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Animals in United States

61 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from United States, 24 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 61
Threatened: 24
Groups represented: 10
Sighting records: 26,314,326

None on record
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8–12
13–17
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Which well-known animals are recorded in United States?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in United States?

Mammals
red fox, grey wolf, lion, koala …
19 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, bald eagle, peregrine falcon …
12 species
Reptiles
green turtle, nile crocodile, american alligator, king cobra …
6 species
Amphibians
fire salamander, common frog, axolotl
3 species
Fish
atlantic salmon, great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark …
6 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly, seven-spot ladybird, stag beetle
4 species
Arachnids
black widow spider, emperor scorpion
2 species
Crustaceans
american lobster, coconut crab
2 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, north pacific giant octopus, giant squid
3 species
Other invertebrates
common jellyfish, earthworm, common starfish, staghorn coral
4 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in United States?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	144
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	39
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	118
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	49
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	1,363
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	137,294
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	75
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	26,436
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	4,546
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	30
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	2,736
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	75,402
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	41
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	10
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	103
Giant panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ursidae	Vulnerable	1
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	3
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	1
Komodo dragon	Varanus komodoensis	Varanidae	Endangered	4
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	3
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	1
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	275
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	735

All animals recorded in United States

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	18,659,051
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	15
Red fox	Vulpes vulpes	Canidae	Least Concern	10,053
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	9,608
Bald eagle	Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Accipitridae	Least Concern	5,796,550
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	979,326
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	144
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Alcedinidae	Least Concern	1
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	84
Koala	Phascolarctos cinereus	Phascolarctidae	Vulnerable	39
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	163
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	118
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	49
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	5,003
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	13,188
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	85,761
Polar bear	Ursus maritimus	Ursidae	Vulnerable	1,363
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Strigidae	Vulnerable	137,294
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Felidae	Vulnerable	75
Eurasian beaver	Castor fiber	Castoridae	Least Concern	7
Platypus	Ornithorhynchus anatinus	Ornithorhynchidae	Near Threatened	4
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	Alcidae	Vulnerable	26,436
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	4,546
Emperor penguin	Aptenodytes forsteri	Spheniscidae	Near Threatened	9
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	30
Fire salamander	Salamandra salamandra	Salamandridae	Vulnerable	1
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	2,736
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	21,917
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	404,951
Seven-spot ladybird	Coccinella septempunctata	Coccinellidae	Not recorded	15,567
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Ranidae	Least Concern	1
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	23,022
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	75,402
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	41
African bush elephant	Loxodonta africana	Elephantidae	Endangered	10
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	103
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	57
Giant panda	Ailuropoda melanoleuca	Ursidae	Vulnerable	1
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	17
Stag beetle	Lucanus cervus	Lucanidae	Not recorded	1
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	3
American lobster	Homarus americanus	Nephropidae	Least Concern	21,015
Nile crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Crocodylidae	Least Concern	6
American alligator	Alligator mississippiensis	Alligatoridae	Least Concern	12,134
Common jellyfish	Aurelia aurita	Ulmaridae	Not recorded	1,130
Red kangaroo	Macropus rufus	Macropodidae	Not recorded	110
King cobra	Ophiophagus hannah	Elapidae	Vulnerable	1
Komodo dragon	Varanus komodoensis	Varanidae	Endangered	4
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	3
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	1
Earthworm	Lumbricus terrestris	Lumbricidae	Not recorded	962
Common vampire bat	Desmodus rotundus	Phyllostomidae	Least Concern	18
Common starfish	Asterias rubens	Asteriidae	Not recorded	1,824
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	1,114
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	275
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	41
North Pacific giant octopus	Enteroctopus dofleini	Enteroctopodidae	Least Concern	2,012
Veiled chameleon	Chamaeleo calyptratus	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	171
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	22
Emperor scorpion	Pandinus imperator	Scorpionidae	Not recorded	1
Staghorn coral	Acropora cervicornis	Acroporidae	Critically Endangered	735

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