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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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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

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Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Near Threatened

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

HerbivoreCrepuscularColonial

Western Montpellier Snake

Malpolon monspessulanus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Grant's Gazelle

Nanger granti

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Meerkat

Suricata suricatta

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial

Corsac Fox

Vulpes corsac

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Critically Endangered

Addax

Addax nasomaculatus

HerbivoreNocturnalIn herds

Caracal

Caracal caracal

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Dorcas Gazelle

Gazella dorcas

HerbivoreCrepuscularVulnerable

Near Threatened

Brown Hyena

Parahyaena brunnea

CarnivoreNocturnalNear Threatened

Near Threatened

Striped Hyaena

Hyaena hyaena

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Nubian Ibex

Capra nubiana

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular

Near Threatened

Lesser Kudu

Tragelaphus imberbis

HerbivoreCrepuscularNear Threatened

Collared Peccary

Pecari tajacu

OmnivoreVariable activityIn herds

Chukar

Alectoris chukar

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Springbok

Antidorcas marsupialis

HerbivoreDiurnalSavanna

Jaguarundi

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Nilgai

Boselaphus tragocamelus

HerbivoreDiurnalTemperate forest

Desert Horned Viper

Cerastes cerastes

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Gerenuk

Litocranius walleri

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Coyote

Canis latrans

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Goitered Gazelle

Gazella subgutturosa

HerbivoreDiurnalVulnerable

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

Critically Endangered

California Condor

Gymnogyps californianus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

Desert Hedgehog

Paraechinus aethiopicus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Gila Monster

Heloderma suspectum

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Carpet Python

Morelia spilota

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity

Mojave Desert Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds

11 countries18 parks

Gemsbok

Oryx gazella

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds

10 countries12 parks

Berthelot's Pipit

Anthus berthelotii

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

2 countries5 parks

African Jackals

Lupulella mesomelas

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

43 countries17 parks

Rock Hyrax

Procavia capensis

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

17 countries7 parks

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

25 countries137 parks

Grevy's Zebra

Equus grevyi

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary

5 countries10 parks

Near Threatened

Patagonian Mara

Dolichotis patagonum

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

7 countries4 parks

Verreaux's Eagle

Aquila verreauxii

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

48 countries16 parks

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

43 countries6 parks

82 countries

11 parks

49 countries

105 parks

49 countries

71 parks

43 countries

4 parks

6 parks

11 countries

6 parks

7 parks

13 parks

36 countries

6 parks

10 countries

6 parks

76 countries

16 parks

20 countries

4 parks

43 countries

8 parks

21 countries

14 parks

7 parks

10 countries

13 parks

21 countries

4 parks

7 countries

23 parks

9 countries

9 parks

32 countries

4 parks

5 countries

4 parks

10 countries

17 parks

41 parks

12 countries

6 parks

8 parks

3 countries

4 parks

33 countries

4 parks

3 countries

9 parks

3 countries

7 parks

3 countries

4 parks