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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 18 species · Rwenzori Mountains

Showing 18 species · Rwenzori Mountains

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Least Concern

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Forest Hog

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Hartlaub's Turaco

Tauraco hartlaubi

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

L'Hoest's Monkey

Allochrocebus lhoesti

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Ruwenzori Turaco

Gallirex johnstoni

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Relevancia
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ChimpanzeeEndangered

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries19 parks
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
GuerezaLeast Concern

Guereza

Colobus guereza

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries21 parks
Augur BuzzardLeast Concern

Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries35 parks
Black-fronted DuikerLeast Concern

Black-fronted Duiker

Cephalophus nigrifrons

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
21 countries5 parks
Blue MonkeyLeast Concern

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
11 countries9 parks
Blue DuikerLeast Concern

Blue Duiker

Philantomba monticola

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
27 countries7 parks
Not Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries69 parks
Not Evaluated

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
43 countries55 parks
Not Evaluated

Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries37 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
44 countries58 parks
13 countries13 parks
43 countries23 parks
27 countries29 parks
22 countries26 parks
3 countries11 parks
4 countries7 parks
4 countries7 parks