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Animals in Panama

18 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Panama, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 18
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 6,387

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 Panama?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Panama?

Mammals
grey wolf, jaguar, blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin …
5 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, western barn owl, scarlet macaw
4 species
Reptiles
green turtle, american alligator
2 species
Amphibians
dyeing dart frog
1 species
Fish
ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray
3 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Other invertebrates
staghorn coral
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Panama?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	4
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	13
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	126

All animals recorded in Panama

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	15
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	7
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	4,746
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	12
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	3
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	137
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	114
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	54
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	35
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	4
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	604
American alligator	Alligator mississippiensis	Alligatoridae	Least Concern	1
Common vampire bat	Desmodus rotundus	Phyllostomidae	Least Concern	486
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	13
Dyeing dart frog	Dendrobates tinctorius	Dendrobatidae	Least Concern	28
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	126

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