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A full-body African elephant 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

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 23 species · Cabo Pulmo National Park

Showing 23 species · Cabo Pulmo National Park

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Near Threatened

Hump Coral

Porites lobata

CarnivoreColonialNear Threatened
Least Concern

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Christmas Tree Worm

Spirobranchus giganteus

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Least Concern

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Hydrophis platurus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Vulnerable

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Least Concern

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean
Least Concern

Horn Shark

Heterodontus francisci

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries46 parks104 dive sites
Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries18 parks75 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
32 countries14 parks15 dive sites
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries51 parks376 dive sites
Olive RidleyVulnerable

Olive Ridley

Lepidochelys olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalVariable activity
90 countries6 parks23 dive sites
Californian Sea LionLeast Concern

Californian Sea Lion

Zalophus californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
3 countries13 parks12 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
68 countries33 parks254 dive sites
67 countries38 parks252 dive sites
56 countries4 parks222 dive sites
13 countries17 parks15 dive sites
51 countries13 parks19 dive sites
57 countries39 parks232 dive sites
141 countries82 parks411 dive sites
62 countries40 parks263 dive sites
124 countries66 parks365 dive sites
41 countries37 parks105 dive sites
45 countries39 parks15 dive sites
123 countries75 parks365 dive sites
2 countries6 parks11 dive sites