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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 118 species · Great Smoky Mountains

Showing 118 species · Great Smoky Mountains

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Least Concern

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Musk Turtle

Sternotherus odoratus

OmnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular
Least Concern

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

OmnivoreVariable activityFamily group
Least Concern

Pond Slider

Trachemys scripta

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
Least Concern

Spiny Softshell Turtle

Apalone spinifera

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Mud Turtle

Kinosternon subrubrum

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

CarnivoreCrepuscularFish
Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Snowy Egret

Egretta thula

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Hercules Ant

Camponotus herculeanus

OmnivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Eastern Subterranean Termite

Reticulitermes flavipes

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
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Common Snapping TurtleLeast Concern

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
10 countries28 parks7 dive sites
Ruby-Throated HummingbirdLeast Concern

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
12 countries40 parks
North American River OtterLeast Concern

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
3 countries17 parks4 dive sites
MooseLeast Concern

Moose

Alces alces

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
15 countries57 parks
CoyoteLeast Concern

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
4 countries41 parks
American Black BearLeast Concern

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
3 countries41 parks
Snowshoe HareLeast Concern

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
2 countries35 parks
Endangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
38 countries35 parks9 dive sites
Least Concern

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
35 countries29 parks7 dive sites
Least Concern

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
39 countries30 parks3 dive sites
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