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Animals in Lebanon

16 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Lebanon, 2 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
16
Threatened
2
Groups represented
7
Sighting records
1,538
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Lebanon?

The most looked-up species with records here.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Canidae

VU, Vulnerable
Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Felidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Lebanon?

  1. Mammals

    red fox, grey wolf, leopard

    3 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …

    5 species

  3. Reptiles

    green turtle

    1 species

  4. Amphibians

    fire salamander

    1 species

  5. Insects

    honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle

    4 species

  6. Molluscs

    helix pomatia

    1 species

  7. Other invertebrates

    common jellyfish

    1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Lebanon?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable7
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable7

All animals recorded in Lebanon

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern167
European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaeLeast Concern778
Red foxVulpes vulpesCanidaeLeast Concern10
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern8
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern45
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern439
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable7
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern32
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient4
Fire salamanderSalamandra salamandraSalamandridaeVulnerable7
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast Concern5
Seven-spot ladybirdCoccinella septempunctataCoccinellidaeNot recorded2
Emperor dragonflyAnax imperatorAeshnidaeLeast Concern5
Helix pomatiaHelix pomatiaHelicidaeLeast Concern4
Stag beetleLucanus cervusLucanidaeNot recorded2
Common jellyfishAurelia auritaUlmaridaeNot recorded23

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