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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 · Jebil

Showing 16 species · Jebil

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Critically Endangered

Dama Gazelle

Nanger dama

HerbivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
Vulnerable

Arabian Sand Gazelle

Gazella marica

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Least Concern

Black Wheatear

Oenanthe leucura

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Fennec Fox

Vulpes zerda

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Jaculus jaculus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Scimitar-horned Oryx

Oryx dammah

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Relevancia
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Mediterranean ChameleonLeast Concern

Mediterranean Chameleon

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
16 countries27 parks
AddaxCritically Endangered

Addax

Addax nasomaculatus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
9 countries7 parks
Least Concern

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
68 countries36 parks
Least Concern

Cream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
18 countries21 parks
Not Evaluated

Sacred Scarab

Scarabaeus sacer

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
62 countries14 parks
Not Evaluated

Fattailed Scorpion

Androctonus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
32 countries23 parks
Not Evaluated

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
71 countries29 parks
Vulnerable

Common Tortoise

Testudo graeca

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
38 countries44 parks
Least Concern

Desert Monitor

Varanus griseus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
34 countries26 parks
Least Concern

Trumpeter Finch

Bucanetes githagineus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
12 countries19 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
12 countries8 parks
22 countries12 parks
8 countries20 parks
31 countries5 parks
34 countries26 parks
9 countries3 parks