🇩🇰Animals recorded in Denmark

Which animals have been recorded in Denmark? 114,409 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 11545536 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Temora longicornis, house mouse.

• 114,409 records
• 1,200+ species
• 54 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Temora longicornis, house mouse. 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 Denmark

	Animal	Group	Records
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	3,278
	Temora longicornis	Copepoda Temoridae	2,555
	house mouse Mus musculus	Mammalia Muridae	2,542
	Centropages hamatus	Copepoda Centropagidae	2,138
	Atlantic herring Clupea harengus	— Clupeidae	1,350
	Pseudocalanus elongatus	Copepoda Clausocalanidae	1,323
	Oithona similis	Copepoda Oithonidae	1,032
	Acartia longiremis	Copepoda Acartiidae	1,019
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	948
	Acartia bifilosa	Copepoda Acartiidae	645
	Acartia tonsa	Copepoda Acartiidae	583
	Water flea Bosmina coregoni	Branchiopoda Bosminidae	551
	common frog Rana temporaria	Amphibia Ranidae	545
	wild boar Sus scrofa	Mammalia Suidae	518
	Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	Aves Accipitridae	500
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Haematopodidae	474
	Common Toad Bufo bufo	Amphibia Bufonidae	466
	gray wolf Canis lupus	Mammalia Canidae	452
	Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris	Amphibia Salamandridae	431
	water flea Evadne nordmanni	Branchiopoda Podonidae	332
	Simulium ornatum	Insecta Simuliidae	318
	human Homo sapiens	Mammalia Hominidae	313
	Bay barnacle Amphibalanus improvisus	Maxillopoda Balanidae	306
	Eurytemora affinis	Copepoda Temoridae	289
	pale-white bdelloid rotifer Rotaria rotatoria	Eurotatoria Philodinidae	270
	Square-tailed Worm Eiseniella tetraedra	Clitellata Lumbricidae	268
	Water hog lice Asellus aquaticus	Malacostraca Asellidae	243
	Prodiamesa olivacea	Insecta Chironomidae	241
	Aquatic Oligochaete Worm Stylodrilus heringianus	Clitellata Lumbriculidae	241
	Desoria trispinata	Collembola Isotomidae	229
	Sand Goby Pomatoschistus minutus	— Gobiidae	227
	(Great or Northern) Crested Newt Triturus cristatus	Amphibia Salamandridae	220
	Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus	Aves Phasianidae	216
	Bylgides sarsi	Polychaeta Polynoidae	215
	cow Bos taurus	Mammalia Bovidae	212
	Aquatic Oligochaete Worm Lumbriculus variegatus	Clitellata Lumbriculidae	212
	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Insecta Nymphalidae	209
	Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas	Insecta Lycaenidae	202
	Aquatic Oligochaete Worm Nais elinguis	Clitellata Naididae	199
	Synchaeta tremula	Eurotatoria Synchaetidae	194
	Podon leuckarti	Branchiopoda Podonidae	188
	Aquatic Oligochaete Worm Nais communis	Clitellata Naididae	186
	Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	183
	Rheocricotopus fuscipes	Insecta Chironomidae	183
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	181
	Large Dark Olive Baetis rhodani	Insecta Baetidae	181
	Corynoneura fittkaui	Insecta Chironomidae	172
	Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina	Insecta Nymphalidae	171
	Small Dull Brown Nemoura cinerea	Insecta Nemouridae	165
	European badger Meles meles	Mammalia Mustelidae	164
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	159
	Common Mussel Mytilus edulis	Bivalvia Mytilidae	159
	Mottled Sedge Glyphotaelius pellucidus	Insecta Limnephilidae	158
	Brown Hydra Hydra oligactis	Hydrozoa Hydridae	158
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	157
	Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus	Aves Phasianidae	157
	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	156
	Aquatic Oligochaete Worm Psammoryctides barbatus	Clitellata Naididae	156
	Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis	Insecta Coccinellidae	154
	Keratella quadrata	Eurotatoria Brachionidae	153