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Animals in Canada

38 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Canada, 13 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 38
Threatened: 13
Groups represented: 10
Sighting records: 6,430,010

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 Canada?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Canada?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, tiger …
10 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, bald eagle, peregrine falcon …
10 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Amphibians
axolotl
1 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark …
5 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird
3 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Crustaceans
american lobster
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, north pacific giant octopus, giant squid
3 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Canada?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	1
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	1,945
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	110,468
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	17,975
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1,095
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	24
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	2,142
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	2
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	4
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Canada

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	3,570,995
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	8
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	2,879
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	3,752
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	1,316,572
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	173,229
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	9
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	1
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	116
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	303,937
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	12,260
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	1,945
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	110,468
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	11
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	17,975
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1,095
Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscidae	Near Threatened	6
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	24
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	4
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	18,472
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	4,720
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	192
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	2,142
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	2
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	1
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	4
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	2
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	882,504
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	712
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	4
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	991
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	3,745
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	1
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	1
North Pacific giant octopus	Enteroctopus dofleini	Enteroctopodidae	Least Concern	1,208
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	20

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