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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 56 species · Sumidero Canyon

Showing 56 species · Sumidero Canyon

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Central American Spider MonkeyEndangered

Central American Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
White-nosed CoatiLeast Concern

White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Grey HeronLeast Concern

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
64 countries
Least Concern

Anhinga

Anhinga anhinga

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Amazonian Motmot

Momotus momota

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
Not Evaluated

Mayan Melipona

Melipona beecheii

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Military Macaw

Ara militaris

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Mexican Caecilian

Dermophis mexicanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Glasswing Butterfly

Greta oto

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pallas's Long-Tongued Bat

Glossophaga soricina

NectarivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Pallas's Mastiff Bat

Molossus molossus

InsectivoreCrepuscularColonial
Least Concern

Hispid Cotton Rat

Sigmodon hispidus

HerbivoreNocturnalVariable activity
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OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries24 parks1 dive site
Green IguanaLeast Concern

Green Iguana

Iguana iguana

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
43 countries14 parks
Mantled Howler MonkeyLeast Concern

Mantled Howler Monkey

Alouatta palliata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
10 countries28 parks
Ruby-Throated HummingbirdLeast Concern

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
12 countries40 parks
Morelet's CrocodileLeast Concern

Morelet's Crocodile

Crocodylus moreletii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
8 countries5 parks2 dive sites
King VultureLeast Concern

King Vulture

Sarcoramphus papa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
18 countries5 parks
Neotropical OtterNear Threatened

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
19 countries14 parks
OcelotLeast Concern

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries55 parks
Spectacled OwlLeast Concern

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries77 parks
Lowland PacaLeast Concern

Lowland Paca

Cuniculus paca

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
20 countries6 parks
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Bony fish
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9 countries
20 parks
10 countries
22 parks
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43 countries95 parks
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10 countries39 parks
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18 countries68 parks
44 countries70 parks
38 countries67 parks
13 countries78 parks
13 countries44 parks
20 countries107 parks
52 countries62 parks
18 countries71 parks
8 countries39 parks
7 countries44 parks
37 countries58 parks
42 countries80 parks
5 countries38 parks
4 countries28 parks
7 countries10 parks
5 countries36 parks
16 countries64 parks
17 countries65 parks
11 countries54 parks