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Animals in Rwanda

11 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Rwanda, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
11
Threatened
5
Groups represented
4
Sighting records
341
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Rwanda?

The most looked-up species with records here.

VU, Vulnerable
Lion (Panthera leo)

Lion

Panthera leo

Felidae

VU, Vulnerable
Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Felidae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Rwanda?

  1. Mammals

    grey wolf, lion, leopard, african bush elephant …

    6 species

  2. Birds

    peregrine falcon, western barn owl

    2 species

  3. Reptiles

    nile crocodile

    1 species

  4. Insects

    honey bee, emperor dragonfly

    2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Rwanda?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
LionPanthera leoFelidaeVulnerable7
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable2
African bush elephantLoxodonta africanaElephantidaeEndangered12
ChimpanzeePan troglodytesHominidaeEndangered19
Eastern gorillaGorilla beringeiHominidaeCritically Endangered114

All animals recorded in Rwanda

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern2
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern31
LionPanthera leoFelidaeVulnerable7
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable2
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern44
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient94
African bush elephantLoxodonta africanaElephantidaeEndangered12
ChimpanzeePan troglodytesHominidaeEndangered19
Emperor dragonflyAnax imperatorAeshnidaeLeast Concern3
Nile crocodileCrocodylus niloticusCrocodylidaeLeast Concern13
Eastern gorillaGorilla beringeiHominidaeCritically Endangered114

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