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 581 244
Algeria 903 323
Andorra 207 121
Armenia 284 153
Austria 1031 352
Azerbaijan 785 300
Azores (Pt.) 2 2
Belarus 514 226
Belgium 725 301
Bosnia and Herzegovina 205 125
Bulgaria 1111 360
Croatia 772 289
Cyprus 439 232
Czechia 910 344
Denmark 558 249
Egypt 398 205
Estonia 535 231
Faroe Islands 90 62
Finland 655 269
France 1603 454
France / Corsica 571 259
Georgia 809 312
Germany 1016 363
Gibraltar (UK) 2 2
Greece 1221 361
Greece / Crete 449 233
Hungary 815 320
Iceland 86 62
Ireland 429 212
Italy 1586 435
Italy / Sardinia 550 262
Italy / Sicily 512 241
Kosovo 282 149
Latvia 499 208
Libya 348 172
Liechtenstein 548 237
Lithuania 466 204
Luxembourg 497 231
Madeira (Pt.) 1 1
Malta 182 123
Moldova 372 176
Montenegro 287 168
Morocco 624 247
Netherlands 656 276
North Macedonia 834 288
Northern Ireland 319 174
Norway 642 272
Poland 854 328
Portugal 904 316
Romania 1017 337
Russia, Central 711 269
Russia, Eastern 888 308
Russia, Franz Jozef Land 2 2
Russia, Kaliningrad Region 223 131
Russia, Northern 624 238
Russia, Novaya Zemlya 23 14
Russia, Southern 1139 350
Russia, Western 440 196
Serbia 733 287
Slovakia 968 344
Slovenia 780 305
Spain 1443 418
Spain / Balearic Islands 360 195
Svalbard 18 14
Sweden 735 287
Switzerland 1018 354
Tunisia 400 221
Turkey (Asia) 1265 377
Turkey (Europe) 307 168
Ukraine 1115 366
United Kingdom 684 290
Total count for countries with several regions
Denmark (political) 578 257
France (political) 1707 461
Greece (political) 1323 372
Italy (political) 1747 451
Norway (political) 647 273
Russia (political) 1600 439
Spain (political) 1501 420
Turkey (political) 1295 383
United Kingdom (political) 684 290