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1South Korea

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Showing 145 species · South Korea

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White-tailed EagleLeast Concern

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
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
Common MurreLeast Concern

Common Murre

Uria aalge

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
24 countries
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
CoypuLeast Concern

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Roe DeerLeast Concern

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Wild BoarLeast Concern

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

OmnivoreNocturnalIn herds
72 countries
MerlinLeast Concern

Merlin

Falco columbarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
69 countries
Siberian Flying SquirrelLeast Concern

Siberian Flying Squirrel

Pteromys volans

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Cinereous VultureNear Threatened

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
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
Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
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

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Sand Gaper

Mya arenaria

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

Northern Shrimp

Pandalus borealis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
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
Least Concern

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Vulnerable

Red-crowned Crane

Grus japonensis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Haarder

Mugil cephalus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
Not Evaluated

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Not Evaluated

Japanese Pufferfish

Takifugu rubripes

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Greater Amberjack

Seriola dumerili

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Data Deficient

John Dory

Zeus faber

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

CarnivoreCrepuscularFish
Not Evaluated

Giant Spider Crab

Macrocheira kaempferi

OmnivoreOceanCrustacean
Least Concern

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
Data Deficient

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

NocturnalColonialTemperate forest
Least Concern

Boreal Owl

Aegolius funereus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pond Loach

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Garden Tiger

Arctia caja

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Earwig

Forficula auricularia

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Pram Bug

Phronima sedentaria

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Least Concern

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
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

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Chinese Softshell Turtle

Pelodiscus sinensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Steller's Sea Eagle

Haliaeetus pelagicus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Chinese Hwamei

Garrulax canorus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eurasian Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium passerinum

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
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
Least Concern

Ancient Murrelet

Synthliboramphus antiquus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Japanese Robin

Larvivora akahige

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Oriental Fire-bellied Toad

Bombina orientalis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Oriental Stork

Ciconia boyciana

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Korean Brown Frog

Rana coreana

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Japanese Serow

Capricornis crispus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Spotted Seal

Phoca largha

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Little Owl

Athene noctua

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Raccoon Dog

Nyctereutes procyonoides

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Chinese Mitten Crab

Eriocheir sinensis

OmnivoreNocturnalFreshwater
Vulnerable

Long-tailed Goral

Naemorhedus caudatus

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Not Evaluated

Pacific Oyster

Crassostrea gigas

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Amur Tiger

Panthera tigris altaica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Frilled Shark

Chlamydoselachus anguineus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Least Concern

Western Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

OmnivoreFishFreshwater
Least Concern

Megamouth Shark

Megachasma pelagios

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Largehead Hairtail

Trichiurus lepturus

CarnivoreFishOcean
Vulnerable

Chinese Water Deer

Hydropotes inermis

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Goblin Shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

CarnivoreCrepuscularVariable activity
Least Concern

Oarfish

Regalecus glesne

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Silver Carp

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Asian Hornet

Vespa velutina

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Asian Giant Hornet

Vespa mandarinia

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Leopard Slug

Limax maximus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Emerald Ash Borer

Agrilus planipennis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Giant Squid

Architeuthis dux

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Argentine Ant

Linepithema humile

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

South American Fire Ant

Solenopsis invicta

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Harlequin Ladybird

Harmonia axyridis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tiger Mosquito

Aedes albopictus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Not Evaluated

European Corn-borer

Ostrinia nubilalis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Vampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Least Concern

Koi

Cyprinus rubrofuscus

OmnivoreColonialFish
Not Evaluated

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Near Threatened

Japanese Quail

Coturnix japonica

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Not Evaluated

Eight-toothed Spruce Bark Beetle

Ips typographus

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Black Soldier Fly

Hermetia illucens

SolitaryInsectGrassland
Least Concern

Fangtooth

Anoplogaster cornuta

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Sloane's Viperfish

Chauliodus sloani

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Not Evaluated

Gypsy Moth

Lymantria dispar

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Least Concern

Humpback Anglerfish

Melanocetus johnsonii

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Brahminy Blindsnake

Indotyphlops braminus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Joro Spider

Trichonephila clavata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Least Concern

Japanese Bush-Warbler

Cettia diphone

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Grass Carp

Ctenopharyngodon idella

HerbivoreFishFreshwater
Least Concern

Japanese Medaka

Oryzias latipes

OmnivoreFishFreshwater
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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
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
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
European OtterNear Threatened

European Otter

Lutra lutra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
53 countries69 parks11 dive sites
Three-spined SticklebackLeast Concern

Three-spined Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
55 countries141 parks19 dive sites
Gray WolfLeast Concern

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
61 countries76 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
55 countries
9 parks
3 dive sites
68 countries
75 parks
21 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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33 dive sites
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33 parks
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38 countries
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6 countries14 parks
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