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Animals in Bangladesh

12 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Bangladesh, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
12
Threatened
5
Groups represented
5
Sighting records
9,920
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Bangladesh?

The most looked-up species with records here.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

EN, Endangered
Tiger (Panthera tigris)

Tiger

Panthera tigris

Felidae

VU, Vulnerable
Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Felidae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Bangladesh?

  1. Mammals

    grey wolf, tiger, leopard, blue whale

    4 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, western barn owl

    4 species

  3. Reptiles

    king cobra

    1 species

  4. Fish

    whale shark

    1 species

  5. Insects

    honey bee, seven-spot ladybird

    2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Bangladesh?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
TigerPanthera tigrisFelidaeEndangered5
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable2
Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculusBalaenopteridaeEndangered1
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered1
King cobraOphiophagus hannahElapidaeVulnerable1

All animals recorded in Bangladesh

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern90
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern6
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern746
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern8,157
TigerPanthera tigrisFelidaeEndangered5
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable2
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern1
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient37
Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculusBalaenopteridaeEndangered1
Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeNot recorded873
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered1
King cobraOphiophagus hannahElapidaeVulnerable1

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