🇹🇳Animals recorded in Tunisia

Which animals have been recorded in Tunisia? 8,547 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 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lataste's Gerbil, Montagu's Harrier.

• 8,547 records
• 1,200+ species
• 43 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lataste's Gerbil, 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 Tunisia

	Animal	Group	Records
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	254
	Lataste's Gerbil Gerbillus latastei	Mammalia Muridae	199
	Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	Aves Accipitridae	109
	Lesser mouse-eared bat Myotis blythii	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	93
	Large North African Gerbil Dipodillus campestris	Mammalia Muridae	91
	wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus	Mammalia Muridae	84
	Sténodactyle commun Stenodactylus sthenodactylus	Squamata Gekkonidae	84
	seaweed chameleon prawn Hippolyte inermis	Malacostraca Hippolytidae	81
	Rockpool Prawn Palaemon elegans	Malacostraca Palaemonidae	79
	Common Prawn Palaemon serratus	Malacostraca Palaemonidae	78
	Rock Urchin Paracentrotus lividus	Echinoidea Parechinidae	78
	common cerith Cerithium vulgatum	Gastropoda Cerithiidae	78
	Pilumnus spinifer	Malacostraca Pilumnidae	76
	feather star Antedon mediterranea	Crinoidea Antedonidae	66
	Tarabul's Gerbil Gerbillus tarabuli	Mammalia Muridae	64
	Mus spec	Mammalia Muridae	64
	Astropecten bispinosus	Asteroidea Astropectinidae	63
	White spot cucumber Holothuria poli	Holothuroidea Holothuriidae	61
	Conus ventricosus	Gastropoda Conidae	61
	Long-legged Spider Crab Macropodia rostrata	Malacostraca Inachidae	57
	Asellia spec	Mammalia Hipposideridae	54
	Rhinolophus spec	Mammalia Rhinolophidae	52
	Myotis spec	Mammalia Vespertilionidae	51
	Lesser Egyptian Gerbil Gerbillus gerbillus	Mammalia Muridae	49
	Small spider crab Maja crispata	Malacostraca Majidae	49
	Bristly Crab Pilumnus hirtellus	Malacostraca Pilumnidae	47
	North African Hedgehog Atelerix algirus	Mammalia Erinaceidae	46
	Baluchistan Gerbil Gerbillus nanus	Mammalia Muridae	46
	Anderson's Short-fingered Gecko Stenodactylus petrii	Squamata Gekkonidae	46
	Fat Sand Rat Psammomys obesus	Mammalia Muridae	45
	Marbled Crab Pachygrapsus marmoratus	Malacostraca Grapsidae	45
	Processa robusta	Malacostraca Processidae	45
	Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor	Aves Glareolidae	42
	Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti	Aves Alaudidae	42
	Ocellated Bronze Skink Chalcides ocellatus	Squamata Scincidae	41
	Mediterranean green crab Carcinus aestuarii	Malacostraca Carcinidae	41
	Sandfish Skink Scincus scincus	Squamata Scincidae	39
	Echinoderes riedli	Cyclorhagida Echinoderidae	38
	Sleepy Crab Dromia personata	Malacostraca Dromiidae	37
	Painted frog Discoglossus pictus	Amphibia Alytidae	36
	Hermit Crab [Clibanarius erythropus] Clibanarius erythropus	Malacostraca Diogenidae	35
	European chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon	Squamata Chamaeleonidae	33
	Leatherback Dermochelys coriacea	Testudines Dermochelyidae	33
	red starfish Echinaster sepositus	Asteroidea Echinasteridae	31
	Inachus communissimus	Malacostraca Inachidae	31
	Ophiomyxa pentagona	Ophiuroidea Ophiomyxidae	30
	Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Aves Alaudidae	29
	serpent star Ophiura ophiura	Ophiuroidea Ophiuridae	29
	Mediterranean crab Brachynotus sexdentatus	Malacostraca Varunidae	28
	Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey	Aves Alaudidae	27
	Common Mantis Shrimp Squilla mantis	Malacostraca Squillidae	27
	long-armed crab Derilambrus angulifrons	Malacostraca Parthenopidae	27
	Pisidia longimana	Malacostraca Porcellanidae	27
	Lesser Short-tailed Gerbil Dipodillus simoni	Mammalia Muridae	26
	Psammechinus microtuberculatus	Echinoidea Parechinidae	26
	Arch-fronted Swimming Crab Liocarcinus navigator	Malacostraca Polybiidae	25
	grey swimming crab Liocarcinus vernalis	Malacostraca Polybiidae	25
	Eualus cranchii	Malacostraca Thoridae	25
	smooth scallop Flexopecten glaber	Bivalvia Pectinidae	25
	jaguar round crab Xantho poressa	Malacostraca Xanthidae	25