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Animals in Guadeloupe

15 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Guadeloupe, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 15
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 2,533

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 Guadeloupe?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Guadeloupe?

Mammals
grey wolf, blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin
3 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, western barn owl, scarlet macaw
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Fish
ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray
3 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, staghorn coral
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Guadeloupe?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	3
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	4
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	42

All animals recorded in Guadeloupe

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	12
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	4
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	696
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	3
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	126
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	190
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	93
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	1,347
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	3
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	3
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	5
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	4
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	42

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