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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 · White Desert

Showing 15 species · White Desert

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Not Evaluated

Fattailed Scorpion

Androctonus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Orange-tailed Skink

Eumeces schneideri

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard

Uromastyx aegyptia

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Jaculus jaculus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Striped Sand Snake

Psammophis sibilans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
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Egyptian CobraLeast Concern

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
68 countries36 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
Isabelline WheatearLeast Concern

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
26 countries16 parks
Desert MonitorLeast Concern

Desert Monitor

Varanus griseus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
34 countries26 parks
Trumpeter FinchLeast Concern

Trumpeter Finch

Bucanetes githagineus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
12 countries19 parks
Long-eared HedgehogLeast Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

Hemiechinus auritus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
41 countries22 parks
Arabian Sand GazelleVulnerable

Arabian Sand Gazelle

Gazella marica

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
22 countries12 parks
Not Evaluated

Jericho Scorpion

Nebo hierichonticus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
17 countries8 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
32 countries23 parks
14 countries11 parks
32 countries9 parks
34 countries26 parks
13 countries2 parks