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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 66 species · Wind Cave

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Least Concern

Painted Turtle

Chrysemys picta

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Muskrat

Ondatra zibethicus

OmnivoreVariable activityFamily group
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
Least Concern

Spiny Softshell Turtle

Apalone spinifera

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Ruddy Duck

Oxyura jamaicensis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Eastern Meadowlark

Sturnella magna

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Roosevelt Elk

Cervus canadensis

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Least Concern

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Western Hognose Snake

Heterodon nasicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
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MonarchNot Evaluated

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
57 countries31 parks
Black-tailed Prairie DogLeast Concern

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
3 countries4 parks
Golden EagleLeast Concern

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
72 countries109 parks
Common Snapping TurtleLeast Concern

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
10 countries28 parks7 dive sites
American BisonNear Threatened

American Bison

Bison bison

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
3 countries5 parks
Sandhill CraneLeast Concern

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
5 countries25 parks
CoyoteLeast Concern

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
4 countries41 parks
PronghornLeast Concern

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
3 countries8 parks
American BadgerLeast Concern

American Badger

Taxidea taxus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries5 parks
Least Concern

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries30 parks4 dive sites
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3 countries28 parks4 dive sites
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