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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
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Conservation

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Green AnacondaLeast Concern

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
CapybaraLeast Concern

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
Amazon River DolphinEndangered

Amazon River Dolphin

Inia geoffrensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Saltwater CrocodileLeast Concern

Saltwater Crocodile

Crocodylus porosus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Irrawaddy DolphinEndangered

Irrawaddy Dolphin

Orcaella brevirostris

CarnivoreDiurnalEndangered
European OtterNear Threatened

European Otter

Lutra lutra

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
SalmonLeast Concern

Salmon

Salmo salar

CarnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Lemon SharkVulnerable

Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Common Snapping TurtleLeast Concern

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Brown TroutNot Evaluated

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
GiltheadLeast Concern

Gilthead

Sparus aurata

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Three-spined SticklebackLeast Concern

Three-spined Stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
White-tailed EagleLeast Concern

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

PiscivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Greater One-horned RhinoVulnerable

Greater One-horned Rhino

Rhinoceros unicornis

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
Rainbow TroutLeast Concern

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Spectacled CaimanLeast Concern

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Common CarpLeast Concern

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

OmnivoreVariable activityIn schools
Sea LampreyLeast Concern

Sea Lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
PerchLeast Concern

Perch

Perca fluviatilis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Baird's TapirEndangered

Baird's Tapir

Tapirus bairdii

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Proboscis MonkeyEndangered

Proboscis Monkey

Nasalis larvatus

HerbivoreDiurnalFamily group
Giant OtterEndangered

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

PiscivoreDiurnalFamily group
Yacare CaimanLeast Concern

Yacare Caiman

Caiman yacare

CarnivoreNocturnalReptile
5 countries
Great CormorantLeast Concern

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Ringed SealLeast Concern

Ringed Seal

Pusa hispida

CarnivoreSolitaryOcean
North American River OtterLeast Concern

North American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
Ganges River DolphinEndangered

Ganges River Dolphin

Platanista gangetica

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
PlatypusNear Threatened

Platypus

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Morelet's CrocodileLeast Concern

Morelet's Crocodile

Crocodylus moreletii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
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Sockeye SalmonLeast Concern

Sockeye Salmon

Oncorhynchus nerka

ColonialFishFreshwater
4 countries7 parks5 dive sites
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
OspreyLeast Concern

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

PiscivoreDiurnalSolitary
97 countries24 parks1 dive site
Common HippopotamusVulnerable

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds
43 countries30 parks1 dive site
Greater FlamingoLeast Concern

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
82 countries13 parks1 dive site
American AlligatorLeast Concern

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
1 country4 parks2 dive sites
White-Headed DuckNot Evaluated

White-Headed Duck

Oxyura leucocephala

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
19 countries16 parks
American CrocodileVulnerable

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries19 parks5 dive sites
Lowland TapirVulnerable

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
11 countries26 parks
Bull SharkNear Threatened

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
32 countries14 parks15 dive sites
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