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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 14 species · Bontebok

Showing 14 species · Bontebok

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Endangered

Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Cape Vulture

Gyps coprotheres

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

African Oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Purcell's Ghost Frog

Heleophryne purcelli

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
A – Z
Least Concern

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries75 parks
Least Concern

Snoring Puddle Frog

Phrynobatrachus natalensis

InsectivoreDiurnalNocturnal
13 countries14 parks
Least Concern

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
47 countries76 parks
Not Evaluated

African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
53 countries19 parks
Least Concern

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
161 countries90 parks
Least Concern

Cape Cobra

Naja nivea

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
10 countries16 parks
Least Concern

Rhombic Egg Eater

Dasypeltis scabra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
43 countries69 parks
Least Concern

Knysna Turaco

Tauraco corythaix

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
10 countries11 parks
Least Concern

Blesbok

Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi

HerbivoreDiurnalGrassland
10 countries10 parks
Least Concern

Bushveld Rain Frog

Breviceps adspersus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
8 countries14 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
14 countries11 parks
10 countries17 parks
4 countries14 parks
1 country6 parks