Country · CK
Animals in Cook Islands
4 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Cook Islands, 1 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.
- Species recorded
- 4
- Threatened
- 1
- Groups represented
- 3
- Sighting records
- 46
- None on record
- 1–7
- 8–12
- 13–17
- 18+
Which well-known animals are recorded in Cook Islands?
The most looked-up species with records here.
Honey bee
Apis mellifera
Green turtle
Chelonia mydas
Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Coconut crab
Birgus latro
What kinds of animals are recorded in Cook Islands?
Reptiles
1 speciesInsects
2 speciesCrustaceans
1 species
Which threatened animals are recorded in Cook Islands?
Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Cook Islands.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Records here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coconut crab | Birgus latro | Coenobitidae | Vulnerable | 5 |
All animals recorded in Cook Islands
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Records here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honey bee | Apis mellifera | Apidae | Data Deficient | 19 |
| Green turtle | Chelonia mydas | Cheloniidae | Least Concern | 18 |
| Monarch butterfly | Danaus plexippus | Nymphalidae | Least Concern | 4 |
| Coconut crab | Birgus latro | Coenobitidae | Vulnerable | 5 |
Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Cook Islands. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.