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Animals in St. Pierre & Miquelon

17 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from St. Pierre & Miquelon, 5 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 17
Threatened: 5
Groups represented: 7
Sighting records: 2,032

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 St. Pierre & Miquelon?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in St. Pierre & Miquelon?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, blue whale
3 species
Birds
mallard, bald eagle, peregrine falcon, snowy owl …
5 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish
3 species
Insects
monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird
2 species
Crustaceans
american lobster
1 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, common starfish
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in St. Pierre & Miquelon?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	347
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	373
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	30
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	3
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4

All animals recorded in St. Pierre & Miquelon

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	537
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	18
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	3
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	494
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	180
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	3
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	347
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	373
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	30
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	3
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	4
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	4
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	3
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	5
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	6
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	18

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