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Animals in Egypt

15 mammal species are recorded in Egypt in this dataset, 5 of them in a threatened Red List category. Egypt sits in Africa, where 267 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Egypt.

They belong to 8 families, the best represented being Bovidae (4), Muridae (3), Canidae (2). By Red List category: 1 Critically Endangered, 1 Endangered, 3 Vulnerable, 1 Near Threatened, 6 Least Concern, 3 Data Deficient.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming Egypt is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 15 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
15
Threatened
5
Continent
Africa
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Egypt

The most threatened species in Egypt

5 of the 5 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Egypt

  • Bovidae 4
  • Muridae 3
  • Canidae 2
  • Soricidae 2
  • Dipodidae 1
  • Hippopotamidae 1
  • Hyaenidae 1
  • Hystricidae 1

Every species recorded in Egypt

All 15 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Egypt

The countries in Africa that share the most species with Egypt, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.