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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 · Virunga

Showing 25 species · Virunga

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Goliath Beetle

Goliathus goliatus

FrugivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant African Millipede

Archispirostreptus gigas

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Elephantnose Fish

Gnathonemus petersii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Giant Tigerfish

Hydrocynus goliath

CarnivoreSolitaryFish
Near Threatened

Crowned Eagle

Stephanoaetus coronatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Forest Hog

Hylochoerus meinertzhageni

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Vulnerable

African Golden Cat

Caracal aurata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Malachite Sunbird

Nectarinia famosa

NectarivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Blue Turaco

Corythaeola cristata

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Spotted Ctenopoma

Ctenopoma acutirostre

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Wolf's Monkey

Cercopithecus wolfi

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Vulnerable

L'Hoest's Monkey

Allochrocebus lhoesti

OmnivoreDiurnalVulnerable
Least Concern

Ruwenzori Turaco

Gallirex johnstoni

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Congo Peafowl

Afropavo congensis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Endangered

Okapi

Okapia johnstoni

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Relevancia
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African Savanna ElephantEndangered

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries58 parks
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
Common HippopotamusVulnerable

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
43 countries30 parks1 dive site
ChimpanzeeEndangered

Chimpanzee

Pan troglodytes

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries19 parks
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
African BuffaloNear Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries61 parks
Eastern GorillaCritically Endangered

Eastern Gorilla

Gorilla beringei

PrimateHerbivoreDiurnal
3 countries4 parks
GuerezaLeast Concern

Guereza

Colobus guereza

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
24 countries21 parks
Not Evaluated

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries69 parks
Not Evaluated

Whip-spider

Damon variegatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
43 countries55 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
43 countries37 parks
44 countries58 parks
10 countries21 parks
24 countries9 parks
43 countries33 parks
13 countries13 parks
43 countries21 parks
43 countries23 parks
22 countries26 parks
1 country5 parks
6 countries4 parks
4 countries7 parks
4 countries7 parks
1 country4 parks
1 country2 parks