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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

1,332

Parks with species

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Large predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNocturnal wildlife772speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 17 species · Minneriya

Showing 17 species · Minneriya

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Least Concern

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Not Evaluated

Indian Cobra

Naja naja

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Indian Gray Mongoose

Urva edwardsii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Indian Muntjac

Muntiacus muntjak

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Indian Flying Fox

Pteropus giganteus

FrugivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Sri Lanka Junglefowl

Gallus lafayettii

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Relevancia
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Asian ElephantEndangered

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
19 countries27 parks
Common Water MonitorNot Evaluated

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
20 countries72 parks44 dive sites
SambarVulnerable

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
22 countries42 parks
Painted StorkNear Threatened

Painted Stork

Mycteria leucocephala

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
12 countries4 parks
Western Russell's ViperLeast Concern

Western Russell's Viper

Daboia russelii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
12 countries39 parks
ChitalLeast Concern

Chital

Axis axis

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest
11 countries21 parks
Sloth BearVulnerable

Sloth Bear

Melursus ursinus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
8 countries20 parks
Spot-billed PelicanNear Threatened

Spot-billed Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
7 countries7 parks
Least Concern

Common Krait

Bungarus caeruleus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
8 countries36 parks
Least Concern

Brown Fish-Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

PiscivoreNocturnalSolitary
17 countries19 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered

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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8 countries35 parks
1 country7 parks