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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
3CubaCritically EndangeredEndangered

Conservation

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Showing 22 species · Cuba · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 22 species · Cuba · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Critically Endangered

Kemp's Ridley

Lepidochelys kempii

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Endangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
Endangered

Spiny Butterfly Ray

Gymnura altavela

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Critically Endangered

Smalltooth Sawfish

Pristis pectinata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Critically Endangered

Cuban Crocodile

Crocodylus rhombifer

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Critically Endangered

Zapata Rail

Mustelirallus cerverai

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Cuban Solenodon

Solenodon cubanus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Ivory-billed Woodpecker

Campephilus principalis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 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
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
Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
33 countries5 parks95 dive sites
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
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries35 parks33 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
98 countries69 parks90 dive sites
33 countries24 parks98 dive sites
15 countries8 parks8 dive sites
38 countries35 parks9 dive sites
20 countries23 parks22 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
6 countries6 parks1 dive site
1 country2 parks
2 countries1 park
1 country1 park
2 countries