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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
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 |
2. |
Angel Shark
|
Squatina squatina |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
3. |
Apollo Butterfly
|
Parnassius apollo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
4. |
Asprete
|
Romanichthys valsanicola |
Fishes |
Romania |
5. |
Balkan Blind Mole Rat
|
Spalax graecus |
Mammals |
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Ukraine |
6. |
Bechstein's Bat
|
Myotis bechsteinii |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
7. |
Betula oycoviensis
|
Betula oycoviensis |
Plants |
Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine |
8. |
Bienkotetrix transsylvanicus
|
Bienkotetrix transsylvanicus |
Insects |
Hungary, Romania |
9. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
10. |
Broad-fingered Crayfish
|
Astacus astacus |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
11. |
Cape Shark
|
Squalus acanthias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
12. |
Chortipphus acroleucus
|
Chortipphus acroleucus |
Insects |
Hungary, Romania |
13. |
Common Bentwing Bat
|
Miniopterus schreibersii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
14. |
Common Tortoise
|
Testudo graeca |
Reptiles |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
15. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
16. |
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 |
17. |
Dalmatian Pelican
|
Pelecanus crispus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
18. |
Danube Crested Newt
|
Triturus dobrogicus |
Amphibians |
Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine |
19. |
Danube Salmon
|
Hucho hucho |
Fishes |
Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
20. |
Eastern Carpathian Golden Loach
|
Sabanejewia vallachica |
Fishes |
Romania |
21. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
22. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
|
23. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
24. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
25. |
European Bison
|
Bison bonasus |
Mammals |
Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine |
26. |
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 |
27. |
European Ground Squirrel
|
Spermophilus citellus |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
28. |
European Marbled Polecat
|
Vormela peregusna |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
29. |
European Mink
|
Mustela lutreola |
Mammals |
Europe |
30. |
European Mudminnow
|
Umbra krameri |
Fishes |
Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
31. |
European Rabbit
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
32. |
European Roller
|
Coracias garrulus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
33. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
34. |
Garden Dormouse
|
Eliomys quercinus |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
35. |
Giant Noctule Bat
|
Nyctalus lasiopterus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
36. |
Giant Sturgeon
|
Huso huso |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
37. |
Goldstreifiger
|
Buprestis splendens |
Insects |
Asia, Europe |
38. |
Great Bustard
|
Otis tarda |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
39. |
Great Raft Spider
|
Dolomedes plantarius |
Arachnids |
Asia, Europe |
40. |
Great Snipe
|
Gallinago media |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
41. |
Greater Spotted Eagle
|
Aquila clanga |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
42. |
Isophya harzi
|
Isophya harzi |
Insects |
Hungary, Romania |
43. |
Kerch Black Sea Shad
|
Alosa immaculata |
Fishes |
Bulgaria, Georgia (Eurasia), Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine |
44. |
Knipowitschia cameliae
|
Knipowitschia cameliae |
Fishes |
Romania |
|
45. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
46. |
Lesser White-fronted Goose
|
Anser erythropus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory) |
47. |
Little Bustard
|
Tetrax tetrax |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
48. |
Long-fingered Bat
|
Myotis capaccinii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
49. |
Meadow Viper
|
Vipera ursinii |
Reptiles |
Europe |
50. |
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 |
51. |
Mediterranean Monk Seal
|
Monachus monachus |
Mammals |
Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea |
52. |
Mehely's Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus mehelyi |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
53. |
Metrioptera domogledi
|
Metrioptera domogledi |
Insects |
Hungary, Romania |
54. |
Miramella irena
|
Miramella irena |
Insects |
Hungary, Romania |
55. |
Morimus funereus
|
Morimus funereus |
Insects |
Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Ukraine |
56. |
Niphargus valachicus
|
Niphargus valachicus |
Crustaceans |
Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey |
57. |
Niphargus hrabei
|
Niphargus hrabei |
Crustaceans |
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine |
58. |
Odontopodisma montana
|
Odontopodisma montana |
Insects |
Hungary, Romania |
59. |
Onconotus servillei
|
Onconotus servillei |
Insects |
Hungary, Romania |
60. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
61. |
Percarina demidoffi
|
Percarina demidoffi |
Fishes |
Republic of Moldova, Romania, Ukraine |
62. |
Pond Bat
|
Myotis dasycneme |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe |
63. |
Pontian Shemaya
|
Alburnus sarmaticus |
Fishes |
Croatia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Ukraine |
64. |
Predatory Bush Cricket
|
Saga pedo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
65. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
66. |
Red-breasted Goose
|
Branta ruficollis |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
|
67. |
Red-footed Falcon
|
Falco vespertinus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
68. |
Romanian Hamster
|
Mesocricetus newtoni |
Mammals |
Bulgaria, Romania |
69. |
Romanian Loach
|
Sabanejewia romanica |
Fishes |
Romania |
70. |
Rosalia Longicorn
|
Rosalia alpina |
Insects |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
71. |
Saker Falcon
|
Falco cherrug |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
72. |
Scardinius racovitzai
|
Scardinius racovitzai |
Fishes |
Romania |
73. |
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 |
74. |
Sociable Lapwing
|
Vanellus gregarius |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
75. |
Star Sturgeon
|
Acipenser stellatus |
Fishes |
Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Iran, Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine |
76. |
Stenobothrus eurasius
|
Stenobothrus eurasius |
Insects |
Hungary, Romania |
77. |
Sterlet
|
Acipenser ruthenus |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
78. |
Stone Crayfish
|
Austropotamobius torrentium |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
79. |
Sudeten Ringlet
|
Erebia sudetica |
Insects |
Czech Republic, France, Romania, Switzerland |
80. |
Western Barbastelle
|
Barbastella barbastellus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
81. |
White-headed Duck
|
Oxyura leucocephala |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
82. |
Wild Common Carp
|
Cyprinus carpio |
Fishes |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
83. |
Yelkouan Shearwater
|
Puffinus yelkouan |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
84. |
Zubovskia banatica
|
Zubovskia banatica |
Insects |
Hungary, Romania |