Animals of Christmas Island
14 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Christmas Island on GBIF: 7 birds, 3 insects & other invertebrates, 2 sharks & fish, 2 mammals. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 14 animals by group
Bats 2
- Black-eared flying fox Pteropus melanotus
- Christmas Island flying fox Pteropus natalis
Seabirds, divers & grebes 4
- Brown booby Sula leucogaster
- Great frigatebird Fregata minor
- Red-footed booby Sula sula
- White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1
- Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
Songbirds & perching birds 2
- Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
- Java sparrow Padda oryzivora
Sharks 1
- Whale shark Rhincodon typus
Bony fish 1
- Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
Bees, wasps & ants 1
- Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 2
- Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis
- Coconut crab Birgus latro
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.