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Animals in Mauritania

7 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Mauritania. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 7
Threatened: 0
Groups represented: 3
Sighting records: 241

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 Mauritania?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Mauritania?

Mammals
common bottlenose dolphin
1 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, western barn owl
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species

All animals recorded in Mauritania

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	3
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	2
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	50
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	16
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	31
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	75
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	64

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