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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 46 species · Kakadu

Showing 46 species · Kakadu

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Least Concern

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Kerengga Ant

Oecophylla smaragdina

OmnivoreDiurnalInsect
Vulnerable

Sarus Crane

Antigone antigone

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Brown Tree Snake

Boiga irregularis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Not Evaluated

Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

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

Frilled Lizard

Chlamydosaurus kingii

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Coconut Lorikeet

Trichoglossus haematodus

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
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

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eastern Brown Snake

Pseudonaja textilis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Pig-Nosed Turtle

Carettochelys insculpta

OmnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Least Concern

Sand Monitor

Varanus gouldii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Blue-winged Kookaburra

Dacelo leachii

CarnivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Magpie Goose

Anseranas semipalmata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Near Threatened

Gouldian Finch

Chloebia gouldiae

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Death Adder

Acanthophis antarcticus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Antilopine Kangaroo

Osphranter antilopinus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna
Relevancia
A – Z
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
32 countries14 parks15 dive sites
Saltwater CrocodileLeast Concern

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
21 countries11 parks13 dive sites
Common CarpLeast Concern

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
90 countries38 parks8 dive sites
Willie WagtailLeast Concern

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
5 countries56 parks
Least Concern

Banded Archerfish

Toxotes jaculatrix

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
15 countries26 parks17 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Box Jelly

Chironex fleckeri

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
2 countries5 parks4 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Irukandji

Carukia barnesi

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
1 country6 parks4 dive sites
Data Deficient

Flatback

Natator depressus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries8 parks4 dive sites
Least Concern

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
36 countries66 parks
Not Evaluated

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
47 countries109 parks
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3 countries53 parks
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