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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,331

Parks with species

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1Desert

Conservation

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Showing 273 species · Desert

Showing 273 species · Desert

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Mexican Free-tailed BatLeast Concern

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Peruvian BoobyLeast Concern

Peruvian Booby

Sula variegata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Guanay CormorantNear Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Common AgamaLeast Concern

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Verreaux's EagleLeast Concern

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Martial EagleEndangered

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Lappet-faced VultureEndangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Red-tailed HawkLeast Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Kentish PloverLeast Concern

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Egyptian CobraLeast Concern

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
European RabbitNear Threatened

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial
Western Montpellier SnakeLeast Concern

Western Montpellier Snake

Malpolon monspessulanus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Green Tiger BeetleLeast Concern

Green Tiger Beetle

Cicindela campestris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Grant's GazelleLeast Concern

Grant's Gazelle

Nanger granti

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Rock SparrowLeast Concern

Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Common Spiny-tailed IguanaLeast Concern

Common Spiny-tailed Iguana

Ctenosaura similis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Burrowing OwlLeast Concern

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Honey BadgerLeast Concern

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Natterjack ToadLeast Concern

Natterjack Toad

Epidalea calamita

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Green ToadLeast Concern

Green Toad

Bufotes viridis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
MeerkatLeast Concern

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries
African Spurred TortoiseEndangered

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Leopard TortoiseLeast Concern

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Saw-scaled ViperLeast Concern

Saw-scaled Viper

Echis carinatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
ZorillaLeast Concern

Zorilla

Ictonyx striatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Corsac FoxLeast Concern

Corsac Fox

Vulpes corsac

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
AddaxCritically Endangered

Addax

Addax nasomaculatus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
9 countries
Cream-coloured CourserLeast Concern

Cream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Desert LocustNot Evaluated

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Northern Bald IbisEndangered

Northern Bald Ibis

Geronticus eremita

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
CaracalLeast Concern

Caracal

Caracal caracal

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
74 countries
Mountain ZebraVulnerable

Mountain Zebra

Equus zebra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
American KestrelLeast Concern

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Cape CobraLeast Concern

Cape Cobra

Naja nivea

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Isabelline WheatearLeast Concern

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Dorcas GazelleVulnerable

Dorcas Gazelle

Gazella dorcas

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Demoiselle CraneLeast Concern

Demoiselle Crane

Grus virgo

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Military MacawVulnerable

Military Macaw

Ara militaris

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Brown HyenaNear Threatened

Brown Hyena

Parahyaena brunnea

CarnivoreNocturnalNear Threatened
Striped HyaenaNear Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Nubian IbexVulnerable

Nubian Ibex

Capra nubiana

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
Lesser KuduNear Threatened

Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

HerbivoreCrepuscularNear Threatened
Pallas's CatLeast Concern

Pallas's Cat

Otocolobus manul

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Collared PeccaryLeast Concern

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

OmnivoreVariable activityIn herds
ChukarLeast Concern

Chukar

Alectoris chukar

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
36 countries
Turkish GeckoLeast Concern

Turkish Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
SpringbokLeast Concern

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

HerbivoreDiurnalSavannah
Palestine SunbirdLeast Concern

Palestine Sunbird

Cinnyris osea

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Spur-thighed TortoiseVulnerable

Spur-thighed Tortoise

Testudo graeca

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
UrialVulnerable

Urial

Ovis vignei

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
13 countries
Savanna MonitorLeast Concern

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Desert MonitorLeast Concern

Desert Monitor

Varanus griseus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
JaguarundiLeast Concern

Jaguarundi

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
CulpeoLeast Concern

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sinai RosefinchLeast Concern

Sinai Rosefinch

Carpodacus synoicus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Trumpeter FinchLeast Concern

Trumpeter Finch

Bucanetes githagineus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Elegant Crested TinamouLeast Concern

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Eudromia elegans

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
NilgaiLeast Concern

Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest
Arabian OryxVulnerable

Arabian Oryx

Oryx leucoryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Desert Horned ViperLeast Concern

Desert Horned Viper

Cerastes cerastes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
GerenukNear Threatened

Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
Polar WolfNot Evaluated

Polar Wolf

Canis lupus arctos

CarnivoreVariable activityDesert
Black-chested Buzzard-EagleLeast Concern

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Short-tailed ChinchillaEndangered

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla chinchilla

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
DotterelLeast Concern

Dotterel

Charadrius morinellus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Cyprus WheatearLeast Concern

Cyprus Wheatear

Oenanthe cypriaca

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
CoyoteLeast Concern

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
4 countries
Long-eared HedgehogLeast Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

Hemiechinus auritus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Dama GazelleCritically Endangered

Dama Gazelle

Nanger dama

HerbivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
Goitered GazelleVulnerable

Goitered Gazelle

Gazella subgutturosa

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Sand CatLeast Concern

Sand Cat

Felis margarita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
African Golden WolfLeast Concern

African Golden Wolf

Canis anthus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Indian Crested PorcupineLeast Concern

Indian Crested Porcupine

Hystrix indica

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Blanford's FoxLeast Concern

Blanford's Fox

Vulpes cana

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Pale FoxLeast Concern

Pale Fox

Vulpes pallida

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Rosy-faced LovebirdLeast Concern

Rosy-faced Lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
PronghornLeast Concern

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Przewalski's HorseEndangered

Przewalski's Horse

Equus przewalskii

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Common ChuckwallaLeast Concern

Common Chuckwalla

Sauromalus ater

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
California QuailLeast Concern

California Quail

Callipepla californica

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
California CondorCritically Endangered

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Short-beaked EchidnaLeast Concern

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Desert HedgehogLeast Concern

Desert Hedgehog

Paraechinus aethiopicus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Arabian Sand GazelleVulnerable

Arabian Sand Gazelle

Gazella marica

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Long-eared JerboaLeast Concern

Long-eared Jerboa

Euchoreutes naso

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Elf OwlLeast Concern

Elf Owl

Micrathene whitneyi

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Gila MonsterNear Threatened

Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Carpet PythonLeast Concern

Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Mojave Desert TortoiseVulnerable

Mojave Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Gila WoodpeckerLeast Concern

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Black WheatearLeast Concern

Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucura

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Collared LizardLeast Concern

Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus collaris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Great Horned OwlLeast Concern

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Bactrian CamelCritically Endangered

Bactrian Camel

Camelus bactrianus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Red KangarooLeast Concern

Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus

MarsupialHerbivoreCrepuscular
Golden JackalLeast Concern

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Black-legged SeriemaLeast Concern

Black-legged Seriema

Chunga burmeisteri

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Thorny DevilLeast Concern

Thorny Devil

Moloch horridus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
DingoVulnerable

Dingo

Canis lupus dingo

CarnivoreNocturnalVulnerable
1 country
Burrowing ParrotLeast Concern

Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Little OwlLeast Concern

Little Owl

Athene noctua

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Hamadryas BaboonLeast Concern

Hamadryas Baboon

Papio hamadryas

OmnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Tiger SnakeLeast Concern

Tiger Snake

Notechis scutatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
South American Gray FoxLeast Concern

South American Gray Fox

Lycalopex griseus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
RingtailLeast Concern

Ringtail

Bassariscus astutus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mule DeerLeast Concern

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

HerbivoreCrepuscularTemperate forest
Fennec FoxLeast Concern

Fennec Fox

Vulpes zerda

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
31 countries
Black-tailed JackrabbitLeast Concern

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
BobcatLeast Concern

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries
Naked Mole RatLeast Concern

Naked Mole Rat

Heterocephalus glaber

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity
American BadgerLeast Concern

American Badger

Taxidea taxus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Somali OstrichVulnerable

Somali Ostrich

Struthio molybdophanes

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Bighorn SheepLeast Concern

Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

HerbivoreDiurnalDesert
Socotra CormorantVulnerable

Socotra Cormorant

Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Greater RoadrunnerLeast Concern

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Soemmerring's GazelleVulnerable

Soemmerring's Gazelle

Nanger soemmerringii

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Lesser Long-nosed BatNear Threatened

Lesser Long-nosed Bat

Leptonycteris yerbabuenae

NectarivoreNocturnalColonial
GalahLeast Concern

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
EmuLeast Concern

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
1 country
Texas Horned LizardLeast Concern

Texas Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma cornutum

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Tenerife Wall GeckoLeast Concern

Tenerife Wall Gecko

Tarentola delalandii

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Western Diamond-backed RattlesnakeLeast Concern

Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Kit FoxLeast Concern

Kit Fox

Vulpes macrotis

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
3 countries
Giant Mole RatVulnerable

Giant Mole Rat

Spalax giganteus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Humboldt's Hog-nosed SkunkLeast Concern

Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus humboldtii

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Western Gray KangarooLeast Concern

Western Gray Kangaroo

Macropus fuliginosus

HerbivoreNocturnalTemperate forest
Canary ShrewEndangered

Canary Shrew

Crocidura canariensis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Wedge-tailed EagleLeast Concern

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
One-humped CamelNot Evaluated

One-humped Camel

Camelus dromedarius

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Common Leopard GeckoLeast Concern

Common Leopard Gecko

Eublepharis macularius

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
HirolaCritically Endangered

Hirola

Beatragus hunteri

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
Zebra FinchLeast Concern

Zebra Finch

Taeniopygia guttata

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Fierce SnakeLeast Concern

Fierce Snake

Oxyuranus microlepidotus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Central Bearded DragonLeast Concern

Central Bearded Dragon

Pogona vitticeps

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
DonkeyNot Evaluated

Donkey

Equus asinus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
GoatNot Evaluated

Goat

Capra hircus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
CockatielLeast Concern

Cockatiel

Nymphicus hollandicus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
1 country
BudgerigarLeast Concern

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Golden HamsterVulnerable

Golden Hamster

Mesocricetus auratus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Kenyan Sand Boa

Eryx colubrinus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Jericho Scorpion

Nebo hierichonticus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Fattailed Scorpion

Androctonus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Genet

Genetta genetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Steppe Tortoise

Testudo horsfieldii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Cascabel Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Least Concern

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Kirk's Dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Egyptian VultureEndangered

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
82 countries11 parks
GuanacoLeast Concern

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
11 countries17 parks
GemsbokLeast Concern

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
10 countries12 parks
Berthelot's PipitLeast Concern

Berthelot's Pipit

Anthus berthelotii

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
2 countries5 parks
Black-backed JackalLeast Concern

Black-backed Jackal

Lupulella mesomelas

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
43 countries17 parks
Rock HyraxLeast Concern

Rock Hyrax

Procavia capensis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
17 countries7 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries136 parks
Turkey VultureLeast Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries95 parks
Grevy's ZebraEndangered

Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
5 countries10 parks
Patagonian MaraNear Threatened

Patagonian Mara

Dolichotis patagonum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
7 countries4 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.

5 countries
17 parks
3 countries
5 parks
2 dive sites
2 countries
4 parks
2 dive sites
43 countries
45 parks
48 countries
16 parks
43 countries
6 parks
48 countries
73 parks
21 countries
103 parks
37 countries
61 parks
68 countries
36 parks
49 countries
105 parks
49 countries
71 parks
39 countries
153 parks
43 countries
4 parks
13 countries
49 parks
11 countries
44 parks
30 countries
21 parks
67 countries
16 parks
54 countries
27 parks
48 countries
67 parks
6 parks
43 countries
17 parks
43 countries
45 parks
39 countries
24 parks
44 countries
18 parks
11 countries
6 parks
7 parks
18 countries
21 parks
71 countries
29 parks
8 countries
4 parks
13 parks
10 countries
14 parks
35 countries
65 parks
10 countries
16 parks
26 countries
16 parks
36 countries
6 parks
18 countries
21 parks
7 countries
43 parks
10 countries
6 parks
76 countries
16 parks
20 countries
4 parks
43 countries
8 parks
11 countries
23 parks
21 countries
14 parks
7 parks
37 countries
44 parks
10 countries
13 parks
19 countries
13 parks
38 countries
44 parks
10 parks
43 countries
68 parks
34 countries
26 parks
21 countries
4 parks
7 countries
22 parks
18 countries
8 parks
12 countries
19 parks
7 countries
18 parks
9 countries
9 parks
20 countries
9 parks
32 countries
4 parks
5 countries
4 parks
8 countries
5 parks
10 countries
16 parks
4 countries
5 parks
13 countries
23 parks
7 countries
6 parks
41 parks
41 countries
22 parks
12 countries
8 parks
12 countries
6 parks
16 countries
6 parks
17 countries
27 parks
15 countries
29 parks
21 countries
13 parks
16 countries
10 parks
3 countries
11 parks
3 countries
8 parks
3 countries
4 parks
3 countries
17 parks
6 countries
14 parks
3 countries
4 parks
3 countries
53 parks
33 countries
4 parks
22 countries
12 parks
17 countries
7 parks
3 countries
12 parks
3 countries
9 parks
3 countries
7 parks
3 countries
4 parks
3 countries
13 parks
8 countries
20 parks
2 countries
4 parks
26 countries
108 parks
11 countries
5 parks
1 country
14 parks
51 countries
18 parks
4 countries
4 parks
1 country
11 parks
11 parks
7 countries
24 parks
68 countries
192 parks
7 countries
6 parks
1 country
25 parks
7 countries
7 parks
3 countries
24 parks
3 countries
27 parks
5 parks
3 countries
7 parks
7 parks
3 countries
8 parks
3 countries
5 parks
5 countries
6 parks
3 countries
11 parks
11 countries
3 parks
2 countries
8 parks
5 countries
6 parks
5 countries
12 parks
1 country
31 parks
14 parks
2 countries
15 parks
1 country
4 parks
2 countries
10 parks
7 parks
2 countries
1 park
2 countries
19 parks
1 country
7 parks
1 country
4 parks
3 countries
24 parks
37 countries
5 countries
2 countries
1 park
3 countries
1 country
1 country
1 country
2 countries
18 countries68 parks
9 countries14 parks
17 countries8 parks
32 countries23 parks
9 countries54 parks
9 countries12 parks
43 countries29 parks
43 countries25 parks
17 countries35 parks
43 countries54 parks
42 countries10 parks