European Animals Cyprus and the Czech Republic

Wildlife of Cyprus

Cyprus is a European country located in the Mediterranean Sea. It is south of Turkey and east of Greece. The countries of Egypt and Israel are to the north. Cyprus is the third-largest island, after Sicily and Sardinia.

Official National Animal (Pictures above)

Cypriot Mouflon or Cyprus Mountain Goat

Native Animals

Mediterranean chameleons are a species of chameleons native to the Mediterranean Basin and the Red Sea. This is the only chameleon species found in Europe.

Mediterranean house geckos are a species of house geckos in the Mediterranean area.

European fallow deer are a species of ruminant mammals native to Turkey, the island of Rhodes, the Balkan Peninsula, and the Italian Peninsula. They’ve been introduced to Cyprus.

Mediterranean horseshoe bats are a species of insectivorous bats native to most of the Mediterranean Basin and Balkan Peninsula.

Red foxes are the largest of all true foxes on the planet. The local subspecies is known as the Cypriot red fox.

Cape hares are a species of hares native to southeastern Europe.

Birds

Black francolins are a species of game birds in the pheasant family.

Greater flamingos are the most widespread, largest, and most common species of flamingos, They can be found in southern Europe.

Great bustards are a species of bustards native to Europe, western Asia, and eastern Asia.

Marine Animals

Caspian turtles are a species of turtles native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean region.

Striped dolphins are a species of dolphin native to the temperate and tropical waters around the world.

Mediterranean monk seals are a species of seals native to the Mediterranean Basin and parts of the Atlantic Ocean.

Long-finned pilot whales are a species of oceanic dolphins found in the northern Atlantic, the Mediterranean Sea, and most of the southern parts of the world's oceans.

Sperm whales are the largest toothed predators in the world.

Wildlife of the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is also called Czechia. It is a landlocked county in Central Europe. Historically this country is known as Bohemia. It borders Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast,

Native Animals

Eurasian beavers are a species of beavers that were once widespread in Eurasia.

Chamois are a species of goat-antelope native to the mountains of Europe.

Carpathian wisent are a species of European bison native to the Carpathian Mountains.

Moose are the largest of all deer species and are also known as elk.

Eurasian lynxes are among the most iconic animals found in the Czech Republic. These medium-sized wild cats inhabit mountainous areas.

Brown bears are a species of large bears native to Eurasia and North America.

European hedgehogs are a species of hedgehogs native to western and northern Europe.

Pond sliders are a species of semi-aquatic turtles native to North America and introduced to different parts of the world.

European hares are a species of hares native to Europe and Asia.

European jackals are a species of canids native to southeastern Europe.

Eurasian otters are a species of semiaquatic mammals native to Eurasia. They make their homes by rivers and streams.

European minks are a species of mustelids native to Europe.

Birds

Great bustards are a species of bird in the bustard family and are found all over Europe.

Peregrine falcons are large cosmopolitan raptors.

Ospreys are diurnal, fish-eating birds of prey.

House sparrows are small passerine birds located in most parts of the world.

European robins are small insectivorous passerine birds.

Barn owls are the most widely distributed species of owls in the world.

Snowy owls are large white owls of the true owl family.