🇳🇴Animals recorded in Norway

Which animals have been recorded in Norway? 91,466 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 11881065 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Eurasian Oystercatcher, Hen Harrier, European Eel.

• 91,466 records
• 1,200+ species
• 62 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Eurasian Oystercatcher, Hen Harrier, European Eel. 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 Norway

	Animal	Group	Records
	Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus	Aves Haematopodidae	18,070
	Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus	Aves Accipitridae	2,860
	European Eel Anguilla anguilla	— Anguillidae	1,761
	three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus	— Gasterosteidae	1,754
	Pike-perch Sander lucioperca	— Percidae	1,750
	Alpine char Salvelinus alpinus	— Salmonidae	1,749
	Northern pike Esox lucius	— Esocidae	1,745
	White Catfish Ameiurus catus	— Ictaluridae	1,745
	Vendace Coregonus albula	— Salmonidae	1,745
	Roach Rutilus rutilus	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	Common whitefish Coregonus lavaretus	— Salmonidae	1,745
	White Bream Blicca bjoerkna	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	Tench Tinca tinca	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	European chub Squalius cephalus	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	Crucian Carp Carassius carassius	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	Large-mouthed Bass Micropterus salmoides	— Centrarchidae	1,745
	Bleak Alburnus alburnus	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	European smelt Osmerus eperlanus	— Osmeridae	1,745
	Burbot Lota lota	— Lotidae	1,745
	Minnow Phoxinus phoxinus	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	European river lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis	Petromyzonti Petromyzontidae	1,745
	Dace Leuciscus leuciscus	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	Ide Leuciscus idus	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	Grayling [fish] Thymallus thymallus	— Salmonidae	1,745
	Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernua	— Percidae	1,745
	Perch Perca fluviatilis	— Percidae	1,745
	ninespine stickleback Pungitius pungitius	— Gasterosteidae	1,745
	Asp Leuciscus aspius	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	bream Abramis brama	— Cyprinidae	1,745
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	1,248
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	685
	orca Orcinus orca	Mammalia Delphinidae	535
	harbor seal Phoca vitulina	Mammalia Phocidae	272
	sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus	Mammalia Physeteridae	164
	Twite Linaria flavirostris	Aves Fringillidae	164
	common shrew Sorex araneus	Mammalia Soricidae	163
	Great Tit Parus major	Aves Paridae	158
	Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus	Aves Paridae	157
	Hooded Crow Corvus cornix	Aves Corvidae	154
	Barrett's horny sponge Geodia barretti	Demospongiae Geodiidae	127
	Leufroyia concinna	Gastropoda Raphitomidae	126
	Gray Red-backed Vole Myodes rufocanus	Mammalia Cricetidae	121
	tundra vole Microtus oeconomus	Mammalia Cricetidae	111
	Mew Gull Larus canus	Aves Laridae	111
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	110
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	103
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	94
	Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus	Aves Fringillidae	94
	Herring Gull Larus argentatus	Aves Laridae	90
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	87
	Norway lemming Lemmus lemmus	Mammalia Cricetidae	83
	Fieldfare Turdus pilaris	Aves Turdidae	82
	Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius	Aves Corvidae	79
	Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella	Aves Emberizidae	76
	Bank Vole Myodes glareolus	Mammalia Cricetidae	76
	Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Aves Fringillidae	75
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	75
	Common Eider Somateria mollissima	Aves Anatidae	75
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	74