🇱🇹Animals recorded in Lithuania

Which animals have been recorded in Lithuania? 8,853 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 11133537 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Hen Harrier, Eastern Hermit Beetle, Rhinoceros Beetle.

• 8,853 records
• 1,200+ species
• 24 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Hen Harrier, Eastern Hermit Beetle, Rhinoceros Beetle. 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 Lithuania

	Animal	Group	Records
	Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	Aves Accipitridae	516
	Eastern Hermit Beetle Osmoderma barnabita	Insecta Scarabaeidae	125
	Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum	Insecta Lucanidae	40
	Sand Gaper Mya arenaria	Bivalvia Myidae	39
	Marenzelleria viridis	Polychaeta Spionidae	33
	Roman Snail Helix pomatia	Gastropoda Helicidae	28
	White Stork Ciconia ciconia	Aves Ciconiidae	27
	Round goby Neogobius melanostomus	— Gobiidae	22
	Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	22
	Fire bug Pyrrhocoris apterus	Insecta Pyrrhocoridae	22
	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	21
	Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni	Insecta Pieridae	20
	Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Insecta Nymphalidae	18
	Map Araschnia levana	Insecta Nymphalidae	18
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	18
	Marenzelleria neglecta	Polychaeta Spionidae	18
	Peacock Aglais io	Insecta Nymphalidae	18
	Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata	Insecta Geometridae	17
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	16
	Mute Swan Cygnus olor	Aves Anatidae	16
	Straw Dot Rivula sericealis	Insecta Erebidae	16
	Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus	Insecta Lucanidae	16
	Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum	Gastropoda Helicidae	16
	Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis	Insecta Coccinellidae	15
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	15
	Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus	Aves Columbidae	14
	Nursery Web Spider Pisaura mirabilis	Arachnida Pisauridae	14
	Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva	Insecta Libellulidae	13
	Silver Barred Deltote bankiana	Insecta Noctuidae	13
	Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae	Insecta Nymphalidae	13
	Common Toad Bufo bufo	Amphibia Bufonidae	13
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	13
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	13
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	13
	European Hornet Vespa crabro	Insecta Vespidae	12
	Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus	Insecta Geotrupidae	12
	western honey bee Apis mellifera	Insecta Apidae	12
	Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica	Insecta Erebidae	12
	Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus	Insecta Nymphalidae	12
	Large White Pieris brassicae	Insecta Pieridae	12
	Brown Lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis	Gastropoda Helicidae	12
	Silver Y Autographa gamma	Insecta Noctuidae	11
	Comma Polygonia c-album	Insecta Nymphalidae	11
	Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	11
	Fieldfare Turdus pilaris	Aves Turdidae	11
	Forest Bug Pentatoma rufipes	Insecta Pentatomidae	11
	Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata	Insecta Geometridae	11
	Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata	Insecta Geometridae	11
	Stictoleptura rubra	Insecta Cerambycidae	11
	Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella	Insecta Coenagrionidae	10
	Drinker Euthrix potatoria	Insecta Lasiocampidae	10
	Green-veined White Pieris napi	Insecta Pieridae	10
	Horse-chestnut leafminer Cameraria ohridella	Insecta Gracillariidae	10
	Scarce Copper Lycaena virgaureae	Insecta Lycaenidae	10
	Common Heath Ematurga atomaria	Insecta Geometridae	10
	Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata	Insecta Geometridae	10
	Garden Spider Araneus diadematus	Arachnida Araneidae	10
	22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata	Insecta Coccinellidae	10
	Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula	Aves Anatidae	10
	Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra	Insecta Erebidae	10