Animals of Western Sahara
28 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Western Sahara on GBIF: 21 birds, 6 mammals, 1 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 28 animals by group
Wolves 1
- African wolf Canis lupaster
Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 2
- Fennec fox Vulpes zerda
- Rüppell's fox Vulpes rueppellii
Mice, rats & other rodents 2
- Fat-tailed gerbil Pachyuromys duprasi
- Lesser Egyptian jerboa Jaculus jaculus
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1
- Desert hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus
Birds of prey 3
- Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 6
- Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis
Seabirds, divers & grebes 2
- Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Northern gannet Morus bassanus
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 4
- Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Grey heron Ardea cinerea
- Little egret Egretta garzetta
Pigeons & doves 1
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
Songbirds & perching birds 5
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- White wagtail Motacilla alba
Snakes 1
- Cerastes vipera Cerastes vipera
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.