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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 158 species · Cabrera Archipelago

Showing 158 species · Cabrera Archipelago

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Common Spiny LobsterVulnerable

Common Spiny Lobster

Palinurus elephas

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
SpurdogVulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Smooth-houndEndangered

Smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
SwordfishNear Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Marbled Electric RayVulnerable

Marbled Electric Ray

Torpedo marmorata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Bluntnose Sixgill SharkNear Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Greater PipefishLeast Concern

Greater Pipefish

Syngnathus acus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Greater ArgonautLeast Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
MackerelLeast Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
European SquidNot Evaluated

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Long-finned Pilot WhaleLeast Concern

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Marbled Rock CrabNot Evaluated

Marbled Rock Crab

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Mediterranean Slipper LobsterData Deficient

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides latus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
European Sand CumaceanNot Evaluated

European Sand Cumacean

Cumopsis goodsir

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common StarfishNot Evaluated

Common Starfish

Asterias rubens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common GuitarfishCritically Endangered

Common Guitarfish

Rhinobatos rhinobatos

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Speckled Sea LouseNot Evaluated

Speckled Sea Louse

Eurydice pulchra

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Rugose Squat LobsterNot Evaluated

Rugose Squat Lobster

Munida rugosa

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mauve StingerNot Evaluated

Mauve Stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
European HakeLeast Concern

European Hake

Merluccius merluccius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Dusky PerchEndangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Atlantic StargazerLeast Concern

Atlantic Stargazer

Uranoscopus scaber

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common BrittlestarNot Evaluated

Common Brittlestar

Ophiothrix fragilis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common OysterNot Evaluated

Common Oyster

Ostrea edulis

HerbivoreVariable activityColonial
Man-of-war FishLeast Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Lesser Spotted DogfishLeast Concern

Lesser Spotted Dogfish

Scyliorhinus canicula

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sand HopperNot Evaluated

Sand Hopper

Talitrus saltator

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common OctopusNot Evaluated

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Olive ChitonNot Evaluated

Olive Chiton

Chiton olivaceus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Spiny Butterfly RayEndangered

Spiny Butterfly Ray

Gymnura altavela

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Common CuttlefishNot Evaluated

Common Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Atlantic Bobtail SquidNot Evaluated

Atlantic Bobtail Squid

Sepiola atlantica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Little TunnyLeast Concern

Little Tunny

Euthynnus alletteratus

CarnivoreColonialFish
Norway LobsterLeast Concern

Norway Lobster

Nephrops norvegicus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Blue GlaucusNot Evaluated

Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Crevalle JackLeast Concern

Crevalle Jack

Caranx hippos

CarnivoreColonialFish
Mediterranean MusselNot Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Fan MusselCritically Endangered

Fan Mussel

Pinna nobilis

SolitaryCritically EndangeredOcean
Atlantic PyrosomeNot Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosome

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean
AnglerLeast Concern

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
44 countries
AngelsharkCritically Endangered

Angelshark

Squatina squatina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Striped DolphinLeast Concern

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

CarnivoreOceanMammal
GiltheadLeast Concern

Gilthead

Sparus aurata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Horse MackerelVulnerable

Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Sea BassNear Threatened

Sea Bass

Dicentrarchus labrax

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common Thresher SharkVulnerable

Common Thresher Shark

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common LobsterLeast Concern

Common Lobster

Homarus gammarus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Red ScorpionfishLeast Concern

Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Mediterranean MorayLeast Concern

Mediterranean Moray

Muraena helena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
European ShagLeast Concern

European Shag

Phalacrocorax aristotelis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Red CoralEndangered

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
Audouin's GullLeast Concern

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
White SeabreamLeast Concern

White Seabream

Diplodus sargus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Eleonora's FalconLeast Concern

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonorae

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Violet Carpenter BeeLeast Concern

Violet Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa violacea

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Common Yellow ScorpionNot Evaluated

Common Yellow Scorpion

Buthus occitanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Humming-bird Hawk-mothNot Evaluated

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Death's-head Hawk-mothNot Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk-moth

Acherontia atropos

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Pine ProcessionaryNot Evaluated

Pine Processionary

Thaumetopoea pityocampa

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Horseshoe Whip SnakeLeast Concern

Horseshoe Whip Snake

Hemorrhois hippocrepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Balearic ShearwaterCritically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Turkish GeckoLeast Concern

Turkish Gecko

Hemidactylus turcicus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common DolphinfishLeast Concern

Common Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
European Storm-PetrelLeast Concern

European Storm-Petrel

Hydrobates pelagicus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Yelkouan ShearwaterVulnerable

Yelkouan Shearwater

Puffinus yelkouan

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Not Evaluated

Chequered Carpet Shell

Ruditapes decussatus

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Fin WhaleEndangered

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
49 countries4 parks28 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries81 parks364 dive sites
OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries24 parks1 dive site
Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
94 countries7 parks174 dive sites
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
33 countries51 parks82 dive sites
Short-snouted SeahorseVulnerable

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
27 countries31 parks70 dive sites
Edible Sea UrchinNear Threatened

Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
33 countries43 parks75 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.

27 countries
27 parks
70 dive sites
128 countries
69 parks
84 dive sites
14 countries
34 parks
52 dive sites
87 countries
89 parks
7 dive sites
24 countries
32 parks
50 dive sites
25 countries
27 parks
76 dive sites
162 countries
59 parks
10 dive sites
36 countries
35 parks
85 dive sites
141 countries
58 parks
75 dive sites
42 countries
42 parks
89 dive sites
44 countries
48 parks
79 dive sites
39 countries
56 parks
33 dive sites
161 countries
59 parks
91 dive sites
27 countries
38 parks
71 dive sites
31 countries
38 parks
73 dive sites
13 countries
29 parks
33 dive sites
39 countries
45 parks
18 dive sites
13 countries
23 parks
20 dive sites
13 countries
30 parks
33 dive sites
31 countries
46 parks
79 dive sites
29 countries
41 parks
79 dive sites
40 countries
46 parks
83 dive sites
35 countries
28 parks
79 dive sites
27 countries
33 parks
71 dive sites
31 countries
47 parks
83 dive sites
37 countries
49 parks
83 dive sites
141 countries
82 parks
411 dive sites
22 countries
39 parks
61 dive sites
31 countries
46 parks
83 dive sites
80 countries
34 parks
90 dive sites
21 countries
26 parks
62 dive sites
20 countries
23 parks
22 dive sites
44 countries
29 parks
83 dive sites
13 countries
29 parks
33 dive sites
64 countries
36 parks
80 dive sites
10 countries
18 parks
47 dive sites
73 countries
36 parks
81 dive sites
45 countries
14 parks
21 dive sites
55 countries
38 parks
117 dive sites
28 countries
23 parks
62 dive sites
161 countries
56 parks
108 dive sites
48 parks
79 dive sites
33 countries
31 parks
3 dive sites
88 countries
18 parks
80 dive sites
29 countries
37 parks
79 dive sites
44 countries
47 parks
103 dive sites
44 countries
46 parks
80 dive sites
68 countries
75 parks
21 dive sites
39 countries
42 parks
79 dive sites
31 countries
36 parks
73 dive sites
33 countries
27 parks
73 dive sites
128 countries
73 parks
41 dive sites
128 countries
35 parks
33 dive sites
39 countries
5 parks
2 dive sites
29 countries
23 parks
65 dive sites
31 countries
22 parks
1 dive site
31 countries
37 parks
73 dive sites
12 countries
24 parks
45 countries
100 parks
50 countries
104 parks
54 countries
169 parks
60 countries
147 parks
56 countries
45 parks
8 countries
60 parks
8 countries
14 parks
37 countries
44 parks
43 countries
19 parks
21 countries
19 parks
27 countries
22 parks
32 countries34 parks79 dive sites