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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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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 76 species · Ruaha

Showing 76 species · Ruaha

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African Wild DogEndangered

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
43 countries
African CivetLeast Concern

African Civet

Civettictis civetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
ImpalaLeast Concern

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
Greater KuduLeast Concern

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Lesser KuduNear Threatened

Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

HerbivoreCrepuscularNear Threatened
Cocoi HeronLeast Concern

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries
Marabou StorkLeast Concern

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Augur BuzzardLeast Concern

Augur Buzzard

Buteo augur

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Endangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Naja mossambica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Grey Crowned Crane

Balearica regulorum

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Honey Badger

Mellivora capensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Secretarybird

Sagittarius serpentarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Grey Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides concolor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Warthog

Phacochoerus africanus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
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African Savanna ElephantEndangered

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries58 parks
Plains ZebraLeast Concern

Plains Zebra

Equus quagga

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
43 countries28 parks
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
Common HippopotamusVulnerable

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
43 countries30 parks1 dive site
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
African BuffaloNear Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries61 parks
LionVulnerable

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular
44 countries52 parks
CheetahVulnerable

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
44 countries33 parks
Sable AntelopeLeast Concern

Sable Antelope

Hippotragus niger

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
11 countries13 parks
Long-tailed CormorantLeast Concern

Long-tailed Cormorant

Microcarbo africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
14 countries46 parks1 dive site
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