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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

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Least Concern

Rhinoceros Viper

Bitis nasicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Elephantnose Fish

Gnathonemus petersii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Water Chevrotain

Hyemoschus aquaticus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

African Dwarf Crocodile

Osteolaemus tetraspis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Zaire Dwarf Clawed Frog

Hymenochirus boettgeri

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

De Brazza’s Monkey

Cercopithecus neglectus

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
Least Concern

West African Potto

Perodicticus potto

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Yellow-casqued Hornbill

Ceratogymna elata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Tree Pangolin

Phataginus tricuspis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Cricetomys gambianus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Putty-nosed Monkey

Cercopithecus nictitans

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
Least Concern

Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Endangered

Red-capped Mangabey

Cercocebus torquatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Vulnerable

Grey-cheeked Mangabey

Lophocebus albigena

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Vulnerable

Black Colobus

Colobus satanas

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Relevancia
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ChimpanzeeEndangered

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries19 parks
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
Western GorillaCritically Endangered

Western Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group
21 countries13 parks
African Forest ElephantCritically Endangered

African Forest Elephant

Loxodonta cyclotis

FrugivoreVariable activityFamily group
5 countries12 parks
African CivetLeast Concern

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
44 countries36 parks
MandrillVulnerable

Mandrill

Mandrillus sphinx

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
21 countries6 parks
Giant PangolinEndangered

Giant Pangolin

Smutsia gigantea

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
22 countries14 parks
SitatungaLeast Concern

Sitatunga

Tragelaphus spekii

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
43 countries13 parks
Not Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries69 parks
Least Concern

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries31 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
12 countries19 parks
43 countries55 parks
43 countries37 parks
44 countries58 parks
10 countries21 parks
43 countries29 parks
43 countries33 parks
12 countries22 parks
21 countries32 parks
21 countries20 parks
43 countries21 parks
7 countries18 parks
27 countries29 parks
23 countries15 parks
22 countries16 parks
21 countries23 parks
22 countries21 parks
43 countries56 parks
21 countries22 parks
22 countries26 parks
4 countries6 parks
8 countries14 parks
5 countries4 parks