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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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King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

DiurnalVulnerableFish

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group

Near Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Critically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Critically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Critically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Olive Ridley

Lepidochelys olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable

Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin

Sousa chinensis

CarnivoreVulnerableOcean

Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

MarsupialHerbivoreNocturnal

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Near Threatened

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

CarnivoreColonialOcean

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Chilean Hermit Crab

Pagurus edwardsii

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean

Macaroni Penguin

Eudyptes chrysolophus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Chital

Axis axis

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Atlantic White Tern

Gygis alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sugar Glider

Petaurus breviceps

OmnivoreNocturnalFamily group

Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Bare-nosed Wombat

Vombatus ursinus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Superb Lyrebird

Menura novaehollandiae

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Spotted-tailed Quoll

Dasyurus maculatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eastern Quoll

Dasyurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalOcean

Coconut Crab

Birgus latro

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Hump Coral

Porites lobata

CarnivoreColonialNear Threatened

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Laticauda colubrina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Ritteri Anemone

Heteractis magnifica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Spotted Garden Eel

Heteroconger hassi

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spanner Crab

Ranina ranina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Geography Cone

Conus geographus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Snail

Turbo marmoratus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Tiger Cowrie

Cypraea tigris

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Mushroom Coral

Fungia fungites

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Organ Pipe Coral

Tubipora musica

CarnivoreColonialOcean

Banded Humbug

Dascyllus aruanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Long-spined Urchin

Diadema antillarum

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Crown-of-thorns

Acanthaster planci

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Wonder-worm

Eunice aphroditois

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Persian Carpet Flatworm

Pseudobiceros bedfordi

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Asian Tiger Shrimp

Penaeus monodon

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mauve Stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Chambered Nautilus

Nautilus pompilius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Banded Archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Clown Triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Yellow Boxfish

Ostracion cubicus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

White-spotted Puffer

Arothron hispidus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Red Lionfish

Pterois volitans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Clown Anemonefish

Amphiprion ocellaris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Day Octopus

Octopus cyanea

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Dorab Wolf Herring

Chirocentrus dorab

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Giant Anemone

Stichodactyla gigantea

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Disc Anemone

Discosoma nummiforme

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Warty Slug

Onchidium verruculatum

HerbivoreColonialOcean

Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Spangled Emperor

Lethrinus nebulosus

CarnivoreColonialFish

Christmas Tree Worm

Spirobranchus giganteus

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Upside-down Jellyfish

Cassiopea andromeda

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Bullet Tuna

Auxis rochei

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

Pacific Pearl-oyster

Pinctada margaritifera

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Skipper

Scomberesox saurus

CarnivoreColonialFish

Snake Sea Cucumber

Synapta maculata

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean

Emperor Angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator

OmnivoreIn pairsFish

Stonefish

Synanceia verrucosa

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Black Angler

Antennarius pictus

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Cookie Cutter Shark

Isistius brasiliensis

CarnivoreNocturnalFish

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Tiger Pistol Shrimp

Alpheus bellulus

OmnivoreOceanCrustacean

Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

CarnivoreOceanMammal

Haarder

Mugil cephalus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Golden Sandfish

Holothuria scabra

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Blue-ringed Octopus

Hapalochlaena lunulata

CarnivoreSolitaryMollusc

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

Hydrophis platurus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Palette Surgeonfish

Paracanthurus hepatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn schools

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Moontail Bullseye

Priacanthus hamrur

CarnivoreNocturnalFish

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Near Threatened

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

CarnivoreNear ThreatenedOcean

Mandarinfish

Synchiropus splendidus

CarnivoreDiurnalFish

Mimic Octopus

Thaumoctopus mimicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean

Live Sharksucker

Echeneis naucrates

CarnivoreFishOcean

Spanish Dancer

Hexabranchus sanguineus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Amberjack

Seriola dumerili

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Stenella attenuata

CarnivoreOceanMammal

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Box Jelly

Chironex fleckeri

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Irukandji

Carukia barnesi

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Flatback

Natator depressus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red-necked Wallaby

Notamacropus rufogriseus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Spotted Wobbegong

Orectolobus maculatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Spotted Seahorse

Hippocampus kuda

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Leafy Seadragon

Phycodurus eques

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

John Dory

Zeus faber

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Flamboyant Cuttlefish

Metasepia pfefferi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Wandering Albatross

Diomedea exulans

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Southern Giant Petrel

Macronectes giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Southern Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

German Wasp

Vespula germanica

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

NocturnalColonialTemperate forest

Giant River Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Oscar

Astronotus ocellatus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Gulper Shark

Centrophorus granulosus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered

Common Earwig

Forficula auricularia

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pram Bug

Phronima sedentaria

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean

Dung Beetle

Onthophagus taurus

OmnivoreSolitaryInsect

Horned Sea Star

Protoreaster nodosus

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Kerengga Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

OmnivoreDiurnalInsect

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Banteng

Bos javanicus

HerbivoreNocturnalEndangered

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Grey Plover

Pluvialis squatarola

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Hog Deer

Axis porcinus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Sanderling

Calidris alba

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Sarus Crane

Antigone antigone

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Common Diving-Petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Common House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Brown Noddy

Anous stolidus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Brown Tree Snake

Boiga irregularis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Cobweb Spider

Pholcus phalangioides

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

Grey-Headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Cape Petrel

Daption capense

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Palm Cockatoo

Probosciger aterrimus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Common Bluetongue

Tiliqua scincoides

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Whiskered Tern

Chlidonias hybrida

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Frilled Lizard

Chlamydosaurus kingii

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Coconut Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial

Blue Emperor

Papilio ulysses

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Green Tree Python

Morelia viridis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

CarnivoreDiurnalBird

Moluccan Eclectus

Eclectus roratus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Black-Faced Cuckooshrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial

White's Tree Frog

Litoria caerulea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus

MarsupialHerbivoreCrepuscular

Brown-line Paperbubble

Hydatina physis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Great Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Brush-tailed Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Thorny Devil

Moloch horridus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Dingo

Canis lupus dingo

CarnivoreNocturnalVulnerable

Eastern Water Dragon

Intellagama lesueurii

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Macleay's Spectre

Extatosoma tiaratum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Bohol Discodoris

Discodoris boholiensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Satin Bowerbird

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Mainland Island Snake

Notechis scutatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Perentie

Varanus giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Flying Peacock Spider

Maratus volans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Red Bull Ant

Myrmecia gulosa

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Anna's Chromodoris

Chromodoris annae

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Pacific Oyster

Crassostrea gigas

OmnivoreColonialOcean

Desert Rat-kangaroo

Caloprymnus campestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eastern Brown Snake

Pseudonaja textilis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Pig-Nosed Turtle

Carettochelys insculpta

OmnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Sand Monitor

Varanus gouldii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Blue-winged Kookaburra

Dacelo leachii

CarnivoreDiurnalBird

Common Spotted Cuscus

Spilocuscus maculatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Magpie Goose

Anseranas semipalmata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Australian Honeypot Ant

Camponotus inflatus

OmnivoreNocturnalInsect

Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Gouldian Finch

Chloebia gouldiae

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Rough Knob-tail

Nephrurus asper

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Superb Fairywren

Malurus cyaneus

InsectivoreDiurnalFamily group

Regent Bowerbird

Sericulus chrysocephalus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Australian Ringneck

Barnardius zonarius

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Greater Glider

Petauroides volans

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Feathertail Glider

Acrobates pygmaeus

OmnivoreNectarivoreNocturnal

Fat-tailed Dunnart

Sminthopsis crassicaudata

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Death Adder

Acanthophis antarcticus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Australian Brushturkey

Alectura lathami

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Eastern Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina longicollis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Long-nosed Bandicoot

Perameles nasuta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Powerful Owl

Ninox strenua

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Antilopine Kangaroo

Osphranter antilopinus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Freshwater Crocodile

Crocodylus johnstoni

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Ringtail Possum

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-legged Pademelon

Thylogale stigmatica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby

Petrogale penicillata

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Spectacled Flying Fox

Pteropus conspicillatus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Black Flying Fox

Pteropus alecto

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Agile Wallaby

Notamacropus agilis

HerbivoreNocturnalSavanna

Western Gray Kangaroo

Macropus fuliginosus

HerbivoreNocturnalTemperate forest

Eastern Pygmy Possum

Cercartetus nanus

OmnivoreNectarivoreNocturnal

Rufous-bellied Pademelon

Thylogale billardierii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Grey-headed Flying Fox

Pteropus poliocephalus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Brown Antechinus

Antechinus stuartii

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Gang-gang Cockatoo

Callocephalon fimbriatum

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Spotted Pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Squirrel Glider

Petaurus norfolcensis

OmnivoreNocturnalFamily group

Frilled Shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Itjaritjari

Notoryctes typhlops

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary

Western Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

OmnivoreFishFreshwater

Queensland Lungfish

Neoceratodus forsteri

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Megamouth Shark

Megachasma pelagios

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Christmas Island Red Crab

Gecarcoidea natalis

SolitaryRainforestOcean

Southern Brown Bandicoot

Isoodon obesulus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Molly

Poecilia sphenops

OmnivoreFishFreshwater

Sumatra Barb

Puntigrus tetrazona

OmnivoreIn schoolsFish

Head Coral

Favia favus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Goblin Shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

CarnivoreCrepuscularVariable activity

Oarfish

Regalecus glesne

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Colossal Squid

Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Near Threatened

Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat

Lasiorhinus latifrons

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Raccoon Butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunula

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Royal Penguin

Eudyptes schlegeli

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Siamese Fighting Fish

Betta splendens

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Alfalfa Leafcutter

Megachile rotundata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Leopard Slug

Limax maximus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Giant Squid

Architeuthis dux

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools

Fall Armyworm Moth

Spodoptera frugiperda

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Argentine Ant

Linepithema humile

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

South American Fire Ant

Solenopsis invicta

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Ceratitis capitata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Northern House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Pinkfish

Holothuria edulis

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Codling Moth

Cydia pomonella

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Quokka

Setonix brachyurus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Vampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean

Brine Shrimp

Artemia salina

HerbivoreColonialOcean

Subulate Auger

Terebra subulata

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Koi

Cyprinus rubrofuscus

OmnivoreColonialFish

Aquatic Oligochaete Worm

Lumbriculus variegatus

OmnivoreColonialFreshwater

Black Soldier Fly

Hermetia illucens

SolitaryInsectGrassland

Silver Sillago

Sillago sihama

CarnivoreColonialFish

Fangtooth

Anoplogaster cornuta

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Sloane's Viperfish

Chauliodus sloani

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Silver Moony

Monodactylus argenteus

OmnivoreColonialFish

Southern Platyfish

Xiphophorus maculatus

OmnivoreDiurnalFish

House False-scorpion

Chelifer cancroides

CarnivoreSolitaryTemperate forest

Telescope Octopus

Amphitretus pelagicus

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Dumbo Octopus

Grimpoteuthis discoveryi

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean

Humpback Anglerfish

Melanocetus johnsonii

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Tiger Perch

Terapon jarbua

CarnivoreFishOcean

Rainbow Runner

Elagatis bipinnulata

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

Brahminy Blindsnake

Indotyphlops braminus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Kennel Tick

Rhipicephalus sanguineus

CarnivoreSolitaryTemperate forest

Lord Howe Woodhen

Gallirallus sylvestris

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby

Petrogale xanthopus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial

Sixfinger Threadfin

Polydactylus sexfilis

CarnivoreFishOcean

Near Threatened

Bennett's Tree Kangaroo

Dendrolagus bennettianus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Lumholtz's Tree Kangaroo

Dendrolagus lumholtzi

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pomace Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Sheep-strike Greenbottle

Lucilia sericata

DiurnalSolitaryInsect

Green Peach Aphid

Myzus persicae

HerbivoreColonialInsect

Orange Roughy

Hoplostethus atlanticus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish

European House Dust Mite

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

OmnivoreColonialTemperate forest

Zebra Finch

Taeniopygia guttata

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Pharaoh Ant

Monomorium pharaonis

OmnivoreInsectGrassland

Rufous Hare-wallaby

Lagorchestes hirsutus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Norfolk Parakeet

Cyanoramphus cookii

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Abbott's Booby

Papasula abbotti

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Thylacine

Thylacinus cynocephalus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Southern Gastric Brooding Frog

Rheobatrachus silus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Fierce Snake

Oxyuranus microlepidotus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Central Bearded Dragon

Pogona vitticeps

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Blobfish

Psychrolutes marcidus

CarnivoreSolitaryFish

Giant Gippsland Earthworm

Megascolides australis

OmnivoreSolitaryGrassland

Critically Endangered

Brush-tailed Bettong

Bettongia penicillata

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Bilby

Macrotis lagotis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Honey Possum

Tarsipes rostratus

NectarivoreNocturnalSolitary

Cockatiel

Nymphicus hollandicus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Long-nosed Potoroo

Potorous tridactylus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Bridled Nailtail Wallaby

Onychogalea fraenata

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

150 countries70 parks400 dive sites

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

134 countries46 parks104 dive sites

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

109 countries29 parks45 dive sites

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

92 countries18 parks75 dive sites

Critically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

94 countries18 parks82 dive sites

Dugong

Dugong dugon

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

46 countries16 parks41 dive sites

Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds

13 countries20 parks4 dive sites

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

108 countries19 parks28 dive sites

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

155 countries83 parks364 dive sites

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

128 countries5 parks13 dive sites

12 countries

6 parks

1 dive site

59 countries

35 parks

141 dive sites

21 countries

8 parks

16 dive sites

97 countries

24 parks

1 dive site

154 countries

38 parks

20 dive sites

32 countries

14 parks

15 dive sites

114 countries

51 parks

376 dive sites

113 countries

34 parks

266 dive sites

57 countries

31 parks

68 countries

31 parks

16 dive sites

118 countries

6 parks

18 dive sites

15 countries

5 parks

1 dive site

17 countries

19 parks

58 countries

35 parks

236 dive sites

21 countries

11 parks

13 dive sites

59 countries

20 parks

237 dive sites

61 countries

13 parks

138 dive sites

81 countries

14 parks

23 dive sites

22 countries

9 parks

23 dive sites

57 countries

20 parks

8 dive sites

44 countries

19 parks

9 dive sites

59 countries

12 parks

14 dive sites

68 countries

75 parks

21 dive sites

90 countries

6 parks

23 dive sites

73 countries

4 parks

9 dive sites

90 countries

38 parks

8 dive sites

56 countries

16 parks

14 dive sites

23 countries

10 parks

28 dive sites

1 country

5 parks

128 countries

73 parks

41 dive sites

128 countries

35 parks

33 dive sites

57 countries

27 parks

23 dive sites

8 parks

4 countries

10 parks

5 dive sites

1 country

20 parks

76 countries

17 parks

2 dive sites

2 countries

6 parks

12 dive sites

49 countries

4 parks

49 countries

105 parks

42 parks

70 countries

41 parks

113 countries

2 parks

2 dive sites

11 countries

10 parks

68 countries

6 parks

74 countries

4 parks

11 countries

21 parks

112 countries

71 parks

57 countries

4 parks

3 countries

7 parks

3 countries

8 parks

3 countries

7 parks

5 countries

56 parks

1 country

17 parks

1 country

16 parks

1 country

4 parks

14 parks

1 country

8 parks

1 country

4 parks

83 countries41 parks47 dive sites

61 countries15 parks15 dive sites

98 countries69 parks90 dive sites

68 countries33 parks254 dive sites

67 countries38 parks252 dive sites

128 countries69 parks84 dive sites

87 countries89 parks7 dive sites

10 countries21 parks94 dive sites

162 countries59 parks10 dive sites

61 countries35 parks235 dive sites

61 countries35 parks231 dive sites

61 countries35 parks235 dive sites

141 countries58 parks75 dive sites

56 countries4 parks222 dive sites

161 countries59 parks91 dive sites

59 countries35 parks235 dive sites

61 countries35 parks105 dive sites

157 countries53 parks209 dive sites

61 countries35 parks235 dive sites

61 countries35 parks197 dive sites

61 countries35 parks235 dive sites

31 countries26 parks172 dive sites

61 countries35 parks235 dive sites

61 countries35 parks235 dive sites

108 countries27 parks108 dive sites

68 countries35 parks238 dive sites

61 countries35 parks161 dive sites

61 countries30 parks198 dive sites

72 countries32 parks186 dive sites

29 countries41 parks79 dive sites

111 countries69 parks127 dive sites

32 countries7 parks19 dive sites

15 countries26 parks17 dive sites

59 countries35 parks197 dive sites

31 countries26 parks172 dive sites

61 countries35 parks235 dive sites

92 countries59 parks336 dive sites

59 countries30 parks105 dive sites

141 countries82 parks411 dive sites

59 countries35 parks238 dive sites

61 countries37 parks109 dive sites

61 countries35 parks231 dive sites

61 countries35 parks231 dive sites

61 countries35 parks235 dive sites

63 countries35 parks238 dive sites

73 countries36 parks81 dive sites

61 countries35 parks231 dive sites

62 countries40 parks263 dive sites

42 countries32 parks21 dive sites

55 countries38 parks117 dive sites

32 countries39 parks70 dive sites

64 countries31 parks234 dive sites

17 countries17 parks39 dive sites

61 countries35 parks231 dive sites

59 countries35 parks238 dive sites

59 countries35 parks234 dive sites

124 countries66 parks365 dive sites

161 countries56 parks108 dive sites

62 countries14 parks196 dive sites

121 countries4 parks3 dive sites

161 countries59 parks5 dive sites

128 countries66 parks89 dive sites

61 countries35 parks236 dive sites

128 countries48 parks120 dive sites

88 countries18 parks80 dive sites

57 countries29 parks145 dive sites

128 countries45 parks29 dive sites

59 countries35 parks234 dive sites

24 countries14 parks129 dive sites

41 countries37 parks105 dive sites

59 countries35 parks237 dive sites

59 countries35 parks192 dive sites

45 countries39 parks15 dive sites

57 countries41 parks14 dive sites

39 countries30 parks3 dive sites

61 countries35 parks231 dive sites

44 countries36 parks113 dive sites

56 countries50 parks9 dive sites

24 countries8 parks92 dive sites

6 countries6 parks20 dive sites

42 countries46 parks4 dive sites

10 countries14 parks22 dive sites

123 countries75 parks365 dive sites

4 countries16 parks87 dive sites

26 countries39 parks112 dive sites

57 countries13 parks16 dive sites

128 countries73 parks30 dive sites

2 countries5 parks4 dive sites

79 countries25 parks4 dive sites

1 country6 parks4 dive sites

3 countries8 parks4 dive sites

4 countries27 parks

1 country11 parks10 dive sites

59 countries35 parks114 dive sites

1 country9 parks4 dive sites

88 countries45 parks109 dive sites

6 countries9 parks19 dive sites

70 countries15 parks1 dive site

17 countries9 parks

52 countries204 parks

16 countries11 parks

97 countries61 parks

92 countries176 parks

11 countries25 parks

11 countries15 parks

62 countries38 parks

36 countries66 parks

37 countries24 parks

59 countries210 parks

47 countries109 parks

54 countries210 parks

48 countries42 parks

110 countries65 parks

106 countries51 parks

84 countries193 parks

32 countries12 parks

96 countries156 parks

84 countries211 parks

14 countries28 parks

21 countries37 parks

61 countries152 parks

161 countries61 parks

151 countries57 parks

51 countries29 parks

61 countries35 parks

161 countries90 parks

21 countries28 parks

7 countries11 parks

14 countries12 parks

37 countries36 parks

100 countries32 parks

10 countries13 parks

29 countries23 parks

13 countries34 parks

11 countries15 parks

62 countries35 parks

37 countries34 parks

12 countries11 parks

101 countries28 parks

68 countries15 parks

91 countries31 parks

165 countries143 parks

9 countries13 parks

6 countries7 parks

43 countries19 parks

11 countries11 parks

30 countries26 parks

72 countries229 parks

16 countries22 parks

4 countries18 parks

3 countries6 parks

6 countries48 parks

3 countries53 parks

3 countries53 parks

51 countries58 parks

3 countries11 parks

4 countries25 parks

4 countries12 parks

3 countries7 parks

3 countries57 parks

3 countries26 parks

5 countries7 parks

5 countries56 parks

5 countries39 parks

3 countries25 parks

50 countries104 dive sites

1 country14 parks

61 countries161 dive sites

2 countries23 parks

4 countries49 parks

2 countries59 parks

1 country11 parks

1 country11 parks

1 country16 parks

2 countries8 parks

2 countries6 parks

31 countries70 dive sites

1 country16 parks

1 country25 parks

1 country12 parks

1 country9 parks

3 countries51 parks

1 country33 parks

24 countries87 dive sites

54 countries109 dive sites

4 countries12 parks

3 countries45 parks

47 countries206 parks

3 countries5 parks

3 countries18 parks

3 countries12 parks

5 countries5 parks

3 countries10 parks

1 country5 parks

2 countries15 parks

1 country31 parks

1 country5 parks

1 country5 parks

1 country26 parks

1 country9 parks

1 country11 parks

1 country17 parks

1 country25 parks

1 country9 parks

1 country29 parks

1 country14 parks

1 country19 parks

4 countries68 parks

1 country15 parks

1 country17 parks

1 country5 parks

1 country7 parks

1 country33 parks

1 country20 parks

3 countries5 parks

1 country17 parks

3 countries9 parks

3 countries9 parks

3 countries12 parks

3 countries7 parks

1 country7 parks

1 country33 parks

1 country8 parks

1 country14 parks

3 countries24 parks

1 country16 parks

1 country11 parks

1 country51 parks

1 country15 parks

68 countries2 dive sites

1 country4 parks

53 countries3 dive sites

1 country3 parks

110 countries2 dive sites

1 country1 park2 dive sites

1 country22 parks

17 countries8 dive sites

15 countries13 parks

61 countries1 dive site

110 countries1 dive site

110 countries1 dive site

8 countries1 park

1 country2 parks

62 countries1 park

1 country2 parks

18 countries

83 countries

53 countries

61 countries

24 countries

80 countries

17 countries

108 countries

59 countries

60 countries

23 countries

64 countries

83 countries

78 countries

124 countries

61 countries

51 countries

55 countries

1 country1 dive site

161 countries

28 countries

61 countries

56 countries

63 countries

108 countries

61 countries

161 countries

161 countries

61 countries

10 countries

48 countries

121 countries

22 countries

161 countries

14 countries

61 countries

9 countries

98 countries

8 countries

1 country1 park

1 country1 park

8 countries

3 countries1 park

3 countries1 park

6 countries

7 countries

7 countries

14 countries

6 countries

3 countries

6 countries

1 country1 park

1 country1 park

1 country1 park

3 countries

1 country

1 country

1 country

2 countries

1 country

1 country

1 country

1 country

1 country

1 country

1 country

1 country