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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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Conservation

Showing 28 species · Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Showing 28 species · Okapi Wildlife Reserve

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Angolan ColobusVulnerable

Angolan Colobus

Colobus angolensis

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Great Blue TuracoLeast Concern

Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Elephantnose Fish

Gnathonemus petersii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant Tigerfish

Hydrocynus goliath

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Water Chevrotain

Hyemoschus aquaticus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Zaire Dwarf Clawed Frog

Hymenochirus boettgeri

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Not Evaluated

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Tree Pangolin

Phataginus tricuspis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Cricetomys gambianus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Grey-cheeked Mangabey

Lophocebus albigena

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Spotted Ctenopoma

Ctenopoma acutirostre

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Wolf's Monkey

Cercopithecus wolfi

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Vulnerable

Congo Peafowl

Afropavo congensis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Okapi

Okapia johnstoni

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Tsetse FlyNot Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries69 parks
Rhinoceros ViperLeast Concern

Rhinoceros Viper

Bitis nasicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
12 countries19 parks
Whip-spiderNot Evaluated

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
43 countries55 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
De Brazza's MonkeyLeast Concern

De Brazza's Monkey

Cercopithecus neglectus

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
23 countries15 parks
Yellow-casqued HornbillVulnerable

Yellow-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna elata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
21 countries23 parks
Ross's TuracoLeast Concern

Ross's Turaco

Tauraco rossae

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
10 countries30 parks
Putty-nosed MonkeyLeast Concern

Putty-nosed Monkey

Cercopithecus nictitans

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
21 countries22 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.

8 countries
10 parks
22 countries
26 parks
10 countries21 parks
24 countries9 parks
43 countries33 parks
12 countries23 parks
12 countries22 parks
21 countries32 parks
43 countries21 parks
7 countries18 parks
44 countries73 parks
22 countries21 parks
43 countries56 parks
8 countries14 parks
1 country5 parks
6 countries4 parks
1 country4 parks
1 country2 parks