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Animals in Northern Mariana Islands

8 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Northern Mariana Islands, 2 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 8
Threatened: 2
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 117

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 Northern Mariana Islands?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?

Mammals
koala, common bottlenose dolphin
2 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon
2 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	1
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	3

All animals recorded in Northern Mariana Islands

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	8
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	10
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	1
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	17
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	61
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	3
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	14
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	3

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