🇲🇸Animals recorded in Montserrat

Which animals have been recorded in Montserrat? 1,316 occurrence records cover 413 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 359 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Plymouth Anole, Planthopper, Velvety free-tailed bat.

• 1,316 records
• 413 species
• 27 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Plymouth Anole, Planthopper, Velvety free-tailed bat. 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 Montserrat

	Animal	Group	Records
	Plymouth Anole Anolis lividus	Squamata Dactyloidae	49
	Planthopper Xyphon reticulatum	Insecta Cicadellidae	27
	Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus	Mammalia Molossidae	26
	Bufo toad Rhinella marina	Amphibia Bufonidae	21
	Insular Long-tongued Bat Monophyllus plethodon	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	17
	Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	16
	Montiserrat Worm Snake Antillotyphlops monastus	Squamata Typhlopidae	14
	Silver Argiope Argiope argentata	Arachnida Araneidae	12
	Cosmopolitan House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia	Squamata Gekkonidae	12
	Marbled Physa Stenophysa marmorata	Gastropoda Physidae	11
	Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus	Aves Phasianidae	11
	Eulepidotis Moth Eulepidotis addens	Insecta Erebidae	11
	Green iguana Iguana iguana	Squamata Iguanidae	10
	Red-rimmed Melania Melanoides tuberculata	Gastropoda Thiaridae	10
	Ornate Moth Utetheisa ornatrix	Insecta Erebidae	9
	St. Andrew's Cotton Stainer Dysdercus andreae	Insecta Pyrrhocoridae	9
	Thecla angerona	Insecta Lycaenidae	9
	Lesser Antillean Fruit Bat Brachyphylla cavernarum	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	9
	Soto's Longhorned Bug Chariesterus gracilicornis	Insecta Coreidae	9
	Achryson surinamum	Insecta Cerambycidae	8
	Caribbean Paper Wasp Polistes crinitus	Insecta Eumenidae	8
	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	— Xiphiidae	8
	American Kestrel Falco sparverius	Aves Falconidae	8
	western honey bee Apis mellifera	Insecta Apidae	7
	Eulepidotis modestula	Insecta Erebidae	7
	Scoliid wasp Dielis dorsata	Insecta Scoliidae	6
	Montserrat Whistling Frog Eleutherodactylus montserratae	Amphibia Eleutherodactylidae	6
	Fasciolated Graphic Melipotis fasciolaris	Insecta Erebidae	6
	Loxa viridis	Insecta Pentatomidae	6
	Stichopathes pourtalesi	Anthozoa Antipathidae	6
	red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporina	Mammalia Dasyproctidae	6
	Red Rim Biblis hyperia	Insecta Sesiidae	6
	Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis	Aves Pelecanidae	6
	Black bean bug Brachyplatys subaeneus	Insecta Plataspidae	6
	Montserrat Racer Alsophis manselli	Squamata Colubridae	6
	Ladybird beetle Cycloneda sanguinea	Insecta Coccinellidae	5
	Giant Blonde Snail Lissachatina immaculata	Gastropoda Achatinidae	5
	Montiserrat Ameiva Pholidoscelis pluvianotatus	Squamata Teiidae	5
	Dixon's Striped Firefly Aspisoma ignitum	Insecta Lampyridae	5
	Dominican Paper Wasp Polistes dominicus	Insecta Eumenidae	5
	Carylla vaginalis	Insecta Gryllidae	5
	Ghost Crab Ocypode quadrata	Malacostraca Ocypodidae	5
	Common Blue Hemiargus hanno	Insecta Lycaenidae	5
	Polka-Dot Wasp Moth Syntomeida epilais	Insecta Erebidae	5
	Spiny-backed orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis	Arachnida Araneidae	5
	Lesser Antillean whistling frog Eleutherodactylus johnstonei	Amphibia Eleutherodactylidae	5
	Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus	Aves Mimidae	5
	West Indian Bulimulus Bulimulus guadalupensis	Gastropoda Bulimulidae	5
	Clessin Ramshorn Biomphalaria kuhniana	Gastropoda Planorbidae	5
	Glaphyria falcatalis	Insecta Crambidae	5
	common australian lady beetle Coelophora inaequalis	Insecta Coccinellidae	4
	Melipona variegatipes	Insecta Apidae	4
	Caribbean Carpenter Xylocopa caribea	Insecta Apidae	4
	Indies short-tailed cricket Anurogryllus celerinictus	Insecta Gryllidae	4
	Black Witch Ascalapha odorata	Insecta Erebidae	4
	Plumeria Caterpillar Pseudosphinx tetrio	Insecta Sphingidae	4
	Satin White Moth Palpita flegia	Insecta Crambidae	4
	Brown-bordered Emerald Synchlora cupedinaria	Insecta Geometridae	4
	Milkweed Assassin Bug Zelus longipes	Insecta Reduviidae	4
	Gray Wall Jumper Menemerus bivittatus	Arachnida Salticidae	4