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πŸ‡½πŸ‡°Animals recorded in Kosovo

Which animals have been recorded in Kosovo? 614 occurrence records cover 194 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 Asian tiger mosquito, European mole, wood mouse.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

614 coordinate-bearing animal records; 194 species facets.

XK is the stable ISO place code.

Source coverage

GBIF Animalia occurrence facets for this country, restricted to CC0 records.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect GBIF.

What this means

The listed species have reusable occurrence evidence in the stated source universe.

Rows are ordered by record count.

What this does not mean

The list is not a census, abundance ranking, native-range claim or guarantee of current presence.

Missing or low counts can reflect uneven survey effort.

216 Β· 207367 Β· 36359 Β· 111225 Β· 22212 Β· 2011592253 Β· 1311881065 Β· 5131 Β· 411418114 Β· 3255 Β· 1

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Asian tiger mosquito, European mole, wood 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 Kosovo

AnimalGroupRecords
Asian tiger mosquito, Forest day mosquito Asian tiger mosquito
Aedes albopictus
Insecta
Culicidae
93
European mole
Talpa europaea
Mammalia
Talpidae
10
wood mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Mammalia
Muridae
10
Yellow-necked Mouse Yellow-necked Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Mammalia
Muridae
10
Lesser Blind Mole Rat
Spalax leucodon
Mammalia
Spalacidae
10
Ruffe
Gymnocephalus cernua
β€”
Percidae
10
Eurasian red squirrel Eurasian red squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Mammalia
Sciuridae
9
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
β€”
Cyprinidae
8
Prussian carp
Carassius gibelio
β€”
Cyprinidae
7
Striped Field Mouse
Apodemus agrarius
Mammalia
Muridae
7
Common nase
Chondrostoma nasus
β€”
Cyprinidae
7
common vole
Microtus arvalis
Mammalia
Cricetidae
7
Salmo spec β€”
Salmonidae
7
Eastern broad-toothed field mouse
Apodemus mystacinus
Mammalia
Muridae
6
Balkan Snow Vole
Dinaromys bogdanovi
Mammalia
Cricetidae
6
Common wall lizard Common wall lizard
Podarcis muralis
Squamata
Lacertidae
6
Tench
Tinca tinca
β€”
Cyprinidae
6
N
Gobio obtusirostris
β€”
Cyprinidae
6
Wels
Silurus glanis
β€”
Siluridae
5
Roach Roach
Rutilus rutilus
β€”
Cyprinidae
5
Dysdera longirostris Arachnida
Dysderidae
5
Protonemura intricata Insecta
Nemouridae
5
bitterling
Rhodeus amarus
β€”
Cyprinidae
5
Topmouth Gudgeon Topmouth Gudgeon
Pseudorasbora parva
β€”
Cyprinidae
5
Danube Barbel
Barbus balcanicus
β€”
Cyprinidae
5
Bleak
Alburnus alburnus
β€”
Cyprinidae
5
House Sparrow House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Aves
Passeridae
5
European chub European chub
Squalius cephalus
β€”
Cyprinidae
5
Mediterranean Hyalomma
Hyalomma marginatum
Arachnida
Ixodidae
5
Barbel
Barbus barbus
β€”
Cyprinidae
5
Bullhead Bullhead
Cottus gobio
β€”
Cottidae
5
bream
Abramis brama
β€”
Cyprinidae
5
Amphinemura triangularis Insecta
Nemouridae
4
Brachyptera seticornis Insecta
Taeniopterygidae
4
Dysderocrates storkani Arachnida
Dysderidae
4
Northern pike
Esox lucius
β€”
Esocidae
4
Schneider
Alburnoides bipunctatus
β€”
Cyprinidae
4
Danube roach
Rutilus virgo
β€”
Cyprinidae
4
White Bream
Blicca bjoerkna
β€”
Cyprinidae
4
Danube streber
Zingel streber
β€”
Percidae
4
Italian chub
Squalius squalus
β€”
Cyprinidae
4
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
β€”
Cyprinidae
4
zingel
Zingel zingel
β€”
Percidae
4
Pumkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
β€”
Centrarchidae
4
Dace
Leuciscus leuciscus
β€”
Cyprinidae
4
Western Balkan Barbel
Barbus rebeli
β€”
Cyprinidae
4
Stone Loach Stone Loach
Barbatula barbatula
β€”
Nemacheilidae
4
Ide
Leuciscus idus
β€”
Cyprinidae
4
Bank Vole Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
4
Asp
Leuciscus aspius
β€”
Cyprinidae
4
Turkish snail
Helix lucorum
Gastropoda
Helicidae
4
Perch
Perca fluviatilis
β€”
Percidae
4
Ohrid Stone Loach
Barbatula sturanyi
β€”
Nemacheilidae
3
Isoperla tripartita Insecta
Perlodidae
3
Grass Carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
β€”
Cyprinidae
3
Belica
Leucaspius delineatus
β€”
Cyprinidae
3
Pike-perch
Sander lucioperca
β€”
Percidae
3
Eurasian water shrew
Neomys fodiens
Mammalia
Soricidae
3
Hermann's tortoise Hermann's tortoise
Testudo hermanni
Testudines
Testudinidae
3
Rock Pigeon Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Aves
Columbidae
3
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a common animal or simply a well-watched one, and limited records appear alongside repeated records. Open an animal to inspect whether the evidence is one-off, repeated, recent or historical.