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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

Conservation

Showing 16 species · Abel Tasman

Showing 16 species · Abel Tasman

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Least Concern

Common Brush-tailed Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Fungus Gnat

Arachnocampa luminosa

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Spotted Shag

Phalacrocorax punctatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Great Spotted Kiwi

Apteryx haastii

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Relevancia
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Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
109 countries29 parks45 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
New Zealand Fur SealLeast Concern

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

CarnivoreColonialOcean
2 countries6 parks12 dive sites
KakapoCritically Endangered

Kakapo

Strigops habroptilus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country4 parks
WekaVulnerable

Weka

Gallirallus australis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
1 country6 parks
Endangered

Hector's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus hectori

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
1 country5 parks3 dive sites
Least Concern

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
13 countries34 parks
Vulnerable

Bristle-thighed Curlew

Numenius tahitiensis

InsectivoreDiurnalVulnerable
22 countries7 parks
Least Concern

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries23 parks
Least Concern

Great Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
4 countries49 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
2 countries59 parks
1 country8 parks
2 countries15 parks
1 country16 parks
1 country6 parks
4 countries68 parks