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Animals in Papua New Guinea

11 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Papua New Guinea, 2 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 11
Threatened: 2
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 1,102

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 Papua New Guinea?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Papua New Guinea?

Mammals
grey wolf, common bottlenose dolphin
2 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, common kingfisher, western barn owl
3 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Fish
ocean sunfish, common clownfish
2 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Papua New Guinea?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	7

All animals recorded in Papua New Guinea

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	27
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	140
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	725
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	9
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	4
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	56
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	129
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	2
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	1
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	7
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	2

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