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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 27 species · Mudumu

Showing 27 species · Mudumu

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Least Concern

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

African Mound-building Termite

Macrotermes bellicosus

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Least Concern

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Southern African Springhare

Pedetes capensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant Bullfrog

Pyxicephalus adspersus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Lesser Bull-frog

Pyxicephalus edulis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Rhombic Egg Eater

Dasypeltis scabra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Helmeted Turtle

Pelomedusa subrufa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale parvula

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Pink-Backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Banded Mongoose

Mungos mungo

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Near Threatened

Southern Lechwe

Kobus leche

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Crested Porcupine

Hystrix cristata

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
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African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
58 countries72 parks
Cocoi HeronLeast Concern

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries71 parks
Marabou StorkLeast Concern

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries66 parks
Least Concern

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
57 countries69 parks1 dive site
Least Concern

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries75 parks
Endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
48 countries73 parks
Least Concern

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Naja mossambica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
10 countries33 parks
Least Concern

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries45 parks
Least Concern

Grey Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides concolor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries24 parks
Least Concern

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
47 countries76 parks
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