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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

1,332

Parks with species

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Explore the 772 species documented on WAnimals

Explore the 772 species documented on WAnimals

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Green AnacondaLeast Concern

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Maned WolfNear Threatened

Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Coconut CrabVulnerable

Coconut Crab

Birgus latro

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
African JackalsLeast Concern

African Jackals

Lupulella mesomelas

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Saltwater CrocodileLeast Concern

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Grooved Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Edible Sea UrchinNear Threatened

Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
WolverineLeast Concern

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries
Common Spiny LobsterVulnerable

Common Spiny Lobster

Palinurus elephas

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Smooth-houndEndangered

Smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
European OtterNear Threatened

European Otter

Lutra lutra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
SwordfishNear Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
RabbitfishNear Threatened

Rabbitfish

Chimaera monstrosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Marbled Electric RayVulnerable

Marbled Electric Ray

Torpedo marmorata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Yellow-lipped Sea KraitLeast Concern

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Laticauda colubrina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Bluntnose Sixgill SharkNear Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Grey Reef SharkEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
American EelEndangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
Harlequin Snake EelLeast Concern

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Humboldt SquidNot Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
European SquidNot Evaluated

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Spanner CrabNot Evaluated

Spanner Crab

Ranina ranina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Atlantic Ghost CrabNot Evaluated

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Florida Stone CrabNot Evaluated

Florida Stone Crab

Menippe mercenaria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Moon CrabNot Evaluated

Moon Crab

Gecarcinus quadratus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Geography ConeLeast Concern

Geography Cone

Conus geographus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Green SnailNot Evaluated

Green Snail

Turbo marmoratus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Tiger CowrieNot Evaluated

Tiger Cowrie

Cypraea tigris

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common Spider CrabNot Evaluated

Common Spider Crab

Maja squinado

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Mediterranean Slipper LobsterData Deficient

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides latus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
European Sand CumaceanNot Evaluated

European Sand Cumacean

Cumopsis goodsir

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Long-spined UrchinNot Evaluated

Long-spined Urchin

Diadema antillarum

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Common Hermit CrabNot Evaluated

Common Hermit Crab

Pagurus bernhardus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common Basket StarNot Evaluated

Common Basket Star

Gorgonocephalus eucnemis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common StarfishNot Evaluated

Common Starfish

Asterias rubens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Crown-of-thornsNot Evaluated

Crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Wonder-wormNot Evaluated

Wonder-worm

Eunice aphroditois

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Bearded FirewormNot Evaluated

Bearded Fireworm

Hermodice carunculata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Persian Carpet FlatwormNot Evaluated

Persian Carpet Flatworm

Pseudobiceros bedfordi

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Spotted HyaenaLeast Concern

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs
Speckled Sea LouseNot Evaluated

Speckled Sea Louse

Eurydice pulchra

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Caribbean Spiny LobsterData Deficient

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Panulirus argus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Rugose Squat LobsterNot Evaluated

Rugose Squat Lobster

Munida rugosa

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Asian Tiger ShrimpNot Evaluated

Asian Tiger Shrimp

Penaeus monodon

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mauve StingerNot Evaluated

Mauve Stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
European HakeLeast Concern

European Hake

Merluccius merluccius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
JaguarNear Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries58 parks
European Honey BuzzardLeast Concern

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

InsectivoreDiurnalNocturnal
62 countries206 parks
Common HippopotamusVulnerable

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
43 countries30 parks1 dive site
American CrocodileVulnerable

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries18 parks5 dive sites
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
Lowland TapirVulnerable

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
11 countries26 parks
Eurasian LynxLeast Concern

Eurasian Lynx

Lynx lynx

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
48 countries45 parks
Spinner DolphinLeast Concern

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalOcean
83 countries41 parks47 dive sites
Bengal TigerEndangered

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries21 parks
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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.

12 countries
12 parks
8 countries
9 parks
62 countries
4 parks
89 dive sites
61 countries
15 parks
15 dive sites
43 countries
17 parks
21 countries
11 parks
13 dive sites
33 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
33 countries
4 parks
95 dive sites
33 countries
43 parks
75 dive sites
33 parks
27 countries
27 parks
70 dive sites
14 countries
34 parks
52 dive sites
53 countries
69 parks
11 dive sites
87 countries
89 parks
7 dive sites
34 countries
22 parks
3 dive sites
25 countries
27 parks
76 dive sites
10 countries
21 parks
94 dive sites
162 countries
59 parks
10 dive sites
59 countries
20 parks
237 dive sites
81 countries
20 parks
34 dive sites
38 countries
35 parks
9 dive sites
61 countries
35 parks
235 dive sites
13 countries
17 parks
15 dive sites
44 countries
48 parks
79 dive sites
161 countries
59 parks
91 dive sites
61 countries
35 parks
105 dive sites
40 countries
29 parks
104 dive sites
33 countries
5 parks
22 dive sites
13 countries
11 parks
3 dive sites
61 countries
35 parks
235 dive sites
61 countries
35 parks
197 dive sites
61 countries
35 parks
235 dive sites
29 countries
13 parks
75 dive sites
31 countries
38 parks
73 dive sites
13 countries
29 parks
33 dive sites
108 countries
27 parks
108 dive sites
18 countries
21 parks
33 dive sites
17 countries
26 parks
9 dive sites
39 countries
45 parks
18 dive sites
68 countries
35 parks
238 dive sites
61 countries
35 parks
161 dive sites
33 countries
24 parks
98 dive sites
61 countries
30 parks
198 dive sites
43 countries
35 parks
13 countries
30 parks
33 dive sites
35 countries
9 parks
112 dive sites
31 countries
46 parks
79 dive sites
72 countries
32 parks
186 dive sites
29 countries
41 parks
79 dive sites
40 countries
46 parks
83 dive sites