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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
3UruguayCritically EndangeredEndangered

Conservation

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Showing 13 species · Uruguay · Critically Endangered · Endangered

Showing 13 species · Uruguay · Critically Endangered · Endangered

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Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Endangered

Yellow Cardinal

Gubernatrix cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Critically Endangered

Hooded Grebe

Podiceps gallardoi

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Relevancia
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Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 dive sites
Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries5 parks13 dive sites
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
128 countries35 parks33 dive sites
Patagonian HuemulEndangered

Patagonian Huemul

Hippocamelus bisulcus

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
7 countries11 parks
Southern River OtterEndangered

Southern River Otter

Lontra provocax

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries10 parks
Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
98 countries69 parks90 dive sites
Endangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
35 countries28 parks79 dive sites
Endangered

Spiny Butterfly Ray

Gymnura altavela

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
20 countries23 parks22 dive sites
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
128 countries48 parks120 dive sites
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
42 countries46 parks4 dive sites
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
128 countries73 parks30 dive sites
3 countries11 parks
7 countries1 park