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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 39 species · Great Otway

Showing 39 species · Great Otway

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Not Evaluated

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

CarnivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Black-Faced Cuckooshrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Brush-tailed Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Satin Bowerbird

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Mainland Island Snake

Notechis scutatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Flying Peacock Spider

Maratus volans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Red Bull Ant

Myrmecia gulosa

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Eastern Brown Snake

Pseudonaja textilis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Superb Fairywren

Malurus cyaneus

InsectivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Feathertail Glider

Acrobates pygmaeus

OmnivoreNectarivoreNocturnal
Least Concern

Common Death Adder

Acanthophis antarcticus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina longicollis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Powerful Owl

Ninox strenua

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Ringtail Possum

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Pied Oystercatcher

Haematopus longirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Swamp Wallaby

Wallabia bicolor

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Pygmy Possum

Cercartetus nanus

OmnivoreNectarivoreNocturnal
Vulnerable

Grey-headed Flying Fox

Pteropus poliocephalus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Gang-gang Cockatoo

Callocephalon fimbriatum

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Spotted Pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Southern Brown Bandicoot

Isoodon obesulus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
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Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
Afro-Australian Fur SealLeast Concern

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
4 countries10 parks5 dive sites
Willie WagtailLeast Concern

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
5 countries56 parks
Least Concern

Red-necked Wallaby

Notamacropus rufogriseus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
4 countries27 parks
Not Evaluated

Leafy Seadragon

Phycodurus eques

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
1 country9 parks4 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
47 countries109 parks
Least Concern

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
6 countries48 parks
Least Concern

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary
3 countries53 parks
Least Concern

Common Bluetongue

Tiliqua scincoides

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
3 countries53 parks
Least Concern

Coconut Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
4 countries25 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
3 countries57 parks
3 countries26 parks
5 countries56 parks
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2 countries23 parks
4 countries49 parks
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3 countries51 parks
1 country33 parks
3 countries45 parks
2 countries15 parks
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1 country26 parks
1 country25 parks
1 country29 parks
1 country19 parks
4 countries68 parks
1 country17 parks
1 country33 parks
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1 country17 parks
1 country33 parks
1 country14 parks
1 country11 parks
1 country51 parks
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