European Animals Malta, Monaco, Montenegro

Wildlife of Malta

Malta is a small European country located in the Mediterranean Sea. There are many animals making their homes here on the land and in the surrounding waters.

Official National Animal

Pharoah hound

Official National Bird

Blue rock thrush

Native Animals

Etruscan shrews are the smallest mammals in the world, They can be found around Mediterranean coasts, in Africa, on the Arabian Peninsula, in the Middle East, and on the Indian subcontinent.

North African hedgehogs are a species of mammals native to southern Europe and northern Africa.

Least weasels are the smallest mustelids in the world

Birds

Black-winged stilts are distributed all over the world. They’re common migrants and recently became localized breeding birds.

White storks are a large bird species native to most of Europe and western and central Asia.

Eurasian spoonbills are a species of wading birds found on the coasts of Malta.

Western marsh harriers are common migrants in Malta.

Egyptian vultures are a species of Old World vultures native to southwestern and southeastern Europe.

Marine Animals

Mediterranean monk seals are among the few carnivores in Malta.

Risso’s dolphins are a species of dolphins closely related to the pygmy killer whale.

Blue whales are found in the waters around Malta and are among the largest animals to exist,

Endangered Animals

Maltese freshwater crabs

Maltese wall lizards

Blue rock thrushes

Maltese door snails

Mediterranean Monk Seal

Wildlife of Monaco

A microstate the Principality of Monaco is the second-smallest country in the world. In the country, there are less than 100 species of animals and almost 400 species of plants.

Official National Animals

Hedgehog

Wood mouse

Rabbit

Native Animals

Roe deer are a species of deer native to all of Europe and some islands like Ireland, Corsica, Sicily, and Sardinia.

Red foxes are a large species of foxes and are among the most widely distributed carnivores on the planet.

Blind moles are a species of moles native to the Mediterranean region.

Birds

Common cranes are a species of cranes native to much of Eurasia.

Hen harriers are a species of birds of prey breeding in Eurasia and migrating to the south during the winter, in countries like southern France, Monaco, and Egypt.

Little owls are a small species of owls native to much of Eurasia.

Marine Animals

Atlantic Puffins are a species of seabirds native to the Atlantic Ocean. They are migratory birds and migrate to the Mediterranean Basin.

Common dolphins are the world’s most abundant cetacean. They can be found in Mediterranean waters.

The Wildlife of Montenegro

Montenegro is a small European country located in the Balkan West central region at the southern end of the Dinaric Alps. Bordering the country is Albania on the southeast, Kosovo on the east, Croatia and the Adriatic Sea on the southwest, and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the northwest. Wild animals have many terrains to make their homes here from high mountains to thick, temperate forests.

Native Animals

Eurasian brown bears are a large species of mammals native to much of Eurasia. They can be found in the forest of northern Montenegro and particularly in Biogradska Gora National Park.

Balkan lynx make their home in the virgin forests of northern Montenegro. 

Golden jackals are among the most successful species of canid in eastern and southeastern Europe.

Balkan chamois are the local subspecies of the chamois, a species of goat-antelope.

Central European boars are a subspecies of wild boars and among the most widespread animals in Europe.

Mouflons are a species of wild sheep native to the Caspian region and southeastern Europe.

Birds

Tawny owls are a widespread species of owls native to most of Eurasia.

Eastern imperial eagles are a large species of birds of prey native to Eastern Europe, Asia, northeastern Africa, and the Middle East.

Rough-legged buzzards are a medium-species of birds of prey native to Europe, Russia, and America.

Griffon vultures are a large species of Old World vultures native to Europe.

Great white pelicans are a large species of pelicans that breed in southeastern Europe.