Animals of Yemen

13 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Yemen on GBIF: 9 birds, 2 mammals, 1 insects & other invertebrates, 1 sharks & fish. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 13 animals by group

Bats 1

• Ethiopian epauletted fruit bat Epomophorus labiatus

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1

• Asian house shrew Suncus murinus

Birds of prey 3

• Black kite Milvus migrans
• Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 4

• Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 1

• Grey heron Ardea cinerea

Pigeons & doves 1

• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis

Bony fish 1

• Emperor angelfish Pomacanthus imperator

Dragonflies & damselflies 1

• Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens

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.