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Animals in Tanzania

21 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Tanzania, 10 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 21
Threatened: 10
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 16,782

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 Tanzania?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Tanzania?

Mammals
grey wolf, lion, leopard, cheetah …
9 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, common ostrich, western barn owl, atlantic puffin
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile
2 species
Fish
whale shark
1 species
Insects
honey bee, emperor dragonfly
2 species
Arachnids
emperor scorpion
1 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Tanzania?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	703
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	218
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	174
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	2
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	160
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	591
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1,956
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	14
Eastern gorilla	Gorilla beringei	Hominidae	Critically Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Tanzania

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	9
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	532
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	703
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	10,167
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	218
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	736
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	553
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	174
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	2
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	160
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	815
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	5
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	591
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1,956
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	6
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	137
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	1
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	14
Eastern gorilla	Gorilla beringei	Hominidae	Critically Endangered	1
Emperor scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Scorpionidae	Not recorded	1

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