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🇨🇮Animals recorded in Côte d'Ivoire

Which animals have been recorded in Côte d'Ivoire? 73,375 occurrence records cover 1,200+ 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 Clivina erythropyga, Exorhabdus tropicalis, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

73,375 coordinate-bearing animal records; 1,200+ species facets.

CI 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.

212 · 1,374225 · 175367 · 163216 · 65,646359 · 4,673229 · 11811133537 · 10111592253 · 68131 · 68345 · 62206 · 48137 · 34

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Clivina erythropyga, Exorhabdus tropicalis, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier. 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 Côte d'Ivoire

AnimalGroupRecords
Clivina erythropyga Insecta
Carabidae
605
Exorhabdus tropicalis Insecta
Histeridae
359
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus
Aves
Accipitridae
275
Chalcionellus nubicus Insecta
Histeridae
215
Heliocopris dianae Insecta
Scarabaeidae
203
Heterocerus elongatus Insecta
Heteroceridae
158
African Arvicanthis African Arvicanthis
Arvicanthis niloticus
Mammalia
Muridae
136
Ootheca mutabilis Insecta
Chrysomelidae
126
Tmesorrhina iris Insecta
Scarabaeidae
122
Hister gehini Insecta
Histeridae
117
Temminck's mouse Temminck's mouse
Mus musculoides
Mammalia
Muridae
111
Edwards' Malacomys
Malacomys edwardsi
Mammalia
Muridae
111
Paratropus achanti Insecta
Histeridae
108
Pachnoda fedierei Insecta
Scarabaeidae
103
Northwestern African Fat Mouse
Steatomys caurinus
Mammalia
Nesomyidae
103
Lesser Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus pusillus
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
95
Sisyphus arboreus Insecta
Scarabaeidae
94
Allen's Hylomyscus
Hylomyscus alleni
Mammalia
Muridae
90
Angolan Soft-furred Fruit Bat
Lissonycteris angolensis
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
90
Peters's Mouse
Mus setulosus
Mammalia
Muridae
89
Leptaulaca undecimpunctata Insecta
Chrysomelidae
84
Diastocera trifasciata Insecta
Cerambycidae
81
Callispa lamottei Insecta
Chrysomelidae
80
Caelorrhina thoreyi Insecta
Scarabaeidae
77
Onthophagus atridorsis Insecta
Scarabaeidae
76
Onthophagus funestus Insecta
Scarabaeidae
76
Chlorocala africana Chlorocala africana Insecta
Scarabaeidae
75
Tullberg's Praomys
Praomys tullbergi
Mammalia
Muridae
74
Medythia quaterna Insecta
Chrysomelidae
72
Centaurus Beetle
Augosoma centaurus
Insecta
Scarabaeidae
70
Pachnoda durandi Insecta
Scarabaeidae
67
Cyclops Leaf-nosed Bat
Doryrhina cyclops
Mammalia
Hipposideridae
67
Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Mammalia
Sciuridae
66
Rudd's Bristle-furred Rat Rudd's Bristle-furred Rat
Uranomys ruddi
Mammalia
Muridae
66
Little Free-tailed Bat Little Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon pumilus
Mammalia
Molossidae
64
Egyptian rousette
Rousettus aegyptiacus
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
63
Gracile Tateril
Taterillus gracilis
Mammalia
Muridae
63
Chiridopsis aubei Insecta
Chrysomelidae
61
Dactylispa melanaria Insecta
Chrysomelidae
61
Agrilus gestroi Insecta
Buprestidae
60
Onthophagus bartosi Insecta
Scarabaeidae
60
Onthophagus latigibber Insecta
Scarabaeidae
59
Saprinus secchii Insecta
Histeridae
58
Railer Bat
Mops thersites
Mammalia
Molossidae
56
Typical Lemniscomys Typical Lemniscomys
Lemniscomys striatus
Mammalia
Muridae
56
Acmocera compressa Insecta
Cerambycidae
56
West African Praomys
Praomys rostratus
Mammalia
Muridae
55
Lophorrhina quinquelineata Insecta
Scarabaeidae
53
West African Hybomys
Hybomys trivirgatus
Mammalia
Muridae
53
Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys sikapusi
Mammalia
Muridae
52
Camptorhinus lyratus Insecta
Curculionidae
52
Pachnoda cordata Insecta
Scarabaeidae
51
Charadronota quadrisignata Insecta
Scarabaeidae
51
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus gambianus
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
51
Bulinus truncatus Bulinus truncatus Gastropoda
Bulinidae
50
Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros caffer
Mammalia
Hipposideridae
49
Giant Leaf-nosed Bat
Macronycteris gigas
Mammalia
Hipposideridae
49
Bolbocranius csikii Insecta
Brentidae
47
Heliocopris antenor Insecta
Scarabaeidae
47
Marginated Congo Chafer
Pachnoda marginata
Insecta
Scarabaeidae
45
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.