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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 39 species · Superagui

Showing 39 species · Superagui

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Least Concern

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Least Concern

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean
Vulnerable

Franciscana

Pontoporia blainvillei

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Atlantic Goliath Grouper

Epinephelus itajara

CarnivoreVulnerableFish
Least Concern

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Not Evaluated

Amazonian Wandering Spider

Phoneutria fera

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Army Ant

Eciton burchellii

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Semipalmated Sandpiper

Calidris pusilla

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity
Least Concern

Jararaca

Bothrops jararaca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Water Opossum

Chironectes minimus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Gray Four-Eyed Opossum

Philander opossum

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

American Oystercatcher

Haematopus palliatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Northern Tiger Cat

Leopardus tigrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Amazon Naked-tailed Armadillo

Cabassous unicinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Carollia perspicillata

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Brazilian Porcupine

Coendou prehensilis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

White-bearded Manakin

Manacus manacus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black-and-white Tegu

Tupinambis merianae

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Painted Coral Snake

Micrurus corallinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Critically Endangered

Southern Muriqui

Brachyteles arachnoides

HerbivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
Relevancia
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Vulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries40 parks12 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
40 countries29 parks104 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
157 countries53 parks209 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Long-spined Urchin

Diadema antillarum

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
108 countries27 parks108 dive sites
Least Concern

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
57 countries39 parks232 dive sites
Least Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
141 countries82 parks411 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Branching Fire Coral

Millepora alcicornis

CarnivoreColonialOcean
34 countries27 parks104 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
73 countries36 parks81 dive sites
Least Concern

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
124 countries66 parks365 dive sites
Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
128 countries66 parks89 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
12 countries67 parks
123 countries75 parks365 dive sites
3 countries6 parks4 dive sites
40 countries27 parks33 dive sites
16 countries71 parks
12 countries64 parks
37 countries24 parks
15 countries54 parks
22 countries73 parks
19 countries72 parks
13 countries78 parks
20 countries107 parks
9 countries56 parks
10 countries26 parks
7 countries16 parks
19 countries77 parks
16 countries76 parks
43 countries22 parks
8 countries61 parks
7 countries41 parks
4 countries18 parks
9 countries48 parks
18 countries79 parks
13 countries60 parks
19 countries40 parks
6 countries41 parks
5 countries19 parks
5 countries36 parks
1 country6 parks