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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 26 species · Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro)

Showing 26 species · Revillagigedo Islands (Socorro)

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GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Silky SharkVulnerable

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Near Threatened

Hump Coral

Porites lobata

CarnivoreColonialNear Threatened
Least Concern

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
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
Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Vulnerable

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Least Concern

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean
Least Concern

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Stenella attenuata

CarnivoreOceanMammal
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
Whale SharkEndangered

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
92 countries18 parks75 dive sites
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 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
Galapagos SharkLeast Concern

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish
22 countries9 parks23 dive sites
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
57 countries20 parks8 dive sites
Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
44 countries19 parks9 dive sites
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCritically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
59 countries12 parks14 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
68 countries
75 parks
21 dive sites
56 countries
16 parks
14 dive sites
57 countries
27 parks
23 dive sites
68 countries33 parks254 dive sites
67 countries38 parks252 dive sites
56 countries4 parks222 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
47 countries17 parks18 dive sites
45 countries39 parks15 dive sites
123 countries75 parks365 dive sites
57 countries13 parks16 dive sites