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Animals in Jersey

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

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Species recorded: 15
Threatened: 2
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 3,815

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 Jersey?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Jersey?

Mammals
common bottlenose dolphin
1 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common kingfisher …
6 species
Fish
ocean sunfish
1 species
Insects
honey bee, seven-spot ladybird, emperor dragonfly, stag beetle
4 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Jersey?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	65
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	3

All animals recorded in Jersey

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	1,471
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	1,708
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	270
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	59
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	71
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	17
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	65
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	123
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	9
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	3
Emperor dragonfly	Anax imperator	Aeshnidae	Least Concern	2
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	3
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	6
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	5
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	3

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