Animals of Papua New Guinea

108 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Papua New Guinea on GBIF: 45 mammals, 31 birds, 10 reptiles, 10 insects & other invertebrates, 9 sharks & fish, 3 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 108 animals by group

Whales & dolphins 1

• Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus

Manatees & dugong 1

• Dugong Dugong dugon

Marsupials 19

• Common spotted cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus
• Coppery ringtail possum Pseudochirops cupreus
• Doria's tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus dorianus
• Dusky pademelon Thylogale brunii
• Feather-tailed possum Distoechurus pennatus
• Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo Dendrolagus goodfellowi
• Ground cuscus Phalanger gymnotis
• Long-tailed pygmy possum Cercartetus caudatus
• Masked ringtail possum Pseudochirulus larvatus
• Mountain cuscus Phalanger carmelitae
• New Guinean quoll Dasyurus albopunctatus
• Painted ringtail possum Pseudochirulus forbesi
• Pygmy ringtail possum Pseudochirulus mayeri
• Silky cuscus Phalanger sericeus
• Small dorcopsis Dorcopsulus vanheurni
• Southern common cuscus Phalanger mimicus
• Speckled dasyure Neophascogale lorentzi
• Striped possum Dactylopsila trivirgata
• White-striped dorcopsis Dorcopsis hageni

Platypus & echidnas 1

• Eastern long-beaked echidna Zaglossus bartoni

Bats 16

• Bare-backed fruit bat Dobsonia moluccensis
• Broad-striped tube-nosed fruit bat Nyctimene aello
• Common blossom bat Syconycteris australis
• Common tube-nosed fruit bat Nyctimene albiventer
• Diadem leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros diadema
• Dusky leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros ater
• Fawn leaf-nosed bat Hipposideros cervinus
• Great flying fox Pteropus neohibernicus
• Large-footed bat Myotis adversus
• Lesser naked-backed fruit bat Dobsonia minor
• Lesser tube-nosed fruit bat Paranyctimene raptor
• Little bent-wing bat Miniopterus australis
• Long-tongued nectar bat Macroglossus minimus
• Raffray's sheath-tailed bat Emballonura raffrayana
• Spectacled flying fox Pteropus conspicillatus
• Temminck's trident bat Aselliscus tricuspidatus

Mice, rats & other rodents 7

• Cape York rat Rattus leucopus
• Chestnut tree mouse Pogonomys macrourus
• Giant white-tailed rat Uromys caudimaculatus
• Lowland mosaic-tailed rat Paramelomys platyops
• Polynesian rat Rattus exulans (introduced)
• Slender rat Rattus verecundus
• Stein's rat Rattus steini

Birds of prey 5

• Black kite Milvus migrans
• Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus
• Brahminy kite Haliastur indus
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• White-bellied sea eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster

Parrots 2

• Palm cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus
• Pesquet's parrot Psittrichas fulgidus

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 5

• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Masked lapwing Vanellus miles
• Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus

Seabirds, divers & grebes 3

• Brown booby Sula leucogaster
• Great frigatebird Fregata minor
• Red-footed booby Sula sula

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 2

• Great egret Ardea alba
• Little egret Egretta garzetta

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• King quail Synoicus chinensis

Pigeons & doves 4

• Nicobar pigeon Caloenas nicobarica
• Pheasant pigeon Otidiphaps nobilis
• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)
• Victoria crowned pigeon Goura victoria

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1

• Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 3

• Dwarf cassowary Casuarius bennetti
• Northern cassowary Casuarius unappendiculatus
• Southern cassowary Casuarius casuarius (introduced)

Songbirds & perching birds 5

• Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
• Hooded pitohui Pitohui dichrous
• House sparrow Passer domesticus
• Raggiana bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
• Willie wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys

Crocodiles & alligators 2

• New Guinea crocodile Crocodylus novaeguineae
• Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus

Snakes 2

• Coastal taipan Oxyuranus scutellatus
• Green tree python Morelia viridis

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 5

• Emerald tree monitor Varanus prasinus
• Frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii
• Red-eyed crocodile skink Tribolonotus gracilis
• Solomon Islands skink Corucia zebrata
• Yellow-spotted monitor Varanus panoptes

Turtles & tortoises 1

• Pig-nosed turtle Carettochelys insculpta

Frogs & toads 3

• Australian green tree frog Ranoidea caerulea
• Cane toad Rhinella marina (introduced)
• White-lipped tree frog Litoria infrafrenata

Sharks 2

• Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
• Winghead shark Eusphyra blochii

Rays, skates & chimaeras 2

• Knifetooth sawfish Anoxypristis cuspidata
• Largetooth sawfish Pristis pristis

Bony fish 5

• Clown triggerfish Balistoides conspicillum
• Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
• Orange clownfish Amphiprion percula
• Platax teira Platax teira
• Titan triggerfish Balistoides viridescens

Butterflies & moths 1

• Queen Alexandra's birdwing Ornithoptera alexandrae

Bees, wasps & ants 2

• Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis
• Yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes (introduced)

Beetles 1

• Oryctes rhinoceros Oryctes rhinoceros (introduced)

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 1

• Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 1

• Nephila pilipes Nephila pilipes

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1

• Alicella Alicella gigantea

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

• Allonautilus scrobiculatus Allonautilus scrobiculatus

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 2

• Culcita novaeguineae Culcita novaeguineae
• Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata

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.