1. Golden jackal
   Bush dog
2. Arctic fox
   Maned wolf

As its name suggests, the Arctic fox makes its home in the frigid Arctic region at Earth's northernmost reaches (in Europe it can be found in parts of Russia, Iceland, Norway, etc.). In some areas, it is referred to as the snow fox or the polar fox (due to its native habitat), or simply the white fox.

1. Red squirrel
   Pocket gopher
2. European beaver
   Kangaroo mouse

Although the red squirrel is a common sight in Europe, in some areas it is threatened due to competition with the recently introduced eastern grey squirrel. It is also known as the Eurasian red squirrel due to the fact that it can be found throughout most of Europe and the northern reaches of Asia.

1. Water buffalo
   Grey rhebok
2. Cretan goat
   Impala

The Cretan goat is It is oftentimes referred to as the Cretan ibex or more frequently as the kri-kri. It is currently endangered and is only native to Crete and a few surrounding islands.

1. Impala
   Gazelle
2. Wildebeest
   Alpine ibex

The Alpine ibex is a wild goat that is renowned for its excellent climbing ability. As its name suggests, its primary habitat is the Alps, where it thrives on the rocky and treacherous cliff sides.

1. Alpine pika
   Riverine rabbit
2. Corsican hare
   Tree pangolin

The Corsican hare gets its name from its primary habitat, the island of Corsica that is found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is also found in some parts of mainland Italy and it is oftentimes also referred to as the Italian hare or the Apennine hare.

1. Wolverine
   Least weasel
2. European ferret
   Honey badger

The European ferret is native to a large portion of the continent, although it is less common in the northern region. It is often referred to as the common ferret and throughout history it has been hunted for sport or for its fur.

1. Ocelot
   Yellow mongoose
2. Spotted hyena
   Iberian lynx

As its name would suggest, the Iberian lynx is native only to the Iberian peninsula (Portugal and Spain). It is currently endangered, with its population having been decreased in recent years by a lack of readily available prey (the European rabbit).

1. Green sea turtle
   Pig-nosed turtle
2. Eastern newt
   Sicilian pond turtle

The Sicilian pond turtle is a relatively small reptile that is closely related to other pond turtles like the western pond turtle and the European pond turtle. This turtle gets its name from the fact that it is native to Sicily and is usually found in ponds (or other freshwater sources).

1. Spectated bear
   European pine marten
2. Giant panda
   Brown bear

The aptly named brown bear is a massive ursine animal that can be found primarily in Europe's northern reaches but it is also scattered throughout the rest of the continent as well. This species of bear holds the distinction of being the second largest land-dwelling carnivore in the world.

1. Egyptian fruit bat
   European Hedgehog
2. Sardinian long-eared bat
   Greater horseshoe bat

The Sardinian long-eared bat gets its name from the fact that it native only to the Italian island of Sardinia. It is relatively small, with its body being usually less than 2 inches in length.

1. Wood mouse
   Capybara
2. Springhare
   Meerkat

The wood mouse gets its name from its preferred habitat, wooded areas like forests; however, it can also be regularly seen in farmlands and fields. As a result of this, it is also sometimes referred to as the common field mouse or the long-tailed field mouse.

1. Impala
   Reindeer
2. Spiral-horned antelope
   Red deer

The red deer is a relatively common species of deer that can be found throughout a large portion of Europe, as well as also select parts of North Africa and Western Asia. It is an extremely important part of the history of the region, featuring heavily in ancient folklore and medieval heraldry.

1. Dugong
   Gray seal
2. Walrus
   Leopard seal

The gray seal can be found on shores that are washed by the North Atlantic Ocean; in Europe it can be found in Iceland, the UK, France, Scandinavia, and Germany This species of seal is also sometimes referred to as the horsehead seal or the Atlantic seal.

1. Lesser horseshoe bat
   Old World swallowtail
2. Black flying fox
   Emperor gum moth

The lesser horseshoe bat is one of the smallest species of bat in the world, with a body length (excluding wingspan) that on average ranges from 1.3 inches to 1.8 inches. Its name is a direct reference to its nose, which is distinctly shaped like a horseshoe.

1. Polar bear
   Fossa
2. Sun bear
   Giant panda

The polar bear is a massive mammal that can be found living in the Arctic Circle. It is not bothered by the cold and is easily able to adeptly swim in frigid water while hunting seals.

1. Mountain coyote
   Italian wolf
2. Dingo
   Red wolf

The Italian wolf gets its name from the fact that it primarily makes its home in the Italian peninsula, however it has been extending its range to parts of France in recent years. Its conservation status is ranked as threatened, with the overall population estimated to number in the low thousands.

1. Green anaconda
   Smooth snake
2. Corn snake
   Boa constrictor

The smooth snake is a species of reptile that can be found throughout Europe (from as far west as Portugal) and even into parts of western Asia (Iran, Turkey, Armenia, etc.). It is nonvenomous and instead uses constriction when hunting.

1. Veiled chameleon
   Sand lizard
2. Rock monitor
   Komodo dragon

As its name suggests, the sand lizard prefers sandy habitats like sand dunes and arid shrublands; however, it can often be found in some urbanized environments as well. It can be found as far west as the United Kingdom and as far east as Mongolia.

1. European mink
   Giant otter
2. Pine marten
   Wolverine

The pine marten is an extremely common species of mustelid that can be found throughout most of Europe. It is notable for its role in helping to cull the population of the gray squirrel, an invasive species that threatens the survival of the native red squirrel.

1. Alpine marmot
   Capybara
2. Ground squirrel
   Eastern chipmunk

The alpine marmot is a species of relatively large rodent that can be found throughout the central mountainous regions of Europe. This marmot is an extremely proficient digger, having the ability to break through particularly tough soil.

1. Box turtle
   Greek tortoise
2. Sinai agama
   Aldabra giant tortoise

Although it is called the Greek tortoise, this reptile ca be found as far west as Spain and North Africa, as well as further east into Asia. These tortoises are capable of living for extremely long periods of time, easily being able to surpass 125 years in age.

1. Wels catfish
   Northern pike
2. Sand goby
   Giant grouper

Although the wels catfish wasn't native to western Europe, it has recently been introduced there and has quickly become popular for sport fishing. The wels catfish can live for 50 years or more and like all species of catfish it doesn't have scales.

1. Elephant shrew
   Golden mole
2. Pyrenean desman
   European hedgehog

The European hedgehog is a small mammal that is relatively common throughout Europe, ranging from as far north as Scandinavia and as far south as the Iberian peninsula. It is a nocturnal animal and feeds on insects, earthworms, slugs and plant life.

1. Barbary macaque
   Common chimpanzee
2. Snow monkey
   Ring-tailed lemur

The Barbary macaque is a species of primate that can be found in Gibraltar. It is notable for being the only primate (apart from humans) that is found living freely in Europe.

1. Sea otter
   Amazonian manatee
2. Walrus
   Leopard seal

The walrus is an an aquatic mammal that can be found in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic regions of the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean. They are incredibly massive, with male walruses being able to easily exceed 4,000 lbs.

1. Caspian whipsnake
   Four-lined snake
2. Diamond python
   Boa constrictor

The four-lined snake can be found in the southern reaches of Europe; primarily Italy and the western reaches of the Balkans. It is perhaps most notable for the fact that it is one of the largest snakes that is native to Europe.

1. Honey badger
   Southern river otter
2. Marbled polecat
   Long-tailed weasel

Although it can be found in southeastern Europe, the marbled polecat has a much more widespread range in Asia that stretches from the far west all the way to China. Their diet consists of small mammals, lizards, frogs, insects and fish; however, they have been known to eat domesticated animals like chickens and steal processed foods like cheese.

1. European beaver
   Souther river otter
2. Yellow-pine chipmunk
   Chinchilla

Although the European beaver may look strikingly similar to its North American counterpart, the two are not genetically compatible and cannot interbreed. It is oftentimes referred to as the Eurasian beaver, since its range also extends into Asia (as far east as China).

1. King cobra
   Ottoman viper
2. Olive sea snake
   Banded krait

The Ottoman viper gets its name from the fact that its native habitat lies primarily within Turkey (and parts of Greece), the historical seat of the Ottoman Empire. It feeds on small mammals and birds and like all vipers it is venomous.

1. Burrowing owl
   Western osprey
2. Tawny owl
   Mountain pygmy owl

The tawny owl can be found throughout most of Europe, parts of Northern Africa, and sections of Asia. In the folklore of the region, it has become associated with death and bad luck.

1. Northern flying squirrel
   Yellow-bellied marmot
2. Thickwood badger
   Speckled ground squirrel

The speckled ground squirrel makes its home in the east, including countries like Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Poland. It is currently ranked as near threatened and its population in some countries -- like Poland -- has dwindled drastically in recent years.

1. Meadow vole
   Norway lemming
2. Springhare
   Muskrat

The Norway lemming is a relatively small rodent that usually measures around 6 or so inches. As the name suggests, these rodents can be found throughout virtually all of mainland Norway (and also in neighboring regions as well).

1. Bank vole
   Beech marten
2. Hog badger
   European mink

From the 19th century onward, the European mink has been significantly threatened when it comes to its survival in the wild. It is now critically endangered as a result of several factors; including the introduction of the invasive American mink, habitat loss, and climate change.

1. Spanish pond turtle
   Aldabra giant tortoise
2. Big-headed turtle
   Leatherback sea turtle

As its name suggests, the Spanish pond turtle maintains a large presence Spain. However, a significant population does exist in Northwestern Africa and there have been reports of it being sighted in southwestern France.

1. Chinese giant salamander
   Eastern newt
2. Emerald glass frog
   Fire salamander

The fire salamander is distributed throughout a wide range of the European mainland and it is notable for being one of the most common species of salamander that can be found in the continent. They primarily feed on insects and worms and are capable of living for 50 years or more.

1. European rabbit
   Large-eared pika
2. Irish hare
   Volcano rabbit

Although it is called the European rabbit, this small mammal can also be found in parts of North Africa and it has been introduced to Australia, New Zealand and Chile. In the past it was incredibly abundant in Europe; however, it is now currently ranked as "near threatened".

1. Fallow deer
   Chital
2. Red gazelle
   Sika deer

The fallow deer is a species of herbivorous mammal that is extremely common in Europe and parts of Asia. It has been introduced to a wide array of locations around the world; such as Argentina, Canada and South Africa.

1. Roe deer
   Plains bison
2. Screwhorn antelope
   White-tailed deer

The roe deer is distributed across most of mainland Europe, the UK and parts of Western Asia. In the original Austrian novels, Bambi was described as a male roe deer. However, in the Disney animated film of the same name, Bambi was changed to be a mule deer.