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Animals in Benin

17 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Benin, 7 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 17
Threatened: 7
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 2,312

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 Benin?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Benin?

Mammals
lion, leopard, cheetah, northern giraffe …
6 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, common ostrich, western barn owl
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Fish
great white shark, whale shark
2 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird
2 species
Arachnids
emperor scorpion
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Benin?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	280
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	21
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	121
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	2
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	10
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	5
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	1,498

All animals recorded in Benin

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	17
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	280
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	1
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	1
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	21
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	138
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	46
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	121
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	2
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	10
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	57
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	5
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	8
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	5
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	1,498
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	67
Emperor scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Scorpionidae	Not recorded	35

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