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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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Large predators194speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNocturnal wildlife772speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 16 species · Pan de Azúcar

Showing 16 species · Pan de Azúcar

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Kelp GullLeast Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
CulpeoLeast Concern

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Short-tailed ChinchillaEndangered

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla chinchilla

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
South American Gray FoxLeast Concern

South American Gray Fox

Lycalopex griseus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Chilean Rose Tarantula

Grammostola rosea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Gray Gull

Leucophaeus modestus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Relevancia
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Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries81 parks364 dive sites
GuanacoLeast Concern

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
11 countries17 parks
Andean CondorVulnerable

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
7 countries39 parks
South American Sea LionLeast Concern

South American Sea Lion

Otaria flavescens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
9 countries13 parks6 dive sites
Humboldt PenguinVulnerable

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries6 parks2 dive sites
South American Fur SealLeast Concern

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
6 countries19 parks4 dive sites
Peruvian BoobyLeast Concern

Peruvian Booby

Sula variegata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
3 countries5 parks2 dive sites
Guanay CormorantNear Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries4 parks2 dive sites
Chilean RecluseNot Evaluated

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries11 parks
Peruvian PelicanNear Threatened

Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
3 countries6 parks1 dive site
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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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34 parks
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7 countries11 parks
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