The main forest species are beech, fir and oak - constituting the country’s emblematic landscape, which occupied 62.0% of total land area in 2009. About 26 000 animal and plant species have been identified. As many as 850 species are endemic, and most of them live underground in karstic cave habitats.11 Slovenia is also home to animals such as the white-tailed eagle, bear, wolf and lynx.