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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 28 species · Mesa Verde

Showing 28 species · Mesa Verde

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Least Concern

Common Chuckwalla

Sauromalus ater

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Eastern Fence Lizard

Sceloporus undulatus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Big Brown Bat

Eptesicus fuscus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Great Black Digger Wasp

Sphex pensylvanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Pallipes Windscorpion

Eremobates pallipes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Giant Vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Ringtail

Bassariscus astutus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Not Evaluated

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Extinct

Desert Rat-kangaroo

Caloprymnus campestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Texas Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma cornutum

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Ord's Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys ordii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Tiger Salamander

Ambystoma tigrinum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
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Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries95 parks
Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
21 countries103 parks
Least Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
11 countries105 parks
Least Concern

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
30 countries21 parks
Least Concern

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
35 countries54 parks
Not Evaluated

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
18 countries68 parks
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
52 countries62 parks
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
18 countries71 parks
Least Concern

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
10 countries81 parks
Least Concern

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
4 countries28 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
3 countries17 parks
3 countries41 parks
2 countries21 parks
8 countries45 parks
3 countries48 parks
2 countries31 parks
26 countries108 parks
2 countries17 parks
2 countries33 parks
3 countries24 parks
3 countries24 parks
3 countries70 parks
3 countries79 parks
4 countries12 parks
2 countries15 parks
3 countries12 parks
2 countries32 parks
3 countries33 parks