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Animals in Western Sahara

8 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Western Sahara, 3 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 8
Threatened: 3
Groups represented: 3
Sighting records: 80

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 Western Sahara?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Western Sahara?

Mammals
grey wolf, blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin
3 species
Birds
european robin, peregrine falcon, western barn owl, atlantic puffin
4 species
Fish
ocean sunfish
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Western Sahara?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	1
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1

All animals recorded in Western Sahara

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	3
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	58
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	13
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	1
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	2
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1

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