Fauna of North Macedonia

The Eurasian lynx can be found in North Macedonia.

The fauna of North Macedonia has a complex zoogeographical structure. It contains faunal elements of different origins and is characterized by a high degree of relict and endemic forms. Taxonomic diversity is also present; the total number of animal species reported until now is 10,354.

The fauna of Macedonian forests is abundant and includes bears, wild boars, wolves, foxes, squirrels, chamois and deer. The lynx is found, although very rarely, in the mountains of western North Macedonia, while deer can be found in the region of Demir Kapija. Forest birds include the blackcap, the grouse, the black grouse, the imperial eagle and the forest owl.

PhylumSpecies numberEndemism
Protozoa113 (2015)[1]32
Porifera10 (2015)[1]6 (2015)[1]
Platyhelminthes229 (2015)[1]35
Cnidaria3 (2015)[1]
Rotifera269 (2015)[1]
Nematoda>600 (2015)[1]
Acanthocephala8 (2015)[1]
Nemertea1 (2015)[1]
Nematomorpha2 (2015)[1]
Annelida175 (2015)[1]48
Mollusca301 (Gastropoda); 19 (Bivalvia) (2015)[1]131
Arthropoda~11,800 (2015)[1]383
Chordata82 (Mammalia, 2003);[2] 318 (Aves, 2017);[3] 14 (Amphibia, 2016)[4]; 33 (Reptilia, 2016);[4] 80 (freshwater fish, 2025)[5]30

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Hristovski, S.; Slavevska-Stamenkovič, V.; Hristovski, N.; Arsovski, K.; Bekchiev, R.; Chobanov, D.; Dedov, I.; Devetak, D.; Karaman, I.; Kitanova, D.; Komnenov, M.; Ljubomirov, T.; Melovski, D.; Pešić, V.; Simov, N. (2015). "Diversity of invertebrates in the Republic of Macedonia". Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment. 17 (1): 5–44. doi:10.59194/MJEE1517105h.
  2. ↑ Kryštufek, B.; Petkovski, S. (2003). "Annotated Checklist of the Mammals of the Republic of Macedonia" (PDF). Bonner zoologische Beiträge. 51 (4): 229–254.
  3. ↑ Velevski, M.; Vasić, V. (2017). "Annotated check-list of the birds of the Republic of Macedonia". Acta Musei Macedonici Scientiarum Naturalium. 20: 53–76.
  4. 1 2 Uhrin, M.; Havaš, P.; Minařik, M.; Kodejš, K.; Bugoš, I.; Danko, S.; Husák, T.; Koleška, D.; Jablonski, D. (2016). "Distribution updates to amphibian and reptilian fauna for the Republic of Macedonia". Herpetology Notes. 9: 201–220.
  5. ↑ Talevski, T.; Talevska, M.; Talevska Leshoska, A. (2025). "Endemic Fish Species in the Macedonian Fresh Water". In A. C. Ortiz; J. Peña-Martínez (eds.). Endemic Species from around the World - Teaching for Sustainability. doi:10.5772/intechopen.1003342.
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