🇸🇩Animals recorded in Sudan

Which animals have been recorded in Sudan? 4,468 occurrence records cover 813 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 Coucha Rat, African Arvicanthis, Northeast African Spiny Mouse.

• 4,468 records
• 813 species
• 29 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Coucha Rat, African Arvicanthis, Northeast African Spiny Mouse. 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 Sudan

	Animal	Group	Records
	Coucha Rat Mastomys natalensis	Mammalia Muridae	228
	African Arvicanthis Arvicanthis niloticus	Mammalia Muridae	144
	Northeast African Spiny Mouse Acomys cahirinus	Mammalia Muridae	130
	Wohlfahrtia nuba	Insecta Sarcophagidae	117
	Little Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon pumilus	Mammalia Molossidae	84
	Egyptian Tomb Bat Taphozous perforatus	Mammalia Emballonuridae	78
	Four-toed Hedgehog Atelerix albiventris	Mammalia Erinaceidae	63
	Giant house bat Scotophilus nigrita	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	63
	Northern Savanna Gerbil Gerbilliscus kempii	Mammalia Muridae	52
	Ethiopian Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus labiatus	Mammalia Pteropodidae	48
	African giant shrew Crocidura olivieri	Mammalia Soricidae	47
	Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat Chaerephon major	Mammalia Molossidae	47
	Rufous elephant shrew Elephantulus rufescens	Mammalia Macroscelididae	47
	wildcat Felis silvestris	Mammalia Felidae	47
	Macmillan's Grammomys Grammomys macmillani	Mammalia Muridae	44
	common genet Genetta genetta	Mammalia Viverridae	36
	yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti	Insecta Culicidae	32
	vervet monkey Chlorocebus aethiops	Mammalia Cercopithecidae	30
	Egyptian Slit-faced Bat Nycteris thebaica	Mammalia Nycteridae	30
	Banana Bat Afronycteris nanus	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	29
	Senegal bushbaby Galago senegalensis	Mammalia Galagidae	29
	Savanna Shrew Crocidura fulvastra	Mammalia Soricidae	29
	African Sheath-tailed Bat Coleura afra	Mammalia Emballonuridae	28
	Hairy Slit-faced Bat Nycteris hispida	Mammalia Nycteridae	27
	red-fronted gazelle Eudorcas rufifrons	Mammalia Bovidae	27
	black rat Rattus rattus	Mammalia Muridae	24
	Hamilton's Tomb Bat Taphozous hamiltoni	Mammalia Emballonuridae	24
	oribi Ourebia ourebi	Mammalia Bovidae	23
	Egyptian rousette Rousettus aegyptiacus	Mammalia Pteropodidae	22
	Heart-nosed Bat Cardioderma cor	Mammalia Megadermatidae	21
	Reddish-white Mastomys Mastomys erythroleucus	Mammalia Muridae	21
	Ethiopia Reed Frog Hyperolius balfouri	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	21
	Least Honeyguide Indicator exilis	Aves Indicatoridae	21
	Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon	Mammalia Herpestidae	20
	Angolan rousette Myonycteris angolensis	Mammalia Pteropodidae	20
	Lesser Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus pusillus	Mammalia Pteropodidae	19
	golden jackal Canis aureus	Mammalia Canidae	19
	Dacus longistylus	Insecta Tephritidae	18
	Egyptian free-tailed bat Tadarida aegyptiaca	Mammalia Molossidae	18
	cape hare Lepus capensis	Mammalia Leporidae	18
	Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus	Mammalia Sciuridae	17
	Ringed Wall Gecko Tarentola annularis	Squamata Phyllodactylidae	17
	Jackson's Praomys Praomys jacksoni	Mammalia Muridae	17
	Somali Serotine Neoromicia somalica	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	17
	Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea	Aves Nectariniidae	16
	Fringe-tailed Gerbil Gerbilliscus robustus	Mammalia Muridae	16
	White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	Aves Muscicapidae	16
	Straw-coloured fruit bat Eidolon helvum	Mammalia Pteropodidae	15
	Rüppell's Bat Vansonia rueppellii	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	15
	Emin's Tateril Taterillus emini	Mammalia Muridae	15
	Noack's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros ruber	Mammalia Hipposideridae	15
	Black-collared Apalis Oreolais pulcher	Aves Cisticolidae	15
	side-striped jackal Canis adustus	Mammalia Canidae	15
	Penton's Toad Sclerophrys pentoni	Amphibia Bufonidae	14
	Fire-crested Alethe Alethe diademata	Aves Turdidae	14
	Gunther's dik-dik Madoqua guentheri	Mammalia Bovidae	14
	Cape hyrax Procavia capensis	Mammalia Procaviidae	14
	Diaphorina dakariensis	Insecta Liviidae	13
	Trident leaf-nosed bat Asellia tridens	Mammalia Hipposideridae	13
	Yellow-winged Bat Lavia frons	Mammalia Megadermatidae	13