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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 23 species · Table Mountain

Showing 23 species · Table Mountain

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African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Brown Widow

Latrodectus geometricus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Cape Cobra

Naja nivea

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Knysna Turaco

Tauraco corythaix

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Olive Baboon

Papio anubis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Bushveld Rain Frog

Breviceps adspersus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Cape Gannet

Morus capensis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Southern Boubou

Laniarius ferrugineus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Cape Golden Mole

Chrysochloris asiatica

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

African Oystercatcher

Haematopus moquini

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Purcell's Ghost Frog

Heleophryne purcelli

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
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Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
21 countries8 parks16 dive sites
Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
68 countries31 parks16 dive sites
Rock HyraxLeast Concern

Rock Hyrax

Procavia capensis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
17 countries7 parks
Verreaux's EagleLeast Concern

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
48 countries16 parks
African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
58 countries72 parks
CaracalLeast Concern

Caracal

Caracal caracal

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
74 countries13 parks
Common ElandLeast Concern

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna
43 countries25 parks
Chacma BaboonLeast Concern

Chacma Baboon

Papio ursinus

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna
10 countries9 parks
Critically Endangered

African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
10 countries6 parks
Least Concern

Snoring Puddle Frog

Phrynobatrachus natalensis

InsectivoreDiurnalNocturnal
13 countries14 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
53 countries19 parks
7 countries11 parks
10 countries16 parks
62 countries35 parks
43 countries23 parks
10 countries11 parks
21 countries26 parks
8 countries14 parks
14 countries11 parks
7 countries10 parks
10 countries4 parks
4 countries14 parks
1 country6 parks