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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 20 species · Sir Bani Yas Wildlife Reserve

Showing 20 species · Sir Bani Yas Wildlife Reserve

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Not Evaluated

Fattailed Scorpion

Androctonus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Desert Locust

Schistocerca gregaria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard

Uromastyx aegyptia

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Desert Monitor

Varanus griseus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Arabian Oryx

Oryx leucoryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Least Concern

Sand Cat

Felis margarita

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Blanford's Fox

Vulpes cana

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Arabian Sand Gazelle

Gazella marica

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable
Least Concern

Lesser Egyptian Jerboa

Jaculus jaculus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Socotra Cormorant

Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Relevancia
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DugongVulnerable

Dugong

Dugong dugon

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
46 countries16 parks41 dive sites
Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
155 countries83 parks364 dive sites
Greater FlamingoLeast Concern

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
82 countries13 parks1 dive site
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries51 parks376 dive sites
GiraffeVulnerable

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
43 countries19 parks
CheetahVulnerable

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
44 countries33 parks
Common OstrichLeast Concern

Common Ostrich

Struthio camelus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
43 countries18 parks
Striped HyaenaNear Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
76 countries16 parks
Least Concern

Phoorsa

Echis carinatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
39 countries24 parks
Least Concern

Cream-coloured Courser

Cursorius cursor

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
18 countries21 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
32 countries23 parks
71 countries29 parks
32 countries9 parks
34 countries26 parks
20 countries9 parks
16 countries6 parks
21 countries13 parks
22 countries12 parks
34 countries26 parks
11 countries3 parks