Animals in Morocco
14 mammal species are recorded in Morocco in this dataset, 3 of them in a threatened Red List category. Morocco 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 Morocco.
They belong to 10 families, the best represented being Bovidae (3), Muridae (2), Mustelidae (2). By Red List category: 1 Critically Endangered, 1 Endangered, 1 Vulnerable, 2 Near Threatened, 9 Least Concern.
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 Morocco is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 14 of them have a full written profile.
- Species recorded
- 14
- Threatened
- 3
- Continent
- Africa
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
Conservation status in Morocco
The most threatened species in Morocco
3 of the 3 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.
The families found in Morocco
- Bovidae 3
- Muridae 2
- Mustelidae 2
- Canidae 1
- Ctenodactylidae 1
- Felidae 1
- Hyaenidae 1
- Hystricidae 1
Every species recorded in Morocco
All 14 of them, written profiles first.

Addax
Addax nasomaculatus
Critically Endangered
Aoudad
Ammotragus lervia
Vulnerable
Scimitar-horned Oryx
Oryx dammah
Endangered
Barbary Ground Squirrel
Atlantoxerus getulus
Least Concern
Cairo Spiny Mouse
Acomys cahirinus
Least Concern
Common Genet
Genetta genetta
Least Concern
Crested Porcupine
Hystrix cristata
Least Concern
Eurasian Otter
Lutra lutra
Near Threatened
Fennec Fox
Vulpes zerda
Least Concern
Honey Badger
Mellivora capensis
Least Concern
Long-tailed Field Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Least Concern
North African Gundi
Ctenodactylus gundi
Least Concern
Sand Cat
Felis margarita
Least Concern
Striped Hyaena
Hyaena hyaena
Near Threatened
Where to go from Morocco
The countries in Africa that share the most species with Morocco, 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.
