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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 15 species · Fray Jorge

Showing 15 species · Fray Jorge

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Least Concern

Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant Hummingbird

Patagona gigas

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Gray Gull

Leucophaeus modestus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Degu

Octodon degus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Relevancia
A – Z
Humboldt PenguinVulnerable

Humboldt Penguin

Spheniscus humboldti

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries6 parks2 dive sites
Least Concern

Peruvian Booby

Sula variegata

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
3 countries5 parks2 dive sites
Near Threatened

Guanay Cormorant

Leucocarbo bougainvilliorum

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries4 parks2 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries11 parks
Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
11 countries51 parks
Near Threatened

Pampas Cat

Leopardus colocolo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
8 countries27 parks
Near Threatened

Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
3 countries6 parks1 dive site
Vulnerable

Chilean Rose Tarantula

Grammostola rosea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries11 parks
Least Concern

Buff-Necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
10 countries33 parks
Least Concern

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
7 countries53 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
7 countries39 parks
7 countries26 parks
4 countries7 parks
7 countries24 parks
1 country3 parks