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Animals in Algeria

19 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Algeria, 6 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 19
Threatened: 6
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 4,371

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Algeria?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Algeria?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, leopard …
6 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
6 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog
2 species
Fish
great white shark, ocean sunfish
2 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Algeria?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Algeria.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	8
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	12
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	2
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	3
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4

All animals recorded in Algeria

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	1,682
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	1,455
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	361
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	70
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	407
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	8
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	136
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	6
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	12
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	57
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	120
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	2
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	3
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	24
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	2
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	11
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	8

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Algeria. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.