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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

1,332

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 285 species · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 285 species · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Select up to 3 species to compare them

Critically Endangered

Kemp's Ridley

Lepidochelys kempii

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Critically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

Komodo Dragon

Varanus komodoensis

EndemicCarnivoreDiurnal

Critically Endangered

Eastern Gorilla

Gorilla beringei

PrimateHerbivoreDiurnal

Critically Endangered

Bornean Orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

PrimateOmnivoreDiurnal

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Flightless birdPiscivoreDiurnal

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Iberian Lynx

Lynx pardinus

EndemicCarnivoreCrepuscular

Critically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial

Critically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs

Smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered

Critically Endangered

Common Guitarfish

Rhinobatos rhinobatos

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Large predators187species

Giants of nature57species

Threatened species515species

Nocturnal wildlife772species

Big cats39species

Polar wildlife74species

Endemic species6species

The Big Five6species

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

128 countries5 parks13 dive sites

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

109 countries28 parks45 dive sites

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

150 countries68 parks400 dive sites

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

92 countries17 parks75 dive sites

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries58 parks

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

49 countries4 parks28 dive sites

Critically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

94 countries18 parks82 dive sites

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

108 countries19 parks28 dive sites

Critically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

114 countries50 parks376 dive sites

Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

47 countries17 parks18 dive sites

15 countries

8 parks

8 dive sites

82 countries

11 parks

24 countries

19 parks

43 countries

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19 countries

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42 countries

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4 dive sites

7 countries

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7 parks

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1 park

1 dive site

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3 countries

7 parks

6 countries

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11 countries

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9 parks

58 countries

35 parks

236 dive sites

62 countries

4 parks

89 dive sites

33 countries

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82 dive sites

98 countries

69 parks

90 dive sites

33 countries

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98 dive sites

33 countries

4 parks

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11 parks

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43 countries

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52 dive sites

59 countries

20 parks

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35 parks

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20 dive sites

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79 dive sites

61 countries

13 parks

138 dive sites

9 countries

15 parks