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Animals in Caribbean Netherlands

9 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Caribbean Netherlands, 2 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
9
Threatened
2
Groups represented
6
Sighting records
523
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Caribbean Netherlands?

The most looked-up species with records here.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Caribbean Netherlands?

  1. Mammals

    common bottlenose dolphin

    1 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, peregrine falcon, western barn owl

    3 species

  3. Reptiles

    green turtle

    1 species

  4. Fish

    whale shark

    1 species

  5. Insects

    honey bee, monarch butterfly

    2 species

  6. Other invertebrates

    staghorn coral

    1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Caribbean Netherlands?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered1
Staghorn coralAcropora cervicornisAcroporidaeCritically Endangered72

All animals recorded in Caribbean Netherlands

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern4
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern340
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern1
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient19
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast Concern71
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusNymphalidaeLeast Concern14
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern1
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered1
Staghorn coralAcropora cervicornisAcroporidaeCritically Endangered72

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