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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 35 species · Tingo María

Showing 35 species · Tingo María

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Least Concern

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Yellow-Crowned Amazon

Amazona ochrocephala

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Vampire Fish

Vandellia cirrhosa

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Least Concern

Mata Mata

Chelus fimbriata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Great Potoo

Nyctibius grandis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Surinam Toad

Pipa pipa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Great Tinamou

Tinamus major

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Collared Trogon

Trogon collaris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Water Opossum

Chironectes minimus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Gray Four-Eyed Opossum

Philander opossum

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Grison

Galictis vittata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Amazon Naked-tailed Armadillo

Cabassous unicinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Cacicus cela

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Double-collared Seedeater

Sporophila caerulescens

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Carollia perspicillata

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Pacarana

Dinomys branickii

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Brazilian Porcupine

Coendou prehensilis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

White-bearded Manakin

Manacus manacus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Silky Anteater

Cyclopes didactylus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Bush Dog

Speothos venaticus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
Least Concern

Paradise Tanager

Tangara chilensis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Kinkajou

Potos flavus

FrugivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Peruvian Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey

Lagothrix flavicauda

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Silver Arawana

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

OmnivoreFishFreshwater
Relevancia
A – Z
Least Concern

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity
12 countries67 parks
Least Concern

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
16 countries71 parks
Least Concern

Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
12 countries64 parks
Least Concern

Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
12 countries28 parks
Vulnerable

South American Bushmaster

Lachesis muta

CarnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular
11 countries52 parks
Least Concern

Emerald Tree Boa

Corallus caninus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
12 countries27 parks
Least Concern

Horned Screamer

Anhima cornuta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
9 countries28 parks
Least Concern

Oscar

Astronotus ocellatus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
14 countries28 parks
Least Concern

Mission Golden-eyed Treefrog

Trachycephalus resinifictrix

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
12 countries27 parks
Near Threatened

Cachama

Colossoma macropomum

OmnivoreColonialNear Threatened
11 countries27 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
20 countries107 parks
9 countries56 parks
10 countries30 parks
12 countries26 parks
12 countries27 parks
16 countries68 parks
8 countries26 parks
15 countries66 parks
16 countries84 parks
19 countries77 parks
16 countries76 parks
5 countries41 parks
9 countries48 parks
13 countries28 parks
6 countries44 parks
18 countries79 parks
6 countries10 parks
13 countries60 parks
19 countries40 parks
15 countries35 parks
13 countries34 parks
8 countries27 parks
12 countries61 parks
1 country4 parks
12 countries28 parks