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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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African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
BushbuckLeast Concern

Bushbuck

Tragelaphus scriptus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Cocoi HeronLeast Concern

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries
Marabou StorkLeast Concern

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
GrivetLeast Concern

Grivet

Chlorocebus aethiops

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna
Least Concern

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Fat-tail Gecko

Hemitheconyx caudicinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Senegal Parrot

Poicephalus senegalus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Emperor Scorpion

Pandinus imperator

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Lesser Galago

Galago senegalensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

African Mound-building Termite

Macrotermes bellicosus

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Least Concern

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-billed Hornbill

Tockus erythrorhynchus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
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African Savanna ElephantEndangered

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries58 parks
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
African BuffaloNear Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries61 parks
Spotted HyaenaLeast Concern

Spotted Hyaena

Crocuta crocuta

CarnivoreNocturnalIn packs
43 countries35 parks
GuerezaLeast Concern

Guereza

Colobus guereza

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries21 parks
Long-tailed CormorantLeast Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
14 countries46 parks1 dive site
OribiLeast Concern

Oribi

Ourebia ourebi

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
43 countries23 parks
Central African Rock PythonLeast Concern

Central African Rock Python

Python sebae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
44 countries7 parks
African CivetLeast Concern

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
44 countries36 parks
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72 parks
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