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🇸🇰Animals recorded in Slovakia

Which animals have been recorded in Slovakia? 7,426 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 Silver fir adelgid, Rhyacophila obliterata, Roman Snail.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

7,426 coordinate-bearing animal records; 1,200+ species facets.

SK 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 · 318216 · 6,266212 · 248359 · 8911592253 · 83367 · 226137 · 30131 · 69229 · 1610713444 · 15361 · 3144 · 3

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Silver fir adelgid, Rhyacophila obliterata, Roman Snail. 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 Slovakia

AnimalGroupRecords
Silver fir adelgid
Adelges nordmannianae
Insecta
Adelgidae
72
Rhyacophila obliterata Insecta
Rhyacophilidae
71
Roman Snail Roman Snail
Helix pomatia
Gastropoda
Helicidae
56
Rhyacophila tristis Insecta
Rhyacophilidae
52
Rhyacophila polonica Insecta
Rhyacophilidae
50
Adelges viridis Insecta
Adelgidae
42
Allogamus auricollis Insecta
Limnephilidae
41
Anevrina curvinervis Insecta
Phoridae
40
Agrilus angustulus Insecta
Buprestidae
38
Diplonevra nitidula Insecta
Phoridae
33
Agapetus fuscipes Insecta
Glossosomatidae
32
Phora atra Insecta
Phoridae
31
Blackfly Hunter
Rhyacophila nubila
Insecta
Rhyacophilidae
29
Rhyacophila fasciata Insecta
Rhyacophilidae
26
Drusus annulatus Insecta
Limnephilidae
26
Anevrina unispinosa Insecta
Phoridae
26
Winter Moth
Operophtera brumata
Insecta
Geometridae
25
Pseudopsilopteryx zimmeri Insecta
Limnephilidae
25
praying mantis
Mantis religiosa
Insecta
Mantidae
24
Diplonevra glabra Insecta
Phoridae
24
yellow spotted sedge
Philopotamus montanus
Insecta
Philopotamidae
23
Apatania fimbriata Insecta
Apataniidae
23
Drusus trifidus Insecta
Limnephilidae
23
White-lipped Snail
Cepaea hortensis
Gastropoda
Helicidae
22
Borophaga femorata Insecta
Phoridae
21
Allogamus uncatus Insecta
Limnephilidae
21
Melampophylax nepos Insecta
Limnephilidae
21
Fire salamander Fire salamander
Salamandra salamandra
Amphibia
Salamandridae
21
Annitella obscurata Insecta
Limnephilidae
21
Glossosoma conformis Insecta
Glossosomatidae
20
Gymnophora integralis Insecta
Phoridae
19
Chaetopteryx fusca Insecta
Limnephilidae
19
Cooley spruce gall adelgid
Adelges cooleyi
Insecta
Adelgidae
19
Slow Worm
Anguis colchica
Squamata
Anguidae
19
Marbled White Marbled White
Melanargia galathea
Insecta
Nymphalidae
18
Annitella thuringica Insecta
Limnephilidae
18
Agrilus convexicollis Insecta
Buprestidae
17
western honey bee western honey bee
Apis mellifera
Insecta
Apidae
16
Rhyacophila philopotamoides Insecta
Rhyacophilidae
16
Diplonevra florescens Insecta
Phoridae
16
Stag Beetle Stag Beetle
Lucanus cervus
Insecta
Lucanidae
16
Gymnophora arcuata Insecta
Phoridae
16
cypress spurge clearwing
Chamaesphecia empiformis
Insecta
Sesiidae
16
Copse Snail
Arianta arbustorum
Gastropoda
Helicidae
16
Bush Snail
Fruticicola fruticum
Gastropoda
Camaenidae
16
Fire bug
Pyrrhocoris apterus
Insecta
Pyrrhocoridae
15
Seven-spot Ladybird Seven-spot Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
Insecta
Coccinellidae
15
Agapetus iridipennis Insecta
Glossosomatidae
15
Philopotamus ludificatus Insecta
Philopotamidae
15
Oak Jewel-beetle
Agrilus biguttatus
Insecta
Buprestidae
15
Large Cinnamon Sedge
Potamophylax latipennis
Insecta
Limnephilidae
15
common adder
Vipera berus
Squamata
Viperidae
15
Agrilus graminis Insecta
Buprestidae
15
Halesus digitatus Insecta
Limnephilidae
14
Silo pallipes Insecta
Goeridae
14
Spotted Crane Fly
Nephrotoma appendiculata
Insecta
Tipulidae
14
Comma Comma
Polygonia c-album
Insecta
Nymphalidae
14
Silver-washed Fritillary Silver-washed Fritillary
Argynnis paphia
Insecta
Nymphalidae
14
Anevrina urbana Insecta
Phoridae
14
Dark Bush Cricket Dark Bush Cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Insecta
Tettigoniidae
14
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.