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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 15 species · Montagne d'Ambre

Showing 15 species · Montagne d'Ambre

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Vulnerable

Spotted Fanaloka

Fossa fossana

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Grey Mouse Lemur

Microcebus murinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Hedgehog Tenrec

Setifer setosus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Rufous Mouse Lemur

Microcebus rufus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Lowland Streaked Tenrec

Hemicentetes semispinosus

InsectivoreDiurnalVariable activity
Relevancia
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Parson's ChameleonNear Threatened

Parson's Chameleon

Calumma parsonii

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
1 country6 parks
FossaVulnerable

Fossa

Cryptoprocta ferox

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
1 country12 parks
Least Concern

Panther Chameleon

Furcifer pardalis

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
3 countries4 parks
Endangered

Aye-aye

Daubentonia madagascariensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country10 parks
Near Threatened

Leaf Chameleon

Brookesia micra

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
1 country7 parks
Near Threatened

Giraffe-necked Weevil

Trachelophorus giraffa

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
1 country6 parks
Not Evaluated

Hissing Cockroach

Gromphadorhina portentosa

NocturnalColonialInsect
1 country12 parks
Least Concern

Madagascar Day Gecko

Phelsuma madagascariensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
1 country9 parks
Near Threatened

Brown Lemur

Eulemur fulvus

OmnivoreVariable activityFamily group
2 countries11 parks
Least Concern

Madagascar Tree Boa

Sanzinia madagascariensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country8 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
1 country8 parks
1 country6 parks
2 countries9 parks
1 country8 parks
1 country7 parks