🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of Botswana

154 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Botswana on GBIF: 81 birds, 59 mammals, 7 reptiles, 3 amphibians, 3 sharks & fish, 1 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

LionLionPanthera leoVulnerableHoney badgerHoney badgerMellivora capensisLeast concernCheetahCheetahAcinonyx jubatusVulnerableHippopotamusHippopotamusHippopotamus amphibiusVulnerableLeopardLeopardPanthera pardusVulnerableOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernCaracalCaracalCaracal caracalLeast concernAardvarkAardvarkOrycteropus aferLeast concernMeerkatMeerkatSuricata suricattaLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernAfrican wild dogAfrican wild dogLycaon pictusEndangeredNile crocodileNile crocodileCrocodylus niloticusLeast concernAfrican bush elephantAfrican bush elephantLoxodonta africanaEndangeredRock doveRock doveColumba liviaLeast concernSecretarybirdSecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusEndangeredWhite rhinocerosWhite rhinocerosCeratotherium simumNear threatenedAfrican wildcatAfrican wildcatFelis lybicaLeast concernSpotted hyenaSpotted hyenaCrocuta crocutaLeast concernAfrican buffaloAfrican buffaloSyncerus cafferNear threatenedBoomslangBoomslangDispholidus typusLeast concernCommon buzzardCommon buzzardButeo buteoLeast concernAardwolfAardwolfProteles cristataLeast concernCommon ostrichCommon ostrichStruthio camelusLeast concernRock hyraxRock hyraxProcavia capensisLeast concern

All 154 animals by group

Big cats 3

Small wild cats 2

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 3

Hyenas & aardwolf 3

Mongooses, civets & genets 6

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 1

Elephants 1

Rhinos 1

Hippos, giraffes & zebras 2

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 18

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

Monkeys 3

Lemurs 1

Bats 1

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2

Mice, rats & other rodents 8

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1

Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 2

Birds of prey 19

Owls 1

Ducks, geese & swans 1

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 10

Seabirds, divers & grebes 3

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 19

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

Pigeons & doves 2

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 1

Crows, jays & magpies 1

Songbirds & perching birds 16

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Crocodiles & alligators 1

Snakes 3

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 2

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 3

Bony fish 3

Butterflies & moths 1

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.