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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 25 species · Virunga

Showing 25 species · Virunga

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Goliath BeetleNot Evaluated

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary
Giant African MillipedeLeast Concern

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Malachite SunbirdLeast Concern

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Great Blue TuracoLeast Concern

Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
L'Hoest's MonkeyVulnerable

L'Hoest's Monkey

Allochrocebus lhoesti

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Ruwenzori TuracoLeast Concern

Ruwenzori Turaco

Gallirex johnstoni

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
OkapiEndangered

Okapi

Okapia johnstoni

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Elephantnose Fish

Gnathonemus petersii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant Tigerfish

Hydrocynus goliath

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Forest Hog

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Vulnerable

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Spotted Ctenopoma

Ctenopoma acutirostre

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Wolf's Monkey

Cercopithecus wolfi

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Vulnerable

Congo Peafowl

Afropavo congensis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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African Savanna ElephantEndangered

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries58 parks
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
Common HippopotamusVulnerable

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
43 countries30 parks1 dive site
ChimpanzeeEndangered

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries19 parks
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
African BuffaloNear Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries61 parks
Eastern GorillaCritically Endangered

Eastern Gorilla

Gorilla beringei

PrimateHerbivoreDiurnal
3 countries4 parks
GuerezaLeast Concern

Guereza

Colobus guereza

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries21 parks
Tsetse FlyNot Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries69 parks
Whip-spiderNot Evaluated

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
43 countries55 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.

43 countries
37 parks
44 countries
58 parks
43 countries
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22 countries
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4 countries
7 parks
4 countries
7 parks
1 country
2 parks
10 countries21 parks
24 countries9 parks
43 countries33 parks
13 countries13 parks
43 countries21 parks
1 country5 parks
6 countries4 parks
1 country4 parks