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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 17 species · Ise-Shima

Showing 17 species · Ise-Shima

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Not Evaluated

Japanese Pufferfish

Takifugu rubripes

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Not Evaluated

Japanese Sea Lily

Metacrinus rotundus

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Least Concern

Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Chinese Softshell Turtle

Pelodiscus sinensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Japanese Fire-bellied Newt

Cynops pyrrhogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Near Threatened

Japanese Black Salamander

Hynobius nigrescens

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Largehead Hairtail

Trichiurus lepturus

CarnivoreFishOcean
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
Japanese MacaqueLeast Concern

Japanese Macaque

Macaca fuscata

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
5 countries18 parks
Spanner CrabNot Evaluated

Spanner Crab

Ranina ranina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
61 countries35 parks105 dive sites
Minke WhaleLeast Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
26 countries62 parks28 dive sites
Giant Spider CrabNot Evaluated

Giant Spider Crab

Macrocheira kaempferi

OmnivoreOceanCrustacean
5 countries3 parks2 dive sites
Pacific Golden PloverLeast Concern

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
30 countries26 parks
Japanese RobinLeast Concern

Japanese Robin

Larvivora akahige

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
6 countries21 parks
Japanese BadgerLeast Concern

Japanese Badger

Meles anakuma

CarnivoreOmnivoreNocturnal
1 country14 parks
Not Evaluated

Immortal Jellyfish

Turritopsis dohrnii

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
12 countries35 parks61 dive sites
Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
10 countries14 parks22 dive sites
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Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered

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.

5 countries8 parks3 dive sites
1 country5 parks2 dive sites
10 countries28 parks
11 countries17 parks
5 countries14 parks
1 country17 parks
47 countries43 parks