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Animals in Argentina

22 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Argentina, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 22
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 26,988

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Argentina?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Argentina?

Mammals
grey wolf, lion, jaguar, blue whale …
7 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, western barn owl, emperor penguin …
6 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, ocean sunfish
2 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Molluscs
giant squid
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Argentina?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Argentina.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	5
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	26
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	2
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	2,147

All animals recorded in Argentina

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	3,639
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	103
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	10,102
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	5
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	8,937
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	144
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	2
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	1,406
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	26
Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscidae	Near Threatened	4
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	2
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	15
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	5
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	85
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	2
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	2,147
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	4
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	1
Common vampire bat	Desmodus rotundus	Phyllostomidae	Least Concern	320
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	32
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	6

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Argentina. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.