Switzerland

Freshwater fish found nowhere else include a remarkable radiation of whitefish Coregonus species that may comprise over 30 species (eawag) (SFV pdf) when taxonomic work is complete. Among the species identified so far are Coregonus zugensis (Ittiofauna WM), Coregonus brienzii (ZooKeys), Coregonus albellus (Ittiofauna WM), Coregonus alpinus (Ittiofauna WM), Coregonus steinmanni (ZooKeys), Coregonus profundus (ZooKeys), Coregonus acrinasus (ZooKeys), Coregonus fatioi (ResearchGate), Coregonus candidus (Ittiofauna WM), Coregonus heglingus (Ittiofauna WM), Coregonus palaea (Ittiofauna WM), Coregonus zuerichensis (Ittiofauna WM), Coregonus suidteri (Ittiofauna WM), Coregonus confusus (Ittiofauna WM), Coregonus nobilis (Ittiofauna WM), Coregonus duplex (Ittiofauna WM), and Coregonus litoralis (ZooKeys). Another whitefish Coregonus restrictus (IUCN) and a char Salvelinus neocomensis (Ittiofauna WM) are both extinct.

Insects known solely from Switzerland include Keist's Plump Grasshopper (pyrgus.de WM) (IUCN), the Swiss Mountain Bush-cricket (OSF) (IUCN), a bagworm moth Rebelia ferruginans (Lepiforum), a tineid moth Nemapogon helveticola (GBIF), a hoverfly Eumerus arctus (ResearchGate), a picture-winged fly Herina merzi (Diptera.info pdf), the midges Heleniella helvetica (ResearchGate) and Chaetocladius macunensis (Alpine Entomology), a cranefly Nephrotoma (or Pales) helvetica (Internet Archive), the weevils Otiorhynchus grischunensis (GBIF) and Dichotrachelus sondereggeri (GBIF), the ground beetles Trechus schyberosiae (ZHAW pdf) and Oreonebria bluemlisalpicola (ResearchGate), a rove beetle Leptusa calancensis (ETH zürich), a jumping plant louse Eryngiofaga perrara (Alpine Entomology), a sawfly Bavonia focarilei (STSN WM), and the ants Formica helvetica (Waldameisen pdf) and Temnothorax arcanus (AntWiki).

Other endemic invertebrates include a dwarf spider Mecopisthes pumilio (araneae), a harvestman Megabunus coelodonta (wiki.arages.de), a pseudoscorpion Pseudoblothrus infernus (BHL), the millipedes Niphatrogleuma wildbergeri (BHL) and Helvetiosoma montemorense (BHL) (GBIF), a woodlouse Oroniscus helveticus (GBIF), the amphipods Niphargus styx (p. 6 of amphipod.ch pdf) (iNaturalist) and Niphargus tonywhitteni (ZooKeys) and Niphargus arolaensis (Subterranean Biology), the copepods Stygepactophanes jurassicus (#3 at Semantic Scholar) and Gelyella monardi (BZ), and a cave-dwelling flatworm Dendrocoelum nekoum (NEKO) (BHL). Endemic snails include Raeticella biconica (ZooKeys) (AnimalBase WM), Trochulus caelatus (AnimalBase WM), Trochulus piccardi (La Gruyère), and Graziana quadrifoglio (ResearchGate).

Vascular plant species unique to Switzerland include a wheatgrass Elymus helveticus (Schmid-Hollinger WM), the Snow Wormwood Artemisia nivalis (info flora) (iNaturalist), an orchid Epipactis stellifera (IOSPE WM), the Grengiols Tulip Tulipa grengiolensis (info flora) (Tulips in the Wild), the Bernese Sandwort Arenaria bernensis (ResearchGate), the Swiss Lungwort Pulmonaria helvetica (info flora) (iNaturalist), Noccaea eburneosa (GBIF), Onosma vaudensis (GBIF) (POWO), the lady's mantles Alchemilla argentidens (BioLib) and Alchemilla weberi (p. 12 of ZOBODAT pdf) and Alchemilla gemmia (GBIF), a bittercress Cardamine insueta (EurekAlert!) (frontiersin.org), a bramble Rubus landoltii (E-Periodica pdf), the dandelions Taraxacum infucatulum (GBIF) and Taraxacum hypopolium (GBIF), the hawkweeds Hieracium braunianum (GBIF) and Hieracium thomasianum (GBIF), and a number of buttercups Ranunculus (Bauhinia pdf) and (Forum Geobotanicum pdf).

An important terrestrial ecoregion is the Alps Conifer and Mixed Forests (EoE). Lists of endemic Swiss animals are at (p. 123 of CBD pdf) or can be downloaded at (BAFU).