🇹🇩Animals recorded in Chad

Which animals have been recorded in Chad? 1,710 occurrence records cover 331 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 225 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Bulinus truncatus, Idiops camelus, Runcinioides litteratus.

• 1,710 records
• 331 species
• 17 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Bulinus truncatus, Idiops camelus, Runcinioides litteratus. 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 Chad

	Animal	Group	Records
	Bulinus truncatus	Gastropoda Bulinidae	179
	Idiops camelus	Arachnida Idiopidae	63
	Runcinioides litteratus	Arachnida Thomisidae	45
	Greater Egyptian Gerbil Gerbillus pyramidum	Mammalia Muridae	43
	Radix natalensis	Gastropoda Lymnaeidae	26
	Actinopus tutu	Arachnida Actinopodidae	20
	Hairy Slit-faced Bat Nycteris hispida	Mammalia Nycteridae	18
	Bayad Bagrus bajad	— Bagridae	14
	African Arvicanthis Arvicanthis niloticus	Mammalia Muridae	14
	Tarabul's Gerbil Gerbillus tarabuli	Mammalia Muridae	13
	Homoeomma villosum	Arachnida Theraphosidae	12
	Characin Brycinus nurse	— Alestidae	12
	Bulinus forskalii	Gastropoda Bulinidae	11
	Armoured Catfish Auchenoglanis occidentalis	— Claroteidae	11
	Chiricahua Tarantula Aphonopelma chiricahua	Arachnida Theraphosidae	11
	Idiops pirassununguensis	Arachnida Idiopidae	10
	Typical Lemniscomys Lemniscomys striatus	Mammalia Muridae	10
	Labeo senegalensis	— Cyprinidae	10
	Valvata nilotica	Gastropoda Valvatidae	10
	Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus	— Cichlidae	9
	gray bichir Polypterus senegalus	— Polypteridae	9
	Pygmy Sunbird Hedydipna platura	Aves Nectariniidae	9
	Striped Ground Squirrel Xerus erythropus	Mammalia Sciuridae	9
	Homoeomma elegans	Arachnida Theraphosidae	8
	African obscure snakehead Parachanna obscura	— Channidae	8
	Baluchistan Gerbil Gerbillus nanus	Mammalia Muridae	8
	Reddish-white Mastomys Mastomys erythroleucus	Mammalia Muridae	8
	Pleasant Gerbil Gerbillus amoenus	Mammalia Muridae	8
	Coucha Rat Mastomys natalensis	Mammalia Muridae	8
	Nigerian Gerbil Gerbillus nigeriae	Mammalia Muridae	8
	Dalton's Praomys Praomys daltoni	Mammalia Muridae	8
	Gracile Tateril Taterillus gracilis	Mammalia Muridae	8
	Fulvous Chatterer Turdoides fulva	Aves Leiothrichidae	8
	Pfeiffer's Ramshorn Snail Biomphalaria pfeifferi	Gastropoda Planorbidae	8
	Northern Savanna Gerbil Gerbilliscus kempii	Mammalia Muridae	8
	Redbreast tilapia Coptodon rendalli	— Cichlidae	8
	Homoeomma montanum	Arachnida Theraphosidae	7
	Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri	Aves Psittacidae	7
	Northeast African Spiny Mouse Acomys cahirinus	Mammalia Muridae	7
	African bonytongue Heterotis niloticus	— Arapaimidae	7
	African catfish Clarias gariepinus	— Clariidae	7
	Actinopus rufipes	Arachnida Actinopodidae	6
	Butter Catfish Schilbe uranoscopus	— Schilbeidae	6
	banded jewelfish Hemichromis fasciatus	— Cichlidae	6
	African giant shrew Crocidura olivieri	Mammalia Soricidae	6
	Nile perch Lates niloticus	— Latidae	6
	Senegal Mormyrid Mormyrus rume	— Mormyridae	6
	Desert Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus	Mammalia Erinaceidae	6
	cape hare Lepus capensis	Mammalia Leporidae	6
	Pouched Gerbil Desmodilliscus braueri	Mammalia Muridae	6
	Lake Chad Tateril Taterillus lacustris	Mammalia Muridae	6
	Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus	Aves Pycnonotidae	6
	Senegalese Bulldog Marcusenius senegalensis	— Mormyridae	6
	Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki	Aves Meropidae	6
	lesser Egyptian jerboa Jaculus jaculus	Mammalia Dipodidae	6
	Desert Sparrow Passer simplex	Aves Passeridae	6
	Cricket Longtail Spiloptila clamans	Aves Cisticolidae	6
	Actinopus itacolomi	Arachnida Actinopodidae	5
	cellar spiders Crossopriza lyoni	Arachnida Pholcidae	5
	Golden Nile Catfish Chrysichthys auratus	— Claroteidae	5