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Animals in Martinique

14 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Martinique, 3 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 14
Threatened: 3
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 485

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 Martinique?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Martinique?

Mammals
grey wolf, common bottlenose dolphin
2 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, common ostrich, western barn owl
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Fish
ocean sunfish, whale shark
2 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird
3 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, staghorn coral
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Martinique?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	3
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	4
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	13

All animals recorded in Martinique

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	4
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	4
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	43
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	1
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	2
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	133
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	130
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	89
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	4
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	54
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	3
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	4
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	1
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	13

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