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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 34 species · Central Kalahari Game Reserve

Showing 34 species · Central Kalahari Game Reserve

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Brown HyenaNear Threatened

Brown Hyena

Parahyaena brunnea

CarnivoreNocturnalNear Threatened
SpringbokLeast Concern

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

HerbivoreDiurnalSavanna
Common ElandLeast Concern

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna
Least Concern

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Zorilla

Ictonyx striatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Aardvark

Orycteropus afer

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

African Mound-building Termite

Macrotermes bellicosus

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Near Threatened

Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Cape Cobra

Naja nivea

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Naja nigricollis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Black-footed Cat

Felis nigripes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Southern African Springhare

Pedetes capensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Yellow Mongoose

Cynictis penicillata

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Giant Bullfrog

Pyxicephalus adspersus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Lesser Bull-frog

Pyxicephalus edulis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Steenbok

Raphicerus campestris

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Hartebeest

Alcelaphus buselaphus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

South African Ground Squirrel

Xerus inauris

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Aardwolf

Proteles cristata

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
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Common WildebeestLeast Concern

Common Wildebeest

Connochaetes taurinus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
43 countries13 parks
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
GemsbokLeast Concern

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
10 countries12 parks
LionVulnerable

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular
44 countries52 parks
African JackalsLeast Concern

African Jackals

Lupulella mesomelas

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
43 countries17 parks
CheetahVulnerable

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
44 countries33 parks
Martial EagleEndangered

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries6 parks
MeerkatLeast Concern

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries6 parks
Common OstrichLeast Concern

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
43 countries18 parks
Bat-eared FoxLeast Concern

Bat-eared Fox

Otocyon megalotis

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs
43 countries4 parks
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Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
10 countries
6 parks
10 countries
13 parks
43 countries
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43 countries18 parks
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43 countries18 parks
7 countries22 parks