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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

Discover any species on the planet

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 39 species · Sør-Spitsbergen

Showing 39 species · Sør-Spitsbergen

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Common EiderLeast Concern

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Not Evaluated

Common Basket Star

Gorgonocephalus eucnemis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Northern Nutclam

Nuculana pernula

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

Ocean Quahog

Arctica islandica

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Rough Barnacle

Balanus balanus

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Northern Shrimp

Pandalus borealis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Orange-footed Sea Cucumber

Cucumaria frondosa

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Vulnerable

Hooded Seal

Cystophora cristata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Greenland Shark

Somniosus microcephalus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Arctic Charr

Salvelinus alpinus

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Vulnerable

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Least Concern

White-beaked Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Least Concern

Harp Seal

Pagophilus groenlandicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Least Concern

Bearded Seal

Erignathus barbatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Brent Goose

Branta bernicla

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Greater Weever

Trachinus draco

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Bowhead Whale

Balaena mysticetus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Snow Bunting

Plectrophenax nivalis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Great Black-backed Gull

Larus marinus

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Arctic Hare

Lepus arcticus

HerbivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Least Concern

Great Skua

Stercorarius skua

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Razorbill

Alca torda

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Gyrfalcon

Falco rusticolus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Atlantic Halibut

Hippoglossus hippoglossus

CarnivoreNear ThreatenedFish
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WalrusVulnerable

Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn herds
9 countries14 parks1 dive site
Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
21 countries27 parks5 dive sites
NarwhalNear Threatened

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
8 countries12 parks1 dive site
Beluga WhaleNear Threatened

Beluga Whale

Delphinapterus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
9 countries21 parks2 dive sites
CodVulnerable

Cod

Gadus morhua

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
24 countries47 parks27 dive sites
Lion's Mane JellyfishNot Evaluated

Lion's Mane Jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

SolitaryOceanCnidarian
17 countries47 parks28 dive sites
Common MurreLeast Concern

Common Murre

Uria aalge

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
24 countries31 parks2 dive sites
Ringed SealLeast Concern

Ringed Seal

Pusa hispida

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
11 countries18 parks2 dive sites
Barnacle GooseLeast Concern

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
12 countries25 parks
DunlinLeast Concern

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds
59 countries38 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
21 countries
34 parks
17 countries26 parks9 dive sites
26 countries62 parks28 dive sites
18 countries14 parks5 dive sites
22 countries35 parks23 dive sites
17 countries34 parks22 dive sites
12 countries21 parks19 dive sites
17 countries46 parks19 dive sites
7 countries15 parks3 dive sites
11 countries16 parks6 dive sites
19 countries69 parks7 dive sites
20 countries26 parks18 dive sites
18 countries20 parks19 dive sites
5 countries17 parks4 dive sites
9 countries17 parks1 dive site
17 countries27 parks
31 countries30 parks
9 countries15 parks1 dive site
21 countries28 parks
20 countries27 parks
13 countries27 parks
91 countries31 parks
11 countries35 parks
20 countries28 parks
7 countries12 parks
17 countries17 parks
21 countries29 parks
5 countries17 parks
8 countries17 parks