Country · HN
Animals in Honduras
12 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Honduras, 2 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.
- Species recorded
- 12
- Threatened
- 2
- Groups represented
- 6
- Sighting records
- 2,302
- None on record
- 1–7
- 8–12
- 13–17
- 18+
Which well-known animals are recorded in Honduras?
The most looked-up species with records here.

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos

Grey wolf
Canis lupus

Peregrine falcon
Falco peregrinus

Jaguar
Panthera onca

Honey bee
Apis mellifera

Green turtle
Chelonia mydas

Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus

Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
What kinds of animals are recorded in Honduras?
Mammals
grey wolf, jaguar, common vampire bat
3 speciesBirds
mallard, peregrine falcon, scarlet macaw
3 speciesReptiles
1 speciesFish
1 speciesInsects
2 speciesOther invertebrates
common jellyfish, staghorn coral
2 species
Which threatened animals are recorded in Honduras?
Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Honduras.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Records here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whale shark | Rhincodon typus | Rhincodontidae | Endangered | 2 |
| Staghorn coral | Acropora cervicornis | Acroporidae | Critically Endangered | 5 |
All animals recorded in Honduras
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Records here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | Least Concern | 98 |
| Grey wolf | Canis lupus | Canidae | Least Concern | 12 |
| Peregrine falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | Least Concern | 1,729 |
| Jaguar | Panthera onca | Felidae | Near Threatened | 9 |
| Honey bee | Apis mellifera | Apidae | Data Deficient | 76 |
| Green turtle | Chelonia mydas | Cheloniidae | Least Concern | 8 |
| Monarch butterfly | Danaus plexippus | Nymphalidae | Least Concern | 26 |
| Whale shark | Rhincodon typus | Rhincodontidae | Endangered | 2 |
| Scarlet macaw | Ara macao | Psittacidae | Least Concern | 18 |
| Common jellyfish | Aurelia aurita | Ulmaridae | Not recorded | 1 |
| Common vampire bat | Desmodus rotundus | Phyllostomidae | Least Concern | 318 |
| Staghorn coral | Acropora cervicornis | Acroporidae | Critically Endangered | 5 |
Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Honduras. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.