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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 60 species · Trakai Histórico

Showing 60 species · Trakai Histórico

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Least Concern

Polecat

Mustela putorius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tawny Mining Bee

Andrena fulva

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Stretch Spider

Tetragnatha extensa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

German Wasp

Vespula germanica

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Hornet

Vespa crabro

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Beautiful Demoiselle

Calopteryx virgo

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Spreadwing

Lestes sponsa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Soldier Beetle

Cantharis rustica

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

NocturnalColonialTemperate forest
Not Evaluated

Common Green Lacewing

Chrysoperla carnea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Green Drake

Ephemera danica

DiurnalSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Great Diving Beetle

Dytiscus marginalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus vespilloides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Whirligig Beetle

Gyrinus natator

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Great Red Sedge

Phryganea grandis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Four-Spotted Chaser

Libellula quadrimaculata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

NocturnalSolitaryTemperate forest
Least Concern

Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Large White

Pieris brassicae

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Peppered Moth

Biston betularia

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Pine Marten

Martes martes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Millipede

Julus terrestris

NocturnalSolitaryTemperate forest
Least Concern

Pygmy White-toothed Shrew

Suncus etruscus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Endangered

Freshwater Pearl Mussel

Margaritifera margaritifera

OmnivoreColonialEndangered
Least Concern

Field Grasshopper

Chorthippus brunneus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
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Three-spined SticklebackLeast Concern

Three-spined Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
55 countries141 parks19 dive sites
PerchLeast Concern

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
45 countries114 parks6 dive sites
Least Concern

Pike

Esox lucius

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
51 countries117 parks7 dive sites
Vulnerable

Powan

Coregonus lavaretus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
19 countries77 parks7 dive sites
Least Concern

Common Bream

Abramis brama

OmnivoreNocturnalIn schools
45 countries68 parks4 dive sites
Least Concern

Zander

Sander lucioperca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
45 countries71 parks4 dive sites
Least Concern

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
54 countries130 parks
Least Concern

Green Tiger Beetle

Cicindela campestris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
39 countries153 parks
Near Threatened

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
45 countries196 parks
Least Concern

Peacock

Aglais io

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
45 countries213 parks
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