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🇹🇬Animals recorded in Togo

Which animals have been recorded in Togo? 12,085 occurrence records cover 374 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 Clivina consobrina, Microdinodes nigrolineatus, Reddish-white Mastomys.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

12,085 coordinate-bearing animal records; 374 species facets.

TG 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.

359 · 1,979216 · 9,720225 · 11211592253 · 122137 · 24131 · 207774442 · 17367 · 12229 · 7212 · 4361 · 4206 · 3

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Clivina consobrina, Microdinodes nigrolineatus, Reddish-white Mastomys. 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 Togo

AnimalGroupRecords
Clivina consobrina Insecta
Carabidae
654
Microdinodes nigrolineatus Insecta
Elmidae
138
Reddish-white Mastomys Reddish-white Mastomys
Mastomys erythroleucus
Mammalia
Muridae
98
African Arvicanthis African Arvicanthis
Arvicanthis niloticus
Mammalia
Muridae
91
Gracile Tateril
Taterillus gracilis
Mammalia
Muridae
86
Byrrhinus confoveorum Insecta
Limnichidae
81
Temminck's mouse Temminck's mouse
Mus musculoides
Mammalia
Muridae
77
Little Free-tailed Bat Little Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon pumilus
Mammalia
Molossidae
76
Yellow-winged Bat
Lavia frons
Mammalia
Megadermatidae
75
Angolan free-tailed bat Angolan free-tailed bat
Mops condylurus
Mammalia
Molossidae
73
Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus fumigatus
Mammalia
Rhinolophidae
68
Allen's Hylomyscus
Hylomyscus alleni
Mammalia
Muridae
65
Heterocerus elongatus Insecta
Heteroceridae
64
Medythia quaterna Insecta
Chrysomelidae
54
Lappet-eared Free-tailed Bat
Chaerephon major
Mammalia
Molossidae
52
Misonne's Praomys
Praomys misonnei
Mammalia
Muridae
48
Typical Lemniscomys Typical Lemniscomys
Lemniscomys striatus
Mammalia
Muridae
47
Franquet's Epauletted Bat
Epomops franqueti
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
45
Four-toed Hedgehog
Atelerix albiventris
Mammalia
Erinaceidae
44
Gray Spiny Mouse
Acomys cineraceus
Mammalia
Muridae
39
Archachatina degneri Gastropoda
Achatinidae
36
Noack's Roundleaf Bat Noack's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros ruber
Mammalia
Hipposideridae
35
Railer Bat
Mops thersites
Mammalia
Molossidae
28
Perisymmorphocerus latirostris Insecta
Brentidae
26
Leptaulaca undecimpunctata Insecta
Chrysomelidae
26
Dactylispa spinulosa Insecta
Chrysomelidae
24
Banana Rasp Snail
Archachatina marginata
Gastropoda
Achatinidae
23
Agonita fossulata Insecta
Chrysomelidae
21
Dwarf Free-tailed Bat
Mops nanulus
Mammalia
Molossidae
20
Western Woermann's Fruit Bat
Megaloglossus azagnyi
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
20
Asbecesta cyanipennis Insecta
Chrysomelidae
20
Banana Bat
Afronycteris nanus
Mammalia
Vespertilionidae
19
Fraser's Musk Shrew Fraser's Musk Shrew
Crocidura poensis
Mammalia
Soricidae
18
West African Dasymys
Dasymys rufulus
Mammalia
Muridae
18
Western Rainforest Grammomys
Grammomys poensis
Mammalia
Muridae
18
Little Collared Fruit Bat
Myonycteris torquata
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
16
Rudd's Bristle-furred Rat Rudd's Bristle-furred Rat
Uranomys ruddi
Mammalia
Muridae
15
Lesser Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus pusillus
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
15
Red-legged Sun Squirrel
Heliosciurus rufobrachium
Mammalia
Sciuridae
13
Microdinodes simoni Insecta
Elmidae
13
Hycleus trifasciatus Insecta
Meloidae
12
Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat
Epomophorus gambianus
Mammalia
Pteropodidae
12
Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat
Hipposideros caffer
Mammalia
Hipposideridae
12
Large-eared Slit-faced Bat
Nycteris macrotis
Mammalia
Nycteridae
12
Agonita regularis Insecta
Chrysomelidae
12
Belonogaster juncea Insecta
Eumenidae
11
Giant Leaf-nosed Bat
Macronycteris gigas
Mammalia
Hipposideridae
11
common African snail
Achatina achatina
Gastropoda
Achatinidae
11
Greater Red Musk Shrew
Crocidura flavescens
Mammalia
Soricidae
11
Gambian Rat Gambian Rat
Cricetomys gambianus
Mammalia
Nesomyidae
10
Red-lipped Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Squamata
Colubridae
10
Diplocladus louvelii Insecta
Cleridae
10
African Saw-scaled Viper
Echis ocellatus
Squamata
Viperidae
9
African Brown Water Snake
Afronatrix anoscopus
Squamata
Colubridae
9
Beecroft's Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Anomalurus beecrofti
Mammalia
Anomaluridae
9
Micramorphocephalus consobrinus Insecta
Brentidae
9
Naked-rumped Tomb Bat
Taphozous nudiventris
Mammalia
Emballonuridae
8
African Common Toad
Sclerophrys regularis
Amphibia
Bufonidae
8
Pseudispella petitii Insecta
Chrysomelidae
8
Kellen's African Dormouse
Graphiurus kelleni
Mammalia
Gliridae
8
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.