Animals of Vanuatu

24 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Vanuatu on GBIF: 13 insects & other invertebrates, 6 birds, 4 sharks & fish, 1 mammals. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 24 animals by group

Bats 1

• Temminck's trident bat Aselliscus tricuspidatus

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 2

• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres

Seabirds, divers & grebes 1

• Red-footed booby Sula sula

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• Red junglefowl Gallus gallus (introduced)

Songbirds & perching birds 2

• Common myna Acridotheres tristis (introduced)
• House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)

Sharks 1

• Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias

Bony fish 3

• Black marlin Istiompax indica
• Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
• Lagoon triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus

Bees, wasps & ants 2

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

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2

• American cockroach Periplaneta americana
• Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 2

• Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
• Nephila pilipes Nephila pilipes

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1

• Coconut crab Birgus latro

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 6

• Culcita novaeguineae Culcita novaeguineae
• Heterocentrotus mamillatus Heterocentrotus mamillatus
• Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
• Linckia laevigata Linckia laevigata
• Protoreaster nodosus Protoreaster nodosus
• Synapta maculata Synapta maculata

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.