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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 139 species · Tara National Park

Showing 139 species · Tara National Park

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WildcatLeast Concern

Wildcat

Felis silvestris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
White-backed WoodpeckerLeast Concern

White-backed Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucotos

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Glow-worm

Lampyris noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Peacock

Aglais io

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Near Threatened

Grey Long-Eared Bat

Plecotus austriacus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Vulnerable

Giant Noctule

Nyctalus lasiopterus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Green Toad

Bufotes viridis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Woodlark

Lullula arborea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Polecat

Mustela putorius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red Mason Bee

Osmia bicornis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Violet Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa violacea

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Common Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

German Wasp

Vespula germanica

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Hornet

Vespa crabro

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
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Brown BearLeast Concern

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
51 countries53 parks
Red DeerLeast Concern

Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
53 countries66 parks
European OtterNear Threatened

European Otter

Lutra lutra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
53 countries69 parks11 dive sites
Golden EagleLeast Concern

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
72 countries109 parks
Eurasian LynxLeast Concern

Eurasian Lynx

Lynx lynx

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
48 countries45 parks
Gray WolfLeast Concern

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
61 countries76 parks
Common StarlingLeast Concern

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
48 countries261 parks
Roe DeerLeast Concern

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
52 countries60 parks
Wild BoarLeast Concern

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

OmnivoreNocturnalIn herds
72 countries86 parks
Fire SalamanderLeast Concern

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
45 countries18 parks
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