🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of Benin

199 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Benin on GBIF: 110 mammals, 31 birds, 29 sharks & fish, 21 reptiles, 7 insects & other invertebrates, 1 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

LionLionPanthera leoVulnerableHoney badgerHoney badgerMellivora capensisLeast concernCheetahCheetahAcinonyx jubatusVulnerableHippopotamusHippopotamusHippopotamus amphibiusVulnerableGreat white sharkGreat white sharkCarcharodon carchariasVulnerableLeopardLeopardPanthera pardusVulnerableOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernCaracalCaracalCaracal caracalLeast concernAardvarkAardvarkOrycteropus aferLeast concernServalServalLeptailurus servalLeast concernAfrican wild dogAfrican wild dogLycaon pictusEndangeredNile crocodileNile crocodileCrocodylus niloticusLeast concernAfrican bush elephantAfrican bush elephantLoxodonta africanaEndangeredSpotted hyenaSpotted hyenaCrocuta crocutaLeast concernAfrican buffaloAfrican buffaloSyncerus cafferNear threatenedGerman cockroachGerman cockroachBlattella germanicaBoomslangBoomslangDispholidus typusLeast concernBall pythonBall pythonPython regiusNear threatenedGolden jackalGolden jackalCanis aureusLeast concernRose-ringed parakeetRose-ringed parakeetPsittacula krameriLeast concernRock hyraxRock hyraxProcavia capensisLeast concernShortfin mako sharkShortfin mako sharkIsurus oxyrinchusEndangeredStriped hyenaStriped hyenaHyaena hyaenaNear threatenedGreat egretGreat egretArdea albaLeast concern

All 199 animals by group

Big cats 3

Small wild cats 2

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 2

Hyenas & aardwolf 2

Mongooses, civets & genets 12

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 4

Whales & dolphins 1

Manatees & dugong 1

Elephants 1

Hippos, giraffes & zebras 1

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 15

Wild pigs & peccaries 3

Monkeys 8

Lorises, galagos & tarsiers 2

Bats 21

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 6

Mice, rats & other rodents 18

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1

Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 5

Birds of prey 14

Parrots 1

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 2

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 9

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

Pigeons & doves 1

Crows, jays & magpies 1

Songbirds & perching birds 2

Crocodiles & alligators 4

Snakes 9

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 6

Turtles & tortoises 2

Frogs & toads 1

Sharks 9

Rays, skates & chimaeras 7

Bony fish 13

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 4

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 3

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.