Animals of Ivory Coast
144 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Ivory Coast on GBIF: 104 mammals, 15 birds, 10 reptiles, 9 sharks & fish, 6 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 144 animals by group
Big cats 1
- Leopard Panthera pardus
Hyenas & aardwolf 1
- Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta
Mongooses, civets & genets 6
- African civet Civettictis civetta
- African palm civet Nandinia binotata
- Cape genet Genetta tigrina
- Common kusimanse Crossarchus obscurus
- Common slender mongoose Galerella sanguinea
- Marsh mongoose Atilax paludinosus
Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 3
- African clawless otter Aonyx capensis
- Honey badger Mellivora capensis
- Spotted-necked otter Hydrictis maculicollis
Manatees & dugong 1
- African manatee Trichechus senegalensis
Elephants 2
- African bush elephant Loxodonta africana
- African forest elephant Loxodonta cyclotis
Hippos, giraffes & zebras 2
- Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
- Pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis
Deer 1
- Water chevrotain Hyemoschus aquaticus
Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 16
- African buffalo Syncerus caffer
- Bay duiker Cephalophus dorsalis
- Black duiker Cephalophus niger
- Blue duiker Philantomba monticola
- Bohor reedbuck Redunca redunca
- Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus
- Harnessed bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
- Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus
- Kob Kobus kob
- Maxwell's duiker Philantomba maxwellii
- Oribi Ourebia ourebi
- Red-flanked duiker Cephalophus rufilatus
- Roan antelope Hippotragus equinus
- Royal antelope Neotragus pygmaeus
- Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus
- Yellow-backed duiker Cephalophus silvicultor
Wild pigs & peccaries 3
- Desert warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus
- Giant forest hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
- Red river hog Potamochoerus porcus
Great apes 1
- Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
Monkeys 17
- Campbell's mona monkey Cercopithecus campbelli
- Collared mangabey Cercocebus torquatus
- Common patas monkey Erythrocebus patas
- Diana monkey Cercopithecus diana
- Greater spot-nosed monkey Cercopithecus nictitans
- Green monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus
- Grivet Chlorocebus aethiops
- King colobus Colobus polykomos
- Lesser spot-nosed monkey Cercopithecus petaurista
- Lowe's mona monkey Cercopithecus lowei
- Mona monkey Cercopithecus mona
- Olive baboon Papio anubis
- Roloway monkey Cercopithecus roloway
- Sooty mangabey Cercocebus atys
- Ursine colobus Colobus vellerosus
- Western red colobus Piliocolobus badius
- White-naped mangabey Cercocebus lunulatus
Lorises, galagos & tarsiers 2
- False potto Pseudopotto martini
- West African potto Perodicticus potto
Bats 16
- Abo bat Glauconycteris poensis
- Angolan free-tailed bat Mops condylurus
- Banana serotine Afronycteris nanus
- Beatrix's bat Glauconycteris beatrix
- Buettikofer's epauletted fruit bat Epomops buettikoferi
- Franquet's epauletted fruit bat Epomops franqueti
- Hammer-headed bat Hypsignathus monstrosus
- Large slit-faced bat Nycteris grandis
- Little collared fruit bat Myonycteris torquata
- Noack's roundleaf bat Hipposideros ruber
- Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Micropteropus pusillus
- Schreber's yellow bat Scotophilus nigrita
- Straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum
- Sundevall's roundleaf bat Hipposideros caffer
- Veldkamp's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Nanonycteris veldkampii
- White-bellied yellow bat Scotophilus leucogaster
Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 6
- African striped ground squirrel Euxerus erythropus
- Ebian's palm squirrel Epixerus ebii
- Fire-footed rope squirrel Funisciurus pyrropus
- Forest giant squirrel Protoxerus stangeri
- Green bush squirrel Paraxerus poensis
- Red-legged sun squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Mice, rats & other rodents 18
- African brush-tailed porcupine Atherurus africanus
- African pygmy mouse Mus minutoides
- Crested porcupine Hystrix cristata
- Dalton's mouse Praomys daltoni
- Emin's pouched rat Cricetomys emini
- Gambian pouched rat Cricetomys gambianus
- Greater cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus
- Guinea multimammate mouse Mastomys erythroleucus
- Kellen's dormouse Graphiurus kelleni
- Kemp's gerbil Gerbilliscus kempi
- Long-eared flying mouse Idiurus macrotis
- Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis
- Pel's flying squirrel Anomalurus pelii
- Rudd's mouse Uranomys ruddi
- Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat Lophuromys sikapusi
- Temminck's mouse Mus musculoides
- Typical striped grass mouse Lemniscomys striatus
- Woodland dormouse Graphiurus murinus
Rabbits, hares & pikas 1
- Cape scrub hare Lepus saxatilis
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1
- Buettikofer's shrew Crocidura buettikoferi
Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 6
- Aardvark Orycteropus afer
- Giant pangolin Smutsia gigantea
- Long-tailed pangolin Phataginus tetradactyla
- Southern tree hyrax Dendrohyrax arboreus
- Western tree hyrax Dendrohyrax dorsalis
- White-bellied pangolin Phataginus tricuspis
Birds of prey 4
- Black kite Milvus migrans
- Crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
- Shikra Accipiter badius
- Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
Parrots 1
- Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 1
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 3
- Black heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
Pigeons & doves 2
- Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Rock dove Columba livia
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Common swift Apus apus
Crows, jays & magpies 1
- Pied crow Corvus albus
Songbirds & perching birds 2
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
Crocodiles & alligators 2
- Dwarf crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis
- West African crocodile Crocodylus suchus
Snakes 7
- Ball python Python regius
- Bitis nasicornis Bitis nasicornis
- Boomslang Dispholidus typus
- Central African rock python Python sebae
- Forest cobra Naja melanoleuca
- Gaboon viper Bitis gabonica
- Western green mamba Dendroaspis viridis
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 1
- Agama agama Agama agama
Sharks 2
- Crocodile shark Pseudocarcharias kamoharai
- Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
Bony fish 7
- Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans
- Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
- Frigate tuna Auxis thazard
- Grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus
- Nile perch Lates niloticus
- Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
- Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
Bees, wasps & ants 1
- Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 5
- Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
- Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
- Housefly Musca domestica
- Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci
- Stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans
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.