🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of Namibia

196 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Namibia on GBIF: 96 birds, 87 mammals, 7 reptiles, 3 sharks & fish, 2 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 amphibiusVulnerableLeopardLeopardPanthera pardusVulnerableOspreyOspreyPandion haliaetusLeast concernAardvarkAardvarkOrycteropus aferLeast concernMeerkatMeerkatSuricata suricattaLeast concernHouse sparrowHouse sparrowPasser domesticusLeast concernHumpback whaleHumpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeLeast concernAfrican wild dogAfrican wild dogLycaon pictusEndangeredMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosLeast concernNile 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 concernBlack rhinocerosBlack rhinocerosDiceros bicornisCritically endangeredAardwolfAardwolfProteles cristataLeast concern

All 196 animals by group

Big cats 3

Small wild cats 1

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 3

Hyenas & aardwolf 3

Mongooses, civets & genets 6

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 1

Seals, sea lions & walrus 1

Whales & dolphins 3

Elephants 1

Rhinos 2

Hippos, giraffes & zebras 4

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 22

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

Monkeys 3

Bats 4

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 4

Mice, rats & other rodents 14

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 2

Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 7

Penguins 1

Birds of prey 20

Owls 1

Parrots 1

Ducks, geese & swans 2

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 21

Seabirds, divers & grebes 4

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 19

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 2

Pigeons & doves 2

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 1

Crows, jays & magpies 1

Songbirds & perching birds 14

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1

Crocodiles & alligators 1

Snakes 2

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3

Turtles & tortoises 1

Frogs & toads 1

Rays, skates & chimaeras 1

Bony fish 2

Butterflies & moths 1

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 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.