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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 16 species · Lago Inle

Showing 16 species · Lago Inle

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Not Evaluated

Indian Muntjac

Muntiacus muntjak

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Vulnerable

Fishing Cat

Prionailurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater False Vampire

Megaderma lyra

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Endangered

Green Peafowl

Pavo muticus

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Least Concern

Snakehead Murrel

Channa striata

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Least Concern

Climbing Perch

Anabas testudineus

OmnivoreFishFreshwater
Relevancia
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Water BuffaloNot Evaluated

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
11 countries17 parks
Not Evaluated

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
20 countries72 parks44 dive sites
Least Concern

Monocled Cobra

Naja kaouthia

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
17 countries20 parks
Not Evaluated

Burmese Python

Python bivittatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
17 countries20 parks
Least Concern

Giant River Prawn

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
32 countries12 parks
Not Evaluated

Tokay Gecko

Gekko gecko

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
19 countries53 parks
Least Concern

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
37 countries36 parks
Least Concern

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
62 countries35 parks
Vulnerable

Oriental Small-clawed Otter

Aonyx cinereus

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group
16 countries56 parks
Least Concern

Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
15 countries33 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
16 countries75 parks
19 countries16 parks
11 countries23 parks
13 countries16 parks
16 countries18 parks
15 countries15 parks