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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

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Showing 15 species · Ba Be

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Vulnerable

Oriental Small-clawed Otter

Aonyx cinereus

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Vulnerable

Chinese Softshell Turtle

Pelodiscus sinensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Chinese Hwamei

Garrulax canorus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Chinese Water Dragon

Physignathus cocincinus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Indian Muntjac

Muntiacus muntjak

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Relevancia
A – Z
Long-tailed MacaqueEndangered

Long-tailed Macaque

Macaca fascicularis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
13 countries14 parks
Rhesus MonkeyLeast Concern

Rhesus Monkey

Macaca mulatta

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
10 countries11 parks
Black Giant SquirrelNear Threatened

Black Giant Squirrel

Ratufa bicolor

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
12 countries8 parks
Not Evaluated

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
20 countries72 parks44 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
19 countries51 parks
Vulnerable

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
16 countries57 parks
Not Evaluated

Giant Leaf Insect

Phyllium giganteum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
14 countries40 parks
Not Evaluated

Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
19 countries53 parks
Least Concern

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
37 countries36 parks
Least Concern

Banded Krait

Bungarus fasciatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries19 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
16 countries56 parks
11 countries17 parks
9 countries17 parks
6 countries12 parks
16 countries75 parks