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πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΈAnimals recorded in Serbia

Which animals have been recorded in Serbia? 10,464 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 225 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Asian tiger mosquito, European chub, Danube Barbel.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

10,464 coordinate-bearing animal records; 1,200+ species facets.

RS 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.

225 Β· 137367 Β· 191359 Β· 2,143216 Β· 2,031212 Β· 777255 Β· 3911592253 Β· 2311881065 Β· 19361 Β· 15131 Β· 12229 Β· 5360 Β· 4

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Asian tiger mosquito, European chub, Danube Barbel. 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 Serbia

AnimalGroupRecords
Asian tiger mosquito, Forest day mosquito Asian tiger mosquito
Aedes albopictus
Insecta
Culicidae
326
European chub European chub
Squalius cephalus
β€”
Cyprinidae
324
Danube Barbel
Barbus balcanicus
β€”
Cyprinidae
298
house mouse house mouse
Mus musculus
Mammalia
Muridae
284
Bleak
Alburnus alburnus
β€”
Cyprinidae
206
Sea trout, Brown trout Sea trout
Salmo trutta
β€”
Salmonidae
198
European hamster
Cricetus cricetus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
196
Schneider
Alburnoides bipunctatus
β€”
Cyprinidae
193
European Ground Squirrel
Spermophilus citellus
Mammalia
Sciuridae
185
N
Gobio obtusirostris
β€”
Cyprinidae
178
Prussian carp
Carassius gibelio
β€”
Cyprinidae
176
Common nase
Chondrostoma nasus
β€”
Cyprinidae
175
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
β€”
Cyprinidae
161
Roach Roach
Rutilus rutilus
β€”
Cyprinidae
160
Barbel
Barbus barbus
β€”
Cyprinidae
157
Perch
Perca fluviatilis
β€”
Percidae
143
wood mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Mammalia
Muridae
128
bream
Abramis brama
β€”
Cyprinidae
127
Northern pike
Esox lucius
β€”
Esocidae
124
bitterling
Rhodeus amarus
β€”
Cyprinidae
118
Pumkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
β€”
Centrarchidae
118
Wels
Silurus glanis
β€”
Siluridae
114
common vole
Microtus arvalis
Mammalia
Cricetidae
113
Minnow Minnow
Phoxinus phoxinus
β€”
Cyprinidae
112
Eurasian red squirrel Eurasian red squirrel
Sciurus vulgaris
Mammalia
Sciuridae
108
Tench
Tinca tinca
β€”
Cyprinidae
105
Lesser Blind Mole Rat
Spalax leucodon
Mammalia
Spalacidae
104
Topmouth Gudgeon Topmouth Gudgeon
Pseudorasbora parva
β€”
Cyprinidae
102
Bullhead Bullhead
Cottus gobio
β€”
Cottidae
102
Pike-perch
Sander lucioperca
β€”
Percidae
100
brown rat
Rattus norvegicus
Mammalia
Muridae
93
Asp
Leuciscus aspius
β€”
Cyprinidae
89
Yellow-necked Mouse Yellow-necked Mouse
Apodemus flavicollis
Mammalia
Muridae
85
White Bream
Blicca bjoerkna
β€”
Cyprinidae
81
Common Chaffinch Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Aves
Fringillidae
79
European mole
Talpa europaea
Mammalia
Talpidae
77
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalmus
β€”
Cyprinidae
74
Striped Field Mouse
Apodemus agrarius
Mammalia
Muridae
71
blue bream
Ballerus ballerus
β€”
Cyprinidae
68
Common Pine Vole
Microtus subterraneus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
63
Brown bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus
β€”
Ictaluridae
61
common shrew common shrew
Sorex araneus
Mammalia
Soricidae
61
Ide
Leuciscus idus
β€”
Cyprinidae
60
Stone Loach Stone Loach
Barbatula barbatula
β€”
Nemacheilidae
56
Bank Vole Bank Vole
Myodes glareolus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
54
Sterlet sturgeon
Acipenser ruthenus
β€”
Acipenseridae
54
White-eye bream
Ballerus sapa
β€”
Cyprinidae
53
Crucian Carp
Carassius carassius
β€”
Cyprinidae
51
Grass Carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
β€”
Cyprinidae
49
Lesser White Toothed Shrew Lesser White Toothed Shrew
Crocidura suaveolens
Mammalia
Soricidae
47
muskrat muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
47
Vimba
Vimba vimba
β€”
Cyprinidae
46
European water vole
Arvicola amphibius
Mammalia
Cricetidae
46
Silver Carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
β€”
Cyprinidae
46
Danubian Spined Loach
Cobitis elongatoides
β€”
Cobitidae
45
Stygopholcus montenegrinus Arachnida
Pholcidae
45
Bicolored Shrew
Crocidura leucodon
Mammalia
Soricidae
44
Southern white-breasted hedgehog
Erinaceus concolor
Mammalia
Erinaceidae
44
Balkan Golden Loach
Sabanejewia balcanica
β€”
Cobitidae
42
Huchen
Hucho hucho
β€”
Salmonidae
41
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.