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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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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

Parks with species

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Conservation

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Lappet-faced VultureEndangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Leopard TortoiseLeast Concern

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Black MambaLeast Concern

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Greater KuduLeast Concern

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Lesser KuduNear Threatened

Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

HerbivoreCrepuscularNear Threatened
Augur BuzzardLeast Concern

Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
African Golden WolfLeast Concern

African Golden Wolf

Canis anthus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Soemmerring's GazelleVulnerable

Soemmerring's Gazelle

Nanger soemmerringii

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Superb Starling

Lamprotornis superbus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Hartebeest

Alcelaphus buselaphus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Endangered

Beisa Oryx

Oryx beisa

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Hamadryas Baboon

Papio hamadryas

OmnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Least Concern

Naked Mole Rat

Heterocephalus glaber

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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African Savanna ElephantEndangered

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries58 parks
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
African BuffaloNear Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries61 parks
GiraffeVulnerable

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
43 countries19 parks
LionVulnerable

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular
44 countries52 parks
CheetahVulnerable

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
44 countries33 parks
Grevy's ZebraEndangered

Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
5 countries10 parks
GeladaLeast Concern

Gelada

Theropithecus gelada

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
1 country6 parks
Common AgamaLeast Concern

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries45 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
48 countries
73 parks
43 countries
45 parks
43 countries
55 parks
43 countries
31 parks
43 countries
8 parks
43 countries
35 parks
17 countries
27 parks
5 countries
6 parks
43 countries25 parks
43 countries54 parks
43 countries24 parks
44 countries73 parks
43 countries31 parks
5 countries9 parks
7 countries6 parks
3 countries8 parks