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🇧🇮Animals recorded in Burundi

Which animals have been recorded in Burundi? 3,281 occurrence records cover 360 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 359 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Jackson's Praomys, De Graaff's Praomys, Albertine Rift Brush-furred Rat.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

3,281 coordinate-bearing animal records; 360 species facets.

BI is the stable ISO place code.

Source coverage

GBIF Animalia occurrence facets for this country, restricted to CC0 records.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect GBIF.

What this means

The listed species have reusable occurrence evidence in the stated source universe.

Rows are ordered by record count.

What this does not mean

The list is not a census, abundance ranking, native-range claim or guarantee of current presence.

Missing or low counts can reflect uneven survey effort.

359 · 1,903131 · 253367 · 256212 · 495216 · 11411592253 · 7011133537 · 65255 · 44225 · 427774442 · 311493978 · 411418114 · 1

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Jackson's Praomys, De Graaff's Praomys, Albertine Rift Brush-furred Rat. 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 Burundi

AnimalGroupRecords
Jackson's Praomys
Praomys jacksoni
Mammalia
Muridae
314
De Graaff's Praomys
Praomys degraaffi
Mammalia
Muridae
258
Albertine Rift Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys laticeps
Mammalia
Muridae
232
Woosnam's Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys woosnami
Mammalia
Muridae
221
Pachygnatha ventricosa Arachnida
Tetragnathidae
107
Albertine Rift Wood Mouse
Hylomyscus vulcanorum
Mammalia
Muridae
69
Pachygnatha intermedia Arachnida
Tetragnathidae
69
Volcano Forest Shrew
Sylvisorex vulcanorum
Mammalia
Soricidae
68
Angolan rousette
Myonycteris angolensis
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
60
Toad Mouse
Mus bufo
Mammalia
Muridae
60
African giant shrew
Crocidura olivieri
Mammalia
Soricidae
45
Peters's Hybomys
Hybomys univittatus
Mammalia
Muridae
43
Ruwenzori Hybomys
Hybomys lunaris
Mammalia
Muridae
37
Common African Dormouse
Graphiurus murinus
Mammalia
Gliridae
35
Pachygnatha bispiralis Arachnida
Tetragnathidae
28
White-starred Robin
Pogonocichla stellata
Aves
Muscicapidae
27
Crescent Shrew
Sylvisorex lunaris
Mammalia
Soricidae
26
Common Malacomys Common Malacomys
Malacomys longipes
Mammalia
Muridae
26
African Wading Rat
Colomys goslingi
Mammalia
Muridae
25
Beaded Hylomyscus
Hylomyscus aeta
Mammalia
Muridae
22
Nutt's River Frog
Amietia nutti
Amphibia
Pyxicephalidae
22
Emin's pouched rat
Cricetomys emini
Mammalia
Nesomyidae
20
Plain Reed Frog
Hyperolius viridiflavus
Amphibia
Hyperoliidae
18
Lake ViCtoria Clawed Frog
Xenopus victorianus
Amphibia
Pipidae
17
Climbing Shrew
Suncus megalura
Mammalia
Soricidae
16
Common Oenomys
Oenomys hypoxanthus
Mammalia
Muridae
16
Albertine Rift Grammomys
Grammomys dryas
Mammalia
Muridae
16
Red-throated Alethe
Pseudalethe poliophrys
Aves
Turdidae
16
Long-tailed Musk Shrew
Crocidura dolichura
Mammalia
Soricidae
15
Fire-footed Rope Squirrel
Funisciurus pyrropus
Mammalia
Sciuridae
15
African Yellow White-eye African Yellow White-eye
Zosterops senegalensis
Aves
Zosteropidae
15
Kivu Reed Frog
Hyperolius kivuensis
Amphibia
Hyperoliidae
15
Ruwenzori Batis
Batis diops
Aves
Platysteiridae
15
Kivu African Climbing Mouse
Dendromus nyasae
Mammalia
Nesomyidae
15
Regal Sunbird Regal Sunbird
Cinnyris regius
Aves
Nectariniidae
14
Bocage's Frog
Leptopelis bocagii
Amphibia
Arthroleptidae
13
Strange Weaver
Ploceus alienus
Aves
Ploceidae
13
Johnston's Forest Shrew Johnston's Forest Shrew
Sylvisorex johnstoni
Mammalia
Soricidae
12
Chubb's Cisticola Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Aves
Cisticolidae
12
Boulenger's Pygmy Chameleon
Rhampholeon boulengeri
Squamata
Chamaeleonidae
12
Red-faced Crimsonwing
Cryptospiza reichenovii
Aves
Estrildidae
12
Ankole African Mole Rat
Tachyoryctes ankoliae
Mammalia
Spalacidae
11
Senegal Land Frog
Kassina senegalensis
Amphibia
Hyperoliidae
11
Carruther's Mountain Squirrel
Funisciurus carruthersi
Mammalia
Sciuridae
10
Dark Shrew
Crocidura maurisca
Mammalia
Soricidae
10
Banded Prinia
Prinia bairdii
Aves
Cisticolidae
10
Yellow-streaked Greenbul Yellow-streaked Greenbul
Phyllastrephus flavostriatus
Aves
Pycnonotidae
10
Broad-banded Ridged Frog
Ptychadena mascareniensis
Amphibia
Ptychadenidae
9
Niobe's Shrew
Crocidura niobe
Mammalia
Soricidae
9
White-browed Crombec
Sylvietta leucophrys
Aves
Macrosphenidae
9
Olive Sunbird Olive Sunbird
Cyanomitra olivacea
Aves
Nectariniidae
9
Blue-headed Sunbird
Cyanomitra alinae
Aves
Nectariniidae
9
Dusky Crimsonwing
Cryptospiza jacksoni
Aves
Estrildidae
9
Holmelgonia bosnasutus Arachnida
Linyphiidae
9
Red-faced Woodland-Warbler
Phylloscopus laetus
Aves
Phylloscopidae
8
Dent's Vlei Rat
Otomys denti
Mammalia
Muridae
8
Holmelgonia afromontana Arachnida
Linyphiidae
8
Long-haired rousette
Stenonycteris lanosus
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
7
Kabembe Treefrog
Leptopelis mtoewaate
Amphibia
Arthroleptidae
7
Paraptecticus viduatus Insecta
Stratiomyidae
7
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a common animal or simply a well-watched one, and limited records appear alongside repeated records. Open an animal to inspect whether the evidence is one-off, repeated, recent or historical.