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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 29 species · Great Bear Rainforest

Showing 29 species · Great Bear Rainforest

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Atlantic PyrosomesNot Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Lion's Mane JellyfishNot Evaluated

Lion's Mane Jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

SolitaryOceanCnidarian
Rainbow TroutLeast Concern

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Giant Pacific OctopusLeast Concern

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sea OtterEndangered

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Chinook SalmonNot Evaluated

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Dall's PorpoiseLeast Concern

Dall's Porpoise

Phocoenoides dalli

CarnivoreOceanPolar
Steller Sea LionNear Threatened

Steller Sea Lion

Eumetopias jubatus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
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
Endangered

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
Not Evaluated

Sea Nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Data Deficient

Pacific Hagfish

Eptatretus stoutii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Ochre Stars

Pisaster ochraceus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

Water Jellyfish

Aequorea victoria

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
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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Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries28 parks45 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries45 parks104 dive sites
Sockeye SalmonLeast Concern

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

ColonialFishFreshwater
4 countries7 parks5 dive sites
Harbor PorpoiseLeast Concern

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
34 countries8 parks33 dive sites
Gray WhaleLeast Concern

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
8 countries8 parks13 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
Bluntnose Sixgill SharkNear Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
162 countries59 parks10 dive sites
Minke WhaleLeast Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
26 countries62 parks28 dive sites
Mediterranean MusselNot Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
55 countries38 parks117 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.

161 countries
56 parks
108 dive sites
17 countries
47 parks
28 dive sites
73 countries
4 parks
9 dive sites
7 countries
14 parks
15 dive sites
5 countries
6 parks
5 dive sites
9 countries
22 parks
7 dive sites
5 countries
14 parks
8 dive sites
4 countries
8 parks
6 dive sites
3 countries
11 parks
12 dive sites
50 countries
104 dive sites
16 countries39 parks44 dive sites
9 countries15 parks5 dive sites
3 countries10 parks12 dive sites
3 countries10 parks6 dive sites
3 countries10 parks12 dive sites
2 countries10 parks6 dive sites
8 countries75 parks2 dive sites
54 countries109 dive sites
3 countries12 dive sites