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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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Conservation

Showing 24 species · Catalina Island (Casino Point)

Showing 24 species · Catalina Island (Casino Point)

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Giant Pacific OctopusLeast Concern

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Californian Sea LionLeast Concern

Californian Sea Lion

Zalophus californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Sunflower Sea StarCritically Endangered

Sunflower Sea Star

Pycnopodia helianthoides

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Green CrabLeast Concern

Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Ghost Shrimp

Caprella linearis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
Not Evaluated

Sea Nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Ochre Stars

Pisaster ochraceus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

California Seahare

Aplysia californica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Red Abalone

Haliotis rufescens

HerbivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Least Concern

Horn Shark

Heterodontus francisci

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Pacific Oyster

Crassostrea gigas

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Purple Sea Urchin

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Short-beaked Common DolphinLeast Concern

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
42 countries5 parks94 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries81 parks364 dive sites
Gray WhaleLeast Concern

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
8 countries8 parks13 dive sites
Northern Elephant SealLeast Concern

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
3 countries4 parks5 dive sites
Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
Harbor SealLeast Concern

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
19 countries18 parks31 dive sites
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
24 countries32 parks50 dive sites
Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
161 countries59 parks91 dive sites
Mediterranean MusselNot Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
55 countries38 parks117 dive sites
Atlantic PyrosomesNot Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean
161 countries56 parks108 dive sites
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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.

7 countries
14 parks
15 dive sites
3 countries
13 parks
12 dive sites
3 countries
11 parks
12 dive sites
50 countries
104 dive sites
16 countries39 parks44 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
10 countries14 parks22 dive sites
3 countries10 parks12 dive sites
3 countries10 parks12 dive sites
2 countries6 parks7 dive sites
2 countries4 parks6 dive sites
2 countries6 parks11 dive sites
54 countries109 dive sites
3 countries12 dive sites