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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 · Guadalupe Island

Showing 16 species · Guadalupe Island

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Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Horn Shark

Heterodontus francisci

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Brandt's Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Scripps's Murrelet

Synthliboramphus scrippsi

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Endangered

Guadalupe Junco

Junco insularis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Relevancia
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Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries81 parks364 dive sites
Northern Elephant SealLeast Concern

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
3 countries4 parks5 dive sites
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
Humboldt SquidNot Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
13 countries17 parks15 dive sites
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
57 countries20 parks8 dive sites
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries73 parks41 dive sites
Californian Sea LionLeast Concern

Californian Sea Lion

Zalophus californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
3 countries13 parks12 dive sites
Juan Fernandez Fur SealLeast Concern

Juan Fernandez Fur Seal

Arctocephalus philippii

CarnivoreColonialOcean
3 countries4 parks3 dive sites
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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.

10 countries14 parks22 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
2 countries6 parks11 dive sites
3 countries13 parks
2 countries5 parks
2 countries1 park