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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 21 species · Lauca

Showing 21 species · Lauca

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Andean CatEndangered

Andean Cat

Leopardus jacobita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
James's FlamingoNear Threatened

James's Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Andean GullLeast Concern

Andean Gull

Chroicocephalus serranus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Giant CootLeast Concern

Giant Coot

Fulica gigantea

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Chilean Rose Tarantula

Grammostola rosea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Southern Mountain Viscacha

Lagidium viscacia

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant Hummingbird

Patagona gigas

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Gray Gull

Leucophaeus modestus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Near Threatened

Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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GuanacoLeast Concern

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
11 countries17 parks
Chilean FlamingoNear Threatened

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries8 parks
Andean CondorVulnerable

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
7 countries39 parks
VicunaLeast Concern

Vicuna

Vicugna vicugna

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
7 countries6 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries136 parks
Chilean RecluseNot Evaluated

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries11 parks
Pampas CatNear Threatened

Pampas Cat

Leopardus colocolo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
8 countries26 parks
Andean FlamingoVulnerable

Andean Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
7 countries5 parks
CulpeoLeast Concern

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries22 parks
Short-tailed ChinchillaEndangered

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla chinchilla

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
4 countries5 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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6 parks
7 countries
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7 countries11 parks
7 countries53 parks
7 countries13 parks
7 countries39 parks
7 countries26 parks
4 countries7 parks
4 countries15 parks