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Animals in Mozambique

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

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Species recorded: 15
Threatened: 8
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 741

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 Mozambique?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Mozambique?

Mammals
lion, leopard, cheetah, african bush elephant
4 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, common ostrich, western barn owl, wandering albatross
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Fish
great white shark, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray
3 species
Insects
honey bee, emperor dragonfly
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Mozambique?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	16
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	11
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	4
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	1
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	42
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	15
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	27
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	26

All animals recorded in Mozambique

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	176
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	16
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	62
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	11
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	235
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	74
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	4
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	13
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	42
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	15
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	11
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	27
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	28
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	26

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