🇦🇷Animals recorded in Argentina

Which animals have been recorded in Argentina? 215,896 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include jaguar, Azara's grass mouse, Argentine anchoita.

• 215,896 records
• 1,200+ species
• 69 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include jaguar, Azara's grass mouse, Argentine anchoita. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Argentina

	Animal	Group	Records
	jaguar Panthera onca	Mammalia Felidae	8,471
	Azara's grass mouse Akodon azarae	Mammalia Cricetidae	3,201
	Argentine anchoita Engraulis anchoita	— Engraulidae	2,481
	Little Laucha Calomys laucha	Mammalia Cricetidae	2,330
	southern right whale Eubalaena australis	Mammalia Balaenidae	2,143
	Long-haired Akodont Abrothrix longipilis	Mammalia Cricetidae	1,544
	Drylands Laucha Calomys musculinus	Mammalia Cricetidae	1,498
	Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis	Aves Passerellidae	1,433
	Long-tailed Colilargo Oligoryzomys longicaudatus	Mammalia Cricetidae	1,340
	southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina	Mammalia Phocidae	1,231
	Falklands Rockcod Patagonotothen ramsayi	— Nototheniidae	1,167
	Olive Grass Mouse Abrothrix olivaceus	Mammalia Cricetidae	1,014
	South American sea lion Otaria byronia	Mammalia Otariidae	1,004
	Darwin's Tree Iguana Liolaemus darwinii	Squamata Liolaemidae	989
	Patagonian Blenny Eleginops maclovinus	— Eleginopsidae	975
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	789
	Yellow-rumped Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis xanthopygus	Mammalia Cricetidae	776
	Common Pericote Graomys griseoflavus	Mammalia Cricetidae	676
	Flavescent Colilargo Oligoryzomys flavescens	Mammalia Cricetidae	671
	Gray-bellied Grass Mouse Akodon simulator	Mammalia Cricetidae	607
	Southern Caracara Caracara plancus	Aves Falconidae	569
	house mouse Mus musculus	Mammalia Muridae	532
	Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis	Aves Charadriidae	498
	Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis	Aves Tyrannidae	491
	Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus	Aves Thraupidae	482
	Dark Bolo Mouse Necromys obscurus	Mammalia Cricetidae	480
	Variable Antshrike Thamnophilus caerulescens	Aves Thamnophilidae	475
	Shiny Cowbird Molothrus bonariensis	Aves Icteridae	465
	Upland Goose Chloephaga picta	Aves Anatidae	460
	Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus	Aves Laridae	446
	Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus	Aves Tyrannidae	445
	Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus	Aves Parulidae	443
	Morgan's gerbil mouse Eligmodontia morgani	Mammalia Cricetidae	442
	Rufous-bellied Thrush Turdus rufiventris	Aves Turdidae	419
	Yellow-billed Teal Anas flavirostris	Aves Anatidae	418
	Rufous Hornero Furnarius rufus	Aves Furnariidae	407
	Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicus	Aves Spheniscidae	401
	Vieja Thornfish Bovichtus argentinus	— Bovichtidae	382
	black howler Alouatta caraya	Mammalia Atelidae	377
	Guira Tanager Hemithraupis guira	Aves Thraupidae	372
	Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus	Aves Mimidae	369
	Eared Dove Zenaida auriculata	Aves Columbidae	363
	Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola	Aves Thraupidae	357
	Spectacled Tyrant Hymenops perspicillatus	Aves Tyrannidae	356
	Destructive Pygmy Rice Rat Oligoryzomys destructor	Mammalia Cricetidae	355
	Maroon-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura frontalis	Aves Psittacidae	354
	Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica	Aves Anatidae	349
	Sayaca Tanager Thraupis sayaca	Aves Thraupidae	347
	Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides	Aves Anatidae	345
	Eastern Patagonian Laucha Eligmodontia typus	Mammalia Cricetidae	343
	plains viscacha Lagostomus maximus	Mammalia Chinchillidae	343
	Olivaceous Woodcreeper Sittasomus griseicapillus	Aves Furnariidae	340
	Grayish Agelaioides badius	Aves Icteridae	338
	Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus	Aves Psittacidae	337
	Neotropic Cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	337
	Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi	Aves Parulidae	329
	Plush-crested Jay Cyanocorax chrysops	Aves Corvidae	328
	Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops	Aves Thraupidae	325
	Plain Antvireo Dysithamnus mentalis	Aves Thamnophilidae	317
	Southern House-Wren Troglodytes musculus	Aves Troglodytidae	313