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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 37 species · Great Sand Dunes

Showing 37 species · Great Sand Dunes

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Least Concern

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
Least Concern

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Western Hognose Snake

Heterodon nasicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulatus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Great Black Digger Wasp

Sphex pensylvanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Pallipes Windscorpion

Eremobates pallipes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red-Winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Giant Vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

HerbivoreCrepuscularTemperate forest
Not Evaluated

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis

HerbivoreDiurnalDesert
Least Concern

Swift Fox

Vulpes velox

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Texas Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma cornutum

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Ord's Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys ordii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Plains Pocket Gopher

Geomys bursarius

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
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MonarchNot Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
57 countries31 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries137 parks
Golden EagleLeast Concern

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
72 countries109 parks
CoyoteLeast Concern

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
4 countries41 parks
PronghornLeast Concern

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
3 countries8 parks
Least Concern

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
3 countries28 parks4 dive sites
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
8 countries75 parks2 dive sites
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
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Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
30 countries21 parks
35 countries54 parks
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38 countries67 parks
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18 countries71 parks
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3 countries48 parks
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26 countries108 parks
2 countries17 parks
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2 countries33 parks
3 countries27 parks
3 countries79 parks
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3 countries11 parks
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3 countries12 parks
2 countries32 parks
3 countries5 parks
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