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Liechtenstein is a paradise with vibrant plant and animal life. If you are in love with plants and animals, then you must visit Liechtenstein to see an amazing variety of flora and fauna. The natural plant and animal life of Liechtenstein displays a considerable variety because of the marked differences in altitude. |
Flora of Liechtenstein
An array of flora grows in the 160 sq km of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The country supports three types of landscapes, namely, the Rhine Valley, the Rhine Valley slopes, and the Alpine area. An array of orchid species easily grows in Liechtenstein due to the warmth carried by the Föhn. The higher mountainous regions are home to alpine plants such as gentian, alpine rose and edelweiss. The most common trees include the red beech, spruce, pine, fir, sycamore, maple, alder, larch and various conifers.
Of the 1600 plant species in Liechtenstein, about 800 species are mountain flora, the rest are valley and slope flora. Almost all of the 1600 species are documented in the Liechtenstein herbarium (dry plant collection). 383 species or about 24% of the flora have been registered in the Red List of vascular plants in the Principality of Liechtenstein, 68 species are either extinct or missing, 102 species are severely endangered, 91 species are endangered and 122 species are rare.
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Fauna in Liechtenstein Although Liechtenstein covers a small area of only 160 km, yet it provides a rich diversity in animal life. The deer, fox, badger, and chamois are the indigenous mammals of the country. |
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Liechtenstein offers natural habitat to 55 mammal species including 17 species of bats, 140 species of breeding birds, 7 species of reptiles, 10 species of amphibians and 24 species of fish. Liechtenstein have 120 butterfly, 342 bug, 76 longhorn beetle, 72 neuropteran, 194 hoverfly and 65 gall midge species. Birds, including amazons, macaws, peacocks, parakeets, parrots, ravens and eagles, number to almost 120 species.
