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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 13 species · Paparoa

Showing 13 species · Paparoa

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Vulnerable

Great Spotted Kiwi

Apteryx haastii

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Vulnerable

Wetapunga

Deinacrida heteracantha

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
A – Z
New Zealand Fur SealLeast Concern

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

CarnivoreColonialOcean
2 countries6 parks12 dive sites
KeaEndangered

Kea

Nestor notabilis

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered
1 country7 parks
WekaVulnerable

Weka

Gallirallus australis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
1 country6 parks
Endangered

Hector's Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus hectori

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
1 country5 parks3 dive sites
Near Threatened

Fiordland Penguin

Eudyptes pachyrhynchus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
1 country5 parks1 dive site
Least Concern

Great Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
4 countries49 parks
Least Concern

Common Brush-tailed Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
2 countries59 parks
Not Evaluated

Fungus Gnat

Arachnocampa luminosa

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
1 country8 parks
Least Concern

Little Penguin

Eudyptula minor

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
2 countries15 parks
Least Concern

Spotted Shag

Phalacrocorax punctatus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
1 country16 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
1 country6 parks
4 countries68 parks
1 country10 parks