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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
1Dominican Republic

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Showing 160 species · Dominican Republic

Showing 160 species · Dominican Republic

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MonarchNot Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Leatherback Sea TurtleVulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Green IguanaLeast Concern

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Caribbean Spiny LobsterData Deficient

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Panulirus argus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common OctopusNot Evaluated

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Nurse SharkVulnerable

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Caribbean Reef SharkEndangered

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

CarnivoreNocturnalEndangered
Magnificent FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Sooty TernLeast Concern

Sooty Tern

Onychoprion fuscatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
American FlamingoLeast Concern

American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Green MorayLeast Concern

Green Moray

Gymnothorax funebris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Great FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Roseate SpoonbillLeast Concern

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Chilean Hermit CrabNot Evaluated

Chilean Hermit Crab

Pagurus edwardsii

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Red-tailed BoaNot Evaluated

Red-tailed Boa

Boa constrictor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Masked BoobyLeast Concern

Masked Booby

Sula dactylatra

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Brown BoobyLeast Concern

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Glossy IbisLeast Concern

Glossy Ibis

Plegadis falcinellus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Brown PelicanLeast Concern

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Atlantic White TernLeast Concern

Atlantic White Tern

Gygis alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Vulnerable

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Near Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

CarnivoreColonialOcean
Endangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries46 parks104 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
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 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
American CrocodileVulnerable

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries19 parks5 dive sites
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries51 parks376 dive sites
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
113 countries34 parks266 dive sites
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