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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 · Bale Mountains

Showing 16 species · Bale Mountains

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Least Concern

Bush Hyrax

Heterohyrax brucei

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Wattled Crane

Bugeranus carunculatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

African Golden Wolf

Canis anthus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Crested Porcupine

Hystrix cristata

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Endangered

Ethiopian Wolf

Canis simensis

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
Vulnerable

Giant Mole Rat

Spalax giganteus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Relevancia
A – Z
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
GuerezaLeast Concern

Guereza

Colobus guereza

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries21 parks
GeladaLeast Concern

Gelada

Theropithecus gelada

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
1 country6 parks
Verreaux's EagleLeast Concern

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
48 countries16 parks
Augur BuzzardLeast Concern

Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries35 parks
Least Concern

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
47 countries76 parks
Least Concern

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries55 parks
Least Concern

Forest Hog

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
13 countries13 parks
Least Concern

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries27 parks
Least Concern

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries23 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
44 countries18 parks
13 countries26 parks
17 countries27 parks
48 countries86 parks
1 country2 parks
2 countries1 park