Europe - Species numbers

The distribution of spider species numbers in Europe follows the common situation of high species diversity in the Mediterranean part and lower species numbers towards North. In addition, low species numbers such as in Portugal, many Balkan countries, Greece and Turkey probably indicate research gaps.
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Tabular data

Country / region Number of species Number of genera
Albania 580 240
Algeria 898 319
Andorra 207 120
Armenia 282 151
Austria 1035 348
Azerbaijan 747 279
Azores (Pt.) 1 1
Belarus 514 224
Belgium 721 297
Bosnia and Herzegovina 182 110
Bulgaria 1109 352
Croatia 771 285
Cyprus 437 231
Czechia 901 337
Denmark 562 251
Egypt 396 204
Estonia 538 230
Faroe Islands 90 62
Finland 658 268
France 1602 447
France / Corsica 559 256
Georgia 795 300
Germany 1014 358
Gibraltar (UK) 2 2
Greece 1223 353
Greece / Crete 449 232
Hungary 812 316
Iceland 86 62
Ireland 429 211
Italy 1587 429
Italy / Sardinia 551 260
Italy / Sicily 505 236
Kosovo 247 134
Latvia 501 207
Libya 328 163
Liechtenstein 548 236
Lithuania 476 206
Luxembourg 497 229
Madeira (Pt.) 1 1
Malta 183 124
Moldova 369 173
Montenegro 287 168
Morocco 518 218
Netherlands 650 272
North Macedonia 834 285
Northern Ireland 318 172
Norway 642 270
Poland 852 325
Portugal 899 311
Romania 1023 334
Russia, Central 710 265
Russia, Eastern 875 295
Russia, Franz Jozef Land 2 2
Russia, Kaliningrad Region 216 128
Russia, Northern 605 230
Russia, Novaya Zemlya 23 13
Russia, Southern 1132 340
Russia, Western 445 195
Serbia 773 298
Slovakia 972 340
Slovenia 782 304
Spain 1414 408
Spain / Balearic Islands 354 192
Svalbard 18 14
Sweden 735 285
Switzerland 1016 351
Tunisia 404 221
Turkey (Asia) 1216 365
Turkey (Europe) 278 167
Ukraine 1125 360
United Kingdom 685 287
Total count for countries with several regions
Denmark (political) 581 259
France (political) 1705 453
Greece (political) 1324 363
Italy (political) 1749 445
Norway (political) 647 270
Russia (political) 1578 427
Spain (political) 1472 410
Turkey (political) 1249 371
United Kingdom (political) 685 287