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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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Gray WolfLeast Concern

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
White-tailed EagleLeast Concern

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Rainbow TroutLeast Concern

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common CarpLeast Concern

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Giant Pacific OctopusLeast Concern

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Eurasian Eagle-OwlLeast Concern

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bubo

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
WolverineLeast Concern

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries
Red FoxLeast Concern

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
81 countries
MallardLeast Concern

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
53 countries
Roe DeerLeast Concern

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common RavenLeast Concern

Common Raven

Corvus corax

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Peregrine FalconLeast Concern

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Wild BoarLeast Concern

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

OmnivoreNocturnalIn herds
72 countries
Siberian Flying SquirrelLeast Concern

Siberian Flying Squirrel

Pteromys volans

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mainland Leopard CatLeast Concern

Mainland Leopard Cat

Prionailurus bengalensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Mountain HareLeast Concern

Mountain Hare

Lepus timidus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Yellow-throated MartenLeast Concern

Yellow-throated Marten

Martes flavigula

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
Sika DeerLeast Concern

Sika Deer

Cervus nippon

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Japanese MacaqueLeast Concern

Japanese Macaque

Macaca fuscata

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
SableLeast Concern

Sable

Martes zibellina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Black-necked CraneNear Threatened

Black-necked Crane

Grus nigricollis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Asian BadgerLeast Concern

Asian Badger

Meles leucurus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Siberian Musk DeerVulnerable

Siberian Musk Deer

Moschus moschiferus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Asiatic Black BearVulnerable

Asiatic Black Bear

Ursus thibetanus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Grey HeronLeast Concern

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
64 countries
Vulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Near Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Not Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Endangered

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
Least Concern

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean
Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Vulnerable

Red-crowned Crane

Grus japonensis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Not Evaluated

Japanese Pufferfish

Takifugu rubripes

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Red King Crab

Paralithodes camtschaticus

CarnivoreOceanCrustacean
Not Evaluated

Giant Spider Crab

Macrocheira kaempferi

OmnivoreOceanCrustacean
Least Concern

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Polecat

Mustela putorius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Tit

Parus major

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Boreal Owl

Aegolius funereus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Large White

Pieris brassicae

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Pram Bug

Phronima sedentaria

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Least Concern

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean
Least Concern

Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Northern Hawk-Owl

Surnia ulula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Demoiselle Crane

Grus virgo

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Chinese Softshell Turtle

Pelodiscus sinensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Roosevelt Elk

Cervus canadensis

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Vulnerable

Steller's Sea Eagle

Haliaeetus pelagicus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Northern Goshawk

Accipiter gentilis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Chinese Hwamei

Garrulax canorus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Eurasian Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium passerinum

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eurasian Water Shrew

Neomys fodiens

PiscivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

European Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Japanese Giant Salamander

Andrias japonicus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Japanese Fire-bellied Newt

Cynops pyrrhogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Endangered

Blakiston's Eagle-owl

Bubo blakistoni

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
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Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Brown BearLeast Concern

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
51 countries53 parks
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
Harbor PorpoiseLeast Concern

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
34 countries8 parks33 dive sites
Gray WhaleLeast Concern

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
8 countries8 parks13 dive sites
European OtterNear Threatened

European Otter

Lutra lutra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
53 countries69 parks11 dive sites
Golden EagleLeast Concern

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
72 countries109 parks
Common OctopusNot Evaluated

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
80 countries34 parks90 dive sites
Three-spined SticklebackLeast Concern

Three-spined Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
55 countries141 parks19 dive sites
Eurasian LynxLeast Concern

Eurasian Lynx

Lynx lynx

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
48 countries45 parks
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Bony fish
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61 countries
76 parks
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9 parks
3 dive sites
73 countries
4 parks
9 dive sites
90 countries
38 parks
8 dive sites
7 countries
14 parks
15 dive sites
128 countries
73 parks
41 dive sites
128 countries
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93 countries
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17 countries
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128 countries69 parks84 dive sites
162 countries59 parks10 dive sites
161 countries59 parks91 dive sites
161 countries56 parks108 dive sites
9 countries15 parks5 dive sites
161 countries59 parks5 dive sites
128 countries66 parks89 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
7 countries5 parks
128 countries45 parks29 dive sites
9 countries22 parks7 dive sites
5 countries8 parks3 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
6 countries4 parks2 dive sites
5 countries3 parks2 dive sites
38 countries21 parks
48 countries135 parks
49 countries261 parks
49 countries261 parks
28 countries84 parks
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161 countries61 parks
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10 countries28 parks
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53 countries145 parks
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