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Animals in British Virgin Islands

6 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from British Virgin Islands, 1 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 6
Threatened: 1
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 140

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 British Virgin Islands?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in British Virgin Islands?

Mammals
common bottlenose dolphin
1 species
Birds
peregrine falcon
1 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Other invertebrates
staghorn coral
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in British Virgin Islands?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	12

All animals recorded in British Virgin Islands

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	52
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	8
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	8
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	55
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	5
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	12

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