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Animals in Georgia

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

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Species recorded: 16
Threatened: 2
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 9,381

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 Georgia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Georgia?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin
4 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
5 species
Amphibians
axolotl
1 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly
3 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, common starfish
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Georgia?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	1

All animals recorded in Georgia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	2,266
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	3,510
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	18
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	59
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	1,403
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	1,905
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	1
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	73
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	18
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	5
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	71
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	10
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	1
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	39
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	1

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