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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 123 species · Calzada del Gigante

Showing 123 species · Calzada del Gigante

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GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common LobsterLeast Concern

Common Lobster

Homarus gammarus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Sea LampreyLeast Concern

Sea Lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Great ScallopNot Evaluated

Great Scallop

Pecten maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common MurreLeast Concern

Common Murre

Uria aalge

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
24 countries
Red-billed ChoughLeast Concern

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Near Threatened

Edible Sea Urchin

Echinus esculentus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Endangered

Smooth-hound

Mustelus mustelus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Rabbitfish

Chimaera monstrosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Cockle

Cerastoderma edule

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Least Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Not Evaluated

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

CarnivoreNocturnalIn schools
Least Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Not Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Spider Crab

Maja squinado

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

European Sand Cumacean

Cumopsis goodsir

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Hermit Crab

Pagurus bernhardus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Starfish

Asterias rubens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Speckled Sea Louse

Eurydice pulchra

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Rugose Squat Lobster

Munida rugosa

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Mauve Stinger

Pelagia noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Blue Mussel

Mytilus edulis

HerbivoreVariable activityColonial
Least Concern

European Hake

Merluccius merluccius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Hagfish

Myxine glutinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
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Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
21 countries27 parks5 dive sites
Northern GannetLeast Concern

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
20 countries28 parks1 dive site
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
33 countries51 parks82 dive sites
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
24 countries32 parks50 dive sites
Long-finned Pilot WhaleLeast Concern

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
39 countries56 parks33 dive sites
CodVulnerable

Cod

Gadus morhua

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
24 countries47 parks27 dive sites
GiltheadLeast Concern

Gilthead

Sparus aurata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
29 countries37 parks79 dive sites
Three-spined SticklebackLeast Concern

Three-spined Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
55 countries141 parks19 dive sites
Horse MackerelVulnerable

Horse Mackerel

Trachurus trachurus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
44 countries47 parks103 dive sites
Lion's Mane JellyfishNot Evaluated

Lion's Mane Jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

SolitaryOceanCnidarian
17 countries47 parks28 dive sites
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Insects
Endangered
68 countries
75 parks
21 dive sites
39 countries
42 parks
79 dive sites
18 countries
45 parks
21 dive sites
19 countries
22 parks
37 dive sites
128 countries
73 parks
41 dive sites
128 countries
35 parks
33 dive sites
31 parks
2 dive sites
32 countries
39 parks
33 countries43 parks75 dive sites
128 countries69 parks84 dive sites
14 countries34 parks52 dive sites
87 countries89 parks7 dive sites
34 countries22 parks3 dive sites
162 countries59 parks10 dive sites
21 countries21 parks37 dive sites
42 countries42 parks89 dive sites
44 countries48 parks79 dive sites
161 countries59 parks91 dive sites
157 countries53 parks209 dive sites
29 countries13 parks75 dive sites
13 countries29 parks33 dive sites
18 countries21 parks33 dive sites
39 countries45 parks18 dive sites
13 countries30 parks33 dive sites
31 countries46 parks79 dive sites
29 countries41 parks79 dive sites
111 countries69 parks127 dive sites
19 countries21 parks23 dive sites
40 countries46 parks83 dive sites
17 countries36 parks6 dive sites