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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

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Tasmanian Devil

Sarcophilus harrisii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Koala

Phascolarctos cinereus

MarsupialHerbivoreNocturnal

Giant Panda

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Fossa

Cryptoprocta ferox

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Moose

Alces alces

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bubo

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Mediterranean Chameleon

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Short-toed Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Dhole

Cuon alpinus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs

Gaur

Bos gaurus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red Kite

Milvus milvus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Alpine Salamander

Salamandra atra

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Midwife Toad

Alytes obstetricans

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Tawny Owl

Strix aluco

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary

Common Raven

Corvus corax

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

OmnivoreNocturnalIn herds

Black Woodpecker

Dryocopus martius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eurasian Badger

Meles meles

OmnivoreNocturnalFamily group

Critically Endangered

Chinese Pangolin

Manis pentadactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Siberian Flying Squirrel

Pteromys volans

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Stoat

Mustela erminea

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Fallow Deer

Dama dama

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Mainland Leopard Cat

Prionailurus bengalensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Wildcat

Felis silvestris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Patagonian Huemul

Hippocamelus bisulcus

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Mountain Hare

Lepus timidus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Rhesus Monkey

Macaca mulatta

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Yellow-throated Marten

Martes flavigula

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

Picoides tridactylus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Indian Rock Python

Python molurus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Alpine Newt

Ichthyosaura alpestris

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

White-Tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Adder

Vipera berus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Jaguarundi

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Chital

Axis axis

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest

Sika Deer

Cervus nippon

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest

Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna

Japanese Macaque

Macaca fuscata

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Sable

Martes zibellina

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Mouflon

Ovis orientalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Near Threatened

European Bison

Bison bonasus

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Near Threatened

Bezoar

Capra aegagrus

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Blue Monkey

Cercopithecus mitis

OmnivoreDiurnalRainforest

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Steller's Jay

Cyanocitta stelleri

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Grivet

Chlorocebus aethiops

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Sugar Glider

Petaurus breviceps

OmnivoreNocturnalFamily group

Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Asian Badger

Meles leucurus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Red-breasted Toucan

Ramphastos dicolorus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Alpine Musk Deer

Moschus chrysogaster

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Siberian Musk Deer

Moschus moschiferus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

American Black Bear

Ursus americanus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Southern Darwin's Frog

Rhinoderma darwinii

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Indian Giant Squirrel

Ratufa indica

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eastern Grey Kangaroo

Macropus giganteus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

Black-legged Seriema

Chunga burmeisteri

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group

Silver Pheasant

Lophura nycthemera

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Southern River Otter

Lontra provocax

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Kea

Nestor notabilis

OmnivoreDiurnalEndangered

Egyptian Mongoose

Herpestes ichneumon

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Asiatic Black Bear

Ursus thibetanus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Bare-nosed Wombat

Vombatus ursinus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Bee Hummingbird

Mellisuga helenae

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Superb Lyrebird

Menura novaehollandiae

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Canadian Lynx

Lynx canadensis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Spotted-tailed Quoll

Dasyurus maculatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eastern Quoll

Dasyurus viverrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Weka

Gallirallus australis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Duke of Burgundy Fritillary

Hamearis lucina

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Southern Brown Kiwi

Apteryx australis

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Red-necked Wallaby

Notamacropus rufogriseus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Eastern Newt

Notophthalmus viridescens

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Woodchat Shrike

Lanius senator

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Near Threatened

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Amazona aestiva

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Chilean Recluse

Loxosceles laeta

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Great Grey Owl

Strix nebulosa

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Naja mossambica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Monk Parakeet

Myiopsitta monachus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Smooth Snake

Coronella austriaca

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

West European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Spotless Starling

Sturnus unicolor

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Black Grouse

Lyrurus tetrix

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

InsectivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Near Threatened

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Common Spiny-tailed Iguana

Ctenosaura similis

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Glow-worm

Lampyris noctiluca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Green Mamba

Dendroaspis angusticeps

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Peacock

Aglais io

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Black Kite

Milvus migrans

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eastern Milksnake

Lampropeltis triangulum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-Footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis carbonarius

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Near Threatened

Hermann's Tortoise

Testudo hermanni

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Woodlark

Lullula arborea

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Great Crested Newt

Triturus cristatus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Polecat

Mustela putorius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Baltimore Oriole

Icterus galbula

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Lataste's Viper

Vipera latastei

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Violet Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa violacea

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

Green Anole

Anolis carolinensis

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Sabre Wasp

Rhyssa persuasoria

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Hornet

Vespa crabro

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

Spanish Fly

Lytta vesicatoria

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Great Tit

Parus major

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Coal Tit

Periparus ater

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Rosalia Longicorn

Rosalia alpina

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytes

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

InsectivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Megarian Banded Centipede

Scolopendra cingulata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

FrugivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

NocturnalColonialTemperate forest

Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus vespilloides

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

European Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes nasicornis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripunctaria

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Common Genet

Genetta genetta

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Ant-lion

Myrmeleon formicarius

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Boreal Owl

Aegolius funereus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

NocturnalSolitaryTemperate forest

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Peppered Moth

Biston betularia

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pine Marten

Martes martes

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Millipede

Julus terrestris

NocturnalSolitaryTemperate forest

Pill Millipede

Glomeris marginata

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Bombylius major

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocoptes medius

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Scarlet Tanager

Piranga olivacea

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Pine Processionary

Thaumetopoea pityocampa

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Toad

Bufo bufo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Redwing

Turdus iliacus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Agaonid Wasp

Blastophaga psenes

HerbivoreColonialInsect

Eastern Bluebird

Sialia sialis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

HerbivoreSolitaryInsect

Horseshoe Whip Snake

Hemorrhois hippocrepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Hercules Ant

Camponotus herculeanus

OmnivoreColonialInsect

Common Krait

Bungarus caeruleus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Himalayan Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Eastern Subterranean Termite

Reticulitermes flavipes

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

Dunnock

Prunella modularis

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus nipalensis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Eastern Imperial Eagle

Aquila heliaca

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Cuban Brown Anole

Anolis sagrei

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary

Warbling White-eye

Zosterops japonicus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Common Nighthawk

Chordeiles minor

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Yellow Baboon

Papio cynocephalus

OmnivoreDiurnalSavanna

Banteng

Bos javanicus

HerbivoreNocturnalEndangered

Near Threatened

Western Barbastelle

Barbastella barbastellus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Brown Fish-Owl

Ketupa zeylonensis

PiscivoreNocturnalSolitary

Common Bulbul

Pycnonotus barbatus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Brown Bear

Ursus arctos

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

51 countries53 parks

Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds

53 countries66 parks

Iberian Lynx

Lynx pardinus

EndemicCarnivoreCrepuscular

2 countries9 parks

Blue Chaffinch

Fringilla teydea

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

1 country2 parks

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

25 countries137 parks

Eurasian Lynx

Lynx lynx

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

48 countries45 parks

Gray Wolf

Canis lupus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn packs

61 countries76 parks

Northern Plains Gray Langur

Semnopithecus entellus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

7 countries14 parks

Spanish Imperial Eagle

Aquila adalberti

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

2 countries4 parks

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

NectarivoreDiurnalSolitary

12 countries40 parks

1 country

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