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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species
1Australia

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Showing 385 species · Australia

Showing 385 species · Australia

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King PenguinLeast Concern

King Penguin

Aptenodytes patagonicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Reef Manta RayVulnerable

Reef Manta Ray

Mobula alfredi

DiurnalVulnerableFish
Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
MonarchNot Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Leatherback Sea TurtleVulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Southern Royal AlbatrossVulnerable

Southern Royal Albatross

Diomedea epomophora

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Black-browed AlbatrossLeast Concern

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Saltwater CrocodileLeast Concern

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Grey Reef SharkEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Humphead WrasseEndangered

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Brown TroutNot Evaluated

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Galapagos SharkLeast Concern

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCritically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Olive RidleyVulnerable

Olive Ridley

Lepidochelys olivacea

OmnivoreDiurnalVariable activity
Rainbow TroutLeast Concern

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common CarpLeast Concern

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Silky SharkVulnerable

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable
Indo-Pacific Humpback DolphinVulnerable

Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin

Sousa chinensis

CarnivoreVulnerableOcean
Tasmanian DevilEndangered

Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
KoalaVulnerable

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

MarsupialHerbivoreNocturnal
1 country
Afro-Australian Fur SealLeast Concern

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
PlatypusNear Threatened

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sooty TernLeast Concern

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
New Zealand Fur SealLeast Concern

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

CarnivoreColonialOcean
Arctic TernLeast Concern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
European RabbitNear Threatened

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial
SambarVulnerable

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
22 countries
Peregrine FalconLeast Concern

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Chilean Hermit CrabNot Evaluated

Chilean Hermit Crab

Pagurus edwardsii

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Macaroni PenguinVulnerable

Macaroni Penguin

Eudyptes chrysolophus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Masked BoobyLeast Concern

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Brown BoobyLeast Concern

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
ChitalLeast Concern

Chital

Axis axis

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest
Glossy IbisLeast Concern

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Atlantic White TernLeast Concern

Atlantic White Tern

Gygis alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Southern CassowaryEndangered

Southern Cassowary

Casuarius casuarius

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Sugar GliderLeast Concern

Sugar Glider

Petaurus breviceps

OmnivoreNocturnalFamily group
Carpet PythonLeast Concern

Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Willie WagtailLeast Concern

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Eastern Grey KangarooLeast Concern

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Bare-nosed WombatLeast Concern

Bare-nosed Wombat

Vombatus ursinus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Superb LyrebirdLeast Concern

Superb Lyrebird

Menura novaehollandiae

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
EmuLeast Concern

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
1 country
Spotted-tailed QuollNear Threatened

Spotted-tailed Quoll

Dasyurus maculatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Eastern QuollEndangered

Eastern Quoll

Dasyurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalOcean
Vulnerable

Coconut Crab

Birgus latro

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Hump Coral

Porites lobata

CarnivoreColonialNear Threatened
Least Concern

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Yellow-lipped Sea Krait

Laticauda colubrina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Ritteri Anemone

Heteractis magnifica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Spotted Garden Eel

Heteroconger hassi

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
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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
Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
DugongVulnerable

Dugong

Dugong dugon

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
46 countries16 parks41 dive sites
Southern Elephant SealVulnerable

Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds
13 countries20 parks4 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
Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
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Mammals
Reptiles
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Insects
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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
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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
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74 countries
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112 countries
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57 countries
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3 countries
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3 countries
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56 parks
1 country
17 parks
1 country
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1 country
4 parks
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1 country
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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