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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 26 species · Nyungwe

Showing 26 species · Nyungwe

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Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Narina Trogon

Apaloderma narina

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

De Brazza’s Monkey

Cercopithecus neglectus

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest
Least Concern

West African Potto

Perodicticus potto

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Tree Pangolin

Phataginus tricuspis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Cricetomys gambianus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Ross's Turaco

Tauraco rossae

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Vulnerable

Angolan Colobus

Colobus angolensis

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Vulnerable

Grey-cheeked Mangabey

Lophocebus albigena

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Egyptian Rousette

Rousettus aegyptiacus

FrugivoreNocturnalColonial
Vulnerable

L'Hoest's Monkey

Allochrocebus lhoesti

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Ruwenzori Turaco

Gallirex johnstoni

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Relevancia
A – Z
ChimpanzeeEndangered

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries19 parks
African CivetLeast Concern

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
44 countries36 parks
ServalLeast Concern

Serval

Leptailurus serval

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
46 countries11 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
Least Concern

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
44 countries58 parks
Not Evaluated

Gaboon Viper

Bitis gabonica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
43 countries29 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
43 countries33 parks
21 countries32 parks
43 countries21 parks
43 countries23 parks
27 countries29 parks
23 countries15 parks
22 countries16 parks
22 countries21 parks
43 countries56 parks
10 countries30 parks
8 countries10 parks
22 countries26 parks
8 countries14 parks
61 countries18 parks
4 countries7 parks
4 countries7 parks