Ranked list · 64 species

Most widespread animals

The animals recorded in the most countries, counted from openly licensed sighting records. First is the peregrine falcon at 229 countries.

The top eight

The full ranking

#	Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Countries
1	Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	229 countries
2	Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	213 countries
3	Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	181 countries
4	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	179 countries
5	Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	168 countries
6	Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	149 countries
7	Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	121 countries
8	Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	117 countries
9	Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	100 countries
10	Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	97 countries
11	European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	95 countries
12	Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	95 countries
13	Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	91 countries
14	Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	79 countries
15	Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	72 countries
16	Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	70 countries
17	Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	65 countries
18	Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	63 countries
19	Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	63 countries
20	Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	62 countries
21	Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	57 countries
22	Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	56 countries
23	Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	54 countries
24	Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	52 countries
25	Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	52 countries
26	Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	49 countries
27	Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	48 countries
28	African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	47 countries
29	Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	46 countries
30	Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	46 countries
31	Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	43 countries
32	Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	43 countries
33	Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	42 countries
34	Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	39 countries
35	Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	38 countries
36	Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	38 countries
37	Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	38 countries
38	Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	36 countries
39	Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	35 countries
40	Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	34 countries
41	Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	33 countries
42	Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	32 countries
43	Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	32 countries
44	Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	30 countries
45	Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	26 countries
46	Common vampire bat	Desmodus rotundus	Phyllostomidae	Least Concern	24 countries
47	King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	22 countries
48	Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	20 countries
49	Emperor scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Scorpionidae	Not recorded	20 countries
50	Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	19 countries
51	Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscidae	Near Threatened	17 countries
52	Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	16 countries
53	Dyeing dart frog	Dendrobates tinctorius	Dendrobatidae	Least Concern	15 countries
54	American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	14 countries
55	American alligator	Alligator mississippiensis	Alligatoridae	Least Concern	13 countries
56	Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	12 countries
57	Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	11 countries
58	Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	10 countries
59	North Pacific giant octopus	Enteroctopus dofleini	Enteroctopodidae	Least Concern	7 countries
60	Eastern gorilla	Gorilla beringei	Hominidae	Critically Endangered	5 countries
61	Komodo dragon	Varanus komodoensis	Varanidae	Endangered	5 countries
62	Platypus	Ornithorhynchus anatinus	Ornithorhynchidae	Near Threatened	5 countries
63	Red kangaroo	Macropus rufus	Macropodidae	Not recorded	5 countries
64	Giant panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ursidae	Vulnerable	4 countries

How is this list worked out?

Ranked by the number of countries with at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record on GBIF. Records include captive animals and introduced populations, so this measures where a species has been recorded rather than its natural range.

The ranking covers only species currently on file with a recorded value. It is recomputed on every data build.