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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 18 species · Hainan Tropical Rainforest

Showing 18 species · Hainan Tropical Rainforest

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Least Concern

Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Sunbeam Snake

Xenopeltis unicolor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Chinese Softshell Turtle

Pelodiscus sinensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Southeast Asian Box Turtle

Cuora amboinensis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Chinese Hwamei

Garrulax canorus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Greater False Vampire

Megaderma lyra

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Short-tailed Gymnure

Hylomys suillus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Giant Honey BeeNot Evaluated

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
19 countries51 parks
Common Palm CivetLeast Concern

Common Palm Civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
40 countries35 parks
Common Flying DragonLeast Concern

Common Flying Dragon

Draco volans

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
13 countries26 parks
Pallas's SquirrelLeast Concern

Pallas's Squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
25 countries20 parks
Reeves' MuntjacLeast Concern

Reeves' Muntjac

Muntiacus reevesi

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity
6 countries15 parks
Not Evaluated

Giant Leaf Insect

Phyllium giganteum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
14 countries40 parks
Not Evaluated

Atlas Moth

Attacus atlas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
13 countries21 parks
Not Evaluated

Kerengga Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

OmnivoreDiurnalInsect
21 countries28 parks
Least Concern

Ghost Catfish

Kryptopterus vitreolus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
13 countries10 parks
Least Concern

Banded Krait

Bungarus fasciatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries19 parks
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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.

15 countries33 parks
101 countries28 parks
11 countries24 parks
11 countries17 parks
15 countries25 parks
9 countries17 parks
11 countries23 parks
9 countries23 parks