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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 28 species · Malpelo

Showing 28 species · Malpelo

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Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Humboldt SquidNot Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Sally Lightfoot CrabNot Evaluated

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCritically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common Thresher SharkVulnerable

Common Thresher Shark

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Nazca BoobyLeast Concern

Nazca Booby

Sula granti

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Pantropical Spotted DolphinLeast Concern

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Stenella attenuata

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Great FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Red-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Pygmy Sperm WhaleData Deficient

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Brown NoddyLeast Concern

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Common DolphinfishLeast Concern

Common Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Hydrophis platurus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Vulnerable

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Near Threatened

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

CarnivoreNear ThreatenedOcean
Least Concern

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 dive sites
Galapagos SharkLeast Concern

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish
22 countries9 parks23 dive sites
Bryde's WhaleLeast Concern

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
57 countries41 parks14 dive sites
Silky SharkVulnerable

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable
56 countries16 parks14 dive sites
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
113 countries34 parks266 dive sites
Spinner DolphinLeast Concern

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalOcean
83 countries41 parks47 dive sites
Blue-footed BoobyLeast Concern

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries13 parks2 dive sites
Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
98 countries69 parks90 dive sites
SwordfishNear Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
87 countries89 parks7 dive sites
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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.

81 countries
20 parks
34 dive sites
13 countries
17 parks
15 dive sites
51 countries
13 parks
19 dive sites
57 countries
20 parks
8 dive sites
59 countries
12 parks
14 dive sites
68 countries
75 parks
21 dive sites
5 countries
7 parks
57 countries
13 parks
16 dive sites
57 countries
27 parks
23 dive sites
52 countries
9 parks
1 dive site
70 countries
15 parks
1 dive site
110 countries
65 parks
68 countries
15 parks
43 countries
19 parks
41 countries37 parks105 dive sites
45 countries39 parks15 dive sites
56 countries50 parks9 dive sites
123 countries75 parks365 dive sites