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Denmark

Europe · Northern Europe

Total Species
14124
Threatened
1640
CR + EN + VU
Population
5.792.203
Area
43.094 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 289
Endangered 567
Vulnerable 784
Near Threatened 768
Least Concern 5351
Data Deficient 716
Not Evaluated 4884
Extinct 193

Species by Taxonomic Group

Animalia 6414
Fungi 3531
Plantae 3296
Chromista 561
Protozoa 207
Bacteria 115

Featured Species

Ecoregions

All Species in Denmark

common bubble snail

Akera bullata

Least Concern

Common dung beetle

Aphodius pedellus

Least Concern

Common Flat-body

Agonopterix heracliana

Least Concern

common greasewort

Aneura pinguis

Least Concern

common grey sea slug

Aeolidia papillosa

Least Concern

Common harp ground beetle

Amara communis

Least Concern

Common Kidney-Vetch

Anthyllis vulneraria

Vulnerable

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Vulnerable

Common Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Least Concern

common sea hare

Aplysia punctata

Least Concern

Common Seal

Phoca vitulina

Near Threatened

Bagwhale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

Least Concern

Brown Rat

Rattus norvegicus

Least Concern

Eden's whale

Balaenoptera edeni

Data Deficient

European pine marten

Martes martes

Critically Endangered

European polecat

Mustela putorius

Vulnerable

European water vole

Arvicola amphibius

Near Threatened

Globe Thistle

Echinops ritro

Not Evaluated

Globe Thistle

Echinops exaltatus

Not Evaluated

Ardilla Gris Oriental

Sciurus carolinensis

Not Evaluated

Javan Mongoose

Herpestes javanicus

Not Evaluated

Atlantic Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

Least Concern

Mongolian gerbil

Meriones unguiculatus

Not Evaluated

Natterer's Bat

Myotis nattereri

Critically Endangered

North Atlantic right whale

Eubalaena glacialis

Extinct

Northern Birch Mouse

Sicista betulina

Least Concern

Pallas's squirrel, Red-bellied tree squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

Not Evaluated

American mink

Mustela vison

Not Evaluated

European hamster

Cricetus cricetus

Critically Endangered

Finlayson's squirrel

Callosciurus finlaysonii

Least Concern

European otter

Lutra lutra

Vulnerable

Hare's-tail

Lagurus ovatus

Not Evaluated

Hooded seal

Cystophora cristata

Endangered

Bank Vole

Myodes glareolus

Least Concern

Black-Veined White

Aporia crataegi

Endangered

blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Vulnerable

Cat

Felis catus

Not Evaluated

common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Least Concern

Eurasian beaver

Castor fiber

Vulnerable

Eurasian badger

Meles meles

Vulnerable

Epaulard

Orcinus orca

Data Deficient

European hare

Lepus europaeus

Near Threatened

Eurasian red squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

Neomys fodiens

Endangered

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Least Concern

gray wolf

Canis lupus

Critically Endangered

Noctule

Nyctalus noctula

Vulnerable

small tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Near Threatened

Golden hamster

Mesocricetus auratus

Not Evaluated

Guinea pig

Cavia porcellus

Least Concern

Lesser Noctule

Nyctalus leisleri

Endangered

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Anarta myrtilli

Least Concern

clouded brindle

Apamea epomidion

Least Concern

Clover Cutworm

Anarta trifolii

Least Concern

Bear-Grape

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Least Concern

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Anostirus castaneus

Least Concern

Buzzing Spider

Anyphaena accentuata

Least Concern

Calamus

Acorus calamus

Least Concern

Dauphin A Bec Blanc

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

Not Evaluated

European bison

Bison bonasus

Not Evaluated

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