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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
3Central African RepublicCritically EndangeredEndangered

Conservation

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Showing 20 species · Central African Republic · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 20 species · Central African Republic · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Western Red ColobusEndangered

Western Red Colobus

Piliocolobus badius

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
White-backed VultureCritically Endangered

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Pygmy HippopotamusEndangered

Pygmy Hippopotamus

Choeropsis liberiensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Giant Slippery Frog

Conraua goliath

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Tree Pangolin

Phataginus tricuspis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
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African Savanna ElephantEndangered

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries58 parks
ChimpanzeeEndangered

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries19 parks
Black RhinocerosCritically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries18 parks
Western GorillaCritically Endangered

Western Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group
21 countries13 parks
African Forest ElephantCritically Endangered

African Forest Elephant

Loxodonta cyclotis

FrugivoreVariable activityFamily group
5 countries12 parks
Martial EagleEndangered

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries6 parks
Egyptian VultureEndangered

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
82 countries11 parks
African Wild DogEndangered

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
43 countries20 parks
Grey ParrotEndangered

Grey Parrot

Psittacus erithacus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
23 countries7 parks
Giant PangolinEndangered

Giant Pangolin

Smutsia gigantea

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
22 countries14 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
22 countries
5 parks
43 countries
8 parks
21 countries
4 parks
48 countries73 parks
43 countries32 parks
21 countries4 parks
43 countries40 parks
43 countries17 parks
21 countries32 parks
22 countries21 parks