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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 · Grutas de Cacahuamilpa

Showing 39 species · Grutas de Cacahuamilpa

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Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
Not Evaluated

Mayan Melipona

Melipona beecheii

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella magna

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Glasswing Butterfly

Greta oto

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pallas's Long-Tongued Bat

Glossophaga soricina

NectarivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Pallas's Mastiff Bat

Molossus molossus

InsectivoreCrepuscularColonial
Least Concern

Hispid Cotton Rat

Sigmodon hispidus

HerbivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Least Concern

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Mexican Mouse Opossum

Marmosa mexicana

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Sac-Winged Bat

Saccopteryx bilineata

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Tropical Bess Beetle

Passalus interruptus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red-Winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Giant Vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Ringtail

Bassariscus astutus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Mexican Beaded Lizard

Heloderma horridum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Lesser Long-nosed Bat

Leptonycteris yerbabuenae

NectarivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Mexican Tetra

Astyanax mexicanus

OmnivoreFishFreshwater
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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
Least Concern

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
36 countries66 parks
Least Concern

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
12 countries38 parks
Least Concern

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
35 countries54 parks
Least Concern

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
17 countries26 parks
Not Evaluated

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
18 countries68 parks
Not Evaluated

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
44 countries70 parks
Least Concern

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
38 countries67 parks
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