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Animals in Uruguay

13 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Uruguay, 3 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded
13
Threatened
3
Groups represented
6
Sighting records
1,426
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Uruguay?

The most looked-up species with records here.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

NT, Near Threatened
Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Felidae

DD, Data Deficient
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Apidae

EN, Endangered
Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Balaenopteridae

What kinds of animals are recorded in Uruguay?

  1. Mammals

    grey wolf, jaguar, blue whale, common bottlenose dolphin …

    5 species

  2. Birds

    mallard, peregrine falcon, western barn owl, wandering albatross

    4 species

  3. Reptiles

    green turtle

    1 species

  4. Fish

    ocean sunfish

    1 species

  5. Insects

    honey bee

    1 species

  6. Other invertebrates

    earthworm

    1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Uruguay?

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

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculusBalaenopteridaeEndangered2
Ocean sunfishMola molaMolidaeVulnerable1
Wandering albatrossDiomedea exulansDiomedeidaeVulnerable384

All animals recorded in Uruguay

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusRecords here
MallardAnas platyrhynchosAnatidaeLeast Concern317
Grey wolfCanis lupusCanidaeLeast Concern2
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusFalconidaeLeast Concern543
JaguarPanthera oncaFelidaeNear Threatened2
Western barn owlTyto albaTytonidaeLeast Concern1
Honey beeApis melliferaApidaeData Deficient63
Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculusBalaenopteridaeEndangered2
Green turtleChelonia mydasCheloniidaeLeast Concern14
Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusDelphinidaeLeast Concern43
Ocean sunfishMola molaMolidaeVulnerable1
Wandering albatrossDiomedea exulansDiomedeidaeVulnerable384
EarthwormLumbricus terrestrisLumbricidaeNot recorded1
Common vampire batDesmodus rotundusPhyllostomidaeLeast Concern53

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