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Animals in Sierra Leone

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

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Species recorded: 12
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 101

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 Sierra Leone?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Sierra Leone?

Mammals
leopard, cheetah, northern giraffe, african bush elephant …
5 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, common ostrich, western barn owl
3 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Insects
honey bee
1 species
Arachnids
emperor scorpion
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Sierra Leone?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	12
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	2
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	5
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	23

All animals recorded in Sierra Leone

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	14
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	4
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	12
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	21
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	2
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	2
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	3
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	5
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	23
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	12
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 Sierra Leone. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.