🇹🇿Animals recorded in Tanzania

Which animals have been recorded in Tanzania? 95,329 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 345 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Schistosoma haematobium, East African Praomys, chimpanzee.

• 95,329 records
• 1,200+ species
• 49 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Schistosoma haematobium, East African Praomys, chimpanzee. 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 Tanzania

	Animal	Group	Records
	Schistosoma haematobium	Trematoda Schistosomatidae	2,226
	East African Praomys Praomys delectorum	Mammalia Muridae	1,989
	chimpanzee Pan troglodytes	Mammalia Hominidae	1,832
	Agent of intestinal schistosomiasis Schistosoma mansoni	Trematoda Schistosomatidae	1,647
	Howell's Forest Shrew Sylvisorex howelli	Mammalia Soricidae	768
	Bulinus globosus	Gastropoda Bulinidae	706
	Biomphalaria sudanica	Gastropoda Planorbidae	661
	Coucha Rat Mastomys natalensis	Mammalia Muridae	576
	Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus	— Cichlidae	509
	Eastern Arc Wood Mouse Hylomyscus arcimontensis	Mammalia Muridae	481
	Hildegarde's Shrew Crocidura hildegardeae	Mammalia Soricidae	378
	Kilonzo’s Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys kilonzoi	Mammalia Muridae	353
	Onthophagus filicornis	Insecta Scarabaeidae	342
	Eastern Arc Golden Reed Frog Hyperolius puncticulatus	Amphibia Hyperoliidae	342
	Mesic Four-striped Grass Rat Rhabdomys dilectus	Mammalia Muridae	332
	Blue-spotted Tilapia Oreochromis leucostictus	— Cichlidae	326
	Gray-bellied Mouse Mus triton	Mammalia Muridae	287
	Yellow shouldered dung beetle Liatongus militaris	Insecta Scarabaeidae	269
	Machangu’s Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys machangui	Mammalia Muridae	269
	Makundi’s Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys makundii	Mammalia Muridae	257
	Gabrius amans	Insecta Staphylinidae	236
	Common African Dormouse Graphiurus murinus	Mammalia Gliridae	201
	Eudicella tetraspilota	Insecta Scarabaeidae	178
	White-starred Robin Pogonocichla stellata	Aves Muscicapidae	173
	Jackson's Praomys Praomys jacksoni	Mammalia Muridae	169
	East African Highland Shrew Crocidura allex	Mammalia Soricidae	168
	Siopelus melancholicus	Insecta Carabidae	168
	Olive Sunbird Cyanomitra olivacea	Aves Nectariniidae	167
	Red-faced Crimsonwing Cryptospiza reichenovii	Aves Estrildidae	163
	Ooidius dorsiger	Insecta Carabidae	159
	Wami tilapia Oreochromis urolepis	— Cichlidae	158
	Krefft's River Frog Phrynobatrachus krefftii	Amphibia Phrynobatrachidae	153
	Biomphalaria choanomphala	Gastropoda Planorbidae	152
	Common Grammomys Grammomys dolichurus	Mammalia Muridae	151
	Munissi's White-toothed Shrew Crocidura munissii	Mammalia Soricidae	149
	lion Panthera leo	Mammalia Felidae	147
	Kilimanjaro Shrew Crocidura monax	Mammalia Soricidae	144
	Sabuni’s Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys sabunii	Mammalia Muridae	142
	Lesser Red Musk Shrew Crocidura hirta	Mammalia Soricidae	138
	Chirinda Screeching Frog Arthroleptis xenodactyloides	Amphibia Arthroleptidae	137
	Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata	Aves Fringillidae	136
	East African Grammomys Grammomys ibeanus	Mammalia Muridae	132
	Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros caffer	Mammalia Hipposideridae	126
	Flapneck chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis	Squamata Chamaeleonidae	124
	Onthophagus fungicola	Insecta Scarabaeidae	122
	Taurhina polychrous	Insecta Scarabaeidae	120
	Hypselogenia corrosa	Insecta Scarabaeidae	119
	Cabanis's Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi	Aves Pycnonotidae	116
	Braun's Toad Sclerophrys brauni	Amphibia Bufonidae	113
	KZN Stag Beetle Prosopocoilus natalensis	Insecta Lucanidae	112
	Shelley's Greenbul Arizelocichla masukuensis	Aves Pycnonotidae	111
	African giant shrew Crocidura olivieri	Mammalia Soricidae	109
	Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica	Aves Cisticolidae	109
	Chondrorrhina mhondana	Insecta Scarabaeidae	109
	Little Greenbul Eurillas virens	Aves Pycnonotidae	108
	Oreochromis upembae	— Cichlidae	107
	blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis	Mammalia Cercopithecidae	106
	Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus	Aves Pycnonotidae	104
	Trichaphodius meruanus	Insecta Scarabaeidae	104
	Dark-colored Brush-furred Rat Lophuromys aquilus	Mammalia Muridae	104