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Animals in Seychelles

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

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Species recorded: 10
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 6
Sighting records: 368

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 Seychelles?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Seychelles?

Mammals
blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin
2 species
Birds
peregrine falcon, western barn owl
2 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Fish
ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray
3 species
Insects
honey bee
1 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Seychelles?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	15
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	9
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	20

All animals recorded in Seychelles

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	2
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	42
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	10
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	261
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	4
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	15
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	9
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	20

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