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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 79 species · Apostle Islands

Showing 79 species · Apostle Islands

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Snowshoe HareLeast Concern

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
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
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
Endangered

Blanding's Turtle

Emydoidea blandingii

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Map Turtle

Graptemys geographica

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
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

Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Least Concern

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Garden Tiger

Arctia caja

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Hercules Ant

Camponotus herculeanus

OmnivoreColonialInsect
Least Concern

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-eyed Vireo

Vireo olivaceus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
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Common Snapping TurtleLeast Concern

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
10 countries28 parks7 dive sites
Sea LampreyLeast Concern

Sea Lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
18 countries45 parks21 dive sites
Ruby-Throated HummingbirdLeast Concern

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
12 countries40 parks
Great CormorantLeast Concern

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
49 countries4 parks3 dive sites
Bald EagleLeast Concern

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
3 countries36 parks
North American River OtterLeast Concern

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
3 countries17 parks4 dive sites
Red FoxLeast Concern

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
81 countries73 parks
Peregrine FalconLeast Concern

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
70 countries41 parks
Common LoonLeast Concern

Common Loon

Gavia immer

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
19 countries10 parks
American Black BearLeast Concern

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
3 countries41 parks
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2 countries
35 parks
35 countries29 parks7 dive sites
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3 countries34 parks7 dive sites
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37 countries60 parks4 dive sites
8 countries75 parks2 dive sites
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2 countries29 parks4 dive sites
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43 countries95 parks
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12 countries38 parks
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10 countries81 parks
10 countries37 parks
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