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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 16 species · Hawaii Volcanoes

Showing 16 species · Hawaii Volcanoes

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Not Evaluated

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Cobweb Spider

Pholcus phalangioides

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Jackson's Three-horned Chameleon

Trioceros jacksonii

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries68 parks400 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries45 parks104 dive sites
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
57 countries27 parks23 dive sites
Hawaiian Monk SealEndangered

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Neomonachus schauinslandi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
1 country3 parks3 dive sites
Giant African SnailNot Evaluated

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
106 countries51 parks
Pacific Golden PloverLeast Concern

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
30 countries26 parks
Hawaiian PetrelEndangered

Hawaiian Petrel

Pterodroma sandwichensis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
1 country3 parks
Least Concern

Yellow Tang

Zebrasoma flavescens

HerbivoreDiurnalFish
35 countries3 parks9 dive sites
Data Deficient

Hawaiian Bobtail

Euprymna scolopes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country3 parks3 dive sites
Least Concern

Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
10 countries28 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
7 countries11 parks
62 countries35 parks
101 countries28 parks
6 countries7 parks
4 countries18 parks
3 countries8 parks