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Animals in Côte d’Ivoire

17 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Côte d’Ivoire, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 17
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 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 Côte d’Ivoire?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Côte d’Ivoire?

Mammals
lion, leopard, common bottlenose dolphin, african bush elephant …
5 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, western barn owl
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Fish
whale shark
1 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle
4 species
Arachnids
emperor scorpion
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Côte d’Ivoire?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	4
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	23
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	31
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	77

All animals recorded in Côte d’Ivoire

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	1
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	21
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	4
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	1
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	23
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	70
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	31
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	5
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	1
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	7
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	31
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	77
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	2
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	1
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	9
Emperor scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Scorpionidae	Not recorded	27

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