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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 37 species · Kahuzi-Biega

Showing 37 species · Kahuzi-Biega

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Least Concern

Elephantnose Fish

Gnathonemus petersii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant Tigerfish

Hydrocynus goliath

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Forest Hog

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Water Chevrotain

Hyemoschus aquaticus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Zaire Dwarf Clawed Frog

Hymenochirus boettgeri

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

De Brazza’s Monkey

Cercopithecus neglectus

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
Least Concern

West African Potto

Perodicticus potto

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Yellow-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna elata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Tree Pangolin

Phataginus tricuspis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Cricetomys gambianus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Spotted-necked Otter

Hydrictis maculicollis

CarnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
Least Concern

Ross's Turaco

Tauraco rossae

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Vulnerable

Angolan Colobus

Colobus angolensis

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Vulnerable

Grey-cheeked Mangabey

Lophocebus albigena

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Spotted Ctenopoma

Ctenopoma acutirostre

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Wolf's Monkey

Cercopithecus wolfi

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Vulnerable

L'Hoest's Monkey

Allochrocebus lhoesti

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Ruwenzori Turaco

Gallirex johnstoni

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Congo Peafowl

Afropavo congensis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Relevancia
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LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
GuerezaLeast Concern

Guereza

Colobus guereza

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries21 parks
Red River HogLeast Concern

Red River Hog

Potamochoerus porcus

OmnivoreNocturnalSavanna
43 countries13 parks
Black-fronted DuikerLeast Concern

Black-fronted Duiker

Cephalophus nigrifrons

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
21 countries5 parks
Blue MonkeyLeast Concern

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
11 countries9 parks
Not Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries69 parks
Least Concern

Rhinoceros Viper

Bitis nasicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
12 countries19 parks
Not Evaluated

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
43 countries55 parks
Not Evaluated

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries37 parks
Least Concern

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
44 countries58 parks
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Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
10 countries21 parks
43 countries29 parks
24 countries9 parks
43 countries33 parks
12 countries23 parks
13 countries13 parks
12 countries22 parks
21 countries32 parks
43 countries21 parks
7 countries18 parks
43 countries23 parks
27 countries29 parks
23 countries15 parks
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22 countries21 parks
43 countries56 parks
14 countries51 parks
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8 countries14 parks
1 country5 parks
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4 countries7 parks
4 countries7 parks
1 country4 parks