🇸🇳Animals recorded in Senegal

Which animals have been recorded in Senegal? 108,757 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 Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Montagu's Harrier.

• 108,757 records
• 1,200+ species
• 37 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Montagu's 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 Senegal

	Animal	Group	Records
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	58,931
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	24,036
	Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	Aves Accipitridae	1,386
	Portia Widow Palpopleura portia	Insecta Libellulidae	665
	Bulinus truncatus	Gastropoda Bulinidae	514
	Schistosoma haematobium	Trematoda Schistosomatidae	446
	Reddish-white Mastomys Mastomys erythroleucus	Mammalia Muridae	236
	Bulinus globosus	Gastropoda Bulinidae	228
	Sahel Wisp Agriocnemis zerafica	Insecta Coenagrionidae	216
	house mouse Mus musculus	Mammalia Muridae	192
	African Arvicanthis Arvicanthis niloticus	Mammalia Muridae	181
	Common Citril Ceriagrion glabrum	Insecta Coenagrionidae	177
	Coucha Rat Mastomys natalensis	Mammalia Muridae	169
	Tropical Bird Flea Echidnophaga gallinacea	Insecta Pulicidae	165
	black rat Rattus rattus	Mammalia Muridae	153
	Hubert's Mastomys Mastomys huberti	Mammalia Muridae	149
	Agent of intestinal schistosomiasis Schistosoma mansoni	Trematoda Schistosomatidae	137
	short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis	Mammalia Delphinidae	127
	Bulinus forskalii	Gastropoda Bulinidae	116
	yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti	Insecta Culicidae	112
	African Bluetail Ischnura senegalensis	Insecta Coenagrionidae	108
	African Pied-spot Hemistigma albipunctum	Insecta Libellulidae	108
	Dalton's Praomys Praomys daltoni	Mammalia Muridae	106
	Radix natalensis	Gastropoda Lymnaeidae	101
	Four-toed Hedgehog Atelerix albiventris	Mammalia Erinaceidae	94
	Black Ground Skimmer Diplacodes lefebvrii	Insecta Libellulidae	91
	Little Whisp Agriocnemis exilis	Insecta Coenagrionidae	81
	Schistosoma bovis	Trematoda Schistosomatidae	78
	Heterocerus elongatus	Insecta Heteroceridae	78
	Anopheles gambiae	Insecta Culicidae	71
	Striped Ground Squirrel Xerus erythropus	Mammalia Sciuridae	71
	harbor porpoise Phocoena phocoena	Mammalia Phocoenidae	66
	Grizzled Pintail Acisoma ascalaphoides	Insecta Libellulidae	66
	Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala	Aves Estrildidae	64
	Gambian Rat Cricetomys gambianus	Mammalia Nesomyidae	64
	emperor dragonfly Anax imperator	Insecta Aeshnidae	63
	Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus	Mammalia Sciuridae	62
	Gracile Tateril Taterillus gracilis	Mammalia Muridae	60
	Nigerian Gerbil Gerbillus nigeriae	Mammalia Muridae	58
	Heuglin's Lemniscomys Lemniscomys zebra	Mammalia Muridae	58
	Pouched Gerbil Desmodilliscus braueri	Mammalia Muridae	57
	African giant shrew Crocidura olivieri	Mammalia Soricidae	54
	Savanna Path Shrew Crocidura viaria	Mammalia Soricidae	54
	Common agama Agama agama	Squamata Agamidae	54
	Acanthocnemus nigricans	Insecta Acanthocnemidae	53
	Bulinus umbilicatus	Gastropoda Bulinidae	53
	Senegal Coucal Centropus senegalensis	Aves Cuculidae	53
	Black Kite Milvus migrans	Aves Accipitridae	52
	Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus	Aves Charadriidae	51
	Village Indigobird Vidua chalybeata	Aves Viduidae	50
	Western Red-billed Hornbill Tockus kempi	Aves Bucerotidae	50
	Sahelo-Sudanian Gerbil Gerbilliscus gambiana	Mammalia Muridae	49
	Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus	Aves Ploceidae	48
	Long Skimmer Orthetrum trinacria	Insecta Libellulidae	48
	Sudanian Arvicanthis Arvicanthis ansorgei	Mammalia Muridae	48
	Northern Savanna Gerbil Gerbilliscus kempii	Mammalia Muridae	48
	Scarlet Dragonfly Crocothemis erythraea	Insecta Libellulidae	47
	Desert Hedgehog Paraechinus aethiopicus	Mammalia Erinaceidae	44
	Fat-tailed Gerbil Pachyuromys duprasi	Mammalia Muridae	44
	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil Gerbillus gerbillus	Mammalia Muridae	44