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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 288 species · Doñana National Park

Showing 288 species · Doñana National Park

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Iberian LynxEndangered

Iberian Lynx

Lynx pardinus

EndemicCarnivoreCrepuscular
Blue MarlinVulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Short-snouted SeahorseVulnerable

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Edible Sea UrchinNear Threatened

Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Red KiteLeast Concern

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
46 countries
European OtterNear Threatened

European Otter

Lutra lutra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
RabbitfishNear Threatened

Rabbitfish

Chimaera monstrosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Greater PipefishLeast Concern

Greater Pipefish

Syngnathus acus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Greater ArgonautLeast Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common CockleNot Evaluated

Common Cockle

Cerastoderma edule

OmnivoreColonialOcean
European SquidNot Evaluated

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Blue CrabNot Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Marbled Rock CrabNot Evaluated

Marbled Rock Crab

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Mediterranean Slipper LobsterData Deficient

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides latus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common Hermit CrabNot Evaluated

Common Hermit Crab

Pagurus bernhardus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common StarfishNot Evaluated

Common Starfish

Asterias rubens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Speckled Sea LouseNot Evaluated

Speckled Sea Louse

Eurydice pulchra

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Rugose Squat LobsterNot Evaluated

Rugose Squat Lobster

Munida rugosa

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mauve StingerNot Evaluated

Mauve Stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Blue MusselNot Evaluated

Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

HerbivoreVariable activityColonial
Atlantic StargazerLeast Concern

Atlantic Stargazer

Uranoscopus scaber

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Velvet Swimming CrabNot Evaluated

Velvet Swimming Crab

Necora puber

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common BrittlestarNot Evaluated

Common Brittlestar

Ophiothrix fragilis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common OysterNot Evaluated

Common Oyster

Ostrea edulis

HerbivoreVariable activityColonial
Man-of-war FishLeast Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Sand HopperNot Evaluated

Sand Hopper

Talitrus saltator

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Olive ChitonNot Evaluated

Olive Chiton

Chiton olivaceus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Atlantic Bobtail SquidNot Evaluated

Atlantic Bobtail Squid

Sepiola atlantica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Little TunnyLeast Concern

Little Tunny

Euthynnus alletteratus

CarnivoreColonialFish
Blue GlaucusNot Evaluated

Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Greater FlamingoLeast Concern

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
82 countries13 parks1 dive site
European Honey BuzzardLeast Concern

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

InsectivoreDiurnalNocturnal
62 countries206 parks
Black KiteLeast Concern

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
92 countries176 parks
Red DeerLeast Concern

Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
53 countries66 parks
OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries24 parks1 dive site
White-headed DuckNot Evaluated

White-headed Duck

Oxyura leucocephala

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
19 countries16 parks
Booted EagleLeast Concern

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
54 countries142 parks
DunlinLeast Concern

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds
59 countries38 parks
Short-toed EagleLeast Concern

Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
50 countries142 parks
White StorkLeast Concern

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
95 countries129 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
58 countries
40 parks
12 dive sites
27 countries
31 parks
70 dive sites
33 countries
43 parks
75 dive sites
187 parks
53 countries
69 parks
11 dive sites
34 countries
22 parks
3 dive sites
36 countries
35 parks
85 dive sites
141 countries
58 parks
75 dive sites
21 countries
21 parks
37 dive sites
44 countries
48 parks
79 dive sites
50 countries
28 parks
150 dive sites
27 countries
38 parks
71 dive sites
31 countries
38 parks
73 dive sites
18 countries
21 parks
33 dive sites
39 countries
45 parks
18 dive sites
13 countries
30 parks
33 dive sites
31 countries
46 parks
79 dive sites
29 countries
41 parks
79 dive sites
19 countries
21 parks
23 dive sites
27 countries
33 parks
71 dive sites
19 countries
21 parks
62 dive sites
31 countries
47 parks
83 dive sites
37 countries
49 parks
83 dive sites
141 countries
82 parks
411 dive sites
31 countries
46 parks
83 dive sites
21 countries
26 parks
62 dive sites
13 countries
29 parks
33 dive sites
64 countries
36 parks
80 dive sites
73 countries
36 parks
81 dive sites