Proportion of endemic species in Annex II to the Habitats Directive

• Endemic species in Annex II and Annex IV to the Habitats Directive

• Greece
• Poland
• Romania
• Portugal
• Spain
• United Kingdom
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Germany
• France
• Czechia
• Italy
• Cyprus
• Estonia
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Finland
• Hungary
• Bulgaria
• Malta
• Denmark
• Sweden
• Austria
• Luxembourg
• Ireland
• Slovakia
• Slovenia

• Over 80 % of the Annex II species occur only in Europe (703 out of 865) with 60 % being narrow endemics (i.e. only occurring in a small geographical area).

• The proportion of endemics varies from more than 90 to 20 % according to the taxonomic group.