Wildlife in France

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  • French Wildlife information
    • French wildlife list and information files
    • Wildlife in France at a glance
    • Dangers and threats to wildlife in France
    • Stings from hornets wasps bees in France
    • Protected butterflies and moths in France
  • Snakes France
    • All about the Snakes in France
    • Venomous snakes in France identification guide
    • snakes in France by region and departement
    • Snakes in Auvergne Rhone-Alpes France
    • Snakes in Bourgogne Franche-Comté France
    • The snakes in Brittany France
    • Snakes in Centre France
    • Snakes in Corsica
    • Snakes in Grand Est France
    • Snakes in Hauts de France
    • Snakes in Ile de France
    • Snakes in Normandy France
    • Snakes in Nouvelle Aquitaine. (Aquitaine, Poitou-Charentes, Limousin)
    • Snakes in Occitanie France
    • Snakes in Pays de la Loire France
    • Snakes in Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur France
  • Lizards and Geckos France
    • All about the Lizards and Geckos in France
    • All about the Lizards and Geckos in France
    • Italian slow worm - Anguis veronensis - Orvet de Vérone - France
    • Catalonian Wall Lizard Podarcis liolepis Lézard de Catalogne in France
    • Pygmy algyroides or the Pygmy keeled lizard Algyroides fitzingeri Algyroïde de Fitzinger or Algyroïde tyrrhénien France
    • Bedriaga's rock lizard Archaeolacerta bedriagae Lézard de Bédriaga or Lézard montagnard corse.
    • Aurelio's rock lizard Iberolacerta aurelioi Lézard d’Aurelio in France
    • Bonnal's lizard (Pyrenean rock lizard ) Iberolacerta bonnali Lézard de Bonnal in France
    • Aran Rock Lizard Iberolacerta aranica Lézard du Val d'Aran in France
  • Mammals France
    • All about Mammals in France
    • All about the Mammals in France
    • Pine Marten and Stone Marten excrement in France
  • Amphibians France
    • All about Amphibians in France
    • About the Frogs in France
    • About the Toads in France
    • All about the Newts in France
    • About the Salamanders in France
    • About the European Pond Turtle in France
    • About the Mediterranean pond turtle France
  • Insects in France
    • About French insect life, bugs and butterflies
    • About Insects in France
    • Oriental hornet Vespa orientalis Frelon oriental in France
    • Spiders and spider bites in France
    • False widow spiders in France
    • French Butterflies
    • Hesperiidae or Fritillary butterflies in France
    • Papilionidae or Swallowtail butterflies in France
    • Pieridae butterflies whites and yellows in France
    • Family Riodinidae or Metalmark butterflies in France
    • Lycaenidae butterflies in France
    • Nymphalidae butterflies in France
    • Cicadas or Cigales family of Cicadidae in France
    • Cicada orni Cigale grise in France
    • Lyristes plebejus known as la cigale plébéienne or la grande cigale commune
    • Cicadatra atra Cigale noire in France
    • Tibicina haematodes Cigale rouge in France
    • Cicadetta brevipennis La cigale à ailes courtes or cigale des collines France
    • Cicadetta montana, the Mountain Cicada France
  • Birdlife France
    • French bird life
    • Birds in France
  • Bees in France
    • All about bees in France
    • Bees in France Honey Bumble and Solitary
    • Complete list of Bumble bees in France
    • About Honey bees in France
    • Carpenter bee in France
  • Conservation France
    • Habitat and species conservation in France
    • Wildlife Conservation in France
    • Ivy Hedera helix Lierre or Lierre grimpant in France
    • Thistles and Insects in France
    • Ponds in France
    • Butterflies and moths conservation in France
    • Old and Veteran Trees in France
    • Hedgerows and stone walls in France
  • Wild Orchids France
    • About the wild orchids in France
    • About the Wild Orchids & Helleborine in France
    • Birds nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis Néottie nid-d'oiseau, Herbe aux vers

Wildlife in France at a glance

French wildlife - useful list and information files

Dangers and threats to French wildlife in our gardens and countryside

Stings from Wasps, Hornets & Bees

Protected butterflies and moths in France


Wildlife, Conservation & Environment in France