Fauna of Poland
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Fauna of Poland, according the the Polish Museum and Institute of Zoology
, numbers about 36,000 species. The most common type of fauna in Poland are anthropods (Arthropoda), and within them, insects (Insecta).
With regards to vertebrate
, Polish fauna is represented by:
Museum and Institute of Zoology
Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN is a zoological museum in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1819....
, numbers about 36,000 species. The most common type of fauna in Poland are anthropods (Arthropoda), and within them, insects (Insecta).
With regards to vertebrate
Vertebrate
Vertebrates are animals that are members of the subphylum Vertebrata . Vertebrates are the largest group of chordates, with currently about 58,000 species described. Vertebrates include the jawless fishes, bony fishes, sharks and rays, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and birds...
, Polish fauna is represented by:
- osteichthyesOsteichthyesOsteichthyes , also called bony fish, are a taxonomic group of fish that have bony, as opposed to cartilaginous, skeletons. The vast majority of fish are osteichthyes, which is an extremely diverse and abundant group consisting of over 29,000 species...
(Actinopterygii) - 129 species - amphibians (Amphibia) - 18 species
- reptiles (Reptilia) - 9 species
- birds (Aves) - 435 species
- mammals (Mammalia) - 105 species
See also
- List of birds of Poland
- List of mammals of Poland
- List of reptiles of Poland