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Animals in French Southern Territories

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

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Species recorded: 15
Threatened: 7
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 12,712

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 Southern Territories?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in French Southern Territories?

Mammals
blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin
2 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, western barn owl, emperor penguin, wandering albatross
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark …
5 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species
Molluscs
north pacific giant octopus, giant squid
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in French Southern Territories?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	62
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	5
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	8
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	7,884
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	2
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	2

All animals recorded in French Southern Territories

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	2
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	2
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	4,574
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	62
Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscidae	Near Threatened	10
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	5
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	8
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	138
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	8
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	1
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	7,884
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	2
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	2
North Pacific giant octopus	Enteroctopus dofleini	Enteroctopodidae	Least Concern	3
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	11

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