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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 21 species · Río Abiseo

Showing 21 species · Río Abiseo

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Least Concern

Emerald Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus prasinus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Vulnerable

Northern Tiger Cat

Leopardus tigrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Southern Mountain Viscacha

Lagidium viscacia

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pacarana

Dinomys branickii

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Grey-breasted Mountain-Toucan

Andigena hypoglauca

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Giant Hummingbird

Patagona gigas

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Black-and-chestnut Eagle

Spizaetus isidori

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Green Jay

Cyanocorax yncas

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Vulnerable

Pudus

Pudella mephistophiles

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Critically Endangered

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Lagothrix flavicauda

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Relevancia
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JaguarNear Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries58 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries137 parks
Neotropical OtterNear Threatened

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
19 countries14 parks
Andean BearVulnerable

Andean Bear

Tremarctos ornatus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
7 countries23 parks
OilbirdLeast Concern

Oilbird

Steatornis caripensis

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
8 countries6 parks
Andean Cock-of-the-rockLeast Concern

Andean Cock-of-the-rock

Rupicola peruvianus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
7 countries16 parks
Least Concern

Sword-billed Hummingbird

Ensifera ensifera

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
7 countries21 parks
Vulnerable

Military Macaw

Ara militaris

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable
7 countries44 parks
Endangered

Mountain Tapir

Tapirus pinchaque

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
7 countries12 parks
Least Concern

Collared Trogon

Trogon collaris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
16 countries84 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
11 countries48 parks
8 countries61 parks
7 countries13 parks
7 countries39 parks
6 countries10 parks
5 countries12 parks
7 countries26 parks
6 countries32 parks
6 countries23 parks
3 countries10 parks
1 country4 parks