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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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4PeruCritically EndangeredEndangeredVulnerable

Conservation

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Showing 45 species · Peru · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 45 species · Peru · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Common Thresher SharkVulnerable

Common Thresher Shark

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Giant OtterEndangered

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

PiscivoreDiurnalFamily group
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Wandering AlbatrossVulnerable

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Hyacinth MacawVulnerable

Hyacinth Macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
South American BushmasterVulnerable

South American Bushmaster

Lachesis muta

CarnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular
Giant ArmadilloVulnerable

Giant Armadillo

Priodontes maximus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Andean FlamingoVulnerable

Andean Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Military MacawVulnerable

Military Macaw

Ara militaris

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Amazonian ManateeVulnerable

Amazonian Manatee

Trichechus inunguis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Red-faced Black Spider MonkeyVulnerable

Red-faced Black Spider Monkey

Ateles paniscus

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group
Andean BearVulnerable

Andean Bear

Tremarctos ornatus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Titicaca Water FrogCritically Endangered

Titicaca Water Frog

Telmatobius culeus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Northern Pygmy MarmosetVulnerable

Northern Pygmy Marmoset

Cebuella pygmaea

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Marsh DeerVulnerable

Marsh Deer

Blastocerus dichotomus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Short-tailed ChinchillaEndangered

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla chinchilla

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Andean CatEndangered

Andean Cat

Leopardus jacobita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
White-lipped PeccaryVulnerable

White-lipped Peccary

Tayassu pecari

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Waved AlbatrossCritically Endangered

Waved Albatross

Phoebastria irrorata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Long-tailed ChinchillaEndangered

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla lanigera

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Endangered

Mountain Tapir

Tapirus pinchaque

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Critically Endangered

Giant South American River Turtle

Podocnemis expansa

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Northern Tiger Cat

Leopardus tigrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Endangered

Common Woolly Monkey

Lagothrix lagothricha

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Endangered

Black-and-chestnut Eagle

Spizaetus isidori

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
Lowland TapirVulnerable

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
11 countries26 parks
Sei WhaleEndangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
Andean CondorVulnerable

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
7 countries39 parks
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
Amazon River DolphinEndangered

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
11 countries9 parks
Humboldt PenguinVulnerable

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries6 parks2 dive sites
Southern Royal AlbatrossVulnerable

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
15 countries5 parks1 dive site
SpurdogVulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
128 countries69 parks84 dive sites
Giant AnteaterVulnerable

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary
20 countries23 parks
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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.

68 countries
75 parks
21 dive sites
11 countries
21 parks
128 countries
35 parks
33 dive sites
17 countries
9 parks
11 countries
10 parks
11 countries
52 parks
11 countries
18 parks
7 countries
5 parks
7 countries
43 parks
12 countries
4 parks
11 countries
8 parks
7 countries
23 parks
7 countries
1 dive site
11 countries
8 parks
8 countries
5 parks
4 countries
5 parks
7 countries
6 parks
20 countries
15 parks
2 countries
1 park
7 countries
128 countries66 parks89 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
128 countries45 parks29 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
7 countries12 parks
12 countries9 parks
8 countries61 parks
8 countries27 parks
11 countries10 parks
6 countries32 parks