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Animals in Eswatini

8 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Eswatini, 3 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 8
Threatened: 3
Groups represented: 4
Sighting records: 526

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 Eswatini?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Eswatini?

Mammals
lion, tiger, african bush elephant
3 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, common ostrich, western barn owl
3 species
Reptiles
nile crocodile
1 species
Insects
honey bee
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Eswatini?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	4
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	7

All animals recorded in Eswatini

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	43
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	4
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	140
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	320
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	6
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	7
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	5

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