Animals of Africa

1,193 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence wild records from Africa on GBIF. Countries: Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Congo · Congo, Democratic Republic of the · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · French Southern Territories · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mayotte · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · Réunion · Saint Helena · Sao Tome and Principe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Western Sahara · Zambia · Zimbabwe

All 1,193 animals by group

Big cats 3

• Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
• Leopard Panthera pardus
• Lion Panthera leo

Small wild cats 4

• African wildcat Felis lybica
• Black-footed cat Felis nigripes
• Caracal Caracal caracal
• Serval Leptailurus serval

Wolves 2

• African wolf Canis lupaster
• Ethiopian wolf Canis simensis

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 7

• African wild dog Lycaon pictus
• Bat-eared fox Otocyon megalotis
• Cape fox Vulpes chama
• Fennec fox Vulpes zerda
• Golden jackal Canis aureus
• Red fox Vulpes vulpes
• Rüppell's fox Vulpes rueppellii

Hyenas & aardwolf 4

• Aardwolf Proteles cristata
• Brown hyena Parahyaena brunnea
• Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta
• Striped hyena Hyaena hyaena

Mongooses, civets & genets 30

• African civet Civettictis civetta
• African palm civet Nandinia binotata
• Angolan genet Genetta angolensis
• Banded mongoose Mungos mungo
• Broad-striped Malagasy mongoose Galidictis fasciata
• Cape genet Genetta tigrina
• Cape gray mongoose Galerella pulverulenta
• Central African oyan Poiana richardsonii
• Common dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula
• Common genet Genetta genetta
• Common kusimanse Crossarchus obscurus
• Common slender mongoose Galerella sanguinea
• Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon
• Ethiopian dwarf mongoose Helogale hirtula
• Fossa Cryptoprocta ferox
• Grandidier's mongoose Galidictis grandidieri
• Hausa genet Genetta thierryi
• Long-nosed mongoose Herpestes naso
• Malagasy civet Fossa fossana
• Marsh mongoose Atilax paludinosus
• Meerkat Suricata suricatta
• Narrow-striped mongoose Mungotictis decemlineata
• Pardine genet Genetta pardina
• Pousargues's mongoose Dologale dybowskii
• Ring-tailed vontsira Galidia elegans
• Rusty-spotted genet Genetta maculata
• Servaline genet Genetta servalina
• South African small-spotted genet Genetta felina
• White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda
• Yellow mongoose Cynictis penicillata

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 6

• African clawless otter Aonyx capensis
• African striped weasel Poecilogale albinucha
• Egyptian weasel Mustela subpalmata
• Honey badger Mellivora capensis
• Spotted-necked otter Hydrictis maculicollis
• Striped polecat Ictonyx striatus

Seals, sea lions & walrus 5

• Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella
• Arctocephalus pusillus Arctocephalus pusillus
• Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx
• Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina
• Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis

Whales & dolphins 35

• Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
• Atlantic humpback dolphin Sousa teuszii
• Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
• Bryde's whale Balaenoptera brydei
• Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene
• Commerson's dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii
• Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
• Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
• Dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus
• Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima
• False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens
• Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
• Heaviside's dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii
• Hourglass dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger
• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• Indian Ocean humpback dolphin Sousa plumbea
• Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus
• Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis
• Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas
• Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra
• Omura's whale Balaenoptera omurai
• Orca Orcinus orca
• Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata
• Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata
• Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps
• Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus
• Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
• Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
• Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
• Southern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon planifrons
• Southern right whale Eubalaena australis
• Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
• Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris
• Strap-toothed whale Mesoplodon layardii
• Tropical bottlenose whale Indopacetus pacificus

Manatees & dugong 1

• African manatee Trichechus senegalensis

Elephants 2

• African bush elephant Loxodonta africana
• African forest elephant Loxodonta cyclotis

Rhinos 2

• Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis
• White rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum

Hippos, giraffes & zebras 9

• Grévy's zebra Equus grevyi
• Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
• Masai giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi
• Mountain zebra Equus zebra
• Northern giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
• Okapi Okapia johnstoni
• Plains zebra Equus quagga
• Pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis
• Reticulated giraffe Giraffa reticulata

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

• African wild ass Equus africanus

Deer 2

• Javan rusa Rusa timorensis
• Water chevrotain Hyemoschus aquaticus

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 69

• Abbott's duiker Cephalophus spadix
• Addax Addax nasomaculatus
• African buffalo Syncerus caffer
• Barbary sheep Ammotragus lervia
• Bay duiker Cephalophus dorsalis
• Black duiker Cephalophus niger
• Black wildebeest Connochaetes gnou
• Black-fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons
• Blue duiker Philantomba monticola
• Blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus
• Bohor reedbuck Redunca redunca
• Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus
• Bontebok Damaliscus pygargus
• Cape bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus
• Cape grysbok Raphicerus melanotis
• Common duiker Sylvicapra grimmia
• Common eland Taurotragus oryx
• Cuvier's gazelle Gazella cuvieri
• Damaliscus lunatus Damaliscus lunatus
• Dorcas gazelle Gazella dorcas
• East African oryx Oryx beisa
• Gemsbok Oryx gazella
• Gerenuk Litocranius walleri
• Giant eland Taurotragus derbianus
• Grant's gazelle Nanger granti
• Greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros
• Grey rhebok Pelea capreolus
• Günther's dik-dik Madoqua guentheri
• Harnessed bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
• Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus
• Himalayan tahr Hemitragus jemlahicus
• Hirola Beatragus hunteri
• Impala Aepyceros melampus
• Kirk's dik-dik Madoqua kirkii
• Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus
• Kob Kobus kob
• Lechwe Kobus leche
• Lesser kudu Tragelaphus imberbis
• Lichtenstein's hartebeest Alcelaphus lichtensteinii
• Maxwell's duiker Philantomba maxwellii
• Mountain gazelle Gazella gazella
• Mountain nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni
• Mountain reedbuck Redunca fulvorufula
• Nyala Tragelaphus angasii
• Oribi Ourebia ourebi
• Peters's duiker Cephalophus callipygus
• Puku Kobus vardonii
• Red forest duiker Cephalophus natalensis
• Red-flanked duiker Cephalophus rufilatus
• Red-fronted gazelle Eudorcas rufifrons
• Rhim gazelle Gazella leptoceros
• Roan antelope Hippotragus equinus
• Royal antelope Neotragus pygmaeus
• Sable antelope Hippotragus niger
• Salt's dik-dik Madoqua saltiana
• Scimitar oryx Oryx dammah
• Sharpe's grysbok Raphicerus sharpei
• Sitatunga Tragelaphus spekii
• Soemmerring's gazelle Nanger soemmerringii
• Southern reedbuck Redunca arundinum
• Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis
• Steenbok Raphicerus campestris
• Suni Neotragus moschatus
• Thomson's gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii
• Walia ibex Capra walie
• Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus
• Weyns's duiker Cephalophus weynsi
• Wild goat Capra aegagrus
• Yellow-backed duiker Cephalophus silvicultor

Wild pigs & peccaries 5

• Bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus
• Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus
• Desert warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus
• Giant forest hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
• Red river hog Potamochoerus porcus

Camels, llamas & relatives 1

• Wild Bactrian camel Camelus ferus

Great apes 3

• Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
• Eastern gorilla Gorilla beringei
• Western gorilla Gorilla gorilla

Monkeys 56

• Angola colobus Colobus angolensis
• Angolan talapoin Miopithecus talapoin
• Bale Mountains vervet Chlorocebus djamdjamensis
• Barbary macaque Macaca sylvanus
• Black colobus Colobus satanas
• Blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis
• Campbell's mona monkey Cercopithecus campbelli
• Chacma baboon Papio ursinus
• Collared mangabey Cercocebus torquatus
• Common patas monkey Erythrocebus patas
• Crested mona monkey Cercopithecus pogonias
• De Brazza's monkey Cercopithecus neglectus
• Diana monkey Cercopithecus diana
• Gelada Theropithecus gelada
• Greater spot-nosed monkey Cercopithecus nictitans
• Green monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus
• Grey-cheeked mangabey Lophocebus albigena
• Grivet Chlorocebus aethiops
• Guinea baboon Papio papio
• Hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas
• Hamlyn's monkey Cercopithecus hamlyni
• Kinda baboon Papio kindae
• King colobus Colobus polykomos
• L'Hoest's monkey Allochrocebus lhoesti
• Lesser spot-nosed monkey Cercopithecus petaurista
• Lesula Cercopithecus lomamiensis
• Lowe's mona monkey Cercopithecus lowei
• Malbrouck Chlorocebus cynosuros
• Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
• Mantled guereza Colobus guereza
• Mona monkey Cercopithecus mona
• Moustached guenon Cercopithecus cephus
• Olive baboon Papio anubis
• Oustalet's red colobus Piliocolobus oustaleti
• Pennant's colobus Piliocolobus pennantii
• Preuss's monkey Allochrocebus preussi
• Red-eared guenon Cercopithecus erythrotis
• Red-tailed monkey Cercopithecus ascanius
• Roloway monkey Cercopithecus roloway
• Sclater's guenon Cercopithecus sclateri
• Sooty mangabey Cercocebus atys
• Tana River mangabey Cercocebus galeritus
• Tana River red colobus Piliocolobus rufomitratus
• Tantalus monkey Chlorocebus tantalus
• Temminck's red colobus Piliocolobus temminckii
• Udzungwa red colobus Piliocolobus gordonorum
• Uganda mangabey Lophocebus ugandae
• Ugandan red colobus Piliocolobus tephrosceles
• Ursine colobus Colobus vellerosus
• Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus
• Western red colobus Piliocolobus badius
• White-naped mangabey Cercocebus lunulatus
• White-throated guenon Cercopithecus erythrogaster
• Wolf's mona monkey Cercopithecus wolfi
• Yellow baboon Papio cynocephalus
• Zanzibar red colobus Piliocolobus kirkii

Lemurs 59

• Ankarana sportive lemur Lepilemur ankaranensis
• Aye-aye Daubentonia madagascariensis
• Black lemur Eulemur macaco
• Black-and-white ruffed lemur Varecia variegata
• Blue-eyed black lemur Eulemur flavifrons
• Brown mouse lemur Microcebus rufus
• Claire's mouse lemur Microcebus mamiratra
• Coquerel's sifaka Propithecus coquereli
• Crowned lemur Eulemur coronatus
• Crowned sifaka Propithecus coronatus
• Diademed sifaka Propithecus diadema
• Eastern lesser bamboo lemur Hapalemur griseus
• Eastern woolly lemur Avahi laniger
• Fat-tailed dwarf lemur Cheirogaleus medius
• Furry-eared dwarf lemur Cheirogaleus crossleyi
• Golden bamboo lemur Hapalemur aureus
• Golden-brown mouse lemur Microcebus ravelobensis
• Golden-crowned sifaka Propithecus tattersalli
• Goodman's mouse lemur Microcebus lehilahytsara
• Grant's bushbaby Paragalago granti
• Gray mouse lemur Microcebus murinus
• Gray-headed lemur Eulemur cinereiceps
• Greater bamboo lemur Prolemur simus
• Greater dwarf lemur Cheirogaleus major
• Hawks' sportive lemur Lepilemur tymerlachsoni
• Hubbard's sportive lemur Lepilemur hubbardorum
• Indri Indri indri
• Jolly's mouse lemur Microcebus jollyae
• Milne-Edwards' sportive lemur Lepilemur edwardsi
• Milne-Edwards's sifaka Propithecus edwardsi
• Mohol bushbaby Galago moholi
• Mongoose lemur Eulemur mongoz
• Northern greater galago Otolemur garnettii
• Northern sportive lemur Lepilemur septentrionalis
• Pale fork-marked lemur Phaner pallescens
• Perrier's sifaka Propithecus perrieri
• Peyrieras's woolly lemur Avahi peyrierasi
• Pygmy mouse lemur Microcebus myoxinus
• Randrianasolo's sportive lemur Lepilemur randrianasoloi
• Red lemur Eulemur rufus
• Red ruffed lemur Varecia rubra
• Red-bellied lemur Eulemur rubriventer
• Red-fronted lemur Eulemur rufifrons
• Red-tailed sportive lemur Lepilemur ruficaudatus
• Reddish-gray mouse lemur Microcebus griseorufus
• Ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta
• Sanford's brown lemur Eulemur sanfordi
• Scott's sportive lemur Lepilemur scottorum
• Seal's sportive lemur Lepilemur seali
• Silky sifaka Propithecus candidus
• Small-toothed sportive lemur Lepilemur microdon
• Southern needle-clawed bushbaby Euoticus elegantulus
• Verreaux's sifaka Propithecus verreauxi
• Von der Decken's sifaka Propithecus deckenii
• Weasel sportive lemur Lepilemur mustelinus
• Western lesser bamboo lemur Hapalemur occidentalis
• Western woolly lemur Avahi occidentalis
• White-footed sportive lemur Lepilemur leucopus
• Zanzibar bushbaby Paragalago zanzibaricus

Lorises, galagos & tarsiers 5

• Central African potto Perodicticus edwardsi
• East African potto Perodicticus ibeanus
• False potto Pseudopotto martini
• Golden angwantibo Arctocebus aureus
• West African potto Perodicticus potto

Bats 82

• Abo bat Glauconycteris poensis
• African sheath-tailed bat Coleura afra
• African trident bat Triaenops afer
• African yellow bat Scotophilus dinganii
• Angolan epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus angolensis
• Angolan free-tailed bat Mops condylurus
• Angolan rousette Lissonycteris angolensis
• Ansorge's free-tailed bat Chaerephon ansorgei
• Banana serotine Afronycteris nanus
• Beatrix's bat Glauconycteris beatrix
• Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat Epomops buettikoferi
• Cape hairy bat Myotis tricolor
• Cape horseshoe bat Rhinolophus capensis
• Cape serotine Neoromicia capensis
• Commerson's roundleaf bat Hipposideros commersoni
• Damara woolly bat Kerivoula argentata
• Decken's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus deckenii
• East African little collared fruit bat Myonycteris relicta
• Eastern greenish yellow bat Scotophilus viridis
• Egyptian free-tailed bat Tadarida aegyptiaca
• Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus
• Egyptian mouse-tailed bat Rhinopoma cystops
• Egyptian slit-faced bat Nycteris thebaica
• Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus labiatus
• Felten's myotis Myotis punicus
• Franquet's epauletted fruit bat Epomops franqueti
• Gaisler's long-eared bat Plecotus gaisleri
• Gambian epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus gambianus
• Geoffroy's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus clivosus
• Hairy slit-faced bat Nycteris hispida
• Hammer-headed bat Hypsignathus monstrosus
• Harrison's large-eared giant mastiff bat Otomops harrisoni
• Heart-nosed bat Cardioderma cor
• Lander's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus landeri
• Large slit-faced bat Nycteris grandis
• Large-eared free-tailed bat Otomops martiensseni
• Little collared fruit bat Myonycteris torquata
• Livingstone's fruit bat Pteropus livingstonii
• Long-haired fruit bat Rousettus lanosus
• Madagascan fruit bat Eidolon dupreanum
• Madagascan rousette Rousettus madagascariensis
• Madagascar sucker-footed bat Myzopoda aurita
• Mauritian flying fox Pteropus niger
• Mauritian tomb bat Taphozous mauritianus
• Meridional serotine Eptesicus isabellinus
• Midas free-tailed bat Mops midas
• Mozambican horseshoe bat Rhinolophus mossambicus
• Natal long-fingered bat Miniopterus natalensis
• Noack's roundleaf bat Hipposideros ruber
• Pel's pouched bat Saccolaimus peli
• Pemba flying fox Pteropus voeltzkowi
• Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Micropteropus pusillus
• Peters's epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus crypturus
• Peters's sheath-tailed bat Paremballonura atrata
• Peters's wrinkle-lipped bat Mormopterus jugularis
• Pied butterfly bat Glauconycteris superba
• Rhinolophus hilli Rhinolophus hilli
• Robust yellow bat Scotophilus robustus
• Rodrigues flying fox Pteropus rodricensis
• Rufous mouse-eared bat Myotis bocagii
• Rusty pipistrelle Pipistrellus rusticus
• Rüppell's horseshoe bat Rhinolophus fumigatus
• Schlieffen's serotine Nycticeinops schlieffeni
• Schreber's yellow bat Scotophilus nigrita
• Seychelles fruit bat Pteropus seychellensis
• Silvered bat Glauconycteris argentata
• Sooty roundleaf bat Hipposideros fuliginosus
• Spotted free-tailed bat Chaerephon bivittatus
• Straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum
• Sundevall's roundleaf bat Hipposideros caffer
• São Tomé leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros thomensis
• Tiny serotine Neoromicia guineensis
• Trevor's free-tailed bat Mops trevori
• Trident bat Asellia tridens
• Variegated butterfly bat Glauconycteris variegata
• Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Nanonycteris veldkampii
• Wahlberg's epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus wahlbergi
• Welwitsch's bat Myotis welwitschii
• Western sheath-tailed bat Paremballonura tiavato
• White-bellied yellow bat Scotophilus leucogaster
• Wood's slit-faced bat Nycteris woodi
• Yellow-winged bat Lavia frons

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 24

• African striped ground squirrel Euxerus erythropus
• Alexander's bush squirrel Paraxerus alexandri
• Barbary ground squirrel Atlantoxerus getulus
• Boehm's bush squirrel Paraxerus boehmi
• Cape ground squirrel Geosciurus inauris
• Carruther's mountain squirrel Funisciurus carruthersi
• Congo rope squirrel Funisciurus congicus
• Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
• Ebian's palm squirrel Epixerus ebii
• Fire-footed rope squirrel Funisciurus pyrropus
• Forest giant squirrel Protoxerus stangeri
• Gambian sun squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus
• Green bush squirrel Paraxerus poensis
• Kintampo rope squirrel Funisciurus substriatus
• Mountain ground squirrel Xerus princeps
• Ochre bush squirrel Paraxerus ochraceus
• Red bush squirrel Paraxerus palliatus
• Red-cheeked rope squirrel Funisciurus leucogenys
• Red-legged sun squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium
• Ruwenzori sun squirrel Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
• Smith's bush squirrel Paraxerus cepapi
• Swynnerton's bush squirrel Paraxerus vexillarius
• Unstriped ground squirrel Xerus rutilus
• Zanj sun squirrel Heliosciurus undulatus

Mice, rats & other rodents 110

• Acacia rat Thallomys paedulcus
• Acomys selousi Acomys selousi
• African brush-tailed porcupine Atherurus africanus
• African grass rat Arvicanthis niloticus
• African pygmy mouse Mus minutoides
• Afroalpine vlei rat Otomys orestes
• Algerian mouse Mus spretus
• Asian garden dormouse Eliomys melanurus
• Barbary striped grass mouse Lemniscomys barbarus
• Bastard big-footed mouse Macrotarsomys bastardi
• Big-eared swamp rat Malacomys longipes
• Black rat Rattus rattus
• Black-tailed gerbil Gerbilliscus nigricaudus
• Black-tailed tree rat Thallomys nigricauda
• Blick's grass rat Arvicanthis blicki
• Brants's whistling rat Parotomys brantsii
• Bush vlei rat Myotomys unisulcatus
• Bushveld gerbil Gerbilliscus leucogaster
• Bushy-tailed jird Sekeetamys calurus
• Cape dune mole-rat Bathyergus suillus
• Cape gerbil Gerbilliscus afra
• Cape mole-rat Georychus capensis
• Cape porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis
• Cape short-eared gerbil Desmodillus auricularis
• Cape spiny mouse Acomys subspinosus
• Chestnut climbing mouse Dendromus mystacalis
• Common gundi Ctenodactylus gundi
• Common mole-rat Cryptomys hottentotus
• Crested porcupine Hystrix cristata
• Dalton's mouse Praomys daltoni
• Dassie rat Petromus typicus
• Delectable soft-furred mouse Praomys delectorum
• Desert pygmy mouse Mus indutus
• Dormouse tufted-tailed rat Eliurus myoxinus
• East African springhare Pedetes surdaster
• Eastern voalavo Voalavo antsahabensis
• Emin's gerbil Taterillus emini
• Emin's pouched rat Cricetomys emini
• Fat mouse Steatomys pratensis
• Fat sand rat Psammomys obesus
• Fat-tailed gerbil Pachyuromys duprasi
• Felou gundi Felovia vae
• Four-striped grass mouse Rhabdomys pumilio
• Four-toed jerboa Allactaga tetradactyla
• Gambian pouched rat Cricetomys gambianus
• Giant root-rat Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
• Gray climbing mouse Dendromus melanotis
• Gray-bellied pygmy mouse Mus triton
• Greater cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus
• Greater Egyptian gerbil Gerbillus pyramidum
• Gregarious short-tailed rat Brachyuromys ramirohitra
• Guinea multimammate mouse Mastomys erythroleucus
• Hairy-footed gerbil Gerbillurus paeba
• Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse Zelotomys hildegardeae
• Island mouse Nesomys rufus
• Kellen's dormouse Graphiurus kelleni
• Kemp's gerbil Gerbilliscus kempi
• Krebs's fat mouse Steatomys krebsii
• Lesser Egyptian jerboa Jaculus jaculus
• Lesser hamster-rat Beamys hindei
• Lesser short-tailed gerbil Dipodillus simoni
• Long-eared flying mouse Idiurus macrotis
• Lord Derby's scaly-tailed squirrel Anomalurus derbianus
• Loring's rat Thallomys loringi
• Maned rat Lophiomys imhausi
• Mashona mole-rat Fukomys darlingi
• Matthey's mouse Mus mattheyi
• Middle East blind mole-rat Spalax ehrenbergi
• Moroccan jird Meriones grandis
• Mozambique thicket rat Grammomys cometes
• Mzab gundi Massoutiera mzabi
• Naked mole-rat Heterocephalus glaber
• Namaqua rock rat Micaelamys namaquensis
• Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis
• Neumann's grass rat Arvicanthis neumanni
• North African gerbil Dipodillus campestris
• Northeast African mole-rat Tachyoryctes splendens
• Pale gerbil Gerbillus perpallidus
• Pel's flying squirrel Anomalurus pelii
• Pleasant gerbil Gerbillus amoenus
• Pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel Idiurus zenkeri
• Red rock rat Aethomys chrysophilus
• Rhabdomys dilectus Rhabdomys dilectus
• Robbins's tateril Taterillus arenarius
• Rudd's mouse Uranomys ruddi
• Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat Lophuromys sikapusi
• Silvery mole-rat Heliophobius argenteocinereus
• Single-striped grass mouse Lemniscomys rosalia
• Sloggett's vlei rat Otomys sloggetti
• South African pouched mouse Saccostomus campestris
• South African springhare Pedetes capensis
• Southern African vlei rat Otomys irroratus
• Southern giant pouched rat Cricetomys ansorgei
• Southern multimammate mouse Mastomys coucha
• Spectacled dormouse Graphiurus ocularis
• Stella wood mouse Hylomyscus stella
• Tanezumi rat Rattus tanezumi
• Tarabul's gerbil Gerbillus tarabuli
• Temminck's mouse Mus musculoides
• Tete veld aethomys Aethomys ineptus
• Tiny fat mouse Steatomys parvus
• Typical striped grass mouse Lemniscomys striatus
• Val's gundi Ctenodactylus vali
• Verreaux's mouse Myomyscus verreauxii
• Wagner's gerbil Dipodillus dasyurus
• Western nesomys Nesomys lambertoni
• White-bellied nesomys Nesomys audeberti
• Woodland dormouse Graphiurus murinus
• Woodland thicket rat Grammomys dolichurus
• Woosnam's broad-headed mouse Zelotomys woosnami

Rabbits, hares & pikas 8

• Abyssinian hare Lepus habessinicus
• African savanna hare Lepus microtis
• Bunyoro rabbit Poelagus marjorita
• Cape scrub hare Lepus saxatilis
• Hewitt's red rock hare Pronolagus saundersiae
• Indian hare Lepus nigricollis
• Jameson's red rock hare Pronolagus randensis
• Riverine rabbit Bunolagus monticularis

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 14

• Asian house shrew Suncus murinus
• Buettikofer's shrew Crocidura buettikoferi
• Dent's shrew Crocidura denti
• Desert hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus
• Four-toed hedgehog Atelerix albiventris
• Hero shrew Scutisorex somereni
• Lesser red musk shrew Crocidura hirta
• Mount Kenya mole shrew Surdisorex polulus
• North African hedgehog Atelerix algirus
• Reddish-gray musk shrew Crocidura cyanea
• Savanna path shrew Crocidura viaria
• Smoky white-toothed shrew Crocidura fumosa
• São Tomé shrew Crocidura thomensis
• Whitaker's shrew Crocidura whitakeri

Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 33

• Aardvark Orycteropus afer
• Black and rufous sengi Rhynchocyon petersi
• Bushveld sengi Elephantulus intufi
• Cape golden mole Chrysochloris asiatica
• Chequered sengi Rhynchocyon cirnei
• Cowan's shrew tenrec Microgale cowani
• Drouhard's shrew tenrec Microgale drouhardi
• Eastern rock sengi Elephantulus myurus
• Four-toed sengi Petrodromus tetradactylus
• Giant otter shrew Potamogale velox
• Giant pangolin Smutsia gigantea
• Grant's golden mole Eremitalpa granti
• Greater hedgehog tenrec Setifer setosus
• Grey-faced sengi Rhynchocyon udzungwensis
• Ground pangolin Smutsia temminckii
• Highland streaked tenrec Hemicentetes nigriceps
• Hottentot golden mole Amblysomus hottentotus
• Karoo round-eared sengi Macroscelides proboscideus
• Lesser hedgehog tenrec Echinops telfairi
• Long-tailed pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla
• Lowland streaked tenrec Hemicentetes semispinosus
• Macroscelides flavicaudatus Macroscelides flavicaudatus
• Macroscelides micus Macroscelides micus
• Mole-like rice tenrec Oryzorictes hova
• North African sengi Elephantulus rozeti
• Rock hyrax Procavia capensis
• Rufous sengi Elephantulus rufescens
• Somali sengi Elephantulus revoili
• Southern tree hyrax Dendrohyrax arboreus
• Tailless tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus
• Western tree hyrax Dendrohyrax dorsalis
• White-bellied pangolin Phataginus tricuspis
• Yellow-spotted rock hyrax Heterohyrax brucei

Penguins 5

• African penguin Spheniscus demersus
• Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua
• King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
• Macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
• Northern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes moseleyi

Birds of prey 36

• African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
• Amur falcon Falco amurensis
• Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
• Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus
• Black kite Milvus migrans
• Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
• Bonelli's eagle Aquila fasciata
• Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• Common buzzard Buteo buteo
• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
• Eastern imperial eagle Aquila heliaca
• Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus
• Eurasian griffon vulture Gyps fulvus
• Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo
• Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus
• Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
• Hen harrier Circus cyaneus
• Hooded vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
• Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus
• Lappet-faced vulture Torgos tracheliotos
• Martial eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
• Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Pallid harrier Circus macrourus
• Red-footed falcon Falco vespertinus
• Rüppell's vulture Gyps rueppelli
• Saker falcon Falco cherrug
• Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
• Shikra Accipiter badius
• Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis
• Tawny eagle Aquila rapax
• Verreaux's eagle Aquila verreauxii
• Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
• White-backed vulture Gyps africanus

Owls 4

• Eurasian scops owl Otus scops
• Little owl Athene noctua
• Tawny owl Strix aluco
• Western barn owl Tyto alba

Parrots 3

• Grey parrot Psittacus erithacus
• Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri
• Rosy-faced lovebird Agapornis roseicollis

Ducks, geese & swans 18

• Common pochard Aythya ferina
• Common scoter Melanitta nigra
• Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
• Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
• Eurasian teal
• Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope
• Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca
• Gadwall Mareca strepera
• Garganey Spatula querquedula
• Greylag goose Anser anser
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Mandarin duck Aix galericulata
• Northern pintail Anas acuta
• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Red-crested pochard Netta rufina
• Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
• Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
• Wood duck Aix sponsa

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 49

• American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
• Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
• Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
• Black tern Chlidonias niger
• Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
• Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Common redshank Tringa totanus
• Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Dunlin Calidris alpina
• Egyptian plover Pluvianus aegyptius
• Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
• Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
• Eurasian stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• European golden plover Pluvialis apricaria
• Great skua Stercorarius skua
• Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
• Little stint Calidris minuta
• Little tern Sternula albifrons
• Mediterranean gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
• Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus
• Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
• Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
• Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
• Razorbill Alca torda
• Red knot Calidris canutus
• Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
• Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
• Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Sabine's gull Xema sabini
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
• Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus
• Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii
• White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus
• Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
• Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis

Seabirds, divers & grebes 18

• Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus
• Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris
• Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis
• Brown booby Sula leucogaster
• European storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
• Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
• Great frigatebird Fregata minor
• Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
• Northern gannet Morus bassanus
• Red-footed booby Sula sula
• Scopoli's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
• Snowy albatross Diomedea exulans
• Southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus
• Southern royal albatross Diomedea epomophora
• White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 29

• African sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
• American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
• Black heron Egretta ardesiaca
• Black stork Ciconia nigra
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Common crane Grus grus
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Corn crake Crex crex
• Eurasian coot Fulica atra
• Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Goliath heron Ardea goliath
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
• Grey crowned crane Balearica regulorum
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Hadada ibis Bostrychia hagedash
• Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
• Inaccessible Island rail Atlantisia rogersi
• Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
• Northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita
• Purple heron Ardea purpurea
• Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
• Spotted crake Porzana porzana
• Water rail Rallus aquaticus
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
• White stork Ciconia ciconia

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 8

• Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar
• Common quail Coturnix coturnix
• Congo peafowl Afropavo congensis
• Grey francolin Francolinus pondicerianus
• Helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris
• Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus
• King quail Synoicus chinensis
• Red junglefowl Gallus gallus

Pigeons & doves 8

• Common wood pigeon Columba palumbus
• Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
• European turtle dove Streptopelia turtur
• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
• Pink pigeon Nesoenas mayeri
• Rock dove Columba livia
• Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Zebra dove Geopelia striata

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 9

• Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
• Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla
• European bee-eater Merops apiaster
• European roller Coracias garrulus
• Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major
• Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus
• Southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri
• White-throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

• Common swift Apus apus
• European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 2

• Common ostrich Struthio camelus
• Somali ostrich Struthio molybdophanes

Crows, jays & magpies 9

• Alpine chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
• Common raven Corvus corax
• Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
• Hooded crow Corvus cornix
• House crow Corvus splendens
• Pied crow Corvus albus
• Red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
• Thick-billed raven Corvus crassirostris
• Western jackdaw Coloeus monedula

Songbirds & perching birds 68

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
• Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
• Cetti's warbler Cettia cetti
• Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus
• Coal tit Periparus ater
• Common blackbird Turdus merula
• Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Common firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
• Common hill myna Gracula religiosa
• Common linnet Linaria cannabina
• Common myna Acridotheres tristis
• Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
• Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
• Corn bunting Emberiza calandra
• Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
• Eurasian chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
• Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus
• Eurasian nuthatch Sitta europaea
• Eurasian siskin Spinus spinus
• Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis
• Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes
• European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
• European greenfinch Chloris chloris
• European pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
• European robin Erithacus rubecula
• European serin Serinus serinus
• European stonechat Saxicola rubicola
• Garden warbler Sylvia borin
• Great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
• Great tit Parus major
• Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla
• Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• Horned lark Eremophila alpestris
• House sparrow Passer domesticus
• Icterine warbler Hippolais icterina
• Java sparrow Padda oryzivora
• Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris
• Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
• Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus
• Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana
• Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra
• Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
• Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea
• Red-whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
• Ring ouzel Turdus torquatus
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata
• Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• Song thrush Turdus philomelos
• Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
• Violet-backed starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
• Water pipit Anthus spinoletta
• Western house martin Delichon urbicum
• Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
• White wagtail Motacilla alba
• White-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus
• Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
• Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
• Woodchat shrike Lanius senator
• Woodlark Lullula arborea

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 3

• Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus
• Kori bustard Ardeotis kori
• Red-crested turaco Tauraco erythrolophus

Crocodiles & alligators 4

• Dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis
• Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
• West African crocodile Crocodylus suchus
• West African slender-snouted crocodile Mecistops cataphractus

Snakes 23

• Atheris squamigera Atheris squamigera
• Ball python Python regius
• Bitis nasicornis Bitis nasicornis
• Black-necked spitting cobra Naja nigricollis
• Boomslang Dispholidus typus
• Cape cobra Naja nivea
• Central African rock python Python sebae
• Cerastes vipera Cerastes vipera
• Eastern green mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps
• Egyptian cobra Naja haje
• Forest cobra Naja melanoleuca
• Gaboon viper Bitis gabonica
• Horseshoe whip snake Hemorrhois hippocrepis
• Indotyphlops braminus Indotyphlops braminus
• Jameson's mamba Dendroaspis jamesoni
• Lycodon aulicus Lycodon aulicus
• Mole snake Pseudaspis cana
• Mozambique spitting cobra Naja mossambica
• Puff adder Bitis arietans
• Red spitting cobra Naja pallida
• Rinkhals Hemachatus haemachatus
• Southern African rock python Python natalensis
• Western green mamba Dendroaspis viridis

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 18

• African fat-tailed gecko Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
• Agama agama Agama agama
• Armadillo girdled lizard Ouroborus cataphractus
• Common chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon
• Giant girdled lizard Smaug giganteus
• Gold dust day gecko Phelsuma laticauda
• Jackson's chameleon Trioceros jacksonii
• Labord's chameleon Furcifer labordi
• Mediterranean house gecko Hemidactylus turcicus
• Mwanza flat-headed rock agama Agama mwanzae
• Nile monitor Varanus niloticus
• Oriental garden lizard Calotes versicolor
• Panther chameleon Furcifer pardalis
• Rock monitor Varanus albigularis
• Savannah monitor Varanus exanthematicus
• Tarentola mauritanica Tarentola mauritanica
• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
• Uroplatus phantasticus Uroplatus phantasticus

Turtles & tortoises 10

• African spurred tortoise Centrochelys sulcata
• Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea
• Chersobius signatus Homopus signatus
• Greek tortoise Testudo graeca
• Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
• Kemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii
• Leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis
• Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
• Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
• Radiated tortoise Astrochelys radiata

Frogs & toads 14

• African bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus
• African clawed frog Xenopus laevis
• Breviceps adspersus Breviceps adspersus
• Cape rain frog Breviceps gibbosus
• Common reed frog Hyperolius viridiflavus
• Desert rain frog Breviceps macrops
• Dyscophus antongilii Dyscophus antongilii
• Edible bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis
• Golden mantella Mantella aurantiaca
• Goliath frog Conraua goliath
• Grey foam-nest tree frog Chiromantis xerampelina
• Hoplobatrachus tigerinus Hoplobatrachus tigerinus
• Hymenochirus boettgeri Hymenochirus boettgeri
• Scaphiophryne gottlebei Scaphiophryne gottlebei

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 1

• Iberian ribbed newt Pleurodeles waltl

Sharks 34

• Bignose shark Carcharhinus altimus
• Blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus
• Broadnose sevengill shark Notorynchus cepedianus
• Bull shark Carcharhinus leucas
• Copper shark Carcharhinus brachyurus
• Crocodile shark Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
• Dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus
• Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis
• Great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran
• Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
• Lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris
• Leopard catshark Poroderma pantherinum
• Longfin mako shark Isurus paucus
• Milk shark Rhizoprionodon acutus
• Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum
• Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
• Pelagic thresher Alopias pelagicus
• Puffadder shyshark Haploblepharus edwardsii
• Pyjama shark Poroderma africanum
• Sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus
• Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
• Sharpnose sevengill shark Heptranchias perlo
• Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
• Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
• Sixgill sawshark Pliotrema warreni
• Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
• Snaggletooth shark Hemipristis elongata
• Spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna
• Spiny dogfish Squalus acanthias
• Squatina squatina Squatina squatina
• Tawny nurse shark Nebrius ferrugineus
• Tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier
• Whale shark Rhincodon typus
• Zebra shark Stegostoma fasciatum

Rays, skates & chimaeras 28

• Aetobatus ocellatus Aetobatus ocellatus
• Atlantic torpedo Torpedo nobiliana
• Bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymma
• Bull ray Aetomylaeus bovinus
• Cape elephantfish Callorhinchus capensis
• Common eagle ray Myliobatis aquila
• Common guitarfish Rhinobatos rhinobatos
• Common stingray Dasyatis pastinaca
• Common torpedo Torpedo torpedo
• Cowtail stingray Pastinachus sephen
• Deepwater stingray Plesiobatis daviesi
• Devil fish Mobula mobular
• Giant guitarfish Rhynchobatus djiddensis
• Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
• Kuhl's maskray Neotrygon kuhlii
• Largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis
• Leopard whipray Himantura leoparda
• Marbled electric ray Torpedo marmorata
• Pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea
• Porcupine ray Urogymnus asperrimus
• Reticulate whipray Himantura uarnak
• Rhynchobatus australiae Rhynchobatus australiae
• Round ribbontail ray Taeniura meyeni
• Smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata
• Southern stingray Dasyatis americana
• Spiny butterfly ray Gymnura altavela
• Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
• Thorntail stingray Dasyatis thetidis

Bony fish 102

• Albacore Thunnus alalunga
• Alepisaurus ferox Alepisaurus ferox
• Alfonsino Beryx decadactylus
• Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans
• Atlantic bonito Sarda sarda
• Atlantic goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara
• Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus
• Atlantic pomfret Brama brama
• Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
• Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
• Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus
• Black goby Gobius niger
• Black marlin Istiompax indica
• Black seabream Spondyliosoma cantharus
• Blue antimora Antimora rostrata
• Blue mackerel Scomber australasicus
• Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
• Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
• Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
• Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
• Bonefish Albula vulpes
• Brown trout Salmo trutta
• Clarias gariepinus Clarias gariepinus
• Clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum
• Cobia Rachycentron canadum
• Common carp Cyprinus carpio
• Common remora Remora remora
• Convict cichlid Amatitlania nigrofasciata
• Diplodus sargus Diplodus sargus
• Dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor
• Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator
• Epinephelus marginatus Epinephelus marginatus
• Flathead grey mullet Mugil cephalus
• Flying gurnard Dactylopterus volitans
• Frigate tuna Auxis thazard
• Giant grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus
• Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
• Giant oarfish Regalecus glesne
• Giant trevally Caranx ignobilis
• Gilt-head bream Sparus aurata
• Golden grey mullet Liza aurata
• Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
• Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
• Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili
• Greater pipefish Syngnathus acus
• Green humphead parrotfish Bolbometopon muricatum
• Green swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii
• Grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus
• Guppy Poecilia reticulata
• Helicolenus dactylopterus Helicolenus dactylopterus
• Humphead wrasse Cheilinus undulatus
• Hydrocynus goliath Hydrocynus goliath
• Hydrocynus vittatus Hydrocynus vittatus
• Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta
• Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
• Iridescent shark Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
• Lagocephalus sceleratus Lagocephalus sceleratus
• Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
• Largehead hairtail Trichiurus lepturus
• Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
• Leerfish Lichia amia
• Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
• Longhorn cowfish Lactoria cornuta
• Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
• Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus
• Mangrove red snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus
• Mbu pufferfish Tetraodon mbu
• Milkfish Chanos chanos
• Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
• Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
• Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus
• Mullus barbatus Mullus barbatus
• Nile perch Lates niloticus
• Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
• Paracanthurus Paracanthurus hepatus
• Peters's elephantnose fish Gnathonemus petersii
• Pilot fish Naucrates ductor
• Platax teira Platax teira
• Plotosus lineatus Plotosus lineatus
• Polypterus senegalus Polypterus senegalus
• Pterois miles Pterois miles
• Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
• Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
• Red lionfish Pterois volitans
• Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
• Reedfish Erpetoichthys calabaricus
• Reef triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
• Ribbon eel Rhinomuraena quaesita
• Salema porgy Sarpa salpa
• Scorpaena scrofa Scorpaena scrofa
• Sharptail mola Masturus lanceolatus
• Short-snouted seahorse Hippocampus hippocampus
• Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu
• Striped marlin Kajikia audax
• Synanceia verrucosa السمكة الصخرية المرجانية
• Three spot gourami Trichopodus trichopterus
• Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens
• Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
• West African lungfish Protopterus annectens
• West Indian Ocean coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae
• White Cloud Mountain minnow Tanichthys albonubes
• Yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus

Butterflies & moths 10

• Acherontia atropos Acherontia atropos
• Agrius convolvuli Agrius convolvuli
• Daphnis nerii Daphnis nerii
• Diamondback moth Plutella xylostella
• Gonimbrasia belina Gonimbrasia belina
• Helicoverpa armigera Helicoverpa armigera
• Indianmeal moth Plodia interpunctella
• Pieris brassicae Pieris brassicae
• Turnip moth Agrotis segetum
• Vanessa cardui Vanessa cardui

Bees, wasps & ants 8

• Apis florea Apis florea
• Argentine ant Linepithema humile
• Emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa
• Oriental hornet Vespa orientalis
• Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis
• Vespula germanica Vespula germanica
• Western honey bee Apis mellifera
• Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes

Beetles 4

• Giraffe weevil Trachelophorus giraffa
• Harmonia axyridis Harmonia axyridis
• Hippodamia variegata Hippodamia variegata
• Rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae

Dragonflies & damselflies 1

• Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 21

• Aedes aegypti Aedes aegypti
• Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus
• American cockroach Periplaneta americana
• Black bean aphid Aphis fabae
• Calliphora vomitoria Calliphora vomitoria
• Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
• Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis capitata
• Culex pipiens Culex pipiens
• Desert locust Schistocerca gregaria
• Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster
• Drosophila suzukii Drosophila suzukii
• Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
• German cockroach Blattella germanica
• Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
• Housefly Musca domestica
• Madagascar hissing cockroach Gromphadorhina portentosa
• Migratory locust Locusta migratoria
• Nezara viridula Nezara viridula
• Oriental rat flea Xenopsylla cheopis
• Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci
• Stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 12

• Antilles pinktoe tarantula Caribena versicolor
• Darwin's bark spider Caerostris darwini
• Deathstalker Leiurus quinquestriatus
• Demodex folliculorum Demodex folliculorum
• Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus
• Emperor scorpion Pandinus imperator
• Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
• Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus
• Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus sanguineus
• Sarcoptes scabiei Sarcoptes scabiei
• Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae
• Woodlouse spider Dysdera crocata

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 18

• Cherax quadricarinatus Cherax quadricarinatus
• Coconut crab Birgus latro
• Furry lobster Palinurellus gundlachi
• Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
• Leucothoe incisa Leucothoe incisa
• Lybia tessellata Lybia tessellata
• Lysmata amboinensis Lysmata amboinensis
• Odontodactylus scyllarus Odontodactylus scyllarus
• Pachygrapsus marmoratus Pachygrapsus marmoratus
• Panulirus ornatus Panulirus ornatus
• Penaeus monodon Penaeus monodon
• Pilumnus hirtellus Pilumnus hirtellus
• Portunus pelagicus Portunus pelagicus
• Scylla serrata Scylla serrata
• Squilla mantis Squilla mantis
• Thenus Thenus orientalis
• Thor amboinensis Thor amboinensis
• Whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 6

• Argonauta argo Argonauta argo
• Bigfin reef squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana
• Common octopus Octopus vulgaris
• Giant squid Architeuthis dux
• Humboldt squid Dosidicus gigas
• Octopus cyanea Octopus cyanea

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 11

• Atolla jellyfish Atolla wyvillei
• Aurelia aurita Aurelia aurita
• Beadlet anemone Actinia equina
• Cotylorhiza tuberculata Cotylorhiza tuberculata
• Diploastrea heliopora Diploastrea heliopora
• Hydra vulgaris Hydra vulgaris
• Pelagia noctiluca Pelagia noctiluca
• Phyllorhiza punctata Phyllorhiza punctata
• Porpita porpita Porpita porpita
• Portuguese man o' war Physalia physalis
• Rhizostoma pulmo Rhizostoma pulmo

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 15

• Arbacia lixula Arbacia lixula
• Astropyga radiata Astropyga radiata
• Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
• Diadema setosum Diadema setosum
• Eucidaris tribuloides Eucidaris tribuloides
• Fromia indica Fromia indica
• Heterocentrotus mamillatus Heterocentrotus mamillatus
• Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
• Labidiaster annulatus Labidiaster annulatus
• Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata
• Paracentrotus lividus Paracentrotus lividus
• Protoreaster lincki Protoreaster lincki
• Synapta maculata Synapta maculata
• Thelenota ananas Thelenota ananas
• Toxopneustes pileolus Toxopneustes pileolus