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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

1,332

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 24 species · Loreto Bay

Showing 24 species · Loreto Bay

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Pygmy Sperm WhaleData Deficient

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common DolphinfishLeast Concern

Common Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Common ChuckwallaLeast Concern

Common Chuckwalla

Sauromalus ater

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Gila WoodpeckerLeast Concern

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Hydrophis platurus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Vulnerable

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Near Threatened

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

CarnivoreNear ThreatenedOcean
Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
Least Concern

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean
Not Evaluated

California Seahare

Aplysia californica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Horn Shark

Heterodontus francisci

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Scalloped HammerheadCritically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
47 countries17 parks18 dive sites
Bryde's WhaleLeast Concern

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
57 countries41 parks14 dive sites
Blue-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries13 parks2 dive sites
Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
98 countries69 parks90 dive sites
SwordfishNear Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
87 countries89 parks7 dive sites
Humboldt SquidNot Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
13 countries17 parks15 dive sites
Sally Lightfoot CrabNot Evaluated

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
51 countries13 parks19 dive sites
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
57 countries20 parks8 dive sites
Californian Sea LionLeast Concern

Californian Sea Lion

Zalophus californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
3 countries13 parks12 dive sites
Snowy EgretLeast Concern

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
37 countries28 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.

110 countries
65 parks
43 countries
19 parks
3 countries
17 parks
3 countries
13 parks
41 countries37 parks105 dive sites
45 countries39 parks15 dive sites
56 countries50 parks9 dive sites
10 countries14 parks22 dive sites
123 countries75 parks365 dive sites
2 countries6 parks7 dive sites
2 countries6 parks11 dive sites
100 countries32 parks
6 countries53 parks
3 countries13 parks