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Animals in French Guiana

17 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from French Guiana, 4 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
17
Threatened
4
Groups represented
7
Sighting records
2,719
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in French Guiana?

The most looked-up species with records here.

NT, Near Threatened
Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Felidae

VU, Vulnerable
Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Felidae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

EN, Endangered
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Balaenopteridae

What kinds of animals are recorded in French Guiana?

  1. Mammals

    grey wolf, jaguar, leopard, blue whale …

    6 species

  2. Birds

    peregrine falcon, western barn owl, scarlet macaw

    3 species

  3. Reptiles

    green turtle

    1 species

  4. Amphibians

    dyeing dart frog

    1 species

  5. Fish

    atlantic salmon, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray

    3 species

  6. Insects

    honey bee, monarch butterfly

    2 species

  7. Other invertebrates

    common jellyfish

    1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in French Guiana?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable1
Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculusBalaenopteridaeEndangered7
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered4
Giant oceanic manta rayMobula birostrisMyliobatidaeEndangered118

All animals recorded in French Guiana

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern5
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern286
JaguarPanthera oncaFelidaeNear Threatened654
LeopardPanthera pardusFelidaeVulnerable1
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern18
Atlantic salmonSalmo salarSalmonidaeNear Threatened1
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient42
Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculusBalaenopteridaeEndangered7
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast Concern64
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusNymphalidaeLeast Concern6
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern292
Whale sharkRhincodon typusRhincodontidaeEndangered4
Scarlet macawAra macaoPsittacidaeLeast Concern737
Common jellyfishAurelia auritaUlmaridaeNot recorded58
Common vampire batDesmodus rotundusPhyllostomidaeLeast Concern101
Giant oceanic manta rayMobula birostrisMyliobatidaeEndangered118
Dyeing dart frogDendrobates tinctoriusDendrobatidaeLeast Concern325

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