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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 17 species · French Austral Lands and Seas

Showing 17 species · French Austral Lands and Seas

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Cape PetrelLeast Concern

Cape Petrel

Daption capense

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Commerson's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean
Least Concern

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Ziphius cavirostris

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Greater Weever

Trachinus draco

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Pram Bug

Phronima sedentaria

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Least Concern

Common Diving-Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Relevancia
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Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Sei WhaleEndangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
Black-browed AlbatrossLeast Concern

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
17 countries19 parks
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
24 countries32 parks50 dive sites
Long-finned Pilot WhaleLeast Concern

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
39 countries56 parks33 dive sites
Minke WhaleLeast Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
26 countries62 parks28 dive sites
Wandering AlbatrossVulnerable

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
17 countries9 parks
Southern Giant PetrelLeast Concern

Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
11 countries24 parks
Southern Rockhopper PenguinVulnerable

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
11 countries15 parks
Grey-headed AlbatrossEndangered

Grey-headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
11 countries11 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.

16 countries
22 parks
128 countries45 parks29 dive sites
9 countries8 parks2 dive sites
30 countries40 parks11 dive sites
31 countries30 parks
161 countries61 parks
12 countries11 parks