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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 60 species · Katmai

Showing 60 species · Katmai

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SpurdogVulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Bluntnose Sixgill SharkNear Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Minke WhaleLeast Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Atlantic PyrosomeNot Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosome

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Common Thresher SharkVulnerable

Common Thresher Shark

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Giant Pacific OctopusLeast Concern

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sea OtterEndangered

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Chinook SalmonNot Evaluated

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Dall's PorpoiseLeast Concern

Dall's Porpoise

Phocoenoides dalli

CarnivoreOceanPolar
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common MurreLeast Concern

Common Murre

Uria aalge

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
American BeaverNot Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
Steller Sea LionNear Threatened

Steller Sea Lion

Eumetopias jubatus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Bearded SealLeast Concern

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Northern FlickerLeast Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Arctic TernLeast Concern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Sunflower Sea StarCritically Endangered

Sunflower Sea Star

Pycnopodia helianthoides

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Red FoxLeast Concern

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
81 countries
Belted KingfisherLeast Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Ancient MurreletLeast Concern

Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus antiquus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Grizzly BearNot Evaluated

Grizzly Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Marbled MurreletEndangered

Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Hoary MarmotLeast Concern

Hoary Marmot

Marmota caligata

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Northern Shrimp

Pandalus borealis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Linear Skeleton Shrimp

Caprella linearis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Endangered

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
Not Evaluated

Pacific Sea Nettle

Chrysaora fuscescens

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Data Deficient

Pacific Hagfish

Eptatretus stoutii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries28 parks45 dive sites
Sockeye SalmonLeast Concern

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

ColonialFishFreshwater
4 countries7 parks5 dive sites
Brown BearLeast Concern

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
51 countries53 parks
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
Gray WolfLeast Concern

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
61 countries76 parks
Harbor SealLeast Concern

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
19 countries18 parks31 dive sites
Sei WhaleEndangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
Bald EagleLeast Concern

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
3 countries36 parks
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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.

128 countries
69 parks
84 dive sites
24 countries
32 parks
50 dive sites
162 countries
59 parks
10 dive sites
161 countries
59 parks
91 dive sites
26 countries
62 parks
28 dive sites
161 countries
56 parks
108 dive sites
68 countries
75 parks
21 dive sites
7 countries
14 parks
15 dive sites
5 countries
6 parks
5 dive sites
9 countries
22 parks
7 dive sites
5 countries
14 parks
8 dive sites
128 countries
73 parks
41 dive sites
24 countries
31 parks
2 dive sites
8 countries
75 parks
2 dive sites
4 countries
8 parks
6 dive sites
9 countries
17 parks
1 dive site
11 countries
105 parks
49 countries
4 parks
3 countries
11 parks
12 dive sites
73 parks
8 countries
58 parks
6 countries
14 parks
2 countries
26 parks
3 countries
11 parks
2 countries
11 parks
12 countries21 parks19 dive sites
16 countries39 parks44 dive sites
9 countries15 parks5 dive sites
3 countries10 parks12 dive sites
3 countries10 parks6 dive sites