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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

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Showing 171 species · Store Mosse

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MallardLeast Concern

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
53 countries
Tawny OwlLeast Concern

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
45 countries
Eurasian BeaverLeast Concern

Eurasian Beaver

Castor fiber

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Mute SwanLeast Concern

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
45 countries
Northern WheatearLeast Concern

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Roe DeerLeast Concern

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
European HareLeast Concern

European Hare

Lepus europaeus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Red-backed ShrikeLeast Concern

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
MerlinLeast Concern

Merlin

Falco columbarius

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
69 countries
Eurasian Three-toed WoodpeckerLeast Concern

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
AdderLeast Concern

Adder

Vipera berus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
45 countries
European Golden PloverLeast Concern

European Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

InsectivoreDiurnalBird
Northern LapwingNear Threatened

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Common CraneLeast Concern

Common Crane

Grus grus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
49 countries
Eurasian CurlewNear Threatened

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

CarnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Pike

Esox lucius

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Smelt

Osmerus eperlanus

CarnivoreColonialFish
Vulnerable

Powan

Coregonus lavaretus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Not Evaluated

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Least Concern

Arctic Charr

Salvelinus alpinus

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Least Concern

Common Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

OmnivoreVariable activityFamily group
Least Concern

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Sand Martin

Riparia riparia

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Smooth Snake

Coronella austriaca

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

West European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Green Tiger Beetle

Cicindela campestris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Relevancia
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OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries24 parks1 dive site
European OtterNear Threatened

European Otter

Lutra lutra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
53 countries69 parks11 dive sites
Three-spined SticklebackLeast Concern

Three-spined Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
55 countries141 parks19 dive sites
White-tailed EagleLeast Concern

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
55 countries9 parks3 dive sites
PerchLeast Concern

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
45 countries114 parks6 dive sites
Common StarlingLeast Concern

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
48 countries261 parks
MooseLeast Concern

Moose

Alces alces

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
15 countries57 parks
Greylag GooseLeast Concern

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
47 countries50 parks
Red FoxLeast Concern

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
81 countries73 parks
Hen HarrierLeast Concern

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
45 countries153 parks
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Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
207 parks
206 parks
32 countries
20 parks
132 parks
47 countries
186 parks
52 countries
60 parks
45 countries
190 parks
45 countries
185 parks
52 parks
12 countries
48 parks
6 parks
43 countries
6 parks
46 countries
206 parks
8 parks
45 countries
7 parks
51 countries117 parks7 dive sites
19 countries26 parks13 dive sites
19 countries77 parks7 dive sites
46 countries79 parks3 dive sites
19 countries69 parks7 dive sites
37 countries60 parks4 dive sites
52 countries204 parks
45 countries170 parks
13 countries40 parks
54 countries130 parks
45 countries244 parks
45 countries72 parks
45 countries244 parks
48 countries206 parks
39 countries153 parks