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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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Explore the 1,300 species documented on WAnimals

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Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Gray WhaleLeast Concern

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
JaguarNear Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries
Snow LeopardVulnerable

Snow Leopard

Panthera uncia

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Brown BearLeast Concern

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Kemp's RidleyCritically Endangered

Kemp's Ridley

Lepidochelys kempii

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries
Leatherback Sea TurtleVulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
American AlligatorLeast Concern

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
White-headed DuckNot Evaluated

White-headed Duck

Oxyura leucocephala

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
MooseLeast Concern

Moose

Alces alces

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Egyptian VultureEndangered

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
American CrocodileVulnerable

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries
Black RhinocerosCritically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
Lowland TapirVulnerable

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Eurasian LynxLeast Concern

Eurasian Lynx

Lynx lynx

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Short-toed EagleLeast Concern

Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Harbor SealLeast Concern

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
West Indian ManateeVulnerable

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Bryde's WhaleLeast Concern

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Leopard SealLeast Concern

Leopard Seal

Hydrurga leptonyx

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Andean CondorVulnerable

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Bengal TigerEndangered

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Green AnacondaLeast Concern

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
North Atlantic Right WhaleEndangered

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Komodo DragonEndangered

Komodo Dragon

Varanus komodoensis

EndemicCarnivoreDiurnal
Bornean OrangutanCritically Endangered

Bornean Orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

PrimateOmnivoreDiurnal
Amazon River DolphinEndangered

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Iberian LynxEndangered

Iberian Lynx

Lynx pardinus

EndemicCarnivoreCrepuscular
Christmas Island Red CrabNot Evaluated

Christmas Island Red Crab

Gecarcoidea natalis

SolitaryRainforestOcean
Florida ManateeVulnerable

Florida Manatee

Trichechus manatus latirostris

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Blue ChaffinchNot Evaluated

Blue Chaffinch

Fringilla teydea

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Harpy EagleNear Threatened

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Blue MarlinVulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Coconut CrabVulnerable

Coconut Crab

Birgus latro

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Saltwater CrocodileLeast Concern

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Edible Sea UrchinNear Threatened

Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mediterranean Monk SealVulnerable

Mediterranean Monk Seal

Monachus monachus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
WolverineLeast Concern

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries
CheetahVulnerable

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
44 countries
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
Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries68 parks400 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries45 parks104 dive sites
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries17 parks75 dive sites
Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
21 countries8 parks16 dive sites
Fin WhaleEndangered

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
49 countries4 parks28 dive sites
DugongVulnerable

Dugong

Dugong dugon

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
46 countries16 parks41 dive sites
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 dive sites
Polar BearVulnerable

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
9 countries4 parks1 dive site
Harbor PorpoiseLeast Concern

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
34 countries8 parks33 dive sites
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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.

114 countries
50 parks
376 dive sites
8 countries
8 parks
13 dive sites
58 parks
14 countries
22 parks
51 countries
53 parks
15 countries
8 parks
8 dive sites
45 countries
57 parks
2 dive sites
24 parks
1 dive site
118 countries
6 parks
18 dive sites
1 country
4 parks
2 dive sites
19 countries
16 parks
15 countries
57 parks
82 countries
11 parks
16 countries
18 parks
5 dive sites
114 parks
43 countries
18 parks
11 countries
26 parks
32 countries
14 parks
15 dive sites
111 countries
69 parks
127 dive sites
48 countries
45 parks
50 countries
142 parks
19 countries
18 parks
31 dive sites
36 countries
14 parks
9 dive sites
57 countries
41 parks
14 dive sites
113 countries
34 parks
266 dive sites
6 countries
16 parks
3 dive sites
94 countries
7 parks
174 dive sites
7 countries
39 parks
7 countries
21 parks
12 countries
12 parks
13 countries
12 parks
6 dive sites
68 countries
31 parks
16 dive sites
1 country
1 park
1 dive site
3 countries
7 parks
11 countries
9 parks
2 countries
9 parks
1 country
1 park
2 dive sites
1 country
3 parks
3 dive sites
1 country
2 parks
20 countries
33 parks
58 countries
40 parks
12 dive sites
58 countries
35 parks
236 dive sites
62 countries
4 parks
89 dive sites
61 countries
15 parks
15 dive sites
98 countries
69 parks
90 dive sites
21 countries
11 parks
13 dive sites
33 countries
43 parks
75 dive sites
28 countries
14 parks
20 dive sites
33 parks
33 parks