Animals of Tanzania

244 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Tanzania on GBIF: 102 birds, 99 mammals, 17 sharks & fish, 12 insects & other invertebrates, 12 reptiles, 2 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 244 animals by group

Big cats 3

• Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
• Leopard Panthera pardus
• Lion Panthera leo

Small wild cats 1

• Serval Leptailurus serval

Wolves 1

• African wolf Canis lupaster

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 3

• African wild dog Lycaon pictus
• Bat-eared fox Otocyon megalotis
• Golden jackal Canis aureus

Hyenas & aardwolf 1

• Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta

Mongooses, civets & genets 8

• African civet Civettictis civetta
• African palm civet Nandinia binotata
• Banded mongoose Mungos mungo
• Common dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula
• Common slender mongoose Galerella sanguinea
• Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon
• Servaline genet Genetta servalina
• White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda

Elephants 1

• African bush elephant Loxodonta africana

Rhinos 1

• Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis

Hippos, giraffes & zebras 3

• Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
• Masai giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi
• Plains zebra Equus quagga

Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 20

• Abbott's duiker Cephalophus spadix
• African buffalo Syncerus caffer
• Blue wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus
• Bohor reedbuck Redunca redunca
• Cape bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus
• Common eland Taurotragus oryx
• Damaliscus lunatus Damaliscus lunatus
• East African oryx Oryx beisa
• Grant's gazelle Nanger granti
• Greater kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros
• Harnessed bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
• Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus
• Impala Aepyceros melampus
• Kirk's dik-dik Madoqua kirkii
• Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus
• Lesser kudu Tragelaphus imberbis
• Red forest duiker Cephalophus natalensis
• Steenbok Raphicerus campestris
• Thomson's gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii
• Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Wild pigs & peccaries 1

• Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus

Great apes 1

• Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes

Monkeys 12

• Angola colobus Colobus angolensis
• Blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis
• Grivet Chlorocebus aethiops
• Kinda baboon Papio kindae
• Mantled guereza Colobus guereza
• Olive baboon Papio anubis
• Red-tailed monkey Cercopithecus ascanius
• Udzungwa red colobus Piliocolobus gordonorum
• Ugandan red colobus Piliocolobus tephrosceles
• Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus
• Yellow baboon Papio cynocephalus
• Zanzibar red colobus Piliocolobus kirkii

Lemurs 2

• Northern greater galago Otolemur garnettii
• Zanzibar bushbaby Paragalago zanzibaricus

Bats 6

• African trident bat Triaenops afer
• East African little collared fruit bat Myonycteris relicta
• Pemba flying fox Pteropus voeltzkowi
• Silvered bat Glauconycteris argentata
• Straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum
• Yellow-winged bat Lavia frons

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 6

• Ochre bush squirrel Paraxerus ochraceus
• Red bush squirrel Paraxerus palliatus
• Smith's bush squirrel Paraxerus cepapi
• Swynnerton's bush squirrel Paraxerus vexillarius
• Unstriped ground squirrel Xerus rutilus
• Zanj sun squirrel Heliosciurus undulatus

Mice, rats & other rodents 19

• African grass rat Arvicanthis niloticus
• African pygmy mouse Mus minutoides
• Black rat Rattus rattus
• Black-tailed gerbil Gerbilliscus nigricaudus
• Bushveld gerbil Gerbilliscus leucogaster
• Cape gerbil Gerbilliscus afra
• Cape spiny mouse Acomys subspinosus
• Delectable soft-furred mouse Praomys delectorum
• Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis
• Neumann's grass rat Arvicanthis neumanni
• Northeast African mole-rat Tachyoryctes splendens
• Red rock rat Aethomys chrysophilus
• Rhabdomys dilectus Rhabdomys dilectus
• Silvery mole-rat Heliophobius argenteocinereus
• Single-striped grass mouse Lemniscomys rosalia
• South African pouched mouse Saccostomus campestris
• Southern giant pouched rat Cricetomys ansorgei
• Stella wood mouse Hylomyscus stella
• Tiny fat mouse Steatomys parvus

Rabbits, hares & pikas 1

• African savanna hare Lepus microtis

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 3

• Four-toed hedgehog Atelerix albiventris
• Lesser red musk shrew Crocidura hirta
• Smoky white-toothed shrew Crocidura fumosa

Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 6

• Black and rufous sengi Rhynchocyon petersi
• Chequered sengi Rhynchocyon cirnei
• Grey-faced sengi Rhynchocyon udzungwensis
• Rock hyrax Procavia capensis
• Southern tree hyrax Dendrohyrax arboreus
• Yellow-spotted rock hyrax Heterohyrax brucei

Birds of prey 25

• African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
• Amur falcon Falco amurensis
• Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus
• Black kite Milvus migrans
• Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
• Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• Common buzzard Buteo buteo
• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
• Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus
• Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo
• European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus
• Hooded vulture Necrosyrtes monachus
• Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus
• Martial eagle Polemaetus bellicosus
• Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Pallid harrier Circus macrourus
• Rüppell's vulture Gyps rueppelli
• Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius
• Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis
• Tawny eagle Aquila rapax
• Verreaux's eagle Aquila verreauxii
• Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
• White-backed vulture Gyps africanus

Owls 1

• Western barn owl Tyto alba

Ducks, geese & swans 2

• Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 18

• Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
• Little stint Calidris minuta
• Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus
• Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola

Seabirds, divers & grebes 3

• Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 19

• African sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
• Black heron Egretta ardesiaca
• Black stork Ciconia nigra
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Goliath heron Ardea goliath
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
• Grey crowned crane Balearica regulorum
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Hadada ibis Bostrychia hagedash
• Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
• Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Purple heron Ardea purpurea
• Shoebill Balaeniceps rex
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
• White stork Ciconia ciconia

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 2

• Common quail Coturnix coturnix
• Helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris

Pigeons & doves 2

• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5

• Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
• European bee-eater Merops apiaster
• European roller Coracias garrulus
• Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus
• Southern ground hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1

• Common swift Apus apus

Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 1

• Common ostrich Struthio camelus

Crows, jays & magpies 2

• House crow Corvus splendens (introduced)
• Pied crow Corvus albus

Songbirds & perching birds 19

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
• Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
• Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus
• Garden warbler Sylvia borin
• Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
• Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
• Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
• Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
• Violet-backed starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
• Western house martin Delichon urbicum
• Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
• Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 2

• Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus
• Kori bustard Ardeotis kori

Crocodiles & alligators 1

• Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus

Snakes 3

• Boomslang Dispholidus typus
• Eastern green mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps
• Southern African rock python Python natalensis

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 5

• Agama agama Agama agama
• Mwanza flat-headed rock agama Agama mwanzae
• Nile monitor Varanus niloticus
• Rock monitor Varanus albigularis
• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia

Turtles & tortoises 3

• Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabrachelys gigantea
• Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
• Leopard tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis

Frogs & toads 2

• Common reed frog Hyperolius viridiflavus
• Grey foam-nest tree frog Chiromantis xerampelina

Sharks 4

• Milk shark Rhizoprionodon acutus
• Pelagic thresher Alopias pelagicus
• Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
• Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena

Rays, skates & chimaeras 2

• Devil fish Mobula mobular
• Rhynchobatus australiae Rhynchobatus australiae

Bony fish 11

• Clarias gariepinus Clarias gariepinus
• Dogtooth tuna Gymnosarda unicolor
• Frigate tuna Auxis thazard
• Indian mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta
• Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus
• Longhorn cowfish Lactoria cornuta
• Mbu pufferfish Tetraodon mbu
• Pterois miles Pterois miles
• Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
• Redtoothed triggerfish Odonus niger
• West Indian Ocean coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae

Butterflies & moths 2

• Acherontia atropos Acherontia atropos
• Gonimbrasia belina Gonimbrasia belina

Dragonflies & damselflies 1

• Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 4

• Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis capitata
• Housefly Musca domestica
• Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci (introduced)
• Stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1

• Coconut crab Birgus latro

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

• Octopus cyanea Octopus cyanea

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 3

• Diadema setosum Diadema setosum
• Protoreaster lincki Protoreaster lincki
• Synapta maculata Synapta maculata

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.