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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

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Showing 53 species · Chréa

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Spanish FlyNot Evaluated

Spanish Fly

Lytta vesicatoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Lesser KestrelLeast Concern

Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Common Pill WoodlouseNot Evaluated

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

NocturnalColonialTemperate forest
Mammoth WaspNot Evaluated

Mammoth Wasp

Megascolia maculata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Humming-bird Hawk-mothNot Evaluated

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Death's-head Hawk-mothNot Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk-moth

Acherontia atropos

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mole CricketNot Evaluated

Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Pine ProcessionaryNot Evaluated

Pine Processionary

Thaumetopoea pityocampa

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Horseshoe Whip SnakeLeast Concern

Horseshoe Whip Snake

Hemorrhois hippocrepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Black-crowned Night HeronLeast Concern

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Dartford WarblerNear Threatened

Dartford Warbler

Curruca undata

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Schreiber's Bent-winged BatVulnerable

Schreiber's Bent-winged Bat

Miniopterus schreibersii

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Common TortoiseVulnerable

Common Tortoise

Testudo graeca

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Eurasian Stone-CurlewLeast Concern

Eurasian Stone-Curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

CarnivoreNocturnalBird
Black WheatearLeast Concern

Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucura

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Crested PorcupineLeast Concern

Crested Porcupine

Hystrix cristata

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Iberian Scarce Swallowtail

Iphiclides feisthamelii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Megarian Banded Centipede

Scolopendra cingulata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Genet

Genetta genetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Conehead Mantis

Empusa pennata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

European Wolf Spider

Lycosa tarantula

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Steppe Spider

Latrodectus tredecimguttatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Social Spider

Stegodyphus lineatus

CarnivoreGrasslandArachnid
Least Concern

Sardinian Warbler

Curruca melanocephala

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Italian Three-toed Skink

Chalcides chalcides

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Moorish Gecko

Tarentola mauritanica

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Booted EagleLeast Concern

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
54 countries142 parks
Short-toed EagleLeast Concern

Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
50 countries142 parks
Montagu's HarrierLeast Concern

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
62 countries76 parks
Glossy IbisLeast Concern

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
112 countries71 parks
Woodchat ShrikeLeast Concern

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
14 countries86 parks
Black-winged StiltLeast Concern

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
77 countries70 parks
Western Montpellier SnakeLeast Concern

Western Montpellier Snake

Malpolon monspessulanus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
49 countries71 parks
Spotless StarlingLeast Concern

Spotless Starling

Sturnus unicolor

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries55 parks
Yellow-legged GullLeast Concern

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
17 countries81 parks
Lataste's ViperVulnerable

Lataste's Viper

Vipera latastei

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
19 countries24 parks
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