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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

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Showing 46 species · Gashaka Gumti

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Not Evaluated

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Senegal Parrot

Poicephalus senegalus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Rhinoceros Viper

Bitis nasicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Emperor Scorpion

Pandinus imperator

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Elephantnose Fish

Gnathonemus petersii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

African Mound-building Termite

Macrotermes bellicosus

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Least Concern

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Water Chevrotain

Hyemoschus aquaticus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

African Dwarf Crocodile

Osteolaemus tetraspis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Zaire Dwarf Clawed Frog

Hymenochirus boettgeri

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Rhombic Egg Eater

Dasypeltis scabra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Helmeted Turtle

Pelomedusa subrufa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Yellow-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna elata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Banded Mongoose

Mungos mungo

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Cricetomys gambianus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Mona Monkey

Cercopithecus mona

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
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Long-tailed CormorantLeast Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
14 countries46 parks1 dive site
African CivetLeast Concern

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
44 countries36 parks
African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
58 countries72 parks
Cocoi HeronLeast Concern

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries71 parks
Marabou StorkLeast Concern

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries66 parks
Least Concern

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
57 countries69 parks1 dive site
Least Concern

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries45 parks
Least Concern

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries75 parks
Endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
48 countries73 parks
Least Concern

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
68 countries36 parks
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