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Animals in Angola

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

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Species recorded: 14
Threatened: 6
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 322

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 Angola?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Angola?

Mammals
grey wolf, lion, leopard, cheetah …
6 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, common ostrich, western barn owl
3 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Fish
ocean sunfish
1 species
Insects
honey bee, emperor dragonfly
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Angola?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	11
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	24
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	15
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	4
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	11

All animals recorded in Angola

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	83
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	11
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	5
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	24
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	89
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	58
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	15
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	4
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	11
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	8
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	11

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