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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

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Showing 50 species · Kaziranga

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SambarVulnerable

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
22 countries
Bar-headed GooseLeast Concern

Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Common Palm CivetLeast Concern

Common Palm Civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Wild BoarLeast Concern

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

OmnivoreNocturnalIn herds
72 countries
Mountain Hawk-EagleLeast Concern

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus nipalensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Water BuffaloNot Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
Hog DeerEndangered

Hog Deer

Axis porcinus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Asian Golden CatNear Threatened

Asian Golden Cat

Catopuma temminckii

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Sarus CraneVulnerable

Sarus Crane

Antigone antigone

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Indian Rock PythonNear Threatened

Indian Rock Python

Python molurus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sloth BearVulnerable

Sloth Bear

Melursus ursinus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
White-winged DuckCritically Endangered

White-winged Duck

Asarcornis scutulata

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Indian VultureCritically Endangered

Indian Vulture

Gyps indicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Fishing CatVulnerable

Fishing Cat

Prionailurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Smooth-coated OtterVulnerable

Smooth-coated Otter

Lutrogale perspicillata

CarnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Assamese MacaqueNear Threatened

Assamese Macaque

Macaca assamensis

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
Spot-billed PelicanNear Threatened

Spot-billed Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Indian PangolinEndangered

Indian Pangolin

Manis crassicaudata

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Clouded LeopardVulnerable

Clouded Leopard

Neofelis nebulosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant River Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Brown Fish-Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

PiscivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Banded Krait

Bungarus fasciatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Hill Myna

Gracula religiosa

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Oriental Small-clawed Otter

Aonyx cinereus

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Crimson Sunbird

Aethopyga siparaja

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Giant River-catfish

Mystus seenghala

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Indian Stick-insect

Carausius morosus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Bengal Slow Loris

Nycticebus bengalensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Indian Muntjac

Muntiacus muntjak

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Little Spiderhunter

Arachnothera longirostra

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Barasingha

Rucervus duvaucelii

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Greater False Vampire

Megaderma lyra

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Snakehead Murrel

Channa striata

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Least Concern

Climbing Perch

Anabas testudineus

OmnivoreFishFreshwater
Near Threatened

Himalayan Goral

Naemorhedus goral

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Hispid Hare

Caprolagus hispidus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Asian ElephantEndangered

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
19 countries27 parks
Bengal TigerEndangered

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries21 parks
Common Water MonitorNot Evaluated

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
20 countries72 parks44 dive sites
Greater One-horned RhinocerosVulnerable

Greater One-horned Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros unicornis

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
7 countries5 parks
Ganges River DolphinEndangered

Ganges River Dolphin

Platanista gangetica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
7 countries5 parks
Giant Honey BeeNot Evaluated

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
19 countries51 parks
Monocled CobraLeast Concern

Monocled Cobra

Naja kaouthia

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
17 countries20 parks
King CobraVulnerable

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
16 countries57 parks
Jungle CatLeast Concern

Jungle Cat

Felis chaus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
24 countries27 parks
Burmese PythonNot Evaluated

Burmese Python

Python bivittatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
17 countries20 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.

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7 countries
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20 countries
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9 countries
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7 countries
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19 countries
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19 countries53 parks
161 countries90 parks
17 countries19 parks
37 countries36 parks
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15 countries33 parks
13 countries17 parks
7 countries8 parks
7 countries14 parks
9 countries15 parks
16 countries75 parks
12 countries24 parks
7 countries7 parks
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8 countries21 parks
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