🐾 What Animal Lives Where

🇱🇮What animals live in Liechtenstein?

71,737 animal records from Liechtenstein cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

Most-recorded animals in Liechtenstein

AnimalGroupRecords
European roe deer European roe deer
Capreolus capreolus
Mammalia
Cervidae
3,328
red deer red deer
Cervus elaphus
Mammalia
Cervidae
2,366
chamois chamois
Rupicapra rupicapra
Mammalia
Bovidae
2,270
Stag Beetle Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
Insecta
Lucanidae
631
Eurasian beaver Eurasian beaver
Castor fiber
Mammalia
Castoridae
600
Carrion Crow Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Aves
Corvidae
545
Ringlet Ringlet
Aphantopus hyperantus
Insecta
Nymphalidae
469
common frog common frog
Rana temporaria
Amphibia
Ranidae
461
Broad-faced Furrow Bee
Lasioglossum laticeps
Insecta
Halictidae
460
Eurasian Blackbird Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Aves
Turdidae
388
Bank Vole Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
375
Small Tortoiseshell Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
Insecta
Nymphalidae
370
Alpine marmot Alpine marmot
Marmota marmota
Mammalia
Sciuridae
367
House Sparrow House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Aves
Passeridae
345
Red Admiral Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Insecta
Nymphalidae
344
Alpine Newt Alpine Newt
Ichthyosaura alpestris
Amphibia
Salamandridae
341
Common Toad Common Toad
Bufo bufo
Amphibia
Bufonidae
318
Eurasian red squirrel Eurasian red squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Mammalia
Sciuridae
300
Common Chaffinch Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Aves
Fringillidae
292
Silver Y Silver Y
Autographa gamma
Insecta
Noctuidae
284
Great Tit Great Tit
Parus major
Aves
Paridae
279
Meadow Brown Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina
Insecta
Nymphalidae
271
Brassy Mining Bee
Lasioglossum morio
Insecta
Halictidae
255
European otter
Lutra lutra
Mammalia
Mustelidae
255
Brimstone Brimstone
Gonepteryx rhamni
Insecta
Pieridae
250
Small Heath Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Insecta
Nymphalidae
248
Asian Large Skipper Asian Large Skipper
Ochlodes venata
Insecta
Hesperiidae
247
Yellow-necked Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Mammalia
Muridae
243
red fox red fox
Vulpes vulpes
Mammalia
Canidae
242
Mottled Beauty
Alcis repandata
Insecta
Geometridae
242
Common Blue Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus
Insecta
Lycaenidae
240
Eurasian Magpie Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Aves
Corvidae
238
Common Buzzard Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Aves
Accipitridae
235
Red Kite Red Kite
Milvus milvus
Aves
Accipitridae
235
Marbled White Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Insecta
Nymphalidae
232
Common Tree Frog
Hyla arborea
Amphibia
Hylidae
228
Yellowbelly toad
Bombina variegata
Amphibia
Bombinatoridae
227
Latticed Heath Latticed Heath
Chiasmia clathrata
Insecta
Geometridae
222
Old World Swallowtail Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon
Insecta
Papilionidae
219
Green-veined White Green-veined White
Pieris napi
Insecta
Pieridae
217
Rosalia Longicorn
Rosalia alpina
Insecta
Cerambycidae
212
Slender Mining Bee
Lasioglossum calceatum
Insecta
Halictidae
206
Mallard Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Aves
Anatidae
203
(Great or Northern) Crested Newt
Triturus cristatus
Amphibia
Salamandridae
201
Gray/Purple Heron Gray/Purple Heron
Ardea cinerea
Aves
Ardeidae
197
hedgehog hedgehog
Erinaceus europaeus
Mammalia
Erinaceidae
196
White Wagtail White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Aves
Motacillidae
196
European Robin European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Aves
Muscicapidae
194
Cinnamon Sedge
Limnephilus lunatus
Insecta
Limnephilidae
193
White Stork White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Aves
Ciconiidae
189
Small White Small White
Pieris rapae
Insecta
Pieridae
188
Roesel's Bush Cricket Roesel's Bush Cricket
Roeseliana roeselii
Insecta
Tettigoniidae
176
Burnet Companion
Euclidia glyphica
Insecta
Erebidae
175
Common Chiffchaff Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Aves
Phylloscopidae
173
Dusky Large Blue
Maculinea nausithous
Insecta
Lycaenidae
173
Common Wood-Pigeon Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus
Aves
Columbidae
170
European badger European badger
Meles meles
Mammalia
Mustelidae
168
Painted Lady Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Insecta
Nymphalidae
166
European Goldfinch European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Aves
Fringillidae
166
Black Redstart Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Aves
Muscicapidae
165
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 rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.