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Animals in French Polynesia

13 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from French Polynesia, 7 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 13
Threatened: 7
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 1,202

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 French Polynesia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in French Polynesia?

Mammals
grey wolf, blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin
3 species
Birds
mallard, wandering albatross
2 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Fish
great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray
4 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in French Polynesia?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	3
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	3
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	6
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	11
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	56
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	33

All animals recorded in French Polynesia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	1
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	7
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	119
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	3
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	95
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	5
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	862
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	3
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	6
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	11
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	56
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	33

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