Animals of Guadeloupe
132 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Guadeloupe on GBIF: 49 birds, 31 mammals, 24 sharks & fish, 24 insects & other invertebrates, 4 reptiles. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 132 animals by group
Mongooses, civets & genets 2
- Javan mongoose Herpestes javanicus
- Small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata
Raccoons, coatis & relatives 1
- Raccoon Procyon lotor
Seals, sea lions & walrus 1
- Hooded seal Cystophora cristata
Whales & dolphins 16
- Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
- Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene
- Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
- Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
- Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima
- False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens
- Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
- Gervais's beaked whale Mesoplodon europaeus
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
- Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra
- Orca Orcinus orca
- Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata
- Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata
- Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
- Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
- Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
Monkeys 1
- Green monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus
Bats 8
- Antillean fruit-eating bat Brachyphylla cavernarum
- Davy's naked-backed bat Pteronotus davyi
- Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus
- Guadeloupe big-eyed bat Chiroderma improvisum
- Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis
- Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis
- Tree bat Ardops nichollsi
- Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus
Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 1
- Northern palm squirrel Funambulus pennantii
Mice, rats & other rodents 1
- Red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporina
Birds of prey 2
Ducks, geese & swans 4
- Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
- Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
- Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris
- Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 15
- American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
- Common tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
- Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Red knot Calidris canutus
- Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
- White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Seabirds, divers & grebes 6
- Brown booby Sula leucogaster
- Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
- Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 12
- American coot Fulica americana
- American purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Great blue heron Ardea herodias
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Green heron Butorides virescens
- Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
- Snowy egret Egretta thula
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
- Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea
Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1
- Red junglefowl Gallus gallus
Pigeons & doves 2
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Rock dove Columba livia
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1
- Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
Songbirds & perching birds 5
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sand martin Riparia riparia
- Scaly-breasted munia Lonchura punctulata
Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 1
- Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Snakes 1
- Indotyphlops braminus Indotyphlops braminus
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3
- Green iguana Iguana iguana
- Lesser Antillean iguana Iguana delicatissima
- Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia
Sharks 3
- Lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris
- Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum
- Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
Rays, skates & chimaeras 3
- Lesser electric ray Narcine bancroftii
- Southern stingray Dasyatis americana
- Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
Bony fish 18
- Bonefish Albula vulpes
- Flying gurnard Dactylopterus volitans
- Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
- Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili
- Green swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii
- Grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus
- Guppy Poecilia reticulata
- Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus
- King mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla
- Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
- Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
- Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus
- Queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris
- Red lionfish Pterois volitans
- Red porgy Pagrus pagrus
- Royal gramma Gramma loreto
- Sergeant major Abudefduf saxatilis
- Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus
Beetles 1
- Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules
Dragonflies & damselflies 1
- Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2
- American cockroach Periplaneta americana
- Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 4
- Argiope argentata Argiope argentata
- Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
- Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
- Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 7
- Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
- Bathynomus giganteus Bathynomus giganteus
- Cardisoma guanhumi Cardisoma guanhumi
- Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus
- Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
- Panulirus argus Panulirus argus
- Thor amboinensis Thor amboinensis
Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 3
- Caribbean reef octopus Octopus briareus
- Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea
- Common octopus Octopus vulgaris
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 3
- Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata
- Pseudodiploria clivosa Pseudodiploria clivosa
- Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 3
- Diadema antillarum Diadema antillarum
- Eucidaris tribuloides Eucidaris tribuloides
- Oreaster reticulatus Oreaster reticulatus
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.