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Animals in Suriname

12 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Suriname, 1 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
12
Threatened
1
Groups represented
6
Sighting records
1,462
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Suriname?

The most looked-up species with records here.

NT, Near Threatened
Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Felidae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Suriname?

  1. Mammals

    grey wolf, jaguar, common bottlenose dolphin, common vampire bat

    4 species

  2. Birds

    peregrine falcon, western barn owl, scarlet macaw

    3 species

  3. Reptiles

    green turtle

    1 species

  4. Amphibians

    dyeing dart frog

    1 species

  5. Fish

    great white shark

    1 species

  6. Insects

    honey bee, monarch butterfly

    2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Suriname?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Great white sharkCarcharodon carchariasLamnidaeVulnerable1

All animals recorded in Suriname

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern51
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern217
JaguarPanthera oncaFelidaeNear Threatened20
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern1
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient27
Great white sharkCarcharodon carchariasLamnidaeVulnerable1
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast Concern289
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusNymphalidaeLeast Concern33
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern2
Scarlet macawAra macaoPsittacidaeLeast Concern382
Common vampire batDesmodus rotundusPhyllostomidaeLeast Concern98
Dyeing dart frogDendrobates tinctoriusDendrobatidaeLeast Concern341

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