Species search
Access information about species in Europe, particularly species mentioned in legal texts
Predefined searches
A set of predefined functions to search the database
Names
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Search species by scientific name (in Latin) or by common name (popular name) |
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Groups
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Species & subspecies by Group (Invertebrates, Mammals etc.) |
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Legal Instruments
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Species protected by legal texts at European level |
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Taxonomic classification
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Taxonomic classification for species |
Advanced search
A flexible search tool to build your own query
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Advanced Search
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Search species information using more complex filtering capabilities |
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How to use Advanced search
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Help on species Advanced Search |
Downloads
| Conservation status of habitat types and species | All EU Member States are requested by the Habitats Directive (Article 17) to monitor a wide range of rare, threatened or endemic animal and plant species. Rare and characteristic habitat types are also targeted for conservation. |
| European Red Lists of Species | The European Red List is a review of the conservation status of c.6,000 European species according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines |
| Natura 2000 data | Natura 2000 is the European Union network of protected sites |
| Linkages of species and habitat types to MAES ecosystems | The database contains associations based on butterflies, mammal, reptile and amphibian species listed in European Atlases, all species and habitats considered for reporting under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive and all bird species considered for reporting under Article 12 of the Birds Directive. |
| Population status of birds | All EU Member States are requested by the Birds Directive (Article 12) to monitor wild bird species naturally occurring in the European Union |
