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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

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Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

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Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial

Western Montpellier Snake

Malpolon monspessulanus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Oribi

Ourebia ourebi

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Corsac Fox

Vulpes corsac

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

European Hare

Lepus europaeus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Argali

Ovis ammon

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Water Buffalo

Bubalus bubalis

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Fallow Deer

Dama dama

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Near Threatened

Brown Hyena

Parahyaena brunnea

CarnivoreNocturnalNear Threatened

Near Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Chukar

Alectoris chukar

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Near Threatened

Indian Rock Python

Python molurus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

HerbivoreDiurnalSavanna

Topi

Damaliscus lunatus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

White-Tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Chital

Axis axis

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest

Marsh Deer

Blastocerus dichotomus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Near Threatened

Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Sloth Bear

Melursus ursinus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Chacma Baboon

Papio ursinus

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Near Threatened

European Bison

Bison bonasus

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Critically Endangered

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

European Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Goitered Gazelle

Gazella subgutturosa

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Near Threatened

Greater Rhea

Rhea americana

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Upland Goose

Chloephaga picta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Grivet

Chlorocebus aethiops

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Long-tailed Marmot

Marmota caudata

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Asian Badger

Meles leucurus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Collared Lizard

Crotaphytus collaris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Near Threatened

Great Bustard

Otis tarda

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Golden Jackal

Canis aureus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Black-legged Seriema

Chunga burmeisteri

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Bare-nosed Wombat

Vombatus ursinus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

American Badger

Taxidea taxus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eastern Quoll

Dasyurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red-crowned Crane

Grus japonensis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Blanding's Turtle

Emydoidea blandingii

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Eastern Mud Turtle

Kinosternon subrubrum

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Red-necked Wallaby

Notamacropus rufogriseus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eurasian Hoopoe

Upupa epops

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Agama

Agama agama

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Amazona aestiva

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Brent Goose

Branta bernicla

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeus

CarnivoreCrepuscularIn pairs

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Monocled Cobra

Naja kaouthia

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Egyptian Cobra

Naja haje

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Naja mossambica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Smooth Snake

Coronella austriaca

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Green Tiger Beetle

Cicindela campestris

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Spotless Starling

Sturnus unicolor

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Fat-tail Gecko

Hemitheconyx caudicinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Hyacinth Macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Siberian Ibex

Capra sibirica

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Senegal Parrot

Poicephalus senegalus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Glow-worm

Lampyris noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Peacock

Aglais io

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Burrowing Owl

Athene cunicularia

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Tsetse Fly

Glossina morsitans

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Grey Long-Eared Bat

Plecotus austriacus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial

Giant Noctule

Nyctalus lasiopterus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Grey Partridge

Perdix perdix

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Snoring Puddle Frog

Phrynobatrachus natalensis

InsectivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Tungara Frog

Physalaemus pustulosus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Natterjack Toad

Epidalea calamita

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Toad

Bufotes viridis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Village Weaver

Ploceus cucullatus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

African Spurred Tortoise

Centrochelys sulcata

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Woodlark

Lullula arborea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Grey Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides concolor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Phoorsa

Echis carinatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Lataste's Viper

Vipera latastei

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Black Vulture

Coragyps atratus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red Mason Bee

Osmia bicornis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Tawny Mining Bee

Andrena fulva

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Cockchafer

Melolontha melolontha

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Buff-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

NectarivoreDiurnalColonial

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Wasp Spider

Argiope bruennichi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Zebra Jumper

Salticus scenicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

German Wasp

Vespula germanica

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Soldier Beetle

Cantharis rustica

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Rose Chafer

Cetonia aurata

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Southern Green Shieldbug

Nezara viridula

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Iberian Scarce Swallowtail

Iphiclides feisthamelii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Green Lacewing

Chrysoperla carnea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Golden Ground Beetle

Carabus auratus

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Sacred Scarab

Scarabaeus sacer

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Mammoth Wasp

Megascolia maculata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Yellow Scorpion

Buthus occitanus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Macroglossum stellatarum

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Death's-head Hawk-moth

Acherontia atropos

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Field Cricket

Gryllus campestris

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Mole Cricket

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Barn Owl

Tyto alba

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Conehead Mantis

Empusa pennata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Praying Mantis

Mantis religiosa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Large White

Pieris brassicae

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Garden Tiger

Arctia caja

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Two-spotted Lady Beetle

Adalia bipunctata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Pygmy White-toothed Shrew

Suncus etruscus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Great Peacock Moth

Saturnia pyri

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Field Grasshopper

Chorthippus brunneus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Great Green Bush Cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

European Harvestman

Phalangium opilio

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Little Bustard

Tetrax tetrax

OmnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Pale Giant Horsefly

Tabanus bovinus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

European Wolf Spider

Lycosa tarantula

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Common Earwig

Forficula auricularia

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity

43 countries8 parks

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

57 countries31 parks

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

3 countries4 parks

Near Threatened

Maned Wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

8 countries9 parks

Greater One-horned Rhino

Rhinoceros unicornis

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

7 countries5 parks

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

48 countries261 parks

Near Threatened

Patagonian Mara

Dolichotis patagonum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

7 countries4 parks

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

CarnivoreNocturnalReptile

5 countries14 parks

Near Threatened

American Bison

Bison bison

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

3 countries5 parks

Sandhill Crane

Antigone canadensis

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

5 countries25 parks

43 countries

6 parks

47 countries

50 parks

22 countries

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32 countries

39 parks

49 countries

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49 countries

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45 countries

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65 countries134 parks

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