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Animals in Gambia

9 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Gambia, 1 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 9
Threatened: 1
Groups represented: 4
Sighting records: 221

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 Gambia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Gambia?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, common bottlenose dolphin, chimpanzee
4 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, western barn owl
2 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Insects
honey bee
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Gambia?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	15

All animals recorded in Gambia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	1
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	31
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	8
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	128
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	11
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	2
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	5
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	15
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	20

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