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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

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Showing 58 species · Arenal Volcano

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Least Concern

Tungara Frog

Physalaemus pustulosus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

South American Bushmaster

Lachesis muta

CarnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular
Not Evaluated

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Collared Aracari

Pteroglossus torquatus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Not Evaluated

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Leaf-cutter Ant

Atta cephalotes

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Army Ant

Eciton burchellii

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Amazonian Motmot

Momotus momota

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Mayan Melipona

Melipona beecheii

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Near Threatened

Spectral Bat

Vampyrum spectrum

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Greater Bulldog Bat

Noctilio leporinus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Potoo

Nyctibius grandis

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus hoffmanni

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Fleischmann's Glass Frog

Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Great Tinamou

Tinamus major

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Collared Trogon

Trogon collaris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Water Opossum

Chironectes minimus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Gray Four-Eyed Opossum

Philander opossum

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Crested Guan

Penelope purpurascens

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Emerald Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus prasinus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Eyelash Viper

Bothriechis schlegelii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Grison

Galictis vittata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
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Keel-billed ToucanNear Threatened

Keel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos sulfuratus

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
10 countries13 parks
Mantled Howler MonkeyLeast Concern

Mantled Howler Monkey

Alouatta palliata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
10 countries28 parks
Green BasiliskLeast Concern

Green Basilisk

Basiliscus plumifrons

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
9 countries5 parks
Red-eyed TreefrogLeast Concern

Red-eyed Treefrog

Agalychnis callidryas

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
9 countries6 parks
OcelotLeast Concern

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries55 parks
Spectacled OwlLeast Concern

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries77 parks
Colombian White-throated CapuchinLeast Concern

Colombian White-throated Capuchin

Cebus capucinus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
6 countries24 parks
White-nosed CoatiLeast Concern

White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
10 countries22 parks
Purple-throated Mountain-gemLeast Concern

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Lampornis calolaemus

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
3 countries5 parks
Least Concern

Common Spiny-tailed Iguana

Ctenosaura similis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
11 countries44 parks
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11 countries45 parks
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