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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 21 species · Kavir

Showing 21 species · Kavir

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Vulnerable

Common Tortoise

Testudo graeca

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Urial

Ovis vignei

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Desert Monitor

Varanus griseus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Trumpeter Finch

Bucanetes githagineus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Long-eared Hedgehog

Hemiechinus auritus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Pterocles orientalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Sand Cat

Felis margarita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Indian Crested Porcupine

Hystrix indica

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Blanford's Fox

Vulpes cana

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Critically Endangered

Siberian Crane

Leucogeranus leucogeranus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Jaculus jaculus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
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White-Headed DuckNot Evaluated

White-Headed Duck

Oxyura leucocephala

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
19 countries16 parks
Jungle CatLeast Concern

Jungle Cat

Felis chaus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
24 countries27 parks
Critically Endangered

Beluga

Huso huso

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
14 countries9 parks1 dive site
Least Concern

Phoorsa

Echis carinatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
39 countries24 parks
Not Evaluated

Fattailed Scorpion

Androctonus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
32 countries23 parks
Not Evaluated

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
71 countries29 parks
Near Threatened

Ferruginous Duck

Aythya nyroca

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
13 countries15 parks
Vulnerable

Steppe Tortoise

Testudo horsfieldii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
9 countries12 parks
Least Concern

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
26 countries16 parks
Least Concern

Orange-tailed Skink

Eumeces schneideri

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
14 countries11 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
38 countries44 parks
13 countries10 parks
34 countries26 parks
12 countries19 parks
41 countries22 parks
22 countries21 parks
16 countries6 parks
15 countries29 parks
21 countries13 parks
8 countries7 parks
34 countries26 parks