🇲🇱Animals recorded in Mali

Which animals have been recorded in Mali? 96,389 occurrence records cover 281 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 Montagu's Harrier, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, African Arvicanthis.

• 96,389 records
• 281 species
• 14 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Montagu's Harrier, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, African Arvicanthis. 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 Mali

	Animal	Group	Records
	Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	Aves Accipitridae	53,004
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	39,755
	African Arvicanthis Arvicanthis niloticus	Mammalia Muridae	164
	Reddish-white Mastomys Mastomys erythroleucus	Mammalia Muridae	148
	Coucha Rat Mastomys natalensis	Mammalia Muridae	131
	Gracile Tateril Taterillus gracilis	Mammalia Muridae	124
	Sudanian Arvicanthis Arvicanthis ansorgei	Mammalia Muridae	118
	black rat Rattus rattus	Mammalia Muridae	113
	Dalton's Praomys Praomys daltoni	Mammalia Muridae	103
	Hubert's Mastomys Mastomys huberti	Mammalia Muridae	88
	Savanna Path Shrew Crocidura viaria	Mammalia Soricidae	84
	African giant shrew Crocidura olivieri	Mammalia Soricidae	78
	Gambian Rat Cricetomys gambianus	Mammalia Nesomyidae	64
	Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus gambianus	Mammalia Pteropodidae	61
	Large North African Gerbil Dipodillus campestris	Mammalia Muridae	51
	Striped Ground Squirrel Xerus erythropus	Mammalia Sciuridae	51
	Western Saharan Spiny mouse Acomys airensis	Mammalia Muridae	51
	Sahelo-Sudanian Gerbil Gerbilliscus gambiana	Mammalia Muridae	48
	Rudd's Bristle-furred Rat Uranomys ruddi	Mammalia Muridae	46
	Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus	Mammalia Sciuridae	45
	Heuglin's Lemniscomys Lemniscomys zebra	Mammalia Muridae	45
	Felou Gundi Felovia vae	Mammalia Ctenodactylidae	45
	Nigerian Gerbil Gerbillus nigeriae	Mammalia Muridae	43
	Typical Lemniscomys Lemniscomys striatus	Mammalia Muridae	33
	West African Dasymys Dasymys rufulus	Mammalia Muridae	33
	Four-toed Hedgehog Atelerix albiventris	Mammalia Erinaceidae	31
	Temminck's mouse Mus musculoides	Mammalia Muridae	30
	Little Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon pumilus	Mammalia Molossidae	28
	Northern Sand Gecko Tropiocolotes tripolitanus	Squamata Gekkonidae	28
	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil Gerbillus gerbillus	Mammalia Muridae	27
	lesser Egyptian jerboa Jaculus jaculus	Mammalia Dipodidae	26
	house mouse Mus musculus	Mammalia Muridae	26
	Savanna Shrew Crocidura fulvastra	Mammalia Soricidae	26
	African Common Toad Sclerophrys regularis	Amphibia Bufonidae	26
	Tarabul's Gerbil Gerbillus tarabuli	Mammalia Muridae	26
	Bellier's Lemniscomys Lemniscomys bellieri	Mammalia Muridae	26
	Desert Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus	Mammalia Erinaceidae	25
	Pouched Gerbil Desmodilliscus braueri	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Fat-tailed Gerbil Pachyuromys duprasi	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Pygmy Gerbil Gerbillus henleyi	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Baluchistan Gerbil Gerbillus nanus	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Greater Egyptian Gerbil Gerbillus pyramidum	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Robbins's Tateril Taterillus arenarius	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Petter's Tateril Taterillus petteri	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Lake Chad Tateril Taterillus lacustris	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Guinean Arvicanthis Arvicanthis rufinus	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Congo Tateril Taterillus congicus	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Kollmannsperger's Mastomys Mastomys kollmannspergeri	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Chudeau's Spiny Mouse Acomys chudeaui	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Deroo's Praomys Praomys derooi	Mammalia Muridae	25
	Northern Savanna Gerbil Gerbilliscus kempii	Mammalia Muridae	25
	African Five-lined Skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata	Squamata Scincidae	24
	greater cane rat Thryonomys swinderianus	Mammalia Thryonomyidae	23
	Ringed Wall Gecko Tarentola annularis	Squamata Phyllodactylidae	23
	Senegal Lemniscomys Lemniscomys linulus	Mammalia Muridae	21
	West African Praomys Praomys rostratus	Mammalia Muridae	21
	Hausa Mouse Mus haussa	Mammalia Muridae	21
	Matthey's Mouse Mus mattheyi	Mammalia Muridae	21
	Southern African Pygmy Mouse Mus minutoides	Mammalia Muridae	21
	Fire-footed Rope Squirrel Funisciurus pyrropus	Mammalia Sciuridae	20