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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 26 species · Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area

Showing 26 species · Nam Et-Phou Louey National Protected Area

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Mainland Leopard CatLeast Concern

Mainland Leopard Cat

Prionailurus bengalensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Great HornbillVulnerable

Great Hornbill

Buceros bicornis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Green PeafowlEndangered

Green Peafowl

Pavo muticus

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Asiatic Black BearVulnerable

Asiatic Black Bear

Ursus thibetanus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Clouded LeopardVulnerable

Clouded Leopard

Neofelis nebulosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Giant Leaf Insect

Phyllium giganteum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Marbled Cat

Pardofelis marmorata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

Macaca nemestrina

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Vulnerable

Oriental Small-clawed Otter

Aonyx cinereus

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Endangered

Bengal Slow Loris

Nycticebus bengalensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Indian Muntjac

Muntiacus muntjak

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Critically Endangered

Mekong Giant Catfish

Pangasianodon gigas

HerbivoreCritically EndangeredFish
Endangered

Pileated Gibbon

Hylobates pileatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Critically Endangered

Northern White-cheeked Gibbon

Nomascus leucogenys

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Asian ElephantEndangered

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
19 countries27 parks
GaurVulnerable

Gaur

Bos gaurus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
19 countries21 parks
Common Water MonitorNot Evaluated

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
20 countries72 parks44 dive sites
Giant Honey BeeNot Evaluated

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
19 countries51 parks
King CobraVulnerable

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
16 countries57 parks
DholeEndangered

Dhole

Cuon alpinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
14 countries11 parks
Sun BearVulnerable

Sun Bear

Helarctos malayanus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
15 countries15 parks
SambarVulnerable

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
22 countries42 parks
Chinese PangolinCritically Endangered

Chinese Pangolin

Manis pentadactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
8 countries8 parks
Asian Golden CatNear Threatened

Asian Golden Cat

Catopuma temminckii

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
17 countries18 parks
Birds
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Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered

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.

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5 parks
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14 parks
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14 countries40 parks
19 countries53 parks
37 countries36 parks
17 countries27 parks
13 countries33 parks
16 countries56 parks
9 countries15 parks
16 countries75 parks
6 countries9 parks
5 countries5 parks
3 countries3 parks