Endemic Animals of Norway

The Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus ) is a small subspecies of reindeer found on the Svalbard archipelago of Norway. They are the only large grazing mammal in the European High Arctic, and this makes them exceptional for studies concerning the introduction of pollutants to changing ecosystems. They are relatively sedentary, and are thus highly vulnerable to changes in local conditions. Less

The Norwegian red deer (Cervus elaphus atlanticus ) is a small subspecies of red deer native to Norway. Today it is farmed on a commercial basis since the 1980s. Less

Aplysia punctata is a species of sea slug in the family Aplysiidae, the sea hares. It reaches a length of up to 20 cm (7.9 in) and is found in the northeast Atlantic, ranging from Greenland and Norway to the Mediterranean Sea. Less

Akera bullata is a species of sea snail (or sea slug), a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Akeridae, a family that is related to the sea hares. This species is the only European representative of the genus Akera. Less

Thracia convexa is a bivalve mollusc in the family Thraciidae. Less

Tritonia griegi is a species of dendronotid nudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tritoniidae. Less

Lusitanops expansus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Less

Cuthonella norvegica is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cuthonellidae. Less

Bela powisiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. Less

Gulenia monicae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine heterobranch mollusc in the family Flabellinidae. Less

Oenopota koreni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae. Less

Gulenia borealis is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Flabellinidae. Less