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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

1,331

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 22 species · Montague Island

Showing 22 species · Montague Island

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Atlantic PyrosomeNot Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosome

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Horse MackerelVulnerable

Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Greater Blue-ringed OctopusLeast Concern

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata

CarnivoreSolitaryMollusc
Afro-Australian Fur SealLeast Concern

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
New Zealand Fur SealLeast Concern

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

CarnivoreColonialOcean
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Flathead Grey Mullet

Mugil cephalus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
Least Concern

Greater Amberjack

Seriola dumerili

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Spotted Wobbegong

Orectolobus maculatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Data Deficient

John Dory

Zeus faber

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Not Evaluated

Pacific Oyster

Crassostrea gigas

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Large predators194species
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
Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries68 parks400 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries45 parks104 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 White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
Greater ArgonautLeast Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
141 countries58 parks75 dive sites
Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
157 countries53 parks209 dive sites
Blue GlaucusNot Evaluated

Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
73 countries36 parks81 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
44 countries
47 parks
103 dive sites
24 countries
14 parks
129 dive sites
4 countries
10 parks
5 dive sites
2 countries
6 parks
12 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
57 countries29 parks145 dive sites
10 countries14 parks22 dive sites
26 countries39 parks112 dive sites
1 country11 parks10 dive sites
88 countries45 parks109 dive sites
54 countries109 dive sites