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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 49 species · Vesubio

Showing 49 species · Vesubio

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Not Evaluated

Beautiful Demoiselle

Calopteryx virgo

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Spanish Fly

Lytta vesicatoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Soldier Beetle

Cantharis rustica

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Southern Green Shieldbug

Nezara viridula

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Iberian Scarce Swallowtail

Iphiclides feisthamelii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Megarian Banded Centipede

Scolopendra cingulata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

NocturnalColonialTemperate forest
Not Evaluated

Common Green Lacewing

Chrysoperla carnea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Golden Ground Beetle

Carabus auratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Mammoth Wasp

Megascolia maculata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Yellow Scorpion

Buthus occitanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Death's-head Hawk-moth

Acherontia atropos

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripunctaria

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Field Cricket

Gryllus campestris

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Ant-lion

Myrmeleon formicarius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Clubtail

Gomphus vulgatissimus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

NocturnalSolitaryTemperate forest
Not Evaluated

Conehead Mantis

Empusa pennata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Large White

Pieris brassicae

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Millipede

Julus terrestris

NocturnalSolitaryTemperate forest
Not Evaluated

Pill Millipede

Glomeris marginata

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Field Grasshopper

Chorthippus brunneus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Great Green Bush Cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

European Harvestman

Phalangium opilio

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

European Wolf Spider

Lycosa tarantula

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Common Earwig

Forficula auricularia

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
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Least Concern

Green Tiger Beetle

Cicindela campestris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
39 countries153 parks
Least Concern

Green Toad

Bufotes viridis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
48 countries67 parks
Least Concern

Red Mason Bee

Osmia bicornis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
45 countries136 parks
Least Concern

Violet Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa violacea

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
45 countries100 parks
Not Evaluated

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
40 countries136 parks
Not Evaluated

Common Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
46 countries182 parks
Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial
59 countries210 parks
Not Evaluated

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
45 countries152 parks
Not Evaluated

Common Stretch Spider

Tetragnatha extensa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
45 countries153 parks
Not Evaluated

German Wasp

Vespula germanica

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
54 countries210 parks
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