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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 26 species · Nyungwe

Showing 26 species · Nyungwe

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Blue MonkeyLeast Concern

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
Blue DuikerLeast Concern

Blue Duiker

Philantomba monticola

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Ross's TuracoLeast Concern

Ross's Turaco

Tauraco rossae

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Angolan ColobusVulnerable

Angolan Colobus

Colobus angolensis

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Great Blue TuracoLeast Concern

Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
L'Hoest's MonkeyVulnerable

L'Hoest's Monkey

Allochrocebus lhoesti

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Ruwenzori TuracoLeast Concern

Ruwenzori Turaco

Gallirex johnstoni

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

West African Potto

Perodicticus potto

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Tree Pangolin

Phataginus tricuspis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Cricetomys gambianus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Grey-cheeked Mangabey

Lophocebus albigena

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Egyptian Rousette

Rousettus aegyptiacus

FrugivoreNocturnalColonial
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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ChimpanzeeEndangered

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries19 parks
Tsetse FlyNot Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries69 parks
Whip-spiderNot Evaluated

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
43 countries55 parks
African CivetLeast Concern

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
44 countries36 parks
Goliath BeetleNot Evaluated

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries37 parks
Giant African MillipedeLeast Concern

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
44 countries58 parks
Gaboon ViperNot Evaluated

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
43 countries29 parks
ServalLeast Concern

Serval

Leptailurus serval

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
46 countries11 parks
Malachite SunbirdLeast Concern

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries23 parks
De Brazza's MonkeyLeast Concern

De Brazza's Monkey

Cercopithecus neglectus

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
23 countries15 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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9 parks
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7 parks
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10 parks
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7 parks
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7 parks
43 countries33 parks
21 countries32 parks
43 countries21 parks
27 countries29 parks
22 countries16 parks
22 countries21 parks
43 countries56 parks
8 countries14 parks
61 countries18 parks