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Animals in Gabon

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

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Species recorded: 11
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 368

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 Gabon?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Gabon?

Mammals
lion, leopard, common bottlenose dolphin, african bush elephant …
5 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, western barn owl
2 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Fish
ocean sunfish
1 species
Insects
honey bee
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Gabon?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	7
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	20
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	5
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	10
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	117

All animals recorded in Gabon

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	18
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	7
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	20
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	56
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	86
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	4
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	5
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	10
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	117
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	44

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