Distribution status Extremely rare Remaining deposits Larger stocks in Poland Last sighting in Rhineland-Palatinate 2010 Schaichtal, Schönbuch Habitat Higher low mountain ranges, regionally also in deeper situations with rather continental […]
Distribution status Extremely rare remains Mayen, only male animals, sightings along the Moselle, Sauer, Saar Last sighting in Rhineland-Palatinate current Habitat gardens, orchards, structurally rich forest fringes Threats to traffic, […]
Pygmy owls are record holders: as the smallest European owl species, they are no larger than a star at only about 15 to 19 cm and reach a weight of […]
The Niobe fritillary achieve a wing span of 45 to 50 millimetres. As with all Niobe butterflies, the upper sides of the wings are orange with black spots and cross […]
The orange spotted emerald is easily recognised by the golden yellow longitudinal spots on its abdomen. The dragonfly is 5 to 5.5 cm large and has a wingspan of 6.5 […]
The mink, now known only by name as fur coat, is a European wild animal that can currently only be preserved by the European conservation breeding programme. The American mink, […]
The dwarf white water lily, is a native species that only forms single white flowers. The plant grows to between 0.5 and 1.6 m in size with its floating leaves. […]
The umbel winter love is an evergreen dwarf shrub with a woody base that sometimes forms entire carpets. Older shoots carry one to four flower shafts with terminal Doldentrauben from […]
The distribution area of the pygmy damselfly reaches from Central Europe to Siberia and Japan. For the whole of Europe a declining tendency can be observed. In Rhineland-Palatinate the pygmy […]
The purple-heron is easily recognizable by the strong black-red-brown drawing of head and neck; the purple-shimmer on the upper side, to recognize only from near, gives it its name. In […]