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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 19 species · Watarrka (Kings Canyon)

Showing 19 species · Watarrka (Kings Canyon)

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Least Concern

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eastern Brown Snake

Pseudonaja textilis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Sand Monitor

Varanus gouldii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Australian Honeypot Ant

Camponotus inflatus

OmnivoreNocturnalInsect
Least Concern

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Fat-tailed Dunnart

Sminthopsis crassicaudata

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Spotted Pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Southern Marsupial Mole

Notoryctes typhlops

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Short-beaked EchidnaLeast Concern

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary
3 countries53 parks
Willie WagtailLeast Concern

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
5 countries56 parks
Red KangarooLeast Concern

Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus

MarsupialHerbivoreCrepuscular
1 country14 parks
Thorny DevilLeast Concern

Thorny Devil

Moloch horridus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
1 country11 parks
DingoVulnerable

Dingo

Canis lupus dingo

CarnivoreNocturnalVulnerable
1 country11 parks
Wedge-tailed EagleLeast Concern

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
3 countries24 parks
Least Concern

Common Bluetongue

Tiliqua scincoides

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
3 countries53 parks
Not Evaluated

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries57 parks
Least Concern

Black-faced Cuckooshrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
5 countries56 parks
Least Concern

Perentie

Varanus giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
1 country12 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.

3 countries51 parks
3 countries45 parks
3 countries18 parks
1 country5 parks
1 country31 parks
1 country9 parks
4 countries68 parks
1 country51 parks
1 country4 parks