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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Adriatic Sturgeon
|
Acipenser naccarii |
Fishes |
Albania, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro |
2. |
Albanian Water Frog
|
Pelophylax shqipericus |
Amphibians |
Albania, Montenegro |
3. |
Alburnus belvica
|
Alburnus belvica |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia |
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. |
Angular Rough Shark
|
Oxynotus centrina |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
7. |
Apollo Butterfly
|
Parnassius apollo |
Insects |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
8. |
Audouin's Gull
|
Larus audouinii |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
9. |
Balearic Shearwater
|
Puffinus mauretanicus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States) |
10. |
Barbus prespensis
|
Barbus prespensis |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia |
11. |
Basking Shark
|
Cetorhinus maximus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
12. |
Bechstein's Bat
|
Myotis bechsteinii |
Mammals |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
13. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
14. |
Blackchin Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos cemiculus |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
15. |
Blue Skate
|
Dipturus batis |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
16. |
Bottlenose Skate
|
Rostroraja alba |
Fishes |
Africa, 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. |
Chondrostoma prespense
|
Chondrostoma prespense |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia |
20. |
Cobitis meridionalis
|
Cobitis meridionalis |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia |
21. |
Common Bentwing Bat
|
Miniopterus schreibersii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
22. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
|
23. |
Common Tortoise
|
Testudo graeca |
Reptiles |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
24. |
Corfu Toothcarp
|
Valencia letourneuxi |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece |
25. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
26. |
Dalmatian Pelican
|
Pelecanus crispus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
27. |
Dusky Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America |
28. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
29. |
Epirus Water Frog
|
Pelophylax epeiroticus |
Amphibians |
Albania, Greece |
30. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
31. |
Eurasian Otter
|
Lutra lutra |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
32. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
33. |
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 |
34. |
European Rabbit
|
Oryctolagus cuniculus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
35. |
European Roller
|
Coracias garrulus |
Birds |
Asia, Europe, Middle East |
36. |
Ferruginous Duck
|
Aythya nyroca |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
37. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
38. |
Goldstreifiger
|
Buprestis splendens |
Insects |
Asia, Europe |
39. |
Gray Nurse Shark
|
Carcharias taurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
40. |
Great Bustard
|
Otis tarda |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
41. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
42. |
Greater Spotted Eagle
|
Aquila clanga |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
43. |
Greek Red Damselfly
|
Pyrrhosoma elisabethae |
Insects |
Albania, Greece |
44. |
Gulper Shark
|
Centrophorus granulosus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
|
45. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
46. |
Liver-oil Shark
|
Galeorhinus galeus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
47. |
Long-fingered Bat
|
Myotis capaccinii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
48. |
Long-nosed Skate
|
Dipturus oxyrinchus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
49. |
Luciobarbus graecus
|
Luciobarbus graecus |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece |
50. |
Lycaena ottomanus
|
Lycaena ottomanus |
Insects |
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey |
51. |
Meadow Viper
|
Vipera ursinii |
Reptiles |
Europe |
52. |
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 |
53. |
Mediterranean Monk Seal
|
Monachus monachus |
Mammals |
Mediterranean Sea, Northwest African Coast and Black Sea |
54. |
Ohrid Gudgeon
|
Gobio ohridanus |
Fishes |
Albania, Republic of Macedonia |
55. |
Ohrid Spirlin
|
Alburnoides ohridanus |
Fishes |
Albania, Republic of Macedonia |
56. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
57. |
Pelagos Trout
|
Salmo pelagonicus |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia |
58. |
Pelasgus thesproticus
|
Pelasgus thesproticus |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece |
59. |
Pelasgus prespensis
|
Pelasgus prespensis |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia |
60. |
Potamon fluviatile
|
Potamon fluviatile |
Crustaceans |
Asia, Europe |
61. |
Prespa Spirlin
|
Alburnoides prespensis |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia |
62. |
Rabbitfish
|
Chimaera monstrosa |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
63. |
Red Kite
|
Milvus milvus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
64. |
Red Porgy
|
Pagrus pagrus |
Fishes |
Asia, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Mexico, United States |
65. |
Rutilus prespensis
|
Rutilus prespensis |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece, Republic of Macedonia |
66. |
Saker Falcon
|
Falco cherrug |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
|
67. |
Salmo ohridanus
|
Salmo ohridanus |
Fishes |
Albania, Republic of Macedonia |
68. |
Semi-collared Flycatcher
|
Ficedula semitorquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
69. |
Skadar Shad
|
Alosa sp. nov. 'Skadar' |
Fishes |
Albania, Montenegro |
70. |
Slender-billed Curlew
|
Numenius tenuirostris |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
71. |
Smoothback Angel Shark
|
Squatina oculata |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
72. |
Squalius sp. nov. 'Aoos'
|
Squalius sp. nov. 'Aoos' |
Fishes |
Albania, Greece |
73. |
White Grouper
|
Epinephelus aeneus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
74. |
White-headed Duck
|
Oxyura leucocephala |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
75. |
Yelkouan Shearwater
|
Puffinus yelkouan |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |