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🇲🇳Animals recorded in Mongolia

Which animals have been recorded in Mongolia? 139,878 occurrence records cover 901 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 Cinereous Vulture, Pacific Golden-Plover, Brown-eared Bulbul.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

139,878 coordinate-bearing animal records; 901 species facets.

MN 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 · 122,371359 · 9,708144 · 739216 · 4,96411592253 · 252367 · 65111133537 · 208131 · 59281 · 17345 · 710713444 · 3229 · 3

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Cinereous Vulture, Pacific Golden-Plover, Brown-eared Bulbul. 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 Mongolia

AnimalGroupRecords
Cinereous Vulture Cinereous Vulture
Aegypius monachus
Aves
Accipitridae
97,927
Pacific Golden-Plover Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Aves
Charadriidae
12,809
Brown-eared Bulbul Brown-eared Bulbul
Hypsipetes amaurotis
Aves
Pycnonotidae
496
Gray Red-backed Vole
Myodes rufocanus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
481
Northern Red-backed Mouse
Myodes rutilus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
461
Korean Field Mouse
Apodemus peninsulae
Mammalia
Muridae
433
Striped Dwarf Hamster
Cricetulus barabensis
Mammalia
Cricetidae
415
Oriental Turtle-Dove Oriental Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia orientalis
Aves
Columbidae
353
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Aves
Passeridae
325
Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Alticola barakshin
Mammalia
Cricetidae
313
Daurian Redstart Daurian Redstart
Phoenicurus auroreus
Aves
Muscicapidae
306
Mongolian Five-toed Jerboa
Allactaga sibirica
Mammalia
Dipodidae
305
Eurasian Magpie Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Aves
Corvidae
303
Great Tit Great Tit
Parus major
Aves
Paridae
290
Mongolian gerbil
Meriones unguiculatus
Mammalia
Muridae
279
northern three-toed jerboa
Dipus sagitta
Mammalia
Dipodidae
269
Mongolian Pika
Ochotona pallasi
Mammalia
Ochotonidae
268
Desert Hamster
Phodopus roborovskii
Mammalia
Cricetidae
265
Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus undulatus
Mammalia
Sciuridae
253
Gray Dwarf Hamster Gray Dwarf Hamster
Cricetulus migratorius
Mammalia
Cricetidae
252
Lesser Long-tailed Hamster
Cricetulus longicaudatus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
249
Gray/Purple Heron Gray
Ardea cinerea
Aves
Ardeidae
241
Flat-headed Vole
Alticola strelzowi
Mammalia
Cricetidae
217
White Wagtail White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Aves
Motacillidae
210
Herb Field Mouse
Apodemus uralensis
Mammalia
Muridae
202
Reed Vole
Microtus fortis
Mammalia
Cricetidae
191
Gobi Big Brown Bat
Eptesicus gobiensis
Mammalia
Vespertilionidae
169
tundra vole
Microtus oeconomus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
161
Yellow-throated Bunting Yellow-throated Bunting
Emberiza elegans
Aves
Emberizidae
157
Mongolian Vole
Microtus mongolicus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
150
Parus varius Aves
Paridae
149
Eastern Mole Vole
Ellobius tancrei
Mammalia
Cricetidae
148
Mongolian Mountain Vole
Alticola semicanus
Mammalia
Cricetidae
147
Silpha perforata Insecta
Staphylinidae
136
Little Chinese Jird
Meriones meridianus
Mammalia
Muridae
131
Bull-headed Shrike Bull-headed Shrike
Lanius bucephalus
Aves
Laniidae
130
Maximowicz's Vole
Microtus maximowiczii
Mammalia
Cricetidae
128
Vinous-throated Parrotbill Vinous-throated Parrotbill
Sinosuthora webbiana
Aves
Sylviidae
126
Japanese Bush Warbler Japanese Bush Warbler
Horornis diphone
Aves
Cettiidae
126
Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus kizuki
Aves
Picidae
125
Pale Thrush Pale Thrush
Turdus pallidus
Aves
Turdidae
123
Campbell's Desert Hamster
Phodopus campbelli
Mammalia
Cricetidae
123
Tuvan Toad-headed Agama
Phrynocephalus versicolor
Squamata
Agamidae
122
Ruddy Shelduck Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Aves
Anatidae
114
Daurian Pika
Ochotona dauurica
Mammalia
Ochotonidae
114
Olive-backed Pipit Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Aves
Motacillidae
111
Brandt's Vole
Lasiopodomys brandtii
Mammalia
Cricetidae
110
Azure-winged Magpie Azure-winged Magpie
Cyanopica cyanus
Aves
Corvidae
109
Marsh Tit Marsh Tit
Poecile palustris
Aves
Paridae
108
spot-billed duck spot-billed duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Aves
Anatidae
108
Gray Wagtail Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
Aves
Motacillidae
104
Eurasian Jay Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Aves
Corvidae
103
house mouse house mouse
Mus musculus
Mammalia
Muridae
103
Common Raven Common Raven
Corvus corax
Aves
Corvidae
101
Long-tailed Tit Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
Aves
Aegithalidae
101
Asian Short-toed Lark
Calandrella cheleensis
Aves
Alaudidae
100
Isabelline Wheatear Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Aves
Muscicapidae
99
Barn Swallow Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Aves
Hirundinidae
98
Tundra Shrew
Sorex tundrensis
Mammalia
Soricidae
97
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
Aves
Charadriidae
96
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.