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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 35 species · Zion

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Least Concern

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect
Not Evaluated

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

CarnivoreDiurnalInsect
Least Concern

Mourning Dove

Zenaida macroura

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

California Kingsnake

Lampropeltis californiae

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Chuckwalla

Sauromalus ater

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Wild Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Big Brown Bat

Eptesicus fuscus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Southern Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Great Black Digger Wasp

Sphex pensylvanicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Great Horned Owl

Bubo virginianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Pallipes Windscorpion

Eremobates pallipes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Giant Vinegaroon

Mastigoproctus giganteus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Ringtail

Bassariscus astutus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Least Concern

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

HerbivoreCrepuscularTemperate forest
Not Evaluated

Striped Skunk

Mephitis mephitis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Extinct

Desert Rat-kangaroo

Caloprymnus campestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Desert Night Lizard

Xantusia vigilis

InsectivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Bushy-tailed Woodrat

Neotoma cinerea

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
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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
Peregrine FalconLeast Concern

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
70 countries41 parks
CoyoteLeast Concern

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
4 countries41 parks
Gray FoxLeast Concern

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
5 countries21 parks
California CondorCritically Endangered

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
3 countries4 parks
Gila MonsterNear Threatened

Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
3 countries9 parks
Collared LizardLeast Concern

Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus collaris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
2 countries4 parks
Not Evaluated

American Beaver

Castor canadensis

HerbivoreNocturnalFamily group
8 countries75 parks2 dive sites
Least Concern

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
43 countries95 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
21 countries103 parks
11 countries105 parks
35 countries54 parks
18 countries68 parks
52 countries62 parks
18 countries71 parks
10 countries81 parks
4 countries28 parks
4 countries12 parks
3 countries17 parks
3 countries61 parks
3 countries41 parks
8 countries45 parks
3 countries48 parks
2 countries31 parks
26 countries108 parks
2 countries17 parks
2 countries33 parks
3 countries24 parks
3 countries24 parks
3 countries27 parks
3 countries79 parks
4 countries12 parks
2 countries10 parks
2 countries32 parks