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Animals in Namibia

33 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Namibia, 12 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 33
Threatened: 12
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 17,394

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 Namibia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Namibia?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, jaguar …
11 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, common ostrich …
8 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile, veiled chameleon
3 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish
3 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly
4 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, giant squid
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Namibia?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	193
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	8
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	75
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	1
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	57
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	12
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	428
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	1
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	2

All animals recorded in Namibia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	289
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	1
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	4
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	533
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	193
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	22
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	11,501
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	1
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	8
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	75
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	3,740
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	1
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	339
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	1
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	57
Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscidae	Near Threatened	1
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	12
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	24
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	8
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	1
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	29
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	428
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	18
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	2
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	1
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	90
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	2
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	2
Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	2
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	3

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