This page is a snapshot of wildlife that calls Germany home. This is a work in progress and does not include all wildlife. Enjoy!
Mammals of Germany
Artiodactyla Order
Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue Nature Reserve, Hessen |
Carnivora Order
Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) North Sea Sand Bar Off Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony |
Carnivora Order
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) In the Forest West of Wiesbaden, Hessen |
Cetartiodactyla Order
European Mouflon (Ovis aries musimon) In An Agricultural Field Near Thierbach, Thuringia |
Cetartiodactyla Order
Fallow Deer (Dama dama) On A Forest Road In Rüsselsheim, Hessen |
Cetartiodactyla Order
Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) In A Field Near Spies, Bavaria |
Cetartiodactyla Order
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) Buck Running in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg |
Eulipotyphla Order
European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) Foraging In the Night In Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg |
Lagomorpha Order
European Hare (Lepus europaeus) Alert and Still In Wiesbaden, Hessen |
Lagomorpha Order
European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) In Wiesbaden, Hessen |
Rodentia Order
Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) Foraging in Muhr am See, Bavaria |
Rodentia Order
European Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) In Nuremberg, Bavaria |
Rodentia Order
House Mouse (Mus musculus) Feeding Atop A Suet Ball In Wiesbaden, Hessen |
Rodentia Order
Muskrat (Ondatra Zibethica) In the Hembach River In Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz |
Rodentia Order
Nutria (Myocastor coypus) Standing In A Pond In Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz |
Reptiles of Germany
Squamata Order
Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) On The Ground In Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz |
Squamata Order
Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis) Male In Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg |
Squamata Order
Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) Near Schloss Freudenberg In Dotzheim - Wiesbaden, Hessen |
Squamata Order
Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) Close-up In Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz |
Testudines Order
European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) Next to Offermann Pond In Geisenheim, Hessen |
Testudines Order
Red-eared Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) In Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg |
Amphibians of Germany
Anura Order
Common Toad (Bufo bufo) Aussichtsturm Vogelinsel in Muhr am See, Bavaria |
Anura Order
Marsh Frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) On A Log In A Small Forest In Rüsselsheim, Hessen |
Insects of Germany
Coleoptera Order
Seven-spot Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
On A Leaf In Wiesbaden, Hessen |
Dead-nettle Leaf Beetle (Chrysolina fastuosa) In A Forest Near Naurod In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Dor Beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on the Ground in Grafenau,Baden-Württemberg
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Harlequin Ladybug (Harmonia axyridis) In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) On A White Flower In Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Spotted Longhorn Beetle (Rutpela maculata) On A Leaf In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Diptera Order
Dark-edged Bee-fly (Bombylius major) Near the Goldsteinbach River in Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) At the Lebenswäldchen Nature Preserve In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Grey Flesh Fly (Sarcophaga carnaria) On A Rock In Frauenstein - Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Long Hoverfly (Sphaerophoria scripta) In Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Giant Crane Fly (Tipula maxima) Ovipositing Next to the Goldsteinbach River in Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Hemiptera Order
Striped Bug (Grahosoma lineatum) at the Mainzer Sand Nature Preserve In Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) At Mainzer Sand Nature Preserve In Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Firebug (Pyrrhocoris apterus) Pair in Neu-Isenburg, Hessen
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Mottled Shieldbug (Rhaphigaster nebulosa) On A Screen In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Hymenoptera Order
Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) On A Flower In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Red-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius ) At the Lebenswäldchen Nature Preserve In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) On Purple Flowers In Neu-Isenburg, Hessen
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Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) On A Wooden Fence In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Lepidoptera Order
Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io) On the Ground In Frauenstein Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) Butterfly On A Flower in Gahma, Thuringia
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Orange-tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) on a Flower In Frauenstein - Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Ringlet Butterfly (Aphantopus hyperanthus) in Hainich National Park In Thuringia
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Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) on a Flower in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Green-veined White (Artogeia napi) Near Balje, Lower Saxony
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Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) at Hunsrück-Hochwald National Park, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Jersey Tiger Moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) on the Ground In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) at NABU-Naturschutzzentrum Rheinauen in Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Queen of Spain Butterfly (Issoria lathonia) Near Westerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt
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Small Copper (Lycaena phlaeas ) On the Ground In Rüsselsheim, Hessen
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Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) In A Field In Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Meadow Brown Butterfly (Maniola jurtina) In A Field Near Eckardts, Thuringia
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Marbled White (Melanargia galathea) At Teufelsmauer Weddersleben In Thale, Saxony-Anhalt
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Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) On the Ground In Dotzheim Forest In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Small White (Pieris rapae) On A Flower in Merzig, Saarland
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Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album) On A Leaf Butterfly Near Balje, Lower Saxony
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Oak Processionary Caterpillars (Thaumetopoea processionea) in Neuburg, Bavaria
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Common Blue Butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) In Frauenstein - Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Brown Hairstreak Butterfly (Thecla betulae) On A Leaf In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) On A Flower In Bad Lauterberg, Lower Saxony
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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) On Purple Flowers In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Six Spot Burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) At the Lebenswäldchen Nature Preserve In Wiesbaden, Hessen Germany
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Odonata Order
Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) At the Wörnitz River in Donauwörth, Bavaria
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Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) Near the Würm River in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Azure Bluet (Coenagrion puella) Mating Pair Next to Eckardts Lake In Eckardts, Thuringia
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Common Bluetail Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) Pair Next to Eckardts Lake In Eckardts, Thuringia
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Broad-bodied Chaser Dragonfly (Libellula depressa) Next to A Pond in Neuburg, Bavaria
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Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) In A Field In Ramstein-Miesenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Orthoptera Order
Speckled Bush-cricket (Leptophyes punctatissima) In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Great Green Bush Cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) Near Eckardts, Thuringia
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