Skip to content
WAnimals
  • Map
  • Species
  • Parks
  • Diving
Log inCreate account
WAnimals

The definitive guide for travelers and animal lovers: discover, plan and share your wild adventures around the world.

Discover wildlife

  • Species
  • Glossary
  • Tags

Explore places

  • Map
  • Countries
  • Parks
  • Diving

Learn

  • Blog

Resources

  • Help Center
  • Contact
  • Install the app

Follow us

Account

  • Log in
  • Create account

© 2026 WAnimals. All rights reserved.

About usTerms of servicePrivacyLegal notice
MapSpeciesParksDiving
A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

Discover any species on the planet

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

Explore by class

Start here(8)
Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 20 species · Saint Martin Island

Showing 20 species · Saint Martin Island

Select up to 3 species to compare them

Least Concern

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red Lionfish

Pterois volitans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Foureye Butterflyfish

Chaetodon capistratus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

Christmas Tree Worm

Spirobranchus giganteus

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Least Concern

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Not Evaluated

Tiger Pistol Shrimp

Alpheus bellulus

OmnivoreOceanCrustacean
Least Concern

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean
Not Evaluated

Head Coral

Favia favus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Relevancia
A – Z
Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries51 parks376 dive sites
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
113 countries34 parks266 dive sites
Leatherback Sea TurtleVulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
118 countries6 parks18 dive sites
Nurse SharkVulnerable

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
67 countries7 parks109 dive sites
Green MorayLeast Concern

Green Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
50 countries21 parks113 dive sites
Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
98 countries69 parks90 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
157 countries53 parks209 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Long-spined Urchin

Diadema antillarum

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
108 countries27 parks108 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
57 countries39 parks232 dive sites
92 countries59 parks336 dive sites
49 countries21 parks86 dive sites
141 countries82 parks411 dive sites
73 countries36 parks81 dive sites
62 countries40 parks263 dive sites
124 countries66 parks365 dive sites
61 countries35 parks236 dive sites
123 countries75 parks365 dive sites
61 countries1 dive site