🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of Antarctica

39 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Antarctica on GBIF: 19 mammals, 13 birds, 5 insects & other invertebrates, 2 sharks & fish. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

OrcaOrcaOrcinus orcaData deficientBlue whaleBlue whaleBalaenoptera musculusEndangeredSperm whaleSperm whalePhyseter macrocephalusVulnerableColossal squidColossal squidMesonychoteuthis hamiltoniLeast concernLeopard sealLeopard sealHydrurga leptonyxLeast concernHumpback whaleHumpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeLeast concernEmperor penguinEmperor penguinAptenodytes forsteriNear threatenedSouthern elephant sealSouthern elephant sealMirounga leoninaVulnerableFin whaleFin whaleBalaenoptera physalusVulnerableGentoo penguinGentoo penguinPygoscelis papuaLeast concernPatagonian toothfishPatagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoidesAdélie penguinAdélie penguinPygoscelis adeliaeLeast concernKing penguinKing penguinAptenodytes patagonicusLeast concernArctic ternArctic ternSterna paradisaeaLeast concernMacaroni penguinMacaroni penguinEudyptes chrysolophusVulnerableChinstrap penguinChinstrap penguinPygoscelis antarcticusLeast concernSnowy albatrossSnowy albatrossDiomedea exulansVulnerableSei whaleSei whaleBalaenoptera borealisEndangeredSouthern right whaleSouthern right whaleEubalaena australisLeast concernWeddell sealWeddell sealLeptonychotes weddelliiLeast concernCrabeater sealCrabeater sealLobodon carcinophagaLeast concernAntarctic krillAntarctic krillEuphausia superbaLeast concernRoss sealRoss sealOmmatophoca rossiiLeast concernBelgica antarcticaBelgica antarcticaBelgica antarctica

All 39 animals by group

Seals, sea lions & walrus 6

Whales & dolphins 13

Penguins 7

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 2

Seabirds, divers & grebes 4

Bony fish 2

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 1

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 1

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 1

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.