What Animal Lives Where

🇱🇷Animals recorded in Liberia

Which animals have been recorded in Liberia? 13,002 occurrence records cover 1,200+ 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 Microdinodes blickenstaffi, Buettikofer's Epauletted Bat, Heliocopris dianae.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

13,002 coordinate-bearing animal records; 1,200+ species facets.

LR 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.

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Microdinodes blickenstaffi, Buettikofer's Epauletted Bat, Heliocopris dianae. 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 Liberia

AnimalGroupRecords
Microdinodes blickenstaffi Insecta
Elmidae
245
Buettikofer's Epauletted Bat
Epomops buettikoferi
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
68
Heliocopris dianae Insecta
Scarabaeidae
57
Allen's Hylomyscus
Hylomyscus alleni
Mammalia
Muridae
47
Farmbush Sprite
Pseudagrion melanicterum
Insecta
Coenagrionidae
41
Portia Widow
Palpopleura portia
Insecta
Libellulidae
40
Western Bluewing
Sapho ciliata
Insecta
Calopterygidae
39
African Black Widow
Palpopleura lucia
Insecta
Libellulidae
38
Red-veined Dropwing Red-veined Dropwing
Trithemis arteriosa
Insecta
Libellulidae
34
Amnirana parva Amphibia
Ranidae
29
Ceratocentrus spinicornis Insecta
Cerambycidae
29
West African Hybomys
Hybomys trivirgatus
Mammalia
Muridae
28
Spotted Night Adder
Causus maculatus
Squamata
Viperidae
27
Broad-banded Grass Frog
Ptychadena bibroni
Amphibia
Ptychadenidae
25
Common agama Common agama
Agama agama
Squamata
Agamidae
24
African river prawn
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii
Malacostraca
Palaemonidae
24
Spotted Honeyguide
Indicator maculatus
Aves
Indicatoridae
24
Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum julia
Insecta
Libellulidae
23
Gnathocera trivittata Insecta
Scarabaeidae
22
Senegal Mabuya
Trachylepis affinis
Squamata
Scincidae
22
Least Honeyguide
Indicator exilis
Aves
Indicatoridae
19
Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat Rusty-bellied Brush-furred Rat
Lophuromys sikapusi
Mammalia
Muridae
17
Defua Dephomys
Dephomys defua
Mammalia
Muridae
17
Aspidimorpha dissentanea Insecta
Chrysomelidae
17
Hallowell's Toad
Sclerophrys maculata
Amphibia
Bufonidae
16
Banana Bat
Afronycteris nanus
Mammalia
Vespertilionidae
16
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Aves
Indicatoridae
16
Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Cercopithecus petaurista
Mammalia
Cercopithecidae
16
Scolochirus dentipes Insecta
Curculionidae
16
Ramilia ghanaensis Insecta
Scarabaeidae
15
Farmbush Skimmer
Orthetrum microstigma
Insecta
Libellulidae
15
Black Dropwing
Trithemis grouti
Insecta
Libellulidae
15
Bigcrest Blenny
Blennius normani
—
Blenniidae
15
Liberia River Frog
Phrynobatrachus liberiensis
Amphibia
Phrynobatrachidae
15
Pel's pouched bat
Saccolaimus peli
Mammalia
Emballonuridae
15
Forest Giant Squirrel
Protoxerus stangeri
Mammalia
Sciuridae
15
Lime Reed Frog
Hyperolius fusciventris
Amphibia
Hyperoliidae
15
Olive Grass Racer
Psammophis phillipsii
Squamata
Psammophiidae
15
Little Red Jewel
Chlorocypha dispar
Insecta
Chlorocyphidae
14
Mesarmadillo flavimarginatus Malacostraca
Eubelidae
14
Puddle Frog
Phrynobatrachus phyllophilus
Amphibia
Phrynobatrachidae
14
Little Collared Fruit Bat
Myonycteris torquata
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
14
West African Praomys
Praomys rostratus
Mammalia
Muridae
14
Epidichostates strandi Insecta
Cerambycidae
14
Aspidimorpha chlorina Insecta
Chrysomelidae
14
Conchyloctenia hepatica Insecta
Chrysomelidae
14
Angolan free-tailed bat Angolan free-tailed bat
Mops condylurus
Mammalia
Molossidae
13
Lowe's Mona Monkey
Cercopithecus lowei
Mammalia
Cercopithecidae
13
Dactylispa melanaria Insecta
Chrysomelidae
13
West African Agama
Agama africana
Squamata
Agamidae
13
Callophilharmostes fleutiauxi Insecta
Hybosoridae
13
Blue Slim
Aciagrion africanum
Insecta
Coenagrionidae
12
Mesarmadillo variegatus Malacostraca
Eubelidae
12
Potto
Perodicticus potto
Mammalia
Lorisidae
12
Keeled Water Skink
Cophoscincopus durus
Squamata
Scincidae
12
Fire-crested Alethe
Alethe diademata
Aves
Turdidae
12
Lesser Pincer-tailed Wisp
Agriocnemis victoria
Insecta
Coenagrionidae
11
Abbott's Skimmer
Orthetrum abbotti
Insecta
Libellulidae
11
Dark-shouldered Skimmer
Orthetrum hintzi
Insecta
Libellulidae
11
Christmas Butterfly
Papilio demodocus
Insecta
Papilionidae
11
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.