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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

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species
3BrazilCritically EndangeredEndangered

Conservation

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Showing 31 species · Brazil · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 31 species · Brazil · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Atlantic Humpback DolphinCritically Endangered

Atlantic Humpback Dolphin

Sousa teuszii

CarnivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
Patagonian HuemulEndangered

Patagonian Huemul

Hippocamelus bisulcus

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
Southern River OtterEndangered

Southern River Otter

Lontra provocax

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
Endangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Endangered

Spiny Butterfly Ray

Gymnura altavela

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Endangered

Gulper Shark

Centrophorus granulosus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Critically Endangered

Giant South American River Turtle

Podocnemis expansa

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Endangered

Common Woolly Monkey

Lagothrix lagothricha

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Critically Endangered

Brazilian Merganser

Mergus octosetaceus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Yellow Cardinal

Gubernatrix cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Black Spider Monkey

Ateles chamek

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Critically Endangered

Southern Muriqui

Brachyteles arachnoides

HerbivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
Critically Endangered

Hooded Grebe

Podiceps gallardoi

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Endangered

Golden Lion Tamarin

Leontopithecus rosalia

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 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
Giant MantaEndangered

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
108 countries19 parks28 dive sites
Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries51 parks376 dive sites
Amazon River DolphinEndangered

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
11 countries9 parks
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCritically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
59 countries12 parks14 dive sites
Caribbean Reef SharkEndangered

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

CarnivoreNocturnalEndangered
35 countries20 parks102 dive sites
Giant OtterEndangered

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

PiscivoreDiurnalFamily group
11 countries21 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
128 countries
35 parks
33 dive sites
19 countries
4 parks
1 dive site
7 countries
11 parks
7 countries
10 parks
98 countries69 parks90 dive sites
38 countries35 parks9 dive sites
35 countries28 parks79 dive sites
20 countries23 parks22 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
47 countries17 parks18 dive sites
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
21 countries37 parks
12 countries9 parks
11 countries10 parks
2 countries6 parks
3 countries11 parks
3 countries9 parks
1 country6 parks
7 countries1 park
1 country