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Animals in Indonesia

26 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Indonesia, 11 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 26
Threatened: 11
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 6,105

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 Indonesia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Indonesia?

Mammals
grey wolf, tiger, leopard, blue whale …
5 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, western barn owl
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile, king cobra, komodo dragon
4 species
Fish
great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray …
5 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly
4 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, common starfish, staghorn coral
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Indonesia?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	329
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	121
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	8
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	2
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	11
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	490
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	51
Komodo dragon	Varanus komodoensis	Varanidae	Endangered	249
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	24
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	56
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	2

All animals recorded in Indonesia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	25
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	100
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	886
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	2,389
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	329
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	121
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	14
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	1
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	8
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	2
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	433
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	272
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	2
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	2
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	11
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	490
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	1
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	1
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	6
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	51
Komodo dragon	Varanus komodoensis	Varanidae	Endangered	249
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	24
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	2
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	56
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	628
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	2

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