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Animals in Cuba

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

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Species recorded
14
Threatened
2
Groups represented
7
Sighting records
2,709
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Cuba?

The most looked-up species with records here.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Bald eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Accipitridae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Cuba?

  1. Mammals

    grey wolf, common bottlenose dolphin

    2 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, bald eagle, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …

    5 species

  3. Reptiles

    green turtle

    1 species

  4. Fish

    whale shark

    1 species

  5. Insects

    honey bee, monarch butterfly

    2 species

  6. Arachnids

    black widow spider

    1 species

  7. Other invertebrates

    common jellyfish, staghorn coral

    2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Cuba?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered1
Staghorn coralAcropora cervicornisAcroporidaeCritically Endangered86

All animals recorded in Cuba

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern14
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern13
Bald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusAccipitridaeLeast Concern3
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern2,261
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidaeLeast Concern1
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern5
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient96
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast Concern12
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusNymphalidaeLeast Concern25
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern187
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered1
Common jellyfishAurelia auritaUlmaridaeNot recorded3
Black widow spiderLatrodectus mactansTheridiidaeNot recorded2
Staghorn coralAcropora cervicornisAcroporidaeCritically Endangered86

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