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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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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species
3MexicoCritically EndangeredEndangered

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Showing 36 species · Mexico · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 36 species · Mexico · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Baird's TapirEndangered

Baird's Tapir

Tapirus bairdii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Caribbean Reef SharkEndangered

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

CarnivoreNocturnalEndangered
Sea OtterEndangered

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Great Green MacawCritically Endangered

Great Green Macaw

Ara ambiguus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
California CondorCritically Endangered

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Central American Spider MonkeyEndangered

Central American Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
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
Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Critically Endangered

Red Abalone

Haliotis rufescens

HerbivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Critically Endangered

Smalltooth Sawfish

Pristis pectinata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Critically Endangered

Sunflower Sea Star

Pycnopodia helianthoides

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Endangered

Horned Guan

Oreophasis derbianus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Volcano Rabbit

Romerolagus diazi

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial
Critically Endangered

Devil's Hole Pupfish

Cyprinodon diabolis

OmnivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
Critically Endangered

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Endangered

Guadalupe Junco

Junco insularis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Critically Endangered

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Common Weakfish

Cynoscion regalis

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
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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
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
Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
44 countries19 parks9 dive sites
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCritically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
59 countries12 parks14 dive sites
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7 parks
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