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Animals in Oman

16 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Oman, 3 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
16
Threatened
3
Groups represented
5
Sighting records
4,201
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Oman?

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 Oman?

  1. Mammals

    red fox, grey wolf, leopard, common bottlenose dolphin

    4 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …

    6 species

  3. Reptiles

    green turtle

    1 species

  4. Fish

    ocean sunfish, whale shark

    2 species

  5. Insects

    honey bee, monarch butterfly, emperor dragonfly

    3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Oman?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable2
Ocean sunfishMola molaMolidaeVulnerable1
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered1

All animals recorded in Oman

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern1,237
European robinErithacus rubeculaMuscicapidaeLeast Concern8
Red foxVulpes vulpesCanidaeLeast Concern24
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern8
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern541
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern985
Common ostrichStruthio camelusStruthionidaeLeast Concern1
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable2
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern139
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient41
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast Concern980
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusNymphalidaeLeast Concern1
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern17
Ocean sunfishMola molaMolidaeVulnerable1
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered1
Emperor dragonflyAnax imperatorAeshnidaeLeast Concern215

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