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Animals in Senegal

21 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Senegal, 7 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 21
Threatened: 7
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 1,696

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 Senegal?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Senegal?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, leopard …
8 species
Birds
mallard, bald eagle, peregrine falcon, common ostrich …
5 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Fish
great white shark, giant oceanic manta ray
2 species
Insects
honey bee, emperor dragonfly
2 species
Arachnids
emperor scorpion
1 species
Other invertebrates
common starfish
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Senegal?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	9
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	11
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	1
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	2
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Senegal

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	4
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	1
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	1
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	618
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	9
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	6
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	846
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	30
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	11
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	6
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	54
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	2
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	66
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	31
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	1
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1
Emperor scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Scorpionidae	Not recorded	2

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