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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species
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African JackalsLeast Concern

African Jackals

Lupulella mesomelas

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Saltwater CrocodileLeast Concern

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
European OtterNear Threatened

European Otter

Lutra lutra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Grey Reef SharkEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Spotted HyaenaLeast Concern

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs
Caribbean Spiny LobsterData Deficient

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Panulirus argus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Nurse SharkVulnerable

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common Snapping TurtleLeast Concern

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
AngelsharkCritically Endangered

Angelshark

Squatina squatina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
African LeopardVulnerable

African Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus

Big FiveCarnivoreNocturnal
Eurasian LynxLeast Concern

Eurasian Lynx

Lynx lynx

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common LobsterLeast Concern

Common Lobster

Homarus gammarus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Spectacled CaimanLeast Concern

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sea LampreyLeast Concern

Sea Lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Giant Pacific OctopusLeast Concern

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Baird's TapirEndangered

Baird's Tapir

Tapirus bairdii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Caribbean Reef SharkEndangered

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

CarnivoreNocturnalEndangered
Crabeater SealLeast Concern

Crabeater Seal

Lobodon carcinophaga

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Yacare CaimanLeast Concern

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

CarnivoreNocturnalReptile
5 countries
Tasmanian DevilEndangered

Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
KoalaVulnerable

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

MarsupialHerbivoreNocturnal
1 country
Steller Sea LionNear Threatened

Steller Sea Lion

Eumetopias jubatus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Afro-Australian Fur SealLeast Concern

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
PlatypusNear Threatened

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Morelet's CrocodileLeast Concern

Morelet's Crocodile

Crocodylus moreletii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Antarctic Fur SealEndangered

Antarctic Fur Seal

Arctocephalus gazella

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Audouin's GullLeast Concern

Audouin's Gull

Ichthyaetus audouinii

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Green MorayLeast Concern

Green Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
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Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
JaguarNear Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries58 parks
Common HippopotamusVulnerable

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
43 countries30 parks1 dive site
American CrocodileVulnerable

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries19 parks5 dive sites
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
Lowland TapirVulnerable

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
11 countries26 parks
Bengal TigerEndangered

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries21 parks
Green AnacondaLeast Concern

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
12 countries12 parks
Maned WolfNear Threatened

Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
8 countries9 parks
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
62 countries4 parks89 dive sites
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53 countries
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7 parks
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14 parks
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