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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 · Lauca

Showing 21 species · Lauca

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Near Threatened

Pampas Cat

Leopardus colocolo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Chilean Rose Tarantula

Grammostola rosea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Short-tailed Chinchilla

Chinchilla chinchilla

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Southern Mountain Viscacha

Lagidium viscacia

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Andean Gull

Chroicocephalus serranus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Giant Hummingbird

Patagona gigas

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Gray Gull

Leucophaeus modestus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Near Threatened

Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Giant Coot

Fulica gigantea

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Relevancia
A – Z
GuanacoLeast Concern

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
11 countries18 parks
Chilean FlamingoNear Threatened

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries9 parks
Andean CondorVulnerable

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
7 countries40 parks
VicunaLeast Concern

Vicuna

Vicugna vicugna

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
7 countries6 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries137 parks
Andean FlamingoVulnerable

Andean Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
7 countries5 parks
CulpeoLeast Concern

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries23 parks
Andean CatEndangered

Andean Cat

Leopardus jacobita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries6 parks
James's FlamingoNear Threatened

James's Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
7 countries8 parks
Not Evaluated

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries11 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
8 countries27 parks
7 countries11 parks
7 countries53 parks
4 countries5 parks
7 countries13 parks
7 countries39 parks
5 countries10 parks
7 countries26 parks
4 countries7 parks
4 countries15 parks
4 countries1 park