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Animals in Saudi Arabia

8 mammal species are recorded in Saudi Arabia in this dataset, 2 of them in a threatened Red List category. Saudi Arabia sits in Asia, where 324 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Saudi Arabia.

They belong to 6 families, the best represented being Bovidae (2), Muridae (2), Cercopithecidae (1). By Red List category: 2 Vulnerable, 1 Near Threatened, 5 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 Saudi Arabia is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 8 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
8
Threatened
2
Continent
Asia
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Saudi Arabia

The most threatened species in Saudi Arabia

2 of the 2 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Saudi Arabia

  • Bovidae 2
  • Muridae 2
  • Cercopithecidae 1
  • Dipodidae 1
  • Felidae 1
  • Hyaenidae 1

Every species recorded in Saudi Arabia

All 8 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Saudi Arabia

The countries in Asia that share the most species with Saudi Arabia, 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.