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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

1,331

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 24 species · Osezaki

Showing 24 species · Osezaki

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Greater Blue-ringed OctopusLeast Concern

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata

CarnivoreSolitaryMollusc
Giant Pacific OctopusLeast Concern

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Dall's PorpoiseLeast Concern

Dall's Porpoise

Phocoenoides dalli

CarnivoreOceanPolar
Giant Spider CrabNot Evaluated

Giant Spider Crab

Macrocheira kaempferi

OmnivoreOceanCrustacean
Brown-line PaperbubbleNot Evaluated

Brown-line Paperbubble

Hydatina physis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Frilled SharkLeast Concern

Frilled Shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Not Evaluated

Immortal Jellyfish

Turritopsis dohrnii

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Least Concern

Flathead Grey Mullet

Mugil cephalus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
Not Evaluated

Japanese Pufferfish

Takifugu rubripes

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Greater Amberjack

Seriola dumerili

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Not Evaluated

Japanese Sea Lily

Metacrinus rotundus

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
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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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
Bluntnose Sixgill SharkNear Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
162 countries59 parks10 dive sites
Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
161 countries59 parks91 dive sites
Peacock Mantis ShrimpNot Evaluated

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
59 countries35 parks235 dive sites
Bobbit WormNot Evaluated

Bobbit Worm

Eunice aphroditois

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
61 countries35 parks161 dive sites
Persian Carpet FlatwormNot Evaluated

Persian Carpet Flatworm

Pseudobiceros bedfordi

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
61 countries30 parks198 dive sites
Mediterranean MusselNot Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
55 countries38 parks117 dive sites
Painted FrogfishLeast Concern

Painted Frogfish

Antennarius pictus

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
62 countries14 parks196 dive sites
Striped DolphinLeast Concern

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

CarnivoreOceanMammal
88 countries18 parks80 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.

24 countries
14 parks
129 dive sites
7 countries
14 parks
15 dive sites
5 countries
14 parks
8 dive sites
5 countries
3 parks
2 dive sites
61 countries
161 dive sites
68 countries
2 dive sites
12 countries35 parks61 dive sites
57 countries29 parks145 dive sites
10 countries14 parks22 dive sites
5 countries8 parks3 dive sites
26 countries39 parks112 dive sites
1 country5 parks2 dive sites
88 countries45 parks109 dive sites
54 countries109 dive sites