Animals in Falkland Islands
4 mammal species are recorded in Falkland Islands in this dataset, 1 of them in a threatened Red List category. Falkland Islands sits in South America, where 232 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Falkland Islands.
They belong to 4 families, the best represented being Balaenopteridae (1), Delphinidae (1), Otariidae (1). By Red List category: 1 Endangered, 3 Least Concern.
These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming Falkland Islands is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 4 of them have a full written profile.
- Species recorded
- 4
- Threatened
- 1
- Continent
- South America
- Data updated
- August 9, 2026
Conservation status in Falkland Islands
The most threatened species in Falkland Islands
1 of the 1 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.
The families found in Falkland Islands
- Balaenopteridae 1
- Delphinidae 1
- Otariidae 1
- Phocidae 1
Every species recorded in Falkland Islands
All 4 of them, written profiles first.
Where to go from Falkland Islands
The countries in South America that share the most species with Falkland Islands, by number of species recorded in both.
Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.