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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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Least Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Hercules Ant

Camponotus herculeanus

OmnivoreColonialInsect
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
Least Concern

Belted Kingfisher

Megaceryle alcyon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

California Kingsnake

Lampropeltis californiae

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

California Quail

Callipepla californica

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Anna's Hummingbird

Calypte anna

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

North American Porcupine

Erethizon dorsatum

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Ringtail

Bassariscus astutus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

HerbivoreCrepuscularTemperate forest
Least Concern

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Not Evaluated

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Fisher

Pekania pennanti

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Least Concern

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

American Pika

Ochotona princeps

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
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PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries137 parks
Golden EagleLeast Concern

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
72 countries109 parks
Rainbow TroutLeast Concern

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
73 countries4 parks9 dive sites
Peregrine FalconLeast Concern

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
70 countries41 parks
CoyoteLeast Concern

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
4 countries41 parks
American Black BearLeast Concern

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
3 countries41 parks
Yellow-bellied MarmotLeast Concern

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
2 countries9 parks
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
8 countries75 parks2 dive sites
Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries95 parks
Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
21 countries103 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
11 countries105 parks
38 countries67 parks
52 countries62 parks
44 countries25 parks
18 countries71 parks
8 countries58 parks
35 countries65 parks
7 countries88 parks
42 countries80 parks
4 countries28 parks
4 countries12 parks
6 countries14 parks
3 countries20 parks
3 countries61 parks
3 countries57 parks
26 countries108 parks
3 countries24 parks
3 countries24 parks
3 countries27 parks
3 countries70 parks
3 countries79 parks
2 countries29 parks
2 countries32 parks
2 countries19 parks