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Animals in U.S. Outlying Islands

7 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from U.S. Outlying Islands, 1 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 7
Threatened: 1
Groups represented: 5
Sighting records: 438

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 U.S. Outlying Islands?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in U.S. Outlying Islands?

Mammals
common bottlenose dolphin
1 species
Birds
mallard, peregrine falcon, western barn owl
3 species
Reptiles
green turtle
1 species
Insects
monarch butterfly
1 species
Crustaceans
coconut crab
1 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in U.S. Outlying Islands?

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

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	30

All animals recorded in U.S. Outlying Islands

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	269
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	131
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	1
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	4
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	1
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	2
Coconut crab	Birgus latro	Coenobitidae	Vulnerable	30

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