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Animals in Morocco

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

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Species recorded: 23
Threatened: 8
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 12,716

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 Morocco?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Morocco?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, leopard …
7 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
8 species
Amphibians
fire salamander
1 species
Fish
ocean sunfish
1 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly
4 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common starfish
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Morocco?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	6
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	21
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	3
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	2
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	3
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	1

All animals recorded in Morocco

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	5,156
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	3,355
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	76
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	25
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	2,082
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	1,463
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	90
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	6
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	187
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	125
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	21
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	3
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	2
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	4
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	30
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	8
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	3
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	75
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	1
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	1
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	1

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