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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

1,331

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 108 species · Gros Morne

Showing 108 species · Gros Morne

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Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
SpurdogVulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
SwordfishNear Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Atlantic SalmonLeast Concern

Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
American EelEndangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
Long-finned Pilot WhaleLeast Concern

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Common Basket StarNot Evaluated

Common Basket Star

Gorgonocephalus eucnemis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Blue MusselNot Evaluated

Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

HerbivoreVariable activityColonial
Atlantic HagfishLeast Concern

Atlantic Hagfish

Myxine glutinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common OysterNot Evaluated

Common Oyster

Ostrea edulis

HerbivoreVariable activityColonial
Minke WhaleLeast Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Atlantic CodVulnerable

Atlantic Cod

Gadus morhua

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Lion's Mane JellyfishNot Evaluated

Lion's Mane Jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

SolitaryOceanCnidarian
Turkey VultureLeast Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Sea LampreyLeast Concern

Sea Lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Brook TroutLeast Concern

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Great ScallopNot Evaluated

Great Scallop

Pecten maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
American LobsterLeast Concern

American Lobster

Homarus americanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Ruby-throated HummingbirdLeast Concern

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
American Black BearLeast Concern

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common MurreLeast Concern

Common Murre

Uria aalge

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
American BeaverNot Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
Red-tailed HawkLeast Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Northern FlickerLeast Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Rock PtarmiganLeast Concern

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus muta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Baltimore OrioleLeast Concern

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Red FoxLeast Concern

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
81 countries
RaccoonLeast Concern

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
38 countries
Common EiderLeast Concern

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Arctic HareLeast Concern

Arctic Hare

Lepus arcticus

HerbivoreNocturnalVariable activity
American MinkLeast Concern

American Mink

Neovison vison

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
RazorbillLeast Concern

Razorbill

Alca torda

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
21 countries
Eastern Gray SquirrelLeast Concern

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
WoodchuckLeast Concern

Woodchuck

Marmota monax

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Striped SkunkNot Evaluated

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Snowshoe HareLeast Concern

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Eastern ChipmunkLeast Concern

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Northern Nutclam

Nuculana pernula

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

Sand Gaper

Mya arenaria

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

Ocean Quahog

Arctica islandica

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Acorn Barnacle

Semibalanus balanoides

HerbivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Rough Barnacle

Balanus balanus

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Common Periwinkle

Littorina littorea

HerbivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Common Whelk

Buccinum undatum

CarnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Northern Shrimp

Pandalus borealis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Least Concern

Atlantic Saury

Scomberesox saurus

CarnivoreColonialFish
Not Evaluated

Orange-footed Sea Cucumber

Cucumaria frondosa

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Vulnerable

Hooded Seal

Cystophora cristata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Not Evaluated

Blue Whiting

Micromesistius poutassou

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Vulnerable

Greenland Shark

Somniosus microcephalus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Arctic Charr

Salvelinus alpinus

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Vulnerable

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Least Concern

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Atlantic Surf Clam

Spisula solidissima

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

White-beaked Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Least Concern

Common Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

OmnivoreVariable activityFamily group
Least Concern

Harp Seal

Pagophilus groenlandicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Least Concern

Eastern Newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pollack

Pollachius pollachius

CarnivoreFishOcean
Least Concern

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

CarnivoreCrepuscularFish
Least Concern

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries45 parks104 dive sites
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
21 countries27 parks5 dive sites
Beluga WhaleNear Threatened

Beluga Whale

Delphinapterus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
9 countries21 parks2 dive sites
MooseLeast Concern

Moose

Alces alces

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
15 countries57 parks
Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
Sei WhaleEndangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
North Atlantic Right WhaleEndangered

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
13 countries12 parks6 dive sites
Bald EagleLeast Concern

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
3 countries36 parks
Northern GannetLeast Concern

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
20 countries28 parks1 dive site
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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.

33 countries
51 parks
82 dive sites
128 countries
69 parks
84 dive sites
87 countries
89 parks
7 dive sites
21 countries
15 parks
18 dive sites
38 countries
35 parks
9 dive sites
39 countries
56 parks
33 dive sites
17 countries
26 parks
9 dive sites
19 countries
21 parks
23 dive sites
17 countries
36 parks
6 dive sites
37 countries
49 parks
83 dive sites
26 countries
62 parks
28 dive sites
24 countries
47 parks
27 dive sites
17 countries
47 parks
28 dive sites
43 countries
95 parks
18 countries
45 parks
21 dive sites
39 countries
30 parks
3 dive sites
19 countries
22 parks
37 dive sites
3 countries
14 parks
5 dive sites
12 countries
40 parks
3 countries
41 parks
128 countries
73 parks
41 dive sites
128 countries
35 parks
33 dive sites
24 countries
31 parks
2 dive sites
8 countries
75 parks
2 dive sites
21 countries
103 parks
11 countries
105 parks
17 countries
26 parks
10 countries
39 parks
73 parks
67 parks
21 countries
34 parks
7 countries
12 parks
12 countries
36 parks
29 parks
6 countries
46 parks
2 countries
37 parks
3 countries
79 parks
2 countries
35 parks
3 countries
32 parks
18 countries14 parks5 dive sites
24 countries39 parks26 dive sites
22 countries35 parks23 dive sites
17 countries30 parks45 dive sites
17 countries34 parks22 dive sites
21 countries23 parks24 dive sites
17 countries23 parks19 dive sites
12 countries21 parks19 dive sites
17 countries17 parks39 dive sites
17 countries46 parks19 dive sites
128 countries66 parks89 dive sites
7 countries15 parks3 dive sites
128 countries45 parks29 dive sites
18 countries35 parks20 dive sites
19 countries25 parks21 dive sites
11 countries16 parks6 dive sites
19 countries69 parks7 dive sites
20 countries26 parks18 dive sites
3 countries34 parks7 dive sites
3 countries14 parks7 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
18 countries20 parks19 dive sites
37 countries60 parks4 dive sites
5 countries17 parks4 dive sites
2 countries29 parks4 dive sites
19 countries24 parks21 dive sites
22 countries38 parks7 dive sites
9 countries29 parks
8 countries57 parks
46 countries46 parks
21 countries28 parks