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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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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 18 species · Kicker Rock (León Dormido)

Showing 18 species · Kicker Rock (León Dormido)

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Man-of-war FishLeast Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Tropical Two-wing FlyingfishLeast Concern

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Magnificent FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Marine IguanaVulnerable

Marine Iguana

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Galapagos Sea LionEndangered

Galapagos Sea Lion

Zalophus wollebaeki

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Hydrophis platurus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Least Concern

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean
Endangered

Galapagos Fur Seal

Arctocephalus galapagoensis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
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
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries81 parks364 dive sites
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries50 parks376 dive sites
Galapagos SharkLeast Concern

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish
22 countries9 parks23 dive sites
Blue-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries13 parks2 dive sites
Hump CoralNear Threatened

Hump Coral

Porites lobata

CarnivoreColonialNear Threatened
68 countries33 parks254 dive sites
Moorish IdolLeast Concern

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
67 countries38 parks252 dive sites
SkipjackLeast Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
56 countries4 parks222 dive sites
Sally Lightfoot CrabNot Evaluated

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
51 countries13 parks19 dive sites
Spot-fin PorcupinefishLeast Concern

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
57 countries39 parks232 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.

141 countries
82 parks
411 dive sites
124 countries
66 parks
365 dive sites
38 countries
13 parks
2 dive sites
1 country
1 park
6 dive sites
1 country
1 park
6 dive sites
41 countries37 parks105 dive sites
123 countries75 parks365 dive sites
1 country1 park6 dive sites