🇦🇫Animals recorded in Afghanistan

Which animals have been recorded in Afghanistan? 10,645 occurrence records cover 458 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Libyan Jird, Gray Dwarf Hamster, house mouse.

• 10,645 records
• 458 species
• 14 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Libyan Jird, Gray Dwarf Hamster, house mouse. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Afghanistan

	Animal	Group	Records
	Libyan Jird Meriones libycus	Mammalia Muridae	808
	Gray Dwarf Hamster Cricetulus migratorius	Mammalia Cricetidae	388
	house mouse Mus musculus	Mammalia Muridae	239
	Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis	Aves Passeridae	207
	Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	196
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	190
	Lesser White Toothed Shrew Crocidura suaveolens	Mammalia Soricidae	155
	Afghanodon mustersi	Amphibia Hynobiidae	154
	Green Toad Bufotes viridis	Amphibia Bufonidae	142
	Baluchi mouse-like hamster Calomyscus baluchi	Mammalia Calomyscidae	142
	See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis	Aves Phasianidae	139
	Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach	Aves Laniidae	135
	Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus	Aves Passeridae	133
	Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata	Aves Muscicapidae	120
	Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Aves Alaudidae	119
	Antelope Rat Tatera indica	Mammalia Muridae	113
	Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus	Aves Muscicapidae	111
	Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	Aves Motacillidae	106
	Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus	Aves Laniidae	102
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	101
	Brilliant Ground Agama Trapelus agilis	Squamata Agamidae	101
	Persian Long-Tailed Desert Lizard Mesalina watsonana	Squamata Lacertidae	100
	Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	95
	Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava	Aves Motacillidae	95
	Leucozonella rufispira	Gastropoda Hygromiidae	95
	Short-tailed Bandicoot Rat Nesokia indica	Mammalia Muridae	92
	Striped Toad Agama Phrynocephalus ornatus	Squamata Agamidae	91
	Pseudonapaeus eremita	Gastropoda Enidae	90
	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Aves Alaudidae	87
	Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius	Aves Charadriidae	86
	Yellow-speckled toadhead agama Phrynocephalus luteoguttatus	Squamata Agamidae	84
	Eurasian Magpie Pica pica	Aves Corvidae	83
	European Roller Coracias garrulus	Aves Coraciidae	82
	Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata	Aves Muscicapidae	82
	Booted Warbler Iduna caligata	Aves Acrocephalidae	82
	Greater mouse-tailed bat Rhinopoma microphyllum	Mammalia Rhinopomatidae	79
	Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina	Aves Muscicapidae	78
	Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops	Aves Upupidae	77
	Himalayan Rat Rattus pyctoris	Mammalia Muridae	73
	Common Long-eared Hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus	Mammalia Erinaceidae	69
	Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola	Aves Motacillidae	68
	Common Babbler Turdoides caudata	Aves Leiothrichidae	67
	Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	65
	Rosy Starling Pastor roseus	Aves Sturnidae	63
	Small Five-toed Jerboa Allactaga elater	Mammalia Dipodidae	62
	Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	Aves Charadriidae	62
	Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus	Aves Meropidae	60
	Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	Aves Muscicapidae	54
	Caucasian Agama Paralaudakia caucasia	Squamata Agamidae	54
	Blasius's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus blasii	Mammalia Rhinolophidae	53
	Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca	Aves Sylviidae	53
	Blanford's Fringe-fingered Lizard Acanthodactylus blanfordii	Squamata Lacertidae	53
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	53
	Pallid Long-fingered Bat Miniopterus pallidus	Mammalia Miniopteridae	52
	Lichtenstein's Toadhead Agama Phrynocephalus interscapularis	Squamata Agamidae	50
	Trident leaf-nosed bat Asellia tridens	Mammalia Hipposideridae	48
	Brambling Fringilla montifringilla	Aves Fringillidae	48
	Muscat Mouse-tailed Bat Rhinopoma muscatellum	Mammalia Rhinopomatidae	47
	Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti	Aves Muscicapidae	47
	Himalayan Field Mouse Apodemus pallipes	Mammalia Muridae	47