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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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Large predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNocturnal wildlife772speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 15 species · Bou-Hedma

Showing 15 species · Bou-Hedma

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Arabian Sand GazelleVulnerable

Arabian Sand Gazelle

Gazella marica

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Black WheatearLeast Concern

Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucura

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Fattailed Scorpion

Androctonus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Jaculus jaculus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Scimitar-horned Oryx

Oryx dammah

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Relevancia
A – Z
Mediterranean ChameleonLeast Concern

Mediterranean Chameleon

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
16 countries27 parks
Egyptian CobraLeast Concern

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
68 countries36 parks
AddaxCritically Endangered

Addax

Addax nasomaculatus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
9 countries7 parks
Cream-coloured CourserLeast Concern

Cream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
18 countries21 parks
Sacred ScarabNot Evaluated

Sacred Scarab

Scarabaeus sacer

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
62 countries14 parks
Desert LocustNot Evaluated

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
71 countries29 parks
Common TortoiseVulnerable

Common Tortoise

Testudo graeca

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
38 countries44 parks
Desert MonitorLeast Concern

Desert Monitor

Varanus griseus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
34 countries26 parks
Trumpeter FinchLeast Concern

Trumpeter Finch

Bucanetes githagineus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
12 countries19 parks
Dama GazelleCritically Endangered

Dama Gazelle

Nanger dama

HerbivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
12 countries8 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.

22 countries
12 parks
8 countries
20 parks
32 countries23 parks
34 countries26 parks
9 countries3 parks