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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 25 species · Uluru-Kata Tjuta

Showing 25 species · Uluru-Kata Tjuta

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Least Concern

Thorny Devil

Moloch horridus

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Dingo

Canis lupus dingo

CarnivoreNocturnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Perentie

Varanus giganteus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Tawny Frogmouth

Podargus strigoides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eastern Brown Snake

Pseudonaja textilis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Sand Monitor

Varanus gouldii

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Australian Honeypot Ant

Camponotus inflatus

OmnivoreNocturnalInsect
Least Concern

Galah

Eolophus roseicapilla

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Australian Ringneck

Barnardius zonarius

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Fat-tailed Dunnart

Sminthopsis crassicaudata

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Australian Magpie

Cracticus tibicen

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Wedge-tailed Eagle

Aquila audax

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Spotted Pardalote

Pardalotus punctatus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Itjaritjari

Notoryctes typhlops

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary
Vulnerable

Rufous Hare-wallaby

Lagorchestes hirsutus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Relevancia
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Willie WagtailLeast Concern

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
5 countries56 parks
Not Evaluated

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
47 countries109 parks
Least Concern

Short-beaked Echidna

Tachyglossus aculeatus

InsectivoreCrepuscularSolitary
3 countries53 parks
Least Concern

Common Bluetongue

Tiliqua scincoides

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
3 countries53 parks
Not Evaluated

Redback

Latrodectus hasselti

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries57 parks
Least Concern

Black-Faced Cuckooshrike

Coracina novaehollandiae

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
5 countries56 parks
Least Concern

Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
5 countries39 parks
Least Concern

Red Kangaroo

Osphranter rufus

MarsupialHerbivoreCrepuscular
1 country14 parks
Least Concern

Great Pied Cormorant

Phalacrocorax varius

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
4 countries49 parks
Least Concern

Common Brush-tailed Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
2 countries59 parks
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Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
1 country11 parks
1 country11 parks
1 country12 parks
3 countries51 parks
3 countries45 parks
3 countries18 parks
1 country5 parks
1 country31 parks
1 country11 parks
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3 countries24 parks
1 country51 parks
1 country4 parks
1 country1 park