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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 15 species · Lagunas de Nueva Caledonia

Showing 15 species · Lagunas de Nueva Caledonia

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Least Concern

Dwarf Sperm Whale

Kogia sima

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean
Not Evaluated

Emperor Dragonfly

Anax imperator

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Peacock Blenny

Salaria pavo

OmnivoreFishOcean
Not Evaluated

Largehead Hairtail

Trichiurus lepturus

CarnivoreFishOcean
Near Threatened

Spinetail Ray

Bathyraja spinicauda

CarnivoreSolitaryNear Threatened
Relevancia
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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
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
GrayfishVulnerable

Grayfish

Alopias vulpinus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries75 parks21 dive sites
Near Threatened

Swordfish

Xiphias gladius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
87 countries89 parks7 dive sites
Least Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
141 countries58 parks75 dive sites
Least Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
141 countries82 parks411 dive sites
Not Evaluated

Pacific Pearl-oyster

Pinctada margaritifera

OmnivoreColonialOcean
64 countries31 parks234 dive sites
Least Concern

Blainville's Beaked Whale

Mesoplodon densirostris

CarnivoreFamily groupOcean
161 countries59 parks5 dive sites
Data Deficient

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Kogia breviceps

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
110 countries65 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
151 countries57 parks
54 countries1 park2 dive sites
22 countries5 parks
47 countries43 parks
17 countries1 park