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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

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Least Concern

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Green Drake

Ephemera danica

DiurnalSolitaryInsect
Least Concern

Golden Ground Beetle

Carabus auratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus vespilloides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Clubtail

Gomphus vulgatissimus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

NocturnalSolitaryTemperate forest
Least Concern

Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pine Marten

Martes martes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pygmy White-toothed Shrew

Suncus etruscus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

European Mole

Talpa europaea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Least Weasel

Mustela nivalis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Sand Lizard

Lacerta agilis

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Viviparous Lizard

Zootoca vivipara

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Ring Ouzel

Turdus torquatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eurasian Common Shrew

Sorex araneus

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Alpine Ibex

Capra ibex

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Eurasian Pygmy Owl

Glaucidium passerinum

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eurasian Water Shrew

Neomys fodiens

PiscivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

European Grayling

Thymallus thymallus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Vole

Microtus arvalis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Red Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Asp Viper

Vipera aspis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Wallcreeper

Tichodroma muraria

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Noble Crayfish

Astacus astacus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
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Vulnerable

Powan

Coregonus lavaretus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
19 countries77 parks7 dive sites
Near Threatened

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
45 countries196 parks
Least Concern

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
45 countries236 parks
Least Concern

Peacock

Aglais io

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
45 countries213 parks
Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
59 countries210 parks
Least Concern

Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
49 countries79 parks
Not Evaluated

German Wasp

Vespula germanica

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
54 countries210 parks
Least Concern

Coal Tit

Periparus ater

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
46 countries223 parks
Not Evaluated

Rosalia Longicorn

Rosalia alpina

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
22 countries111 parks
Not Evaluated

Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
45 countries180 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
48 countries218 parks
45 countries167 parks
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45 countries165 parks
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