Country · Antarctica
Animals of Antarctica
10 animals on this site have a range that includes Antarctica. Each fact file has a map with the whole range.
10 profiles
LCBirds
Adélie penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae
The Adelie penguin is the most widespread penguin of the Antarctic coast.
Living
ENMammals
Blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived.
Living
ENBirds
Emperor penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
The emperor penguin is the largest penguin and the only bird that breeds through the Antarctic winter.
Living
VUMammals
Fin whale
Balaenoptera physalus
The fin whale is the second longest animal alive and one of the fastest of the great whales.
Living
LCBirds
Gentoo penguin
Pygoscelis papua
The gentoo penguin is the third largest penguin and the fastest swimmer of the family.
Living
LCMammals
Humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
The humpback whale is a large baleen whale found in every ocean.
Living
LCBirds
King penguin
Aptenodytes patagonicus
The king penguin is the second largest penguin, an orange-throated bird of subantarctic island beaches.
Living
LCMammals
Leopard seal
Hydrurga leptonyx
The leopard seal is a long, spotted seal of the Antarctic pack ice that hunts penguins, seals, fish and krill.
Living
DDMammals
Orca
Orcinus orca
The orca is the largest dolphin and the top predator of the sea.
Living
VUMammals
Southern elephant seal
Mirounga leonina
The southern elephant seal is the largest seal on Earth, and a bull can weigh more than four times as much as a cow.
Living