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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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4MayotteCritically EndangeredEndangeredVulnerable

Conservation

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Showing 30 species · Mayotte · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 30 species · Mayotte · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Scalloped HammerheadCritically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Leatherback Sea TurtleVulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Coconut CrabVulnerable

Coconut Crab

Birgus latro

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
SpurdogVulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Grey Reef SharkEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Humphead WrasseEndangered

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Nurse SharkVulnerable

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Olive RidleyVulnerable

Olive Ridley

Lepidochelys olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalVariable activity
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Endangered

Golden Sandfish

Holothuria scabra

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Vulnerable

Spotted Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
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
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries17 parks75 dive sites
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Reef Manta RayVulnerable

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

DiurnalVulnerableFish
59 countries35 parks141 dive sites
Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
DugongVulnerable

Dugong

Dugong dugon

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
46 countries16 parks41 dive sites
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 dive sites
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries50 parks376 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.

47 countries
17 parks
18 dive sites
118 countries
6 parks
18 dive sites
94 countries
7 parks
174 dive sites
58 countries
35 parks
236 dive sites
61 countries
15 parks
15 dive sites
98 countries
69 parks
90 dive sites
128 countries
69 parks
84 dive sites
59 countries
20 parks
237 dive sites
81 countries
20 parks
34 dive sites
61 countries
13 parks
138 dive sites
67 countries
6 parks
109 dive sites
90 countries
6 parks
23 dive sites
128 countries
35 parks
33 dive sites
128 countries66 parks89 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
128 countries45 parks29 dive sites
59 countries35 parks234 dive sites
59 countries35 parks237 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
59 countries35 parks114 dive sites