🇧🇬Animals recorded in Bulgaria

Which animals have been recorded in Bulgaria? 35,823 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 216 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include greater horseshoe bat, Lesser Horseshoe Bat, Schreibers's Long-fingered Bat.

• 35,823 records
• 1,200+ species
• 21 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include greater horseshoe bat, Lesser Horseshoe Bat, Schreibers's Long-fingered Bat. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Bulgaria

	Animal	Group	Records
	greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum	Mammalia Rhinolophidae	1,539
	Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros	Mammalia Rhinolophidae	1,250
	Schreibers's Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus schreibersii	Mammalia Miniopteridae	1,035
	Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus euryale	Mammalia Rhinolophidae	584
	greater mouse-eared bat Myotis myotis	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	499
	Lesser mouse-eared bat Myotis blythii	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	468
	Grey Long-eared Bat Plecotus austriacus	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	463
	Long-fingered bat Myotis capaccinii	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	450
	Geoffroy's Bat Myotis emarginatus	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	450
	wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus	Mammalia Muridae	373
	Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis	Mammalia Muridae	326
	Savi's Pipistrelle Hypsugo savii	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	294
	Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera	Insecta Noctuidae	293
	Bechstein's Bat Myotis bechsteinii	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	285
	common vole Microtus arvalis	Mammalia Cricetidae	280
	Serotine Bat Eptesicus serotinus	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	279
	Common Treefrog Hyla orientalis	Amphibia Hylidae	237
	Lesser White Toothed Shrew Crocidura suaveolens	Mammalia Soricidae	228
	European mole Talpa europaea	Mammalia Talpidae	219
	Common Tree Frog Hyla arborea	Amphibia Hylidae	213
	Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	213
	Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	208
	common long-eared bat Plecotus auritus	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	201
	Bicolored Shrew Crocidura leucodon	Mammalia Soricidae	179
	Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	167
	common shrew Sorex araneus	Mammalia Soricidae	165
	Idaea politaria	Insecta Geometridae	161
	Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Insecta Geometridae	159
	Small Dotted Footman Pelosia obtusa	Insecta Erebidae	157
	Blasius's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus blasii	Mammalia Rhinolophidae	154
	Reed Leopard Phragmataecia castaneae	Insecta Cossidae	152
	Four-spotted Tyta luctuosa	Insecta Erebidae	147
	Northern White-Breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus	Mammalia Erinaceidae	145
	Jersey Black Arches Nola chlamitulalis	Insecta Nolidae	144
	Euchromius bella	Insecta Crambidae	143
	Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	142
	Bank Vole Myodes glareolus	Mammalia Cricetidae	139
	Western Barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	136
	Lesser Blind Mole Rat Spalax leucodon	Mammalia Spalacidae	132
	house mouse Mus musculus	Mammalia Muridae	131
	Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus	Insecta Nymphalidae	128
	Sugar-beet webworm Loxostege sticticalis	Insecta Crambidae	125
	European water vole Arvicola amphibius	Mammalia Cricetidae	125
	European Ground Squirrel Spermophilus citellus	Mammalia Sciuridae	125
	Hoary Footman Eilema caniola	Insecta Erebidae	125
	Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas	Insecta Lycaenidae	120
	Chlorissa etruscaria	Insecta Geometridae	120
	Bright Wave Idaea ochrata	Insecta Geometridae	112
	Forest Dormouse Dryomys nitedula	Mammalia Gliridae	111
	Eurasian red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris	Mammalia Sciuridae	111
	Bulrush Veneer Calamotropha paludella	Insecta Crambidae	109
	Southern Water Shrew Neomys anomalus	Mammalia Soricidae	109
	Necklace veneer moth Euchromius ocellea	Insecta Crambidae	108
	Common Blue Polyommatus icarus	Insecta Lycaenidae	107
	European hare Lepus europaeus	Mammalia Leporidae	106
	Common Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	105
	edible doormouse Glis glis	Mammalia Gliridae	104
	Least Carpet Idaea rusticata	Insecta Geometridae	100
	Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella	Insecta Crambidae	98
	Gold Triangle Hypsopygia costalis	Insecta Pyralidae	97