Where have animals been recorded?
Explore wildlife evidence through the places species have actually been recorded. This evidence comes from 224,873,155 animal observations across 234 countries and territories. Pick a country to see its records, or a species to compare recorded places.
Source: GBIF CC0 occurrence facets · refreshed 2026-08-23 · country totals describe recording evidence, not abundance or complete habitat range.
Animals by country
Animals in AustraliaAnimals in CanadaAnimals in the United Kingdom Animals recorded only in Australia Puffins in the UK Lemurs in Madagascar
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Popular animal occurrence questions
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Environment evidence, kept separate
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How to use animal occurrence records
Start with a country to see its most-recorded species, or open an animal to compare the countries and months in which it appears. Each page separates a repeated presence from a one-off or historical record. The figures describe what observers and collections have reported; they do not estimate population size or replace a conservation range assessment.