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Species documented

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2CarnivorePeso: 30 kg–150.0 t

Conservation

Class
Diet
Activity
Social life
Habitat

Showing 187 species · Carnivore

Showing 187 species · Carnivore

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NarwhalNear Threatened

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
American CrocodileVulnerable

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Harbor PorpoiseLeast Concern

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
LionVulnerable

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular
44 countries
Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Leopard SealLeast Concern

Leopard Seal

Hydrurga leptonyx

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Loggerhead TurtleVulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Bengal TigerEndangered

Bengal Tiger

Panthera tigris tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Green AnacondaLeast Concern

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Komodo DragonEndangered

Komodo Dragon

Varanus komodoensis

EndemicCarnivoreDiurnal
Weddell SealLeast Concern

Weddell Seal

Leptonychotes weddellii

CarnivoreColonialOcean
Beluga WhaleNear Threatened

Beluga Whale

Delphinapterus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Amazon River DolphinEndangered

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Leatherback Sea TurtleVulnerable

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Northern Elephant SealLeast Concern

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Saltwater CrocodileLeast Concern

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Irrawaddy DolphinEndangered

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Mediterranean Monk SealVulnerable

Mediterranean Monk Seal

Monachus monachus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
CheetahVulnerable

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
44 countries
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
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
Spotted HyaenaLeast Concern

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs
Humphead WrasseEndangered

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Nurse SharkVulnerable

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Galapagos SharkLeast Concern

Galapagos Shark

Carcharhinus galapagensis

CarnivoreColonialFish
AngelsharkCritically Endangered

Angelshark

Squatina squatina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Yellowfin TunaLeast Concern

Yellowfin Tuna

Thunnus albacares

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
CodVulnerable

Cod

Gadus morhua

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
African LeopardVulnerable

African Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus

Big FiveCarnivoreNocturnal
Eurasian LynxLeast Concern

Eurasian Lynx

Lynx lynx

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Gray WolfLeast Concern

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCritically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Spectacled CaimanLeast Concern

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Harbor SealLeast Concern

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Grey SealLeast Concern

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Giant Pacific OctopusLeast Concern

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Caribbean Reef SharkEndangered

Caribbean Reef Shark

Carcharhinus perezi

CarnivoreNocturnalEndangered
Silky SharkVulnerable

Silky Shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

CarnivoreVariable activityVulnerable
Indo-Pacific Humpback DolphinVulnerable

Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin

Sousa chinensis

CarnivoreVulnerableOcean
Sea OtterEndangered

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Crabeater SealLeast Concern

Crabeater Seal

Lobodon carcinophaga

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Yacare CaimanLeast Concern

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

CarnivoreNocturnalReptile
5 countries
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Ringed SealLeast Concern

Ringed Seal

Pusa hispida

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
Californian Sea LionLeast Concern

Californian Sea Lion

Zalophus californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Ganges River DolphinEndangered

Ganges River Dolphin

Platanista gangetica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Steller Sea LionNear Threatened

Steller Sea Lion

Eumetopias jubatus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Afro-Australian Fur SealLeast Concern

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Morelet's CrocodileLeast Concern

Morelet's Crocodile

Crocodylus moreletii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Antarctic Fur SealEndangered

Antarctic Fur Seal

Arctocephalus gazella

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
New Zealand Fur SealLeast Concern

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

CarnivoreColonialOcean
Atlantic Humpback DolphinCritically Endangered

Atlantic Humpback Dolphin

Sousa teuszii

CarnivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
African Wild DogEndangered

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
43 countries
Central African Rock PythonLeast Concern

Central African Rock Python

Python sebae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
TigerEndangered

Tiger

Panthera tigris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
18 countries
Black CaimanLeast Concern

Black Caiman

Melanosuchus niger

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Reticulated PythonLeast Concern

Reticulated Python

Python reticulatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Red-tailed BoaNot Evaluated

Red-tailed Boa

Boa constrictor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sunda GharialEndangered

Sunda Gharial

Tomistoma schlegelii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Brown HyenaNear Threatened

Brown Hyena

Parahyaena brunnea

CarnivoreNocturnalNear Threatened
Striped HyaenaNear Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Indian Rock PythonNear Threatened

Indian Rock Python

Python molurus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
CoelacanthCritically Endangered

Coelacanth

Latimeria chalumnae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
GharialCritically Endangered

Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalOcean
Vulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Endangered

Dusky Perch

Epinephelus marginatus

CarnivoreSolitaryEndangered
Least Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Vulnerable

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

CarnivoreVulnerableFish
Least Concern

Angler

Lophius piscatorius

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Vulnerable

Hooded Seal

Cystophora cristata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Near Threatened

Southern Stingray

Hypanus americanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Vulnerable

Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Sailfish

Istiophorus platypterus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Least Concern

Bryde's Whale

Balaenoptera edeni

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Cobia

Rachycentron canadum

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Near Threatened

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

CarnivoreNear ThreatenedOcean
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
Least Concern

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Stenella frontalis

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Not Evaluated

Chinook Salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Vulnerable

Greenland Shark

Somniosus microcephalus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Dall's Porpoise

Phocoenoides dalli

CarnivoreOceanPolar
Least Concern

South American Sea Lion

Otaria flavescens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Greater Amberjack

Seriola dumerili

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Least Concern

Meagre

Argyrosomus regius

CarnivoreFishOcean
Least Concern

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

Stenella attenuata

CarnivoreOceanMammal
Endangered

Shortfin Mako

Isurus oxyrinchus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Commerson's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean
Least Concern

White-beaked Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Vulnerable

Franciscana

Pontoporia blainvillei

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

Ziphius cavirostris

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Harp Seal

Pagophilus groenlandicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Least Concern

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Vulnerable

Northern Fur Seal

Callorhinus ursinus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Data Deficient

Flatback

Natator depressus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Hector's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus hectori

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Least Concern

Spotted Wobbegong

Orectolobus maculatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Juan Fernandez Fur Seal

Arctocephalus philippii

CarnivoreColonialOcean
Least Concern

Peale's Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus australis

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean
Critically Endangered

Beluga

Huso huso

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Least Concern

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Atlantic Goliath Grouper

Epinephelus itajara

CarnivoreVulnerableFish
Least Concern

Baird's Beaked Whale

Berardius bairdii

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Endangered

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Neomonachus schauinslandi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Smalltooth Sawfish

Pristis pectinata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Critically Endangered

Sturgeon

Acipenser sturio

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Not Evaluated

Burmese Python

Python bivittatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Data Deficient

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Data Deficient

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean
Vulnerable

Mugger

Crocodylus palustris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Leerfish

Lichia amia

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Least Concern

Giant Tigerfish

Hydrocynus goliath

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

African Dwarf Crocodile

Osteolaemus tetraspis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Wels

Silurus glanis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Alligator Snapping Turtle

Macrochelys temminckii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Polar Wolf

Canis lupus arctos

CarnivoreVariable activityDesert
Least Concern

Yellow Anaconda

Eunectes notaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Spotted Seal

Phoca largha

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Near Threatened

Atlantic Halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

CarnivoreNear ThreatenedFish
Least Concern

New Guinea Crocodile

Crocodylus novaeguineae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus signatus

CarnivoreNocturnalTemperate forest
Endangered

North Pacific Right Whale

Eubalaena japonica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Near Threatened

Cuban Boa

Chilabothrus angulifer

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
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Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
WalrusVulnerable

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds
9 countries14 parks1 dive site
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
JaguarNear Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries58 parks
Snow LeopardVulnerable

Snow Leopard

Panthera uncia

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
14 countries22 parks
Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
21 countries8 parks16 dive sites
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
Polar BearVulnerable

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
9 countries4 parks1 dive site
American AlligatorLeast Concern

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
1 country4 parks2 dive sites
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