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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 49 species · K'gari (Fraser Island)

Showing 49 species · K'gari (Fraser Island)

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Not Evaluated

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Common Bluetongue

Tiliqua scincoides

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Coconut Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Blue Emperor

Papilio ulysses

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

CarnivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Black-Faced Cuckooshrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

White's Tree Frog

Litoria caerulea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black Swan

Cygnus atratus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Brush-tailed Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Dingo

Canis lupus dingo

CarnivoreNocturnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Eastern Water Dragon

Intellagama lesueurii

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Satin Bowerbird

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Red Bull Ant

Myrmecia gulosa

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Eastern Brown Snake

Pseudonaja textilis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Magpie Goose

Anseranas semipalmata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Regent Bowerbird

Sericulus chrysocephalus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Endangered

Greater Glider

Petauroides volans

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Feathertail Glider

Acrobates pygmaeus

OmnivoreNectarivoreNocturnal
Least Concern

Common Death Adder

Acanthophis antarcticus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Australian Brushturkey

Alectura lathami

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina longicollis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Long-nosed Bandicoot

Perameles nasuta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Ringtail Possum

Pseudocheirus peregrinus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
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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
DugongVulnerable

Dugong

Dugong dugon

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
46 countries16 parks41 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries24 parks1 dive site
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries51 parks376 dive sites
Tiger SharkNear Threatened

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
57 countries27 parks23 dive sites
Willie WagtailLeast Concern

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
5 countries56 parks
Data Deficient

Flatback

Natator depressus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries8 parks4 dive sites
Least Concern

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
36 countries66 parks
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