Animals of Afghanistan

23 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Afghanistan on GBIF: 11 mammals, 10 birds, 2 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 23 animals by group

Mice, rats & other rodents 7

• Euphrates jerboa Allactaga euphratica
• Great gerbil Rhombomys opimus
• Grey dwarf hamster Cricetulus migratorius
• Indian crested porcupine Hystrix indica
• Libyan jird Meriones libycus
• Stolička's mountain vole Alticola stoliczkanus
• Ward's field mouse Apodemus pallipes

Rabbits, hares & pikas 1

• Desert hare Lepus tibetanus

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 3

• Asian house shrew Suncus murinus
• Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens
• Long-eared hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus

Birds of prey 1

• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Pigeons & doves 2

• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
• Rock dove Columba livia

Crows, jays & magpies 2

• Eurasian magpie Pica pica
• House crow Corvus splendens

Songbirds & perching birds 5

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Common myna Acridotheres tristis
• Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
• House sparrow Passer domesticus
• White wagtail Motacilla alba

Snakes 2

• Checkered keelback Xenochrophis piscator
• Echis carinatus Echis carinatus

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.