🌍 World Animal Map

Animals of Antarctica

50 of the animals on World Animal Map have at least 5 open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records south of 60°S (the Antarctic Treaty area), on land, ice and sea on GBIF.

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What animals live in Antarctica?
50 animals on this map have at least 5 open-licence wild records south of 60°S (the Antarctic Treaty area), on land, ice and sea: 21 mammals, 18 birds, 7 insects & other invertebrates, 4 sharks & fish. The most-viewed on Wikipedia are Orca, Blue whale, Sperm whale, Portuguese man o' war, Colossal squid, Leopard seal.
OrcaOrcaOrcinus orcaData deficientBlue whaleBlue whaleBalaenoptera musculusEndangeredSperm whaleSperm whalePhyseter macrocephalusVulnerablePortuguese man o' warPortuguese man o' warPhysalia physalisColossal squidColossal squidMesonychoteuthis hamiltoniLeast concernLeopard sealLeopard sealHydrurga leptonyxLeast concernHumpback whaleHumpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeLeast concernEmperor penguinEmperor penguinAptenodytes forsteriNear threatenedSouthern elephant sealSouthern elephant sealMirounga leoninaVulnerableFin whaleFin whaleBalaenoptera physalusVulnerableGentoo penguinGentoo penguinPygoscelis papuaLeast concernBarn swallowBarn swallowHirundo rusticaLeast concernPatagonian toothfishPatagonian toothfishDissostichus eleginoidesSockeye salmonSockeye salmonOncorhynchus nerkaLeast concernAdélie penguinAdélie penguinPygoscelis adeliaeLeast concernKing penguinKing penguinAptenodytes patagonicusLeast concernAtlantic codAtlantic codGadus morhuaVulnerableArctic ternArctic ternSterna paradisaeaLeast concernCuvier's beaked whaleCuvier's beaked whaleZiphius cavirostrisLeast concernMacaroni penguinMacaroni penguinEudyptes chrysolophusVulnerableChinstrap penguinChinstrap penguinPygoscelis antarcticusLeast concernSnowy albatrossSnowy albatrossDiomedea exulansVulnerableSei whaleSei whaleBalaenoptera borealisEndangeredSouthern right whaleSouthern right whaleEubalaena australisLeast concern

All 50 animals by group

Seals, sea lions & walrus 6

Whales & dolphins 15

Penguins 7

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 4

Seabirds, divers & grebes 5

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 1

Songbirds & perching birds 1

Bony fish 4

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 1

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 1

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 2

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 2

Records: GBIF.org, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only, no fossils or captive animals, accessed 23 October 2026. Region outlines: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Birds include migrants passing through.