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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
3FranceCritically EndangeredEndangered

Conservation

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Showing 34 species · France · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 34 species · France · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Red CoralEndangered

Red Coral

Corallium rubrum

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
Egyptian VultureEndangered

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Critically Endangered

Kemp's Ridley

Lepidochelys kempii

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Critically Endangered

Common Guitarfish

Rhinobatos rhinobatos

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Endangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Endangered

Spiny Butterfly Ray

Gymnura altavela

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Critically Endangered

Allis Shad

Alosa alosa

CarnivoreColonialCritically Endangered
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Endangered

White-clawed Crayfish

Austropotamobius pallipes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Sturgeon

Acipenser sturio

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Freshwater Pearl Mussel

Margaritifera margaritifera

OmnivoreColonialEndangered
Endangered

Gulper Shark

Centrophorus granulosus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Endangered

Angular Roughshark

Oxynotus centrina

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Critically Endangered

European Mink

Mustela lutreola

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Grey-Headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Critically Endangered

Common Hamster

Cricetus cricetus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Pyrenean Frog

Rana pyrenaica

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Blue Skate

Dipturus batis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Kagu

Rhynochetos jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Critically Endangered

Eagle Ray

Myliobatis aquila

CarnivoreColonialCritically Endangered
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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
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
North Atlantic Right WhaleEndangered

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
13 countries12 parks6 dive sites
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
62 countries4 parks89 dive sites
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
33 countries51 parks82 dive sites
Fan MusselCritically Endangered

Fan Mussel

Pinna nobilis

SolitaryCritically EndangeredOcean
28 countries23 parks62 dive sites
AngelsharkCritically Endangered

Angelshark

Squatina squatina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
33 countries31 parks3 dive sites
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries35 parks33 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
29 countries
23 parks
65 dive sites
82 countries
11 parks
14 countries34 parks52 dive sites
15 countries8 parks8 dive sites
13 countries23 parks20 dive sites
35 countries28 parks79 dive sites
20 countries23 parks22 dive sites
9 countries28 parks15 dive sites
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
12 countries23 parks
42 countries13 parks
42 countries87 parks
21 countries37 parks
24 countries10 parks
8 countries14 parks
8 countries8 parks
11 countries11 parks
16 countries22 parks
3 countries2 parks
10 countries
2 countries
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