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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

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species
1Critically Endangered

Conservation

Showing 102 species · Critically Endangered

Showing 102 species · Critically Endangered

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Great HammerheadCritically Endangered

Great Hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Oceanic Whitetip SharkCritically Endangered

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

Carcharhinus longimanus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
African Forest ElephantCritically Endangered

African Forest Elephant

Loxodonta cyclotis

FrugivoreVariable activityFamily group
Bornean OrangutanCritically Endangered

Bornean Orangutan

Pongo pygmaeus

PrimateOmnivoreDiurnal
IndriCritically Endangered

Indri

Indri indri

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
1 country
Atlantic Humpback DolphinCritically Endangered

Atlantic Humpback Dolphin

Sousa teuszii

CarnivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
AddaxCritically Endangered

Addax

Addax nasomaculatus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
9 countries
Chinese PangolinCritically Endangered

Chinese Pangolin

Manis pentadactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Helmeted HornbillCritically Endangered

Helmeted Hornbill

Rhinoplax vigil

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Great Green MacawCritically Endangered

Great Green Macaw

Ara ambiguus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Titicaca Water FrogCritically Endangered

Titicaca Water Frog

Telmatobius culeus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
CoelacanthCritically Endangered

Coelacanth

Latimeria chalumnae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
White-backed VultureCritically Endangered

White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
California CondorCritically Endangered

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Bactrian CamelCritically Endangered

Bactrian Camel

Camelus bactrianus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
KakapoCritically Endangered

Kakapo

Strigops habroptilus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
1 country
GharialCritically Endangered

Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
Critically Endangered

Kemp's Ridley

Lepidochelys kempii

CarnivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Critically Endangered

Common Guitarfish

Rhinobatos rhinobatos

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Critically Endangered

Allis Shad

Alosa alosa

CarnivoreColonialCritically Endangered
Critically Endangered

Tope

Galeorhinus galeus

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Critically Endangered

African Penguin

Spheniscus demersus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Critically Endangered

Scalloped Hammerhead

Sphyrna lewini

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Critically Endangered

Red Abalone

Haliotis rufescens

HerbivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Critically Endangered

Beluga

Huso huso

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Critically Endangered

Smalltooth Sawfish

Pristis pectinata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Critically Endangered

Sunflower Sea Star

Pycnopodia helianthoides

CarnivoreSolitaryCritically Endangered
Critically Endangered

Sturgeon

Acipenser sturio

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Sunda Pangolin

Manis javanica

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Balearic Shearwater

Puffinus mauretanicus

CarnivoreVariable activityColonial
Critically Endangered

Slender-snouted Crocodile

Mecistops cataphractus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Giant South American River Turtle

Podocnemis expansa

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial
Critically Endangered

Pancake Tortoise

Malacochersus tornieri

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

White-winged Duck

Asarcornis scutulata

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Critically Endangered

European Mink

Mustela lutreola

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Indian Vulture

Gyps indicus

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Critically Endangered

Dama Gazelle

Nanger dama

HerbivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
Critically Endangered

Mekong Giant Catfish

Pangasianodon gigas

HerbivoreCritically EndangeredFish
Critically Endangered

Big-headed Turtle

Platysternon megacephalum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Siberian Crane

Leucogeranus leucogeranus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Critically Endangered

Little Brown Bat

Myotis lucifugus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Critically Endangered

Common Hamster

Cricetus cricetus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Sumatran Rhinoceros

Dicerorhinus sumatrensis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Brazilian Merganser

Mergus octosetaceus

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Critically Endangered

Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur

Varecia variegata

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group
Critically Endangered

Scimitar-horned Oryx

Oryx dammah

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Critically Endangered

Chinese Giant Salamander

Andrias davidianus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Critically Endangered

Verreaux's Sifaka

Propithecus verreauxi

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Critically Endangered

Sumatran Tiger

Panthera tigris sumatrae

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
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Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
94 countries18 parks82 dive sites
Black RhinocerosCritically Endangered

Black Rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries18 parks
Hawksbill TurtleCritically Endangered

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
114 countries51 parks376 dive sites
Eastern GorillaCritically Endangered

Eastern Gorilla

Gorilla beringei

PrimateHerbivoreDiurnal
3 countries4 parks
Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary
58 countries35 parks236 dive sites
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
62 countries4 parks89 dive sites
Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

OmnivoreNocturnalColonial
33 countries5 parks95 dive sites
Fan MusselCritically Endangered

Fan Mussel

Pinna nobilis

SolitaryCritically EndangeredOcean
28 countries23 parks62 dive sites
AngelsharkCritically Endangered

Angelshark

Squatina squatina

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
33 countries31 parks3 dive sites
Western GorillaCritically Endangered

Western Gorilla

Gorilla gorilla

FrugivoreDiurnalFamily group
21 countries13 parks
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44 countries
19 parks
9 dive sites
59 countries
12 parks
14 dive sites
5 countries
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4 parks
1 dive site
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15 countries8 parks8 dive sites
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10 countries6 parks
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6 countries6 parks1 dive site
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42 countries13 parks
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