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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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Large predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNocturnal wildlife772speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 17 species · Devil's Den

Showing 17 species · Devil's Den

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Least Concern

Eastern Mud Turtle

Kinosternon subrubrum

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Two-toed Amphiuma

Amphiuma means

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

CarnivoreCrepuscularFish
Least Concern

Greater Siren

Siren lacertina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

OmnivoreSolitaryFreshwater
Not Evaluated

Common Hydra

Hydra vulgaris

CarnivoreSolitaryFreshwater
Least Concern

Western Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

OmnivoreFishFreshwater
Relevancia
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American EelEndangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
38 countries35 parks9 dive sites
Common Snapping TurtleLeast Concern

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
10 countries28 parks7 dive sites
Channel CatfishLeast Concern

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries30 parks4 dive sites
North American River OtterLeast Concern

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
3 countries17 parks4 dive sites
Least Concern

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
35 countries29 parks7 dive sites
Least Concern

Longnose Gar

Lepisosteus osseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries8 parks7 dive sites
Least Concern

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
3 countries34 parks7 dive sites
Least Concern

Common Musk Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus

OmnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular
2 countries26 parks7 dive sites
Least Concern

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
79 countries25 parks4 dive sites
Least Concern

Spiny Softshell Turtle

Apalone spinifera

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
3 countries28 parks7 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.

1 country13 parks3 dive sites
1 country6 parks3 dive sites
22 countries38 parks7 dive sites
1 country3 parks3 dive sites
34 countries3 dive sites
42 countries6 dive sites
53 countries3 dive sites