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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
1United Kingdom

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Showing 658 species · United Kingdom

Showing 658 species · United Kingdom

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Red DeerLeast Concern

Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
MonarchNot Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
North Atlantic Right WhaleEndangered

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Northern GannetLeast Concern

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Black-browed AlbatrossLeast Concern

Black-browed Albatross

Thalassarche melanophris

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
European OtterNear Threatened

European Otter

Lutra lutra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
24 countries
SalmonLeast Concern

Salmon

Salmo salar

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Golden EagleLeast Concern

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Long-finned Pilot WhaleLeast Concern

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Short-beaked Common DolphinLeast Concern

Short-beaked Common Dolphin

Delphinus delphis

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Common OctopusNot Evaluated

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Common CuttlefishNot Evaluated

Common Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Brown TroutNot Evaluated

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
AngelsharkCritically Endangered

Angelshark

Squatina squatina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
CodVulnerable

Cod

Gadus morhua

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
GiltheadLeast Concern

Gilthead

Sparus aurata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Three-spined SticklebackLeast Concern

Three-spined Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Horse MackerelVulnerable

Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Lion's Mane JellyfishNot Evaluated

Lion's Mane Jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

SolitaryOceanCnidarian
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 LobsterLeast Concern

Common Lobster

Homarus gammarus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common CarpLeast Concern

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Harbor SealLeast Concern

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
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Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries46 parks104 dive sites
Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
Southern Elephant SealVulnerable

Southern Elephant Seal

Mirounga leonina

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds
13 countries20 parks4 dive sites
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
Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
21 countries27 parks5 dive sites
Fin WhaleEndangered

Fin Whale

Balaenoptera physalus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
49 countries4 parks28 dive sites
OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries24 parks1 dive site
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Harbor PorpoiseLeast Concern

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
34 countries8 parks33 dive sites
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174 dive sites
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