Domesticated Mammal
Dog
Humanity's oldest animal companion
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Europe's woodlands, mountains, and coastlines are home to adaptable survivors like the red fox and gray wolf, alongside the honey bees that pollinate its farmland and wild landscapes.
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Least Concern Mammal
Gray Wolf
The ancestor of the domestic dog
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Vulnerable Mammal
Polar Bear
The largest land carnivore, ruler of the Arctic
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Domesticated Mammal
Horse
The animal that carried human history
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Least Concern Bird
Flamingo
The pink filter-feeder that stands on one leg
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Least Concern Mammal
Red Fox
The most widespread wild carnivore on Earth
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Least Concern Reptile
Chameleon
The color-changing lizard with 360-degree eyes
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Domesticated Mammal
Rabbit
The fast-breeding pet and classic prey animal
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Least Concern Fish
Goldfish
The world's most popular pet fish
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Least Concern Bird
Barn Owl
The ghostly, heart-faced night hunter
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Not Evaluated Insect
Honey Bee
The pollinator that powers much of the food we eat
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Near Threatened Mammal
Hedgehog
The spiny night-time garden visitor
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Least Concern Mammal
Squirrel
The agile, tree-climbing rodent of parks and woods
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Least Concern Insect
Ladybug
The spotted beetle gardeners love
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Least Concern Mammal
Otter
The playful, water-loving member of the weasel family
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Least Concern Mammal
Bat
The only mammals capable of true flight
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Least Concern Fish
Atlantic Salmon
The fish that swims upriver to spawn
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Least Concern Insect
Ant
The tireless team-working insect
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Least Concern Mammal
Moose
The largest member of the deer family
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Vulnerable Bird
Snowy Owl
The white owl of the Arctic tundra
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Least Concern Insect
Mosquito
The tiny insect with an outsized impact
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Least Concern Insect
Bumblebee
The fuzzy, hard-working pollinator of meadows and gardens
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Least Concern Insect
Wasp
The yellow-and-black predator and scavenger of summer
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Least Concern Insect
Firefly
The glowing beetle of warm summer nights
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Least Concern Insect
Cicada
The loud summer singer with a long underground youth
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Least Concern Invertebrate
Jumping Spider
The big-eyed spider that pounces on its prey
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Least Concern Amphibian
Common Toad
The warty garden toad of Europe
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Vulnerable Bird
Atlantic Puffin
The colorful 'sea parrot' of the North Atlantic
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Least Concern Bird
Peregrine Falcon
The fastest animal on the planet
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Least Concern Insect
Praying Mantis
The patient ambush predator with folded arms
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Near Threatened Insect
Stag Beetle
The large beetle with antler-like jaws
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Least Concern Insect
Housefly
The familiar fly found wherever people live
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Least Concern Invertebrate
Centipede
The fast, venomous predator with many legs
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Least Concern Bird
Golden Eagle
One of the largest and fastest birds of prey
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Least Concern Insect
Dung Beetle
The strong beetle that rolls balls of dung
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Least Concern Invertebrate
Millipede
The slow, many-legged recycler of the forest floor
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Least Concern Bird
Common Kingfisher
A jewel-colored diver of rivers and streams
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Least Concern Insect
Dragonfly
The agile aerial hunter of ponds and streams
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Least Concern Insect
Flea
The wingless parasite famous for jumping
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Least Concern Bird
Common Raven
One of the world's most intelligent birds
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Least Concern Bird
Mallard
The familiar wild duck found around the world
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Least Concern Insect
Grasshopper
The jumping insect of fields and meadows
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Least Concern Insect
Rhinoceros Beetle
One of the strongest animals for its size
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Least Concern Invertebrate
Garden Snail
The slow, shell-carrying garden mollusk
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Least Concern Insect
Cockroach
The hardy survivor that lives almost anywhere
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Least Concern Amphibian
Fire Salamander
The black-and-yellow salamander of European forests
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Least Concern Insect
Cricket
The chirping insect of warm evenings
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Least Concern Invertebrate
Earthworm
The soil engineer that enriches the earth
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