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Animals in Zimbabwe

14 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Zimbabwe, 6 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 14
Threatened: 6
Groups represented: 4
Sighting records: 4,472

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 Zimbabwe?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Zimbabwe?

Mammals
grey wolf, lion, leopard, cheetah …
7 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common ostrich, western barn owl
4 species
Reptiles
nile crocodile
1 species
Insects
honey bee, emperor dragonfly
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Zimbabwe?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	80
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	30
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	11
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	50
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	217
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	17

All animals recorded in Zimbabwe

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	40
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	23
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	594
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	80
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	821
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	30
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	2,439
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	38
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	11
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	50
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	217
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	17
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	1
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	111

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