Located in the southwestern part of the continent, east to the Atlantic Ocean, Portugal is a European country that has the westernmost point on the mainland of Europe. It borders with Spain on the Iberian Peninsula. The country has more than 36 mammal species, 25 reptile species, and 19 amphibian species of wild animals that make their home here.
Native Animals
Iberian lynxes are a medium-sized species of wild cats endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.
Red squirrels are a species of tree squirrels with a wide range from the Iberian Peninsula to eastern Asia.
Red deer are one of the most widespread and common animals in Europe.
Red foxes are the largest of true foxes and the most widespread carnivores on the planet.
European rabbits are a species of rabbits native to western Europe.
Common genets are a small species of viverrid native to Africa and introduced to southwestern Europe.
European badgers are a species of mustelid native to almost all of Europe and the Middle East.
European wildcats are a small species of wildcats native to much of Europe.
European pine martens are a species of mustelids native to much of Europe
Egyptian mongoose are a species of mongoose native to the coastal Mediterranean Sea.
Birds
Bonelli's eagles are a large species of birds of prey native to the Iberian Peninsula.
Egyptian vultures are a small species of Old World vultures native to Egypt and the Iberian Peninsula.
Black storks are large migratory birds living in the southern parts of Africa and breed throughout Eurasia.
Pin-tailed whydahs are an exotic species of songbirds found in the highlands of Sao Miguel and Madeira.
Griffon vultures are a large species of Old World vultures that live in flocks and nest in colonies on cliffs.
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