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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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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,331

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 18 species · Jaramillo Petrified Forest

Showing 18 species · Jaramillo Petrified Forest

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Humboldt's Hog-nosed SkunkLeast Concern

Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus humboldtii

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Austral ParakeetLeast Concern

Austral Parakeet

Enicognathus ferrugineus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Magellanic Oystercatcher

Haematopus leucopodus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Large Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus villosus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Near Threatened

Pichi

Zaedyus pichiy

OmnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Patagonia Mountain Lizard

Phymaturus patagonicus

HerbivoreDiurnalReptile
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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GuanacoLeast Concern

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
11 countries17 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries136 parks
Patagonian MaraNear Threatened

Patagonian Mara

Dolichotis patagonum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
7 countries4 parks
Peale's DolphinLeast Concern

Peale's Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus australis

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean
4 countries16 parks2 dive sites
Southern LapwingLeast Concern

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
11 countries51 parks
Kelp GullLeast Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
13 countries34 parks
Buff-necked IbisLeast Concern

Buff-necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
10 countries33 parks
Elegant Crested TinamouLeast Concern

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Eudromia elegans

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
7 countries18 parks
Black-chested Buzzard-EagleLeast Concern

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
10 countries16 parks
Burrowing ParrotLeast Concern

Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
7 countries24 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.

2 countries
19 parks
2 countries
25 parks
7 countries53 parks
3 countries12 parks
4 countries15 parks
4 countries20 parks
2 countries13 parks
1 country1 park