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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 131 species · Gulf Islands

Showing 131 species · Gulf Islands

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GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Sea LampreyLeast Concern

Sea Lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Giant Pacific OctopusLeast Concern

Giant Pacific Octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Ruby-Throated HummingbirdLeast Concern

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Blue SharkNear Threatened

Blue Shark

Prionace glauca

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Californian Sea LionLeast Concern

Californian Sea Lion

Zalophus californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Sandhill CraneLeast Concern

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Vulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Spurdog

Squalus acanthias

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Bluntnose Sixgill Shark

Hexanchus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

NocturnalSolitaryEndangered
Least Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

CarnivoreNocturnalIn herds
Not Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Basket Star

Gorgonocephalus eucnemis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Hagfish

Myxine glutinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Sand Gaper

Mya arenaria

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

Ghost Shrimp

Caprella linearis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Orange-footed Sea Cucumber

Cucumaria frondosa

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosomes

Pyrosoma atlanticum

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Endangered

Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

CarnivoreColonialEndangered
Vulnerable

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Vulnerable

Porbeagle

Lamna nasus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Atlantic Herring

Clupea harengus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Least Concern

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Endangered

Sei Whale

Balaenoptera borealis

CarnivoreEndangeredOcean
Least Concern

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

In schoolsFishOcean
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MonarchNot Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
57 countries31 parks
North Atlantic Right WhaleEndangered

North Atlantic Right Whale

Eubalaena glacialis

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
13 countries12 parks6 dive sites
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
33 countries51 parks82 dive sites
Ocean SunfishVulnerable

Ocean Sunfish

Mola mola

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
24 countries32 parks50 dive sites
Long-finned Pilot WhaleLeast Concern

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
39 countries56 parks33 dive sites
Common Snapping TurtleLeast Concern

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
10 countries28 parks7 dive sites
CodVulnerable

Cod

Gadus morhua

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
24 countries47 parks27 dive sites
Three-spined SticklebackLeast Concern

Three-spined Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
55 countries141 parks19 dive sites
Lion's Mane JellyfishNot Evaluated

Lion's Mane Jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

SolitaryOceanCnidarian
17 countries47 parks28 dive sites
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75 parks
21 dive sites
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45 parks
21 dive sites
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14 parks
15 dive sites
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40 parks
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73 parks
41 dive sites
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13 parks
12 dive sites
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161 countries56 parks108 dive sites
9 countries15 parks5 dive sites
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