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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 16 species · Hawaii Volcanoes

Showing 16 species · Hawaii Volcanoes

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Least Concern

Common House Gecko

Hemidactylus frenatus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Cobweb Spider

Pholcus phalangioides

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Not Evaluated

Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Jackson’s Three-horned Chameleon

Trioceros jacksonii

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Hawaiian Petrel

Pterodroma sandwichensis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Relevancia
A – Z
Green TurtleEndangered

Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
150 countries70 parks400 dive sites
Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
134 countries46 parks104 dive sites
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
57 countries27 parks23 dive sites
Least Concern

Yellow Tang

Zebrasoma flavescens

HerbivoreDiurnalFish
35 countries3 parks9 dive sites
Data Deficient

Hawaiian Bobtail

Euprymna scolopes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country3 parks3 dive sites
Endangered

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Neomonachus schauinslandi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
1 country3 parks3 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
106 countries51 parks
Least Concern

Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
10 countries28 parks
Not Evaluated

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries11 parks
Least Concern

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
62 countries35 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
101 countries28 parks
6 countries7 parks
30 countries26 parks
4 countries18 parks
3 countries8 parks
1 country3 parks