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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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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,331

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 183 species · Endangered

Showing 183 species · Endangered

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Sei WhaleEndangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
Bengal TigerEndangered

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
North Atlantic Right WhaleEndangered

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Proboscis MonkeyEndangered

Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Komodo DragonEndangered

Komodo Dragon

Varanus komodoensis

EndemicCarnivoreDiurnal
Emperor PenguinEndangered

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Flightless birdPiscivoreDiurnal
Amazon River DolphinEndangered

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Iberian LynxEndangered

Iberian Lynx

Lynx pardinus

EndemicCarnivoreCrepuscular
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Irrawaddy DolphinEndangered

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
African Wild DogEndangered

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Smooth-houndEndangered

Smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Grey Reef SharkEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
American EelEndangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
Dusky PerchEndangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Humphead WrasseEndangered

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Red PandaEndangered

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Spiny Butterfly RayEndangered

Spiny Butterfly Ray

Gymnura altavela

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Baird's TapirEndangered

Baird's Tapir

Tapirus bairdii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Caribbean Reef SharkEndangered

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

CarnivoreNocturnalEndangered
Grevy's ZebraEndangered

Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Sea OtterEndangered

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Cape GannetEndangered

Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Giant OtterEndangered

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

PiscivoreDiurnalFamily group
Tasmanian DevilEndangered

Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Reticulated GiraffeEndangered

Reticulated Giraffe

Giraffa reticulata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Ganges River DolphinEndangered

Ganges River Dolphin

Platanista gangetica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Antarctic Fur SealEndangered

Antarctic Fur Seal

Arctocephalus gazella

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Red CoralEndangered

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
Hawaiian Monk SealEndangered

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Neomonachus schauinslandi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Martial EagleEndangered

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Lappet-faced VultureEndangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
White-clawed CrayfishEndangered

White-clawed Crayfish

Austropotamobius pallipes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
DholeEndangered

Dhole

Cuon alpinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
14 countries
Grey Crowned CraneEndangered

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Grey ParrotEndangered

Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Giant Slippery FrogEndangered

Giant Slippery Frog

Conraua goliath

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
SecretarybirdEndangered

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Malayan TapirEndangered

Malayan Tapir

Tapirus indicus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
TigerEndangered

Tiger

Panthera tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
18 countries
African Spurred TortoiseEndangered

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Large Flying-foxEndangered

Large Flying-fox

Pteropus vampyrus

FrugivoreNocturnalColonial
Freshwater Pearl MusselEndangered

Freshwater Pearl Mussel

Margaritifera margaritifera

OmnivoreColonialEndangered
Northern Bald IbisEndangered

Northern Bald Ibis

Geronticus eremita

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
BantengEndangered

Banteng

Bos javanicus

HerbivoreNocturnalEndangered
14 countries
Hog DeerEndangered

Hog Deer

Axis porcinus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sunda GharialEndangered

Sunda Gharial

Tomistoma schlegelii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Patagonian HuemulEndangered

Patagonian Huemul

Hippocamelus bisulcus

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
Long-tailed MacaqueEndangered

Long-tailed Macaque

Macaca fascicularis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Giant PangolinEndangered

Giant Pangolin

Smutsia gigantea

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Western Red ColobusEndangered

Western Red Colobus

Piliocolobus badius

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
Ethiopian WolfEndangered

Ethiopian Wolf

Canis simensis

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Grey-headed AlbatrossEndangered

Grey-headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Short-tailed ChinchillaEndangered

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla chinchilla

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Andean CatEndangered

Andean Cat

Leopardus jacobita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Agile GibbonEndangered

Agile Gibbon

Hylobates agilis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Lar GibbonEndangered

Lar Gibbon

Hylobates lar

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Green PeafowlEndangered

Green Peafowl

Pavo muticus

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
SiamangEndangered

Siamang

Symphalangus syndactylus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
13 countries
European Ground SquirrelEndangered

European Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus citellus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Blakiston's Eagle-owlEndangered

Blakiston's Eagle-owl

Bubo blakistoni

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Przewalski's HorseEndangered

Przewalski's Horse

Equus przewalskii

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Southern CassowaryEndangered

Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Yellow-eyed PenguinEndangered

Yellow-eyed Penguin

Megadyptes antipodes

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Alpine Musk DeerEndangered

Alpine Musk Deer

Moschus chrysogaster

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Oriental StorkEndangered

Oriental Stork

Ciconia boyciana

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Central American Spider MonkeyEndangered

Central American Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
Southern Darwin's FrogEndangered

Southern Darwin's Frog

Rhinoderma darwinii

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Hispaniolan SolenodonEndangered

Hispaniolan Solenodon

Solenodon paradoxus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Aye-ayeEndangered

Aye-aye

Daubentonia madagascariensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Pygmy HippopotamusEndangered

Pygmy Hippopotamus

Choeropsis liberiensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Southern River OtterEndangered

Southern River Otter

Lontra provocax

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Masai GiraffeEndangered

Masai Giraffe

Giraffa tippelskirchi

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
KeaEndangered

Kea

Nestor notabilis

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
1 country
Indian PangolinEndangered

Indian Pangolin

Manis crassicaudata

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Barbary MacaqueEndangered

Barbary Macaque

Macaca sylvanus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Ring-tailed LemurEndangered

Ring-tailed Lemur

Lemur catta

PrimateEndemicOmnivore
Galapagos Sea LionEndangered

Galapagos Sea Lion

Zalophus wollebaeki

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Eastern QuollEndangered

Eastern Quoll

Dasyurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common Marsupial FrogEndangered

Common Marsupial Frog

Gastrotheca ovifera

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Marbled MurreletEndangered

Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Cuvier's HutiaEndangered

Cuvier's Hutia

Plagiodontia aedium

HerbivoreNocturnalEndangered
New Zealand KakaEndangered

New Zealand Kaka

Nestor meridionalis

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Lion-tailed MacaqueEndangered

Lion-tailed Macaque

Macaca silenus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Canary ShrewEndangered

Canary Shrew

Crocidura canariensis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Galapagos PenguinEndangered

Galapagos Penguin

Spheniscus mendiculus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Hawaiian PetrelEndangered

Hawaiian Petrel

Pterodroma sandwichensis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
OkapiEndangered

Okapi

Okapia johnstoni

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Large predators194species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries28 parks45 dive sites
Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries68 parks400 dive sites
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries17 parks75 dive sites
African Savanna ElephantEndangered

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries58 parks
Fin WhaleEndangered

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
49 countries4 parks28 dive sites
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 dive sites
Egyptian VultureEndangered

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
82 countries11 parks
ChimpanzeeEndangered

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries19 parks
Asian ElephantEndangered

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
19 countries27 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.

42 countries
46 parks
4 dive sites
7 countries
21 parks
13 countries
12 parks
6 dive sites
3 countries
7 parks
1 country
1 park
1 dive site
6 countries
9 parks
11 countries
9 parks
2 countries
9 parks
33 countries
51 parks
82 dive sites
98 countries
69 parks
90 dive sites
10 countries
11 parks
5 dive sites
43 countries
20 parks
14 countries
34 parks
52 dive sites
59 countries
20 parks
237 dive sites
38 countries
35 parks
9 dive sites
35 countries
28 parks
79 dive sites
61 countries
13 parks
138 dive sites
9 countries
15 parks
20 countries
23 parks
22 dive sites
9 countries
7 parks
35 countries
19 parks
102 dive sites
5 countries
10 parks
5 countries
6 parks
5 dive sites
14 countries
11 parks
11 countries
21 parks
1 country
5 parks
128 countries
35 parks
33 dive sites
3 countries
4 parks
7 countries
5 parks
6 countries
20 parks
3 dive sites
29 countries
23 parks
65 dive sites
1 country
3 parks
3 dive sites
43 countries
6 parks
48 countries
73 parks
12 countries
23 parks
11 parks
43 countries
32 parks
23 countries
7 parks
21 countries
4 parks
43 countries
40 parks
13 countries
5 parks
8 parks
43 countries
17 parks
13 countries
15 parks
42 countries
87 parks
8 countries
4 parks
12 parks
10 countries
13 parks
13 countries
10 parks
7 countries
10 parks
13 countries
14 parks
22 countries
14 parks
22 countries
5 parks
1 country
2 parks
11 countries
11 parks
4 countries
5 parks
7 countries
6 parks
13 countries
8 parks
13 countries
6 parks
13 countries
16 parks
4 parks
25 countries
23 parks
6 countries
7 parks
3 countries
4 parks
3 countries
7 parks
1 country
2 parks
8 countries
14 parks
5 countries
8 parks
9 countries
20 parks
2 countries
4 parks
2 countries
4 parks
1 country
10 parks
21 countries
4 parks
7 countries
10 parks
4 countries
7 parks
7 parks
7 countries
30 parks
3 countries
8 parks
1 country
5 parks
1 country
1 park
6 dive sites
1 country
4 parks
1 country
6 parks
3 countries
11 parks
2 countries
4 parks
1 country
9 parks
1 country
7 parks
1 country
4 parks
1 country
1 park
2 dive sites
1 country
3 parks
1 country
2 parks