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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 61 species · Tikal

Showing 61 species · Tikal

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White-Lipped PeccaryVulnerable

White-Lipped Peccary

Tayassu pecari

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Central American Spider MonkeyEndangered

Central American Spider Monkey

Ateles geoffroyi

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered
Black and Gold Howler MonkeyLeast Concern

Black and Gold Howler Monkey

Alouatta caraya

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
White-nosed CoatiLeast Concern

White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Spiny-tailed Iguana

Ctenosaura similis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Tungara Frog

Physalaemus pustulosus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Collared Aracari

Pteroglossus torquatus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Not Evaluated

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Leaf-cutter Ant

Atta cephalotes

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Army Ant

Eciton burchellii

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Blue Morpho

Morpho peleides

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Amazonian Motmot

Momotus momota

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Mayan Melipona

Melipona beecheii

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Indigo Bunting

Passerina cyanea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Spectral Bat

Vampyrum spectrum

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Greater Bulldog Bat

Noctilio leporinus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Potoo

Nyctibius grandis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus hoffmanni

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Fleischmann's Glass Frog

Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Great Tinamou

Tinamus major

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Collared Trogon

Trogon collaris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Water Opossum

Chironectes minimus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
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JaguarNear Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries58 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries137 parks
Keel-billed ToucanNear Threatened

Keel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos sulfuratus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
10 countries13 parks
Morelet's CrocodileLeast Concern

Morelet's Crocodile

Crocodylus moreletii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
8 countries5 parks2 dive sites
King VultureLeast Concern

King Vulture

Sarcoramphus papa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
18 countries5 parks
Red-tailed BoaNot Evaluated

Red-tailed Boa

Boa constrictor

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
43 countries19 parks
Great CurassowVulnerable

Great Curassow

Crax rubra

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
10 countries5 parks
OcelotLeast Concern

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries55 parks
Spectacled OwlLeast Concern

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries77 parks
Lowland PacaLeast Concern

Lowland Paca

Cuniculus paca

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
20 countries6 parks
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