portugal, Spain |
178. |
White-clawed Crayfish
|
Austropotamobius pallipes |
Crustaceans |
Europe |
179. |
White-headed Duck
|
Oxyura leucocephala |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
180. |
Yelkouan Shearwater
|
Puffinus yelkouan |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
181. |
Zingel asper
|
Zingel asper |
Fishes |
France, Switzerland |