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An African elephant, seen in full, standing 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

1,331

Parks with species

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1Crepuscular

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Explore the 86 species documented on WAnimals

Explore the 86 species documented on WAnimals

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Great Land CrabNot Evaluated

Great Land Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Short-eared OwlLeast Concern

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
European RabbitNear Threatened

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial
HoatzinLeast Concern

Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
12 countries
African Spurred TortoiseEndangered

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
South American BushmasterVulnerable

South American Bushmaster

Lachesis muta

CarnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular
Lataste's ViperVulnerable

Lataste's Viper

Vipera latastei

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Golden Ground BeetleLeast Concern

Golden Ground Beetle

Carabus auratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
BushbuckLeast Concern

Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Dorcas GazelleVulnerable

Dorcas Gazelle

Gazella dorcas

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Fallow DeerLeast Concern

Fallow Deer

Dama dama

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Nubian IbexVulnerable

Nubian Ibex

Capra nubiana

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
Greater KuduLeast Concern

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Lesser KuduNear Threatened

Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

HerbivoreCrepuscularNear Threatened
Pallas's CatLeast Concern

Pallas's Cat

Otocolobus manul

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
White-tailed DeerLeast Concern

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavannah
WapitiLeast Concern

Wapiti

Cervus canadensis

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Sika DeerLeast Concern

Sika Deer

Cervus nippon

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Common ElandLeast Concern

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavannah
NyalaLeast Concern

Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavannah
11 countries
Arabian OryxVulnerable

Arabian Oryx

Oryx leucoryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Marsh DeerVulnerable

Marsh Deer

Blastocerus dichotomus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Short-beaked EchidnaLeast Concern

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Arabian Sand GazelleVulnerable

Arabian Sand Gazelle

Gazella marica

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Reeves' MuntjacLeast Concern

Reeves' Muntjac

Muntiacus reevesi

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity
Alpine Musk DeerEndangered

Alpine Musk Deer

Moschus chrysogaster

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Siberian Musk DeerVulnerable

Siberian Musk Deer

Moschus moschiferus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Eastern Grey KangarooLeast Concern

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Red KangarooLeast Concern

Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus

MarsupialHerbivoreCrepuscular
Grey-necked RockfowlVulnerable

Grey-necked Rockfowl

Picathartes oreas

InsectivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
Southern PuduNear Threatened

Southern Pudu

Pudu puda

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Mule DeerLeast Concern

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

HerbivoreCrepuscularTemperate forest
Gray BrocketLeast Concern

Gray Brocket

Subulo gouazoubira

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Long-tailed GoralVulnerable

Long-tailed Goral

Naemorhedus caudatus

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Naked Mole RatLeast Concern

Naked Mole Rat

Heterocephalus glaber

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity
Grizzly BearNot Evaluated

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Antilopine KangarooLeast Concern

Antilopine Kangaroo

Osphranter antilopinus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavannah
Marbled MurreletEndangered

Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Goblin SharkLeast Concern

Goblin Shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

CarnivoreCrepuscularVariable activity
Black SwiftVulnerable

Black Swift

Cypseloides niger

InsectivoreCrepuscularColonial
HirolaCritically Endangered

Hirola

Beatragus hunteri

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
Least Concern

Common Musk Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus

OmnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular
FerretNot Evaluated

Ferret

Mustela putorius furo

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

CarnivoreCrepuscularFish
Least Concern

Kenyan Sand Boa

Eryx colubrinus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Near Threatened

Himalayan Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
Least Concern

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Red Bandfish

Cepola macrophthalma

CarnivoreFishOcean
Least Concern

Kirk's Dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Duiker

Sylvicapra grimmia

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Endangered

Mountain Tapir

Tapirus pinchaque

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Nose-horned Viper

Vipera ammodytes

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Indian Cobra

Naja naja

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Pallas's Mastiff Bat

Molossus molossus

InsectivoreCrepuscularColonial
Least Concern

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Four-toed Sengi

Petrodromus tetradactylus

InsectivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
Least Concern

Red Cornsnake

Pantherophis guttatus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Little Owl

Athene noctua

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Karoo Round-eared Sengi

Macroscelides proboscideus

OmnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Vulnerable

Derby Eland

Taurotragus derbianus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Vulnerable

Northern Pudu

Pudella mephistophiles

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Endangered

Volcano Rabbit

Romerolagus diazi

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial
Vulnerable

Chinese Water Deer

Hydropotes inermis

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Bohor Reedbuck

Redunca redunca

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Critically Endangered

African Wild Ass

Equus africanus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Near Threatened

Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby

Petrogale xanthopus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial
Least Concern

Greater Painted-Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Plumed Midge

Chironomus plumosus

ColonialInsectFreshwater
Endangered

Walia Ibex

Capra walie

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
Near Threatened

Kitti's Hog-nosed Bat

Craseonycteris thonglongyai

InsectivoreCrepuscularColonial
Not Evaluated

Common Clothes Moth

Tineola bisselliella

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Snow LeopardVulnerable

Snow Leopard

Panthera uncia

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
14 countries22 parks
Red DeerLeast Concern

Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
53 countries66 parks
American AlligatorLeast Concern

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
1 country4 parks2 dive sites
LionVulnerable

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular
44 countries52 parks
Iberian LynxEndangered

Iberian Lynx

Lynx pardinus

EndemicCarnivoreCrepuscular
2 countries9 parks
GaurVulnerable

Gaur

Bos gaurus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
19 countries21 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries136 parks
Red PandaEndangered

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
9 countries15 parks
Common OctopusNot Evaluated

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
80 countries34 parks90 dive sites
Common CuttlefishNot Evaluated

Common Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
44 countries29 parks83 dive sites
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Insects
Endangered

About this catalogue

Each species profile brings together what the animal is and where it can be seen: its classification and conservation status, its size, weight and lifespan, its diet and activity pattern, and the countries, parks and dive sites where its presence is documented. Taxonomy and common names come from GBIF and conservation status from the IUCN Red List; how we build our profiles explains every source and what we do when a fact is missing.

35 countries
25 parks
104 dive sites
54 countries
130 parks
49 countries
105 parks
28 parks
43 countries
17 parks
11 countries
52 parks
19 countries
24 parks
46 countries
164 parks
43 countries
23 parks
36 countries
6 parks
40 countries
183 parks
20 countries
4 parks
43 countries
31 parks
43 countries
8 parks
11 countries
23 parks
14 countries
19 parks
12 countries
24 parks
7 countries
8 parks
43 countries
25 parks
5 parks
20 countries
9 parks
8 countries
5 parks
3 countries
53 parks
22 countries
12 parks
6 countries
15 parks
8 countries
14 parks
8 countries
8 parks
1 country
17 parks
1 country
14 parks
4 countries
7 parks
7 countries
10 parks
3 countries
27 parks
6 countries
23 parks
6 countries
4 parks
3 countries
8 parks
2 countries
26 parks
1 country
5 parks
3 countries
11 parks
110 countries
1 dive site
10 countries
1 park
2 countries
1 park
2 countries26 parks7 dive sites
1 country
22 countries38 parks7 dive sites
9 countries14 parks
13 countries78 parks
8 countries11 parks
46 countries37 parks
24 countries34 parks
42 countries10 parks
43 countries29 parks
7 countries12 parks
14 countries50 parks
45 countries195 parks
11 countries37 parks
49 countries141 parks
45 countries135 parks
17 countries65 parks
6 countries55 parks
9 countries8 parks
2 countries8 parks
68 countries192 parks
3 countries10 parks
8 countries3 parks
3 countries10 parks
1 country17 parks
1 country3 parks
5 countries2 parks
14 countries1 park
16 countries
1 country1 park
16 countries
6 countries
1 country1 park
2 countries