🇹🇰What animals live in Tokelau?
4,941 animal records from Tokelau cover 242 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 4,941 records
- 242 species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Tokelau
| Animal | Group | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucicutia flavicornis | Copepoda Lucicutiidae |
137 | |
| Twisted Wing Parasite
Xenos pecki |
Insecta Xenidae |
86 | |
| Narella horrida | Anthozoa Primnoidae |
67 | |
| beaked stony coral
Enallopsammia rostrata |
Anthozoa Dendrophylliidae |
57 | |
| Calocalanus minutus | Copepoda Paracalanidae |
57 | |
| Clausocalanus furcatus | Copepoda Clausocalanidae |
39 | |
| Triconia borealis | Copepoda Oncaeidae |
36 | |
| Whitecheek surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans |
— Acanthuridae |
35 | |
 |
Paracalanus parvus | Copepoda Paracalanidae |
32 |
| Haloptilus acutifrons | Copepoda Augaptilidae |
28 | |
| Victorgorgia alba | Anthozoa Victorgorgiidae |
28 | |
| Warming’s lanternfish
Ceratoscopelus warmingii |
— Myctophidae |
27 | |
| Oncaea notopus | Copepoda Oncaeidae |
24 | |
| Cosmocalanus darwinii | Copepoda Calanidae |
21 | |
| Duckbill barracudina
Magnisudis atlantica |
— Paralepididae |
21 | |
| Ant
Monomorium liliuokalanii |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Flower ant
Monomorium floricola |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Black-headed ant, Ghost ant
Tapinoma melanocephalum |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Tapinoma minutum | Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Sneaking ant
Cardiocondyla nuda |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Pheidole umbonata | Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Ant
Strumigenys godeffroyi |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Pharaoh ant
Monomorium pharaonis |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Crazy ant, Long-legged ant, Yellow crazy ant
Anoplolepis gracilipes |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Anochetus graeffei | Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| White-footed house ant
Technomyrmex albipes |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Ant
Tetramorium lanuginosum |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Harvester-ant
Pheidole fervens |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Ant
Tetramorium tonganum |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Big-headed ant, Brown house-ant , Coastal brown-ant, Lion ant
Pheidole megacephala |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Ant
Paratrechina vaga |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Guinea Ant
Tetramorium bicarinatum |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Ant
Tetramorium simillimum |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Crazy ant, Long-horned ant, Slender crazy ant
Paratrechina longicornis |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Camponotus chloroticus | Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Rogeria stigmatica | Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Ant
Paratrechina bourbonica |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Asian Tyrant Ant
Iridomyrmex anceps |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Common Oriental Trap-jaw Ant
Odontomachus simillimus |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Ant
Ponera swezeyi |
Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Pheidole oceanica | Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Pheidole sexspinosa | Insecta Formicidae |
18 | |
| Centropages violaceus | Copepoda Centropagidae |
17 | |
| White Tern
Gygis alba |
Aves Laridae |
17 | |
| Regal angelfish, Royal angelfish
Pygoplites diacanthus |
— Pomacanthidae |
16 | |
 |
Atlantic cod, Cod
Gadus morhua |
— Gadidae |
15 |
 |
sperm whale
Physeter macrocephalus |
Mammalia Physeteridae |
15 |
| Cordagalma ordinatum | Hydrozoa Cordagalmatidae |
15 | |
 |
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva |
Aves Charadriidae |
14 |
| Blue-spotted Grouper, Peacock hind
Cephalopholis argus |
— Serranidae |
14 | |
| Jewel Jelly
Liriope tetraphylla |
Hydrozoa Geryoniidae |
14 | |
| Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus |
Amphibia Ranidae |
13 | |
| Corycaeus speciosus | Copepoda Corycaeidae |
13 | |
| Paracalanus aculeatus | Copepoda Paracalanidae |
12 | |
| Black Noddy
Anous minutus |
Aves Laridae |
11 | |
 |
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres |
Aves Scolopacidae |
11 |
| Silky Shark
Carcharhinus falciformis |
Elasmobranchii Carcharhinidae |
11 | |
| Doliolum nationalis | Thaliacea Doliolidae |
11 | |
| Reeve's shad
Tenualosa reevesii |
— Clupeidae |
10 | |
 |
Pacific Reef-Heron
Egretta sacra |
Aves Ardeidae |
10 |
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a
common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see
whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.