Animals of Uganda
199 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Uganda on GBIF: 95 birds, 93 mammals, 4 reptiles, 4 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
All 199 animals by group
Big cats 3
Small wild cats 1
- Serval Leptailurus serval
Hyenas & aardwolf 1
- Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta
Mongooses, civets & genets 8
- African civet Civettictis civetta
- Banded mongoose Mungos mungo
- Common dwarf mongoose Helogale parvula
- Common slender mongoose Galerella sanguinea
- Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon
- Marsh mongoose Atilax paludinosus
- Servaline genet Genetta servalina
- White-tailed mongoose Ichneumia albicauda
Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 1
- Spotted-necked otter Hydrictis maculicollis
Elephants 1
- African bush elephant Loxodonta africana
Rhinos 1
- White rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum
Hippos, giraffes & zebras 3
- Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
- Northern giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis
- Plains zebra Equus quagga
Antelopes, wild cattle, sheep & goats 13
- African buffalo Syncerus caffer
- Black-fronted duiker Cephalophus nigrifrons
- Blue duiker Philantomba monticola
- Bohor reedbuck Redunca redunca
- Common duiker Sylvicapra grimmia
- Common eland Taurotragus oryx
- Harnessed bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus
- Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus
- Impala Aepyceros melampus
- Kob Kobus kob
- Oribi Ourebia ourebi
- Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus
- Weyns's duiker Cephalophus weynsi
Wild pigs & peccaries 3
- Common warthog Phacochoerus africanus
- Giant forest hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni
- Red river hog Potamochoerus porcus
Great apes 2
- Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
- Eastern gorilla Gorilla beringei
Monkeys 13
- Blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis
- Common patas monkey Erythrocebus patas
- Grey-cheeked mangabey Lophocebus albigena
- Grivet Chlorocebus aethiops
- L'Hoest's monkey Allochrocebus lhoesti
- Mantled guereza Colobus guereza
- Olive baboon Papio anubis
- Red-tailed monkey Cercopithecus ascanius
- Tantalus monkey Chlorocebus tantalus
- Uganda mangabey Lophocebus ugandae
- Ugandan red colobus Piliocolobus tephrosceles
- Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus
- Yellow baboon Papio cynocephalus
Lorises, galagos & tarsiers 1
- East African potto Perodicticus ibeanus
Bats 14
- African trident bat Triaenops afer
- Angolan rousette Lissonycteris angolensis
- Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus
- Franquet's epauletted fruit bat Epomops franqueti
- Hammer-headed bat Hypsignathus monstrosus
- Mauritian tomb bat Taphozous mauritianus
- Noack's roundleaf bat Hipposideros ruber
- Pel's pouched bat Saccolaimus peli
- Peters's dwarf epauletted fruit bat Micropteropus pusillus
- Schreber's yellow bat Scotophilus nigrita
- Silvered bat Glauconycteris argentata
- Straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum
- Trevor's free-tailed bat Mops trevori
- Yellow-winged bat Lavia frons
Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 6
- African striped ground squirrel Euxerus erythropus
- Alexander's bush squirrel Paraxerus alexandri
- Boehm's bush squirrel Paraxerus boehmi
- Carruther's mountain squirrel Funisciurus carruthersi
- Red-legged sun squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium
- Ruwenzori sun squirrel Heliosciurus ruwenzorii
Mice, rats & other rodents 17
- African pygmy mouse Mus minutoides
- Big-eared swamp rat Malacomys longipes
- Chestnut climbing mouse Dendromus mystacalis
- Crested porcupine Hystrix cristata
- Emin's pouched rat Cricetomys emini
- Gray climbing mouse Dendromus melanotis
- Gray-bellied pygmy mouse Mus triton
- Greater cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus
- Hildegarde's broad-headed mouse Zelotomys hildegardeae
- Natal multimammate mouse Mastomys natalensis
- Northeast African mole-rat Tachyoryctes splendens
- Pygmy scaly-tailed flying squirrel Idiurus zenkeri
- Rusty-bellied brush-furred rat Lophuromys sikapusi
- Stella wood mouse Hylomyscus stella
- Typical striped grass mouse Lemniscomys striatus
- Woodland dormouse Graphiurus murinus
- Woodland thicket rat Grammomys dolichurus
Rabbits, hares & pikas 1
- Bunyoro rabbit Poelagus marjorita
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 2
- Dent's shrew Crocidura denti
- Hero shrew Scutisorex somereni
Pangolins, hyraxes & other mammals 2
- Aardvark Orycteropus afer
- Chequered sengi Rhynchocyon cirnei
Birds of prey 23
- African fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer
- 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
- 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
- Shikra Accipiter badius
- Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis
- Tawny eagle Aquila rapax
- Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
- White-backed vulture Gyps africanus
Owls 1
- Western barn owl Tyto alba
Parrots 2
- Grey parrot Psittacus erithacus
- Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri
Ducks, geese & swans 1
- Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 17
- Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
- Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Egyptian plover Pluvianus aegyptius
- Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Little stint Calidris minuta
- Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- 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 18
- African sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Black heron Egretta ardesiaca
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Goliath heron Ardea goliath
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Grey crowned crane Balearica regulorum (introduced)
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Hadada ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Hamerkop Scopus umbretta
- Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
- Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
- 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 4
- Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops
- European bee-eater Merops apiaster
- European roller Coracias garrulus
- Lilac-breasted roller Coracias caudatus
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 1
- Common swift Apus apus
Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 1
- Common ostrich Struthio camelus
Crows, jays & magpies 1
- Pied crow Corvus albus
Songbirds & perching birds 18
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Garden warbler Sylvia borin
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-billed quelea Quelea quelea
- Sand martin Riparia riparia
- Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Violet-backed starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster
- Western house martin Delichon urbicum
- Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Woodchat shrike Lanius senator
Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1
- Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Crocodiles & alligators 1
- Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3
- Jackson's chameleon Trioceros jacksonii
- Nile monitor Varanus niloticus
- Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
Frogs & toads 1
- Common reed frog Hyperolius viridiflavus
Bony fish 4
- Clarias gariepinus Clarias gariepinus
- Guppy Poecilia reticulata (introduced)
- Nile perch Lates niloticus
- Polypterus senegalus Polypterus senegalus
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2
- Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
- Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci (introduced)
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.