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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 102 species · El Hierro / La Restinga

Showing 102 species · El Hierro / La Restinga

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Short-snouted SeahorseVulnerable

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Edible Sea UrchinNear Threatened

Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common Spiny LobsterVulnerable

Common Spiny Lobster

Palinurus elephas

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Smooth-houndEndangered

Smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
SwordfishNear Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Marbled Electric RayVulnerable

Marbled Electric Ray

Torpedo marmorata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Bluntnose Sixgill SharkNear Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Greater PipefishLeast Concern

Greater Pipefish

Syngnathus acus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Greater ArgonautLeast Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
MackerelLeast Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
European SquidNot Evaluated

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Long-finned Pilot WhaleLeast Concern

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Marbled Rock CrabNot Evaluated

Marbled Rock Crab

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Mediterranean Slipper LobsterData Deficient

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides latus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Speckled Sea LouseNot Evaluated

Speckled Sea Louse

Eurydice pulchra

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Mauve StingerNot Evaluated

Mauve Stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
European HakeLeast Concern

European Hake

Merluccius merluccius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Dusky PerchEndangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Atlantic StargazerLeast Concern

Atlantic Stargazer

Uranoscopus scaber

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Velvet Swimming CrabNot Evaluated

Velvet Swimming Crab

Necora puber

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common BrittlestarNot Evaluated

Common Brittlestar

Ophiothrix fragilis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common OysterNot Evaluated

Common Oyster

Ostrea edulis

HerbivoreVariable activityColonial
Man-of-war FishLeast Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Lesser Spotted DogfishLeast Concern

Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Scyliorhinus canicula

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sand HopperNot Evaluated

Sand Hopper

Talitrus saltator

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common OctopusNot Evaluated

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Spiny Butterfly RayEndangered

Spiny Butterfly Ray

Gymnura altavela

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries68 parks400 dive sites
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
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
Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
113 countries34 parks266 dive sites
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
94 countries7 parks174 dive sites
Blue MarlinVulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries40 parks12 dive sites
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
62 countries4 parks89 dive sites
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
33 countries51 parks82 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.

27 countries
31 parks
70 dive sites
33 countries
43 parks
75 dive sites
27 countries
27 parks
70 dive sites
14 countries
34 parks
52 dive sites
87 countries
89 parks
7 dive sites
24 countries
32 parks
50 dive sites
25 countries
27 parks
76 dive sites
162 countries
59 parks
10 dive sites
36 countries
35 parks
85 dive sites
141 countries
58 parks
75 dive sites
42 countries
42 parks
89 dive sites
44 countries
48 parks
79 dive sites
39 countries
56 parks
33 dive sites
161 countries
59 parks
91 dive sites
27 countries
38 parks
71 dive sites
157 countries
53 parks
209 dive sites
31 countries
38 parks
73 dive sites
13 countries
30 parks
33 dive sites
29 countries
41 parks
79 dive sites
40 countries
46 parks
83 dive sites
35 countries
28 parks
79 dive sites
27 countries
33 parks
71 dive sites
19 countries
21 parks
62 dive sites
31 countries
47 parks
83 dive sites
37 countries
49 parks
83 dive sites
141 countries
82 parks
411 dive sites
22 countries
39 parks
61 dive sites
31 countries
46 parks
83 dive sites
80 countries
34 parks
90 dive sites
20 countries
23 parks
22 dive sites