Animals in United Arab Emirates
3 mammal species are recorded in United Arab Emirates in this dataset, 1 of them in a threatened Red List category. United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates.
They belong to 3 families, the best represented being Bovidae (1), Felidae (1), Muridae (1). By Red List category: 1 Vulnerable, 2 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 United Arab Emirates is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 3 of them have a full written profile.
- Species recorded
- 3
- Threatened
- 1
- Continent
- Asia
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
Conservation status in United Arab Emirates
The most threatened species in United Arab Emirates
1 of the 1 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.
The families found in United Arab Emirates
- Bovidae 1
- Felidae 1
- Muridae 1
Every species recorded in United Arab Emirates
All 3 of them, written profiles first.
Where to go from United Arab Emirates
The countries in Asia that share the most species with United Arab Emirates, 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.