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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 48 species · Vatnajokull

Showing 48 species · Vatnajokull

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Grey SealLeast Concern

Grey Seal

Halichoerus grypus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Basking SharkEndangered

Basking Shark

Cetorhinus maximus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Common MurreLeast Concern

Common Murre

Uria aalge

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
24 countries
Barnacle GooseLeast Concern

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Arctic TernLeast Concern

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Rock PtarmiganLeast Concern

Rock Ptarmigan

Lagopus muta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Common LoonLeast Concern

Common Loon

Gavia immer

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
Common EiderLeast Concern

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Not Evaluated

Common Basket Star

Gorgonocephalus eucnemis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Minke Whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Not Evaluated

Northern Nutclam

Nuculana pernula

OmnivoreSolitaryOcean
Not Evaluated

Ocean Quahog

Arctica islandica

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Rough Barnacle

Balanus balanus

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Northern Shrimp

Pandalus borealis

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Not Evaluated

Orange-footed Sea Cucumber

Cucumaria frondosa

OmnivoreColonialOcean
Vulnerable

Hooded Seal

Cystophora cristata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Greenland Shark

Somniosus microcephalus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Arctic Charr

Salvelinus alpinus

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Vulnerable

Haddock

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

CarnivoreIn schoolsVulnerable
Least Concern

White-beaked Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus albirostris

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs
Least Concern

Harp Seal

Pagophilus groenlandicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Least Concern

Greater Weever

Trachinus draco

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Northern Fulmar

Fulmarus glacialis

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Vulnerable

Black-legged Kittiwake

Rissa tridactyla

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Manx Shearwater

Puffinus puffinus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
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Atlantic PuffinVulnerable

Atlantic Puffin

Fratercula arctica

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
21 countries27 parks5 dive sites
Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

CarnivoreVariable activityFamily group
154 countries38 parks20 dive sites
Arctic FoxLeast Concern

Arctic Fox

Vulpes lagopus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
7 countries19 parks
Northern GannetLeast Concern

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
20 countries28 parks1 dive site
SalmonLeast Concern

Salmon

Salmo salar

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
21 countries15 parks18 dive sites
ReindeerVulnerable

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
9 countries16 parks
Brown TroutNot Evaluated

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
81 countries14 parks23 dive sites
CodVulnerable

Cod

Gadus morhua

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
24 countries47 parks27 dive sites
Lion's Mane JellyfishNot Evaluated

Lion's Mane Jellyfish

Cyanea capillata

SolitaryOceanCnidarian
17 countries47 parks28 dive sites
Harbor SealLeast Concern

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
19 countries18 parks31 dive sites
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14 parks
20 dive sites
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33 dive sites
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12 countries
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31 countries30 parks
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91 countries31 parks