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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 32 species · Cabo Pulmo

Showing 32 species · Cabo Pulmo

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Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Humboldt SquidNot Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Sally Lightfoot CrabNot Evaluated

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Pantropical Spotted DolphinLeast Concern

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Stenella attenuata

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Californian Sea LionLeast Concern

Californian Sea Lion

Zalophus californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Green MorayLeast Concern

Green Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Snowy EgretLeast Concern

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
37 countries
Pygmy Sperm WhaleData Deficient

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common DolphinfishLeast Concern

Common Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
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

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Scripps's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus scrippsi

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 dive sites
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
Silky SharkVulnerable

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable
56 countries16 parks14 dive sites
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
113 countries34 parks266 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
Hump CoralNear Threatened

Hump Coral

Porites lobata

CarnivoreColonialNear Threatened
68 countries33 parks254 dive sites
Moorish IdolLeast Concern

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
67 countries38 parks252 dive sites
SwordfishNear Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
87 countries89 parks7 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
81 countries
20 parks
34 dive sites
13 countries
17 parks
15 dive sites
51 countries
13 parks
19 dive sites
57 countries
20 parks
8 dive sites
44 countries
19 parks
9 dive sites
57 countries
13 parks
16 dive sites
57 countries
27 parks
23 dive sites
3 countries
13 parks
12 dive sites
50 countries
21 parks
113 dive sites
28 parks
110 countries
65 parks
43 countries
19 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
6 countries53 parks
3 countries13 parks
2 countries5 parks