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Animals of Belgium

1,055 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Belgium on GBIF: 585 insects & other invertebrates, 297 birds, 101 sharks & fish, 53 mammals, 14 amphibians, 5 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 1,055 animals by group

Wolves 1

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 2

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

Raccoons, coatis & relatives 1

Seals, sea lions & walrus 3

Whales & dolphins 2

Deer 3

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

Bats 16

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 10

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 3

Birds of prey 21

Owls 7

Parrots 2

Ducks, geese & swans 47

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 64

Seabirds, divers & grebes 16

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 19

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 6

Pigeons & doves 5

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 8

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

Crows, jays & magpies 7

Songbirds & perching birds 91

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 2

Snakes 1

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 9

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 5

Sharks 2

Rays, skates & chimaeras 3

Bony fish 96

Butterflies & moths 176

Bees, wasps & ants 33

Beetles 112

Dragonflies & damselflies 30

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 142

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 37

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 39

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 4

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 8

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 4

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.