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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 47 species · El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar

Showing 47 species · El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar

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Not Evaluated

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
Not Evaluated

Mayan Melipona

Melipona beecheii

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Glasswing Butterfly

Greta oto

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Chuckwalla

Sauromalus ater

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Elf Owl

Micrathene whitneyi

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Mohave Rattlesnake

Crotalus scutulatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Sidewinder

Crotalus cerastes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tropical Bess Beetle

Passalus interruptus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Bark Scorpion

Centruroides sculpturatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red-Winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Giant Vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Extinct

Desert Rat-kangaroo

Caloprymnus campestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Mexican Beaded Lizard

Heloderma horridum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Desert Iguana

Dipsosaurus dorsalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
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PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries137 parks
CoyoteLeast Concern

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
4 countries41 parks
PronghornLeast Concern

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
3 countries8 parks
Gila MonsterNear Threatened

Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries9 parks
Mojave Desert TortoiseVulnerable

Mojave Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
3 countries4 parks
Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries95 parks
Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
21 countries103 parks
Least Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
11 countries105 parks
Least Concern

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
30 countries21 parks
Least Concern

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
35 countries54 parks
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