🇸🇾Animals recorded in Syria

Which animals have been recorded in Syria? 657 occurrence records cover 203 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 216 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Leptodoras juruensis, Andrena tadauchii, Lycosa piochardi.

• 657 records
• 203 species
• 14 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Leptodoras juruensis, Andrena tadauchii, Lycosa piochardi. 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 Syria

	Animal	Group	Records
	Leptodoras juruensis	— Doradidae	62
	Andrena tadauchii	Insecta Andrenidae	42
	Lycosa piochardi	Arachnida Lycosidae	37
	European badger Meles meles	Mammalia Mustelidae	24
	Armenian Gull Larus armenicus	Aves Laridae	20
	Golden hamster Mesocricetus auratus	Mammalia Cricetidae	11
	Snake-eyed Lizard Ophisops elegans	Squamata Lacertidae	11
	Roughtail Rock Agama Stellagama stellio	Squamata Agamidae	10
	Robust Fringe-fingered Lizard Acanthodactylus robustus	Squamata Lacertidae	9
	Stenophylax malaspinus	Insecta Limnephilidae	8
	Blanford's Short-Nosed Desert Lizard Mesalina brevirostris	Squamata Lacertidae	7
	house mouse Mus musculus	Mammalia Muridae	7
	Garra orontesi	— Cyprinidae	6
	Andrena sphecodimorpha	Insecta Andrenidae	6
	Liriomyza cicerina	Insecta Agromyzidae	6
	Tigris mystus Mystus pelusius	— Bagridae	6
	Salariopsis burcuae	— Blenniidae	5
	Andrena sillata	Insecta Andrenidae	5
	Giant Fringe-fingered Lizard Acanthodactylus grandis	Squamata Lacertidae	5
	Barbus rajanorum	— Cyprinidae	5
	Diadem Snake Spalerosophis diadema	Squamata Colubridae	5
	Tristram's Jird Meriones tristrami	Mammalia Muridae	4
	Syrian Sportive Loach Oxynoemacheilus shehabi	— Nemacheilidae	4
	Symmacantha sparsella	Insecta Autostichidae	4
	European Free-tailed Bat Tadarida teniotis	Mammalia Molossidae	3
	Stenomesius japonicus	Insecta Eulophidae	3
	Large Whip Snake Dolichophis jugularis	Squamata Colubridae	3
	European Roller Coracias garrulus	Aves Coraciidae	3
	Agrilus relegatus	Insecta Buprestidae	3
	Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita	Aves Threskiornithidae	3
	Micrillus testaceus	Insecta Staphylinidae	3
	Levantina spiriplana	Gastropoda Helicidae	3
	Ocellated Bronze Skink Chalcides ocellatus	Squamata Scincidae	3
	Glossy-bellied Racer Platyceps ventromaculatus	Squamata Colubridae	3
	Dryops rufipes	Insecta Dryopidae	3
	Leiurus abdullahbayrami	Arachnida Buthidae	3
	Bosc's Fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus	Squamata Lacertidae	3
	North Arabian Plain Agama Trapelus agnetae	Squamata Agamidae	3
	Tituboea arabica	Insecta Chrysomelidae	2
	Caridina enbilului	Malacostraca Atyidae	2
	Andrena antilibanotica	Insecta Andrenidae	2
	Quedius josue	Insecta Staphylinidae	2
	Monomorium dentigerum	Insecta Formicidae	2
	Megachile syriaca	Insecta Megachilidae	2
	Intereuodynerus fritzi	Insecta Eumenidae	2
	Xenopsylla ramesis	Insecta Pulicidae	2
	Pseudoanthidium rhombiferum	Insecta Megachilidae	2
	Dasypoda syriensis	Insecta Melittidae	2
	Clavipanurgus gusenleitneri	Insecta Andrenidae	2
	Modest Pebble Bee Dianthidium pudicum	Insecta Megachilidae	2
	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens	Insecta Calopterygidae	2
	False Apollo Archon apollinus	Insecta Papilionidae	2
	Phyllodromica bey-bienkoi	Insecta Ectobiidae	2
	Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata	Insecta Pentatomidae	2
	Marbled Cellar Spider Holocnemus pluchei	Arachnida Pholcidae	2
	Common Pill Woodlouse Armadillidium vulgare	Malacostraca Armadillidiidae	2
	Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus	Amphibia Ranidae	2
	Eastern broad-toothed field mouse Apodemus mystacinus	Mammalia Muridae	2
	Macedonian Mouse Mus macedonicus	Mammalia Muridae	2
	Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata	Aves Pteroclididae	2