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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Gaur

Bos gaurus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Dorcas Gazelle

Gazella dorcas

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Fallow Deer

Dama dama

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Nubian Ibex

Capra nubiana

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Near Threatened

Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

HerbivoreCrepuscularNear Threatened

White-Tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Sika Deer

Cervus nippon

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Marsh Deer

Blastocerus dichotomus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Alpine Musk Deer

Moschus chrysogaster

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Siberian Musk Deer

Moschus moschiferus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Great Land Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Common Musk Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus

OmnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

CarnivoreCrepuscularFish

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

South American Bushmaster

Lachesis muta

CarnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular

Lataste's Viper

Vipera latastei

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Kenyan Sand Boa

Eryx colubrinus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Golden Ground Beetle

Carabus auratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Near Threatened

Himalayan Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Kirk's Dik-dik

Madoqua kirkii

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Common Duiker

Sylvicapra grimmia

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Pallas' Cat

Otocolobus manul

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Mountain Tapir

Tapirus pinchaque

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Nose-horned Viper

Vipera ammodytes

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Roosevelt Elk

Cervus canadensis

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Indian Cobra

Naja naja

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnix

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Arabian Oryx

Oryx leucoryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticus

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Pallas's Mastiff Bat

Molossus molossus

InsectivoreCrepuscularColonial

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Arabian Sand Gazelle

Gazella marica

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Reeves' Muntjac

Muntiacus reevesi

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity

Four-toed Sengi

Petrodromus tetradactylus

InsectivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Red Cornsnake

Pantherophis guttatus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus

MarsupialHerbivoreCrepuscular

Little Owl

Athene noctua

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Grey-necked Rockfowl

Picathartes oreas

InsectivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Near Threatened

Southern Pudu

Pudu puda

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

HerbivoreCrepuscularTemperate forest

Brockets

Subulo gouazoubira

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Long-tailed Goral

Naemorhedus caudatus

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Naked Mole Rat

Heterocephalus glaber

HerbivoreCrepuscularVariable activity

Karoo Round-eared Sengi

Macroscelides proboscideus

OmnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos horribilis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Antilopine Kangaroo

Osphranter antilopinus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Derby Eland

Taurotragus derbianus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Marbled Murrelet

Brachyramphus marmoratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Pudus

Pudella mephistophiles

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Volcano Rabbit

Romerolagus diazi

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial

Chinese Water Deer

Hydropotes inermis

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Goblin Shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

CarnivoreCrepuscularVariable activity

Black Swift

Cypseloides niger

InsectivoreCrepuscularColonial

Bohor Reedbuck

Redunca redunca

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Critically Endangered

African Wild Ass

Equus africanus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Near Threatened

Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby

Petrogale xanthopus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial

Greater Painted-Snipe

Rostratula benghalensis

OmnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Critically Endangered

Hirola

Beatragus hunteri

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Snow Leopard

Panthera uncia

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

14 countries22 parks

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

1 country4 parks2 dive sites

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular

44 countries52 parks

Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

53 countries66 parks

Iberian Lynx

Lynx pardinus

EndemicCarnivoreCrepuscular

2 countries9 parks

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

25 countries137 parks

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

9 countries15 parks

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

80 countries34 parks90 dive sites

Common Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

44 countries29 parks83 dive sites

Near Threatened

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial

49 countries105 parks

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43 countries

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8 parks

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