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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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2,565

Species documented

224

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Conservation

Showing 24 species · Setonaikai

Showing 24 species · Setonaikai

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Oriental StorkEndangered

Oriental Stork

Ciconia boyciana

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Japanese BadgerLeast Concern

Japanese Badger

Meles anakuma

CarnivoreOmnivoreNocturnal
Not Evaluated

Immortal Jellyfish

Turritopsis dohrnii

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Least Concern

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
Not Evaluated

Japanese Pufferfish

Takifugu rubripes

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Japanese Sea Lily

Metacrinus rotundus

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Least Concern

Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Chinese Softshell Turtle

Pelodiscus sinensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Japanese Giant Salamander

Andrias japonicus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Japanese Black Salamander

Hynobius nigrescens

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Largehead Hairtail

Trichiurus lepturus

CarnivoreFishOcean
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
Bryde's WhaleLeast Concern

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
57 countries41 parks14 dive sites
Japanese MacaqueLeast Concern

Japanese Macaque

Macaca fuscata

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
5 countries18 parks
Spanner CrabNot Evaluated

Spanner Crab

Ranina ranina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
61 countries35 parks105 dive sites
Minke WhaleLeast Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
26 countries62 parks28 dive sites
Greater Blue-ringed OctopusLeast Concern

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata

CarnivoreSolitaryMollusc
24 countries14 parks129 dive sites
Giant Pacific OctopusLeast Concern

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries14 parks15 dive sites
Giant Spider CrabNot Evaluated

Giant Spider Crab

Macrocheira kaempferi

OmnivoreOceanCrustacean
5 countries3 parks2 dive sites
Pacific Golden PloverLeast Concern

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
30 countries26 parks
Japanese RobinLeast Concern

Japanese Robin

Larvivora akahige

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
6 countries21 parks
Birds
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Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
5 countries
8 parks
1 country
14 parks
12 countries35 parks61 dive sites
35 countries29 parks7 dive sites
10 countries14 parks22 dive sites
5 countries8 parks3 dive sites
79 countries25 parks4 dive sites
1 country5 parks2 dive sites
10 countries28 parks
11 countries17 parks
5 countries6 parks
3 countries57 parks
1 country17 parks
47 countries43 parks