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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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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mohave Rattlesnake

Crotalus scutulatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial

Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Great Black Digger Wasp

Sphex pensylvanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pallipes Windscorpion

Eremobates pallipes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Giant Vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

HerbivoreCrepuscularTemperate forest

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Texas Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma cornutum

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake

Crotalus atrox

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Antelope Jackrabbit

Lepus alleni

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Ord's Kangaroo Rat

Dipodomys ordii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Kit Fox

Vulpes macrotis

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

10 countries12 parks

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

72 countries109 parks

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

5 countries25 parks

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

4 countries41 parks

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

43 countries95 parks

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

21 countries103 parks

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

11 countries105 parks

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

30 countries21 parks

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

35 countries54 parks

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

18 countries68 parks

44 countries70 parks

52 countries62 parks

18 countries71 parks

10 countries81 parks

3 countries13 parks

5 countries17 parks

3 countries48 parks

2 countries31 parks

26 countries108 parks

2 countries17 parks

2 countries33 parks

3 countries27 parks

3 countries7 parks

3 countries79 parks

2 countries8 parks

2 countries15 parks

2 countries10 parks

3 countries14 parks

3 countries12 parks

3 countries7 parks