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Animals in Mexico

28 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Mexico, 8 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 28
Threatened: 8
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 72,541

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 Mexico?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Mexico?

Mammals
grey wolf, lion, jaguar, blue whale …
6 species
Birds
mallard, bald eagle, peregrine falcon, western barn owl …
5 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile, american alligator, veiled chameleon
4 species
Amphibians
axolotl
1 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark …
5 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird
3 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, staghorn coral
3 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Mexico?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1,926
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	73
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	13
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	108
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	432
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	134
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	114

All animals recorded in Mexico

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	12,342
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	2,614
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	483
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	26,650
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	3
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	5,413
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	109
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	72
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	5,745
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1,926
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	73
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	1,115
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	3,576
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	129
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	2,033
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	13
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	108
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	172
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	1
American alligator	Alligator mississippiensis	Alligatoridae	Least Concern	3
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	10
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	432
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	2
Common vampire bat	Desmodus rotundus	Phyllostomidae	Least Concern	7,747
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	1,521
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	134
Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	1
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	114

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