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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 22 species · Mungo (Lagos Willandra)

Showing 22 species · Mungo (Lagos Willandra)

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Least Concern

Redclaw

Cherax quadricarinatus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Perentie

Varanus giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eastern Brown Snake

Pseudonaja textilis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Sand Monitor

Varanus gouldii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Fat-tailed Dunnart

Sminthopsis crassicaudata

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Snake-necked Turtle

Chelodina longicollis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Western Gray Kangaroo

Macropus fuliginosus

HerbivoreNocturnalTemperate forest
Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Spotted Pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Relevancia
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Common CarpLeast Concern

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
90 countries38 parks8 dive sites
Willie WagtailLeast Concern

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
5 countries56 parks
EmuLeast Concern

Emu

Dromaius novaehollandiae

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
1 country14 parks
Least Concern

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary
3 countries53 parks
Least Concern

Common Bluetongue

Tiliqua scincoides

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
3 countries53 parks
Not Evaluated

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries57 parks
Least Concern

Black-Faced Cuckooshrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
5 countries56 parks
Least Concern

Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus

MarsupialHerbivoreCrepuscular
1 country14 parks
Least Concern

Thorny Devil

Moloch horridus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
1 country11 parks
Vulnerable

Dingo

Canis lupus dingo

CarnivoreNocturnalVulnerable
1 country11 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
2 countries6 parks
1 country12 parks
3 countries51 parks
3 countries45 parks
3 countries18 parks
1 country31 parks
1 country9 parks
1 country19 parks
4 countries68 parks
1 country7 parks
3 countries24 parks
1 country51 parks