The fauna of Urkiola Natural Park consists mainly of typical Euro-Siberian species.
Others are Mediterranean origin, Ethiopian Eastern and cosmopolitan.
The distribution is the following:
Euro-Siberian: 83%.

Mediterranean: 13%.

Cosmopolitan 3%.

Ethiopian Eastern: 1%.

126 species of vertebrates have been catalogued, excluding Chiroptera (bats), The following table shows the distribution according to their class:
In the park are a number of protected species, 64 are included in the "National Catalogue of Endangered Species".
There are three species can be caught and 12 that can be hunted.

The Birds Directive of the European Community protects 19 species while the Habitats Directive protects the other 15.
There are 106 species that are protected by the Berne Convention, 30 for the Bonn Convention and 15 by the Washington Convention.
The "Basque Catalogue of Threatened Species" includes 36 species that are present in the park.
The fauna of Urkiola Natural Park consists mainly of typical Euro-Siberian species. Others are Mediterranean origin, Ethiopian Eastern and cosmopolitan. The distribution is the following:
Euro-Siberian: 83%.
Mediterranean: 13%.
Cosmopolitan 3%.
Ethiopian Eastern: 1%.
126 species of vertebrates have been catalogued, excluding Chiroptera (bats), The following table shows the distribution according to their class:
In the park are a number of protected species, 64 are included in the "National Catalogue of Endangered Species". There are three species can be caught and 12 that can be hunted.
The Birds Directive of the European Community protects 19 species while the Habitats Directive protects the other 15. There are 106 species that are protected by the Berne Convention, 30 for the Bonn Convention and 15 by the Washington Convention. The "Basque Catalogue of Threatened Species" includes 36 species that are present in the park.
Urkiola Natural Park