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Animals in Egypt

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

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Species recorded: 23
Threatened: 6
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 3,734

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 Egypt?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Egypt?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, leopard, cheetah …
7 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
6 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile, veiled chameleon
3 species
Fish
whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray
2 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly
3 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Egypt?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	2
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	1
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	6

All animals recorded in Egypt

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	1,111
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	193
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	368
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	179
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	240
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	1,050
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	7
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	205
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	79
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	2
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	122
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	2
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	24
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	1
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	17
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	2
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	72
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	46
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	6
Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	2

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