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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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Least Concern

Banded Archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Giant Honey Bee

Apis dorsata

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

King Cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Sunda Pangolin

Manis javanica

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Large Flying-fox

Pteropus vampyrus

FrugivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Palm Civet

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Giant Leaf Insect

Phyllium giganteum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Jungle Nymph

Heteropteryx dilatata

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Atlas Moth

Attacus atlas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Garden Flying Snake

Chrysopelea paradisi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Kerengga Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

OmnivoreDiurnalInsect
Least Concern

Ghost Catfish

Kryptopterus vitreolus

CarnivoreIn schoolsFish
Near Threatened

Marbled Cat

Pardofelis marmorata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Southern Pig-tailed Macaque

Macaca nemestrina

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Not Evaluated

Orchid Mantis

Hymenopus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Oriental Small-clawed Otter

Aonyx cinereus

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Near Threatened

Abah River Flying Frog

Rhacophorus nigropalmatus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Edible-nest Swiftlet

Aerodramus fuciphagus

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Sunbeam Snake

Xenopeltis unicolor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Crimson Sunbird

Aethopyga siparaja

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Southeast Asian Box Turtle

Cuora amboinensis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Sunda Flying Lemur

Galeopterus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Western Hooded Pitta

Pitta sordida

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Little Spiderhunter

Arachnothera longirostra

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Elephant Trunk Snake

Acrochordus javanicus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pallas's Squirrel

Callosciurus erythraeus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Vulnerable

Great Argus

Argusianus argus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Nicobar Pigeon

Caloenas nicobarica

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
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Proboscis MonkeyEndangered

Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
3 countries7 parks
Bornean OrangutanCritically Endangered

Bornean Orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

PrimateOmnivoreDiurnal
3 countries7 parks
BinturongVulnerable

Binturong

Arctictis binturong

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
13 countries22 parks
Common Flying DragonLeast Concern

Common Flying Dragon

Draco volans

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
13 countries26 parks
Javan ChevrotainData Deficient

Javan Chevrotain

Tragulus javanicus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
15 countries5 parks
Sunda GharialEndangered

Sunda Gharial

Tomistoma schlegelii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
13 countries10 parks
Bearded PigVulnerable

Bearded Pig

Sus barbatus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn herds
13 countries4 parks
Silvery LutungVulnerable

Silvery Lutung

Trachypithecus cristatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
13 countries19 parks
Long-tailed MacaqueEndangered

Long-tailed Macaque

Macaca fascicularis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
13 countries14 parks
Not Evaluated

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
20 countries72 parks44 dive sites
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Endangered
15 countries26 parks17 dive sites
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16 countries57 parks
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40 countries35 parks
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21 countries28 parks
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13 countries18 parks
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