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Animals in Sudan

21 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Sudan, 8 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 21
Threatened: 8
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 262

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 Sudan?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Sudan?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, leopard …
8 species
Birds
european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, common ostrich …
5 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Fish
whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray
2 species
Insects
honey bee, emperor dragonfly
2 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Sudan?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	7
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	16
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	9
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	33
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	28
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	2
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Sudan

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	1
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	5
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	6
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	41
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	7
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	11
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	20
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	16
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	13
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	10
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	9
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	33
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	1
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	28
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	2
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	22
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	1
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	32
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	2
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1

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