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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 · Los Haitises

Showing 16 species · Los Haitises

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Endangered

Hispaniolan Solenodon

Solenodon paradoxus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Hispaniola Boa

Chilabothrus striatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Hispaniolan Trogon

Priotelus roseigaster

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Hispaniolan Amazon

Amazona ventralis

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Endangered

Cuvier's Hutia

Plagiodontia aedium

HerbivoreNocturnalEndangered
Endangered

Hispaniolan Rhinoceros Iguana

Cyclura cornuta

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
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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
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries51 parks376 dive sites
Magnificent FrigatebirdLeast Concern

Magnificent Frigatebird

Fregata magnificens

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
38 countries13 parks2 dive sites
Brown PelicanLeast Concern

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
37 countries14 parks
Vulnerable

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
36 countries14 parks9 dive sites
Least Concern

Giant Ameiva

Ameiva ameiva

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
12 countries15 parks
Least Concern

Cuban Brown Anole

Anolis sagrei

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
36 countries23 parks
Least Concern

Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat

Artibeus jamaicensis

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
17 countries17 parks
Least Concern

Cuban Treefrog

Osteopilus septentrionalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
6 countries15 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
2 countries4 parks
2 countries4 parks
2 countries4 parks
3 countries4 parks
2 countries4 parks
2 countries3 parks