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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Showing 43 species · India · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 43 species · India · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered

Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered

Red Panda

Ailurus fulgens

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Ganges River Dolphin

Platanista gangetica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Dhole

Cuon alpinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs

Tiger

Panthera tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Alpine Musk Deer

Moschus chrysogaster

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Critically Endangered

Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Golden Sandfish

Holothuria scabra

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Gulper Shark

Centrophorus granulosus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered

Hog Deer

Axis porcinus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Southeast Asian Box Turtle

Cuora amboinensis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Bengal Slow Loris

Nycticebus bengalensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Critically Endangered

White-winged Duck

Asarcornis scutulata

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Critically Endangered

Indian Vulture

Gyps indicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Critically Endangered

Siberian Crane

Leucogeranus leucogeranus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Phayre’s Leaf-monkey

Trachypithecus phayrei

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered

Indian Pangolin

Manis crassicaudata

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Purple Frog

Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Hispid Hare

Caprolagus hispidus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Lion-tailed Macaque

Macaca silenus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Critically Endangered

Northern River Terrapin

Batagur baska

OmnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Red Slender Loris

Loris tardigradus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Asiatic Lion

Panthera leo persica

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs

Critically Endangered

Namdapha Flying Squirrel

Biswamoyopterus biswasi

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

150 countries70 parks400 dive sites

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

109 countries29 parks45 dive sites

Whale Shark

Rhincodon typus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

92 countries18 parks75 dive sites

Critically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

94 countries18 parks82 dive sites

Giant Manta

Mobula birostris

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

108 countries19 parks28 dive sites

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

128 countries5 parks13 dive sites

Critically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

114 countries51 parks376 dive sites

Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

19 countries27 parks

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

7 countries21 parks

Critically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

58 countries35 parks236 dive sites

10 countries

11 parks

5 dive sites

59 countries

20 parks

237 dive sites

61 countries

13 parks

138 dive sites

9 countries

15 parks

128 countries

35 parks

33 dive sites

7 countries

5 parks

82 countries

11 parks

11 parks

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8 countries

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7 countries

4 parks

98 countries69 parks90 dive sites

128 countries48 parks120 dive sites

59 countries35 parks234 dive sites

47 countries17 parks18 dive sites

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128 countries73 parks30 dive sites

21 countries37 parks

10 countries13 parks

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8 countries7 parks

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7 countries2 parks

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1 country1 park