Animals of Samoa

10 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Samoa on GBIF: 6 birds, 2 mammals, 1 insects & other invertebrates, 1 sharks & fish. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 10 animals by group

Bats 1

• Insular flying fox Pteropus tonganus

Mice, rats & other rodents 1

• Polynesian rat Rattus exulans

Seabirds, divers & grebes 3

• Great frigatebird Fregata minor
• Red-footed booby Sula sula
• White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Pigeons & doves 1

• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)

Songbirds & perching birds 2

• Common myna Acridotheres tristis (introduced)
• Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (introduced)

Bony fish 1

• Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Beetles 1

• Oryctes rhinoceros Oryctes rhinoceros (introduced)

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.