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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 · Bhitarkanika

Showing 24 species · Bhitarkanika

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Hog DeerEndangered

Hog Deer

Axis porcinus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
10 countries
Western Russell's ViperLeast Concern

Western Russell's Viper

Daboia russelii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Pacific Golden PloverLeast Concern

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Fishing CatVulnerable

Fishing Cat

Prionailurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant River Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Kerengga Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

OmnivoreDiurnalInsect
Least Concern

Common Krait

Bungarus caeruleus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Oriental Small-clawed Otter

Aonyx cinereus

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Giant River-catfish

Mystus seenghala

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Indian Cobra

Naja naja

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Indian Flying Fox

Pteropus giganteus

FrugivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Snakehead Murrel

Channa striata

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Least Concern

Climbing Perch

Anabas testudineus

OmnivoreFishFreshwater
Critically Endangered

Northern River Terrapin

Batagur baska

OmnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Irrawaddy DolphinEndangered

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
10 countries11 parks5 dive sites
Common Water MonitorNot Evaluated

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
20 countries72 parks44 dive sites
Asian Tiger ShrimpNot Evaluated

Asian Tiger Shrimp

Penaeus monodon

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
72 countries32 parks186 dive sites
Banded ArcherfishLeast Concern

Banded Archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
15 countries26 parks17 dive sites
Dorab Wolf HerringLeast Concern

Dorab Wolf Herring

Chirocentrus dorab

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
61 countries37 parks109 dive sites
Indo-Pacific Humpback DolphinVulnerable

Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin

Sousa chinensis

CarnivoreVulnerableOcean
23 countries10 parks28 dive sites
Monocled CobraLeast Concern

Monocled Cobra

Naja kaouthia

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
17 countries20 parks
King CobraVulnerable

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
16 countries57 parks
Burmese PythonNot Evaluated

Burmese Python

Python bivittatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
17 countries20 parks
Water BuffaloNot Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
11 countries17 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.

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12 countries
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11 countries37 parks
8 countries35 parks
16 countries18 parks
15 countries15 parks
8 countries2 parks