European Animals Denmark

The Northern European country of Denmark is a small Nordic country that is part of the Scandinavian countries along with Norway and Sweden. The country borders Germany to the south and the rest of the country is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean including the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The northern part of Denmark is comprised of a large peninsula called Jutland that connects to the European mainland and over 400 smaller islands.

Official National Mammal

Red Squirrel

Official National Bird (Pictured above)

Mute swan

Official National Butterfly

The small tortoiseshell

The Thy National Park is situated on the west of Jutland.

It is home to deer, toads, cranes, wood sandpipers, and rare breeding birds.

The Mols Bjerge National Park is located in eastern Jutland on Mols Hills.

Wildlife making their homes here are foxes, hares, deer, lizards, snakes, nesting birds, sea birds, wading birds, and birds of prey.

The Wadden Sea National Park is part of the UNESCO World Heritage site in the Wadden Sea. It is home to many migratory birds, a large number of fish, and semi-aquatic mammals.

The Kongernes Nordsjaelland also referred to as the Royal North Zealand National Park is located to the north of the capital, Copenhagen on the island of Zealand. The park consists of the forest of Griboskov and the Esrum So Lake.

Animals here are deer, red foxes, badgers, woodpeckers, owls, eagles, and other species of birds.

The Skjoldungernes Land National Park is located directly west of Copenhagen. The park includes local fjords, forests, and the UNESCO World Heritage site of Roskilde Cathedral.

In the forest. you can find deer and foxes. In the fjords are gulls, terns, swans, eiders, geese, and ducks.

The Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest national park in the world.

Here is a vast variety of animals including polar bears, walruses, Arctic foxes, Arctic hares, collared lemmings, Greenland wolves, and seals.

Animals Native to Denmark

Siberian chipmunks are a species of rodents native to northern Asia, central Russia, China, Japan, and South Korea. They were imported as pets to Europe in the 1960s.

Nutrias are also referred to as the coypu. They are a species of large, herbivorous rodents. The animals are semiaquatic and feed on river plant stems.

Red foxes are one of the most widely distributed species of carnivores in the world. They live in pairs or small groups.

European polecats are a species of mustelids native to North Africa and western Eurasia. They are ancestors of ferrets.

Roe deer are also known as European roe or western roe deer. This species of deer is native to Europe. They are small deer that have adapted well to cold environments. They can be found in various habitats like agricultural lands, dense forests, and grasslands.

Raccoon dogs are a species of canids that are native to Vietnam and eastern Asia. They have been introduced to eastern Europe.

Gray wolves are a large species of canine that are native to Eurasia and North America.

Raccoons are medium-sized mammals that are native to North America and other parts of the world like Europe.

Beech martens are mammals that are native to most of Europe and Central Asia.

Wild boars are also known as Eurasian wild pigs.

Rarest Animals

Hooded seals are native to Denmark and Greenland. They are known for having large red sacks extending from their noses. They dive and swim in deep water to get food. Their diets consist of fish, squid, sea stars, mussels, shrimp, and octopuses. They are solitary animals and prefer cold climates and live on floating ice packs in the Atlantic.

Endangered Animals

Hooded seal

Eurasian beaver

Polar bear