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Animals in New Caledonia

17 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from New Caledonia, 7 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 17
Threatened: 7
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 766

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 New Caledonia?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in New Caledonia?

Mammals
grey wolf, blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin
3 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, western barn owl, wandering albatross
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Fish
great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray
4 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, common starfish
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in New Caledonia?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	7
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	148
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	8
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	4
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	20
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	5
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	10

All animals recorded in New Caledonia

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	6
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	4
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	78
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	29
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	41
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	7
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	148
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	136
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	28
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	233
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	8
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	4
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	20
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	6
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	5
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	3
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	10

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