What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Schistosoma bovis been recorded?

Schistosoma bovis occurrence evidence comes from 281 records in 6 countries and territories, from 2016 to 2018. Most records come from Niger.

TrematodaDiplostomidaSchistosomatidaeSchistosoma

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

281 records across 6 countries and territories, 2016–2018.

Schistosoma bovis · GBIF taxon key 12353298

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

3 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Schistosoma bovis has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Schistosoma bovis. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Niger 174
Senegal 78
Côte d'Ivoire 13
Uganda 9
Tanzania 5
DR Congo 2

Related animals

Others in the family Schistosomatidae.

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5,358 records
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4,091 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records concentrated in part of the year. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.