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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

Parks connected

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

Conservation

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Showing 23 species · Chile · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 23 species · Chile · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Southern River OtterEndangered

Southern River Otter

Lontra provocax

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Endangered

Mountain Tapir

Tapirus pinchaque

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Endangered

Grey-Headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Endangered

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla chinchilla

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Endangered

Darwin's Fox

Lycalopex fulvipes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Hooded Grebe

Podiceps gallardoi

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Endangered

Long-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla lanigera

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
Critically Endangered

Masafuera Rayadito

Aphrastura masafuerae

InsectivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
Critically Endangered

Juan Fernandez Firecrown

Sephanoides fernandensis

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
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Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Fin WhaleEndangered

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
49 countries4 parks28 dive sites
Emperor PenguinEndangered

Emperor Penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Flightless birdPiscivoreDiurnal
6 countries10 parks
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries35 parks33 dive sites
Antarctic Fur SealEndangered

Antarctic Fur Seal

Arctocephalus gazella

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
6 countries20 parks3 dive sites
Patagonian HuemulEndangered

Patagonian Huemul

Hippocamelus bisulcus

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
7 countries11 parks
Titicaca Water FrogCritically Endangered

Titicaca Water Frog

Telmatobius culeus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
7 countries1 dive site
Andean CatEndangered

Andean Cat

Leopardus jacobita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries6 parks
Southern Darwin's FrogEndangered

Southern Darwin's Frog

Rhinoderma darwinii

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
2 countries4 parks
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Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
7 countries
10 parks
9 countries15 parks5 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
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7 countries
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