🇪🇭Animals recorded in Western Sahara

Which animals have been recorded in Western Sahara? 222,200 occurrence records cover 502 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, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Montagu's Harrier.

• 222,200 records
• 502 species
• 31 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, 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 Western Sahara

	Animal	Group	Records
	Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	215,710
	Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	4,699
	Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus	Aves Accipitridae	392
	Johnson's black anglerfish Melanocetus johnsonii	— Melanocetidae	39
	Leaden worm eel Myrophis plumbeus	— Ophichthidae	17
	rhodesgrass mealybugs Alacia alata	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	16
	Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	15
	Cape Verde Shearwater Calonectris edwardsii	Aves Procellariidae	15
	Mediterranean slimehead Hoplostethus mediterraneus	— Trachichthyidae	14
	Vaillant’s grenadier Bathygadus melanobranchus	— Macrouridae	13
	Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis	Aves Passeridae	13
	Conchoecia subarcuata	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	12
	European conger Conger conger	— Congridae	12
	Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens	Aves Fregatidae	12
	Bulbous dreamer Oneirodes eschrichtii	— Oneirodidae	11
	Common Atlantic grenadier Nezumia aequalis	— Macrouridae	11
	standard spiny-tailed shrimp Oplophorus spinosus	Malacostraca Oplophoridae	10
	Kaup's arrowtooth eel Synaphobranchus kaupii	— Synaphobranchidae	10
	Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus	— Scombridae	10
	Parasergestes diapontius	Malacostraca Sergestidae	10
	Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes	Aves Alaudidae	10
	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	— Xiphiidae	9
	Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps	Aves Alaudidae	9
	feeble spiny-tailed shrimp Systellaspis debilis	Malacostraca Oplophoridae	8
	Roughsnout grenadier Trachyrincus scabrus	— Macrouridae	8
	Arctic red prawn Eusergestes arcticus	Malacostraca Sergestidae	8
	Uroptychus nitidus	Malacostraca Chirostylidae	7
	Elongated bristlemouth Sigmops elongatus	— Gonostomatidae	7
	Slender snipe eel Nemichthys scolopaceus	— Nemichthyidae	7
	Mediterranean spiderfish Bathypterois dubius	— Ipnopidae	7
	Arrowtail Melanonus zugmayeri	— Melanonidae	7
	Prionotoleberis pax	Ostracoda Cylindroleberididae	7
	Alcock's sea urchin Pourtalesia alcocki	Echinoidea Pourtalesiidae	7
	Risso's Smooth-head Alepocephalus rostratus	— Alepocephalidae	7
	Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura	Aves Alaudidae	7
	strong prawn Robustosergia robusta	Malacostraca Sergestidae	7
	Asteroschema inornatum	Ophiuroidea Euryalidae	6
	Half-naked hatchetfish Argyropelecus hemigymnus	— Sternoptychidae	6
	Halosaur Halosaurus johnsonianus	— Halosauridae	6
	Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor	Aves Glareolidae	6
	Multipore searsid Normichthys operosus	— Platytroctidae	6
	Azygocypridina imperialis	Ostracoda Cypridinidae	6
	Gennadas brevirostris	Malacostraca Benthesicymidae	6
	valuable blunt-tail prawn Gennadas valens	Malacostraca Benthesicymidae	6
	Large-eyed Rabbitfish Hydrolagus mirabilis	Holocephali Chimaeridae	6
	albacore Thunnus alalunga	— Scombridae	6
	Allosergestes sargassi	Malacostraca Sergestidae	6
	Luidia sarsii	Asteroidea Luidiidae	5
	Atlantic Silver Hatchetfish Argyropelecus aculeatus	— Sternoptychidae	5
	Common fangtooth Anoplogaster cornuta	— Anoplogastridae	5
	Hollowsnout grenadier Coelorinchus caelorhincus	— Macrouridae	5
	Pseudophilomedes angulata	Ostracoda Philomedidae	5
	Richard's shrimp Plesionika richardi	Malacostraca Pandalidae	5
	Orthoconchoecia haddoni	Ostracoda Halocyprididae	5
	Atlantic soft pout Melanostigma atlanticum	— Zoarcidae	5
	Sarsiella capsula	Ostracoda Sarsiellidae	5
	Glasshead grenadier Hymenocephalus italicus	— Macrouridae	5
	Allosergestes pectinatus	Malacostraca Sergestidae	5
	Deosergestes pediformis	Malacostraca Sergestidae	5
	Parasergestes vigilax	Malacostraca Sergestidae	5