Animals

Species from around the world — what each one is called, where it sits in the tree of life, how big it grows, where it lives and how it is faring — with the source of every fact on the page.

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Mammals 23 mammals Birds 72 birds Reptiles 38 reptiles Amphibians 11 amphibians Fish 53 fish Insects 16 insects Arachnids 11 arachnids Crustaceans 4 crustaceans Mollusks 4 mollusks

Recently added

Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus

Habu Protobothrops flavoviridis

Helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris

Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas

Grey seal Halichoerus grypus

Greylag goose Anser anser

Green iguana Iguana iguana

Green anaconda Eunectes murinus

All animals A–Z

Aesculapian snake Zamenis longissimus
African bush elephant Loxodonta africana
African sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
Alpine ibex Capra ibex
American alligator Alligator mississippiensis
American Anole Anolis carolinensis
American barn owl Tyto furcata
American carrion beetle Necrophila americana
American eel Anguilla rostrata
American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
American kestrel Falco sparverius
American paddlefish Polyodon spathula
American red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
American shad Alosa sapidissima
American toad Anaxyrus americanus
American woodcock Scolopax minor
Anglerfish Lophius piscatorius
Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx
Arafura file snake Acrochordus arafurae
Argentine black and white tegu Salvator merianae
Armadillo girdled lizard Ouroborus cataphractus
Asian elephant Elephas maximus
Asian koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
Asian Snakehead Channa striata
Aspic viper Vipera aspis
Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans
Atlantic herring Clupea harengus
Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus
Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
Australian brushturkey Alectura lathami
Australian paralysis tick Ixodes holocyclus
Australian white ibis Threskiornis molucca
Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula
Banded krait Bungarus fasciatus
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis
Bat-eared fox Otocyon megalotis
Black kite Milvus migrans
Black legged tick Ixodes scapularis
Black marlin Istiompax indica
Black-billed magpie Pica hudsonia
Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus
Blacktip reef shark Carcharhinus melanopterus
Blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus
Blanco blind salamander Eurycea robusta
Blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus
Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
Blue-and-yellow macaw Ara ararauna
Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse Labroides dimidiatus
Bluntnose sixgill shark Hexanchus griseus
Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo
Bony-eared assfish Acanthonus armatus
Bootlace Snake Indotyphlops braminus
Bornean orangutan Pongo pygmaeus
Brahminy kite Haliastur indus
Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown anole Anolis sagrei
Brown bear Ursus arctos
Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Brown rat Rattus norvegicus
Brown tree snake Boiga irregularis
Brown-headed cowbird Molothrus ater
Buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Burbot Lota lota
Burmese python Python bivittatus
California kingsnake Lampropeltis californiae
California quail Callipepla californica
California sea lion Zalophus californianus
Canada jay Perisoreus canadensis
Cane toad Rhinella marina
Carolina Wolf Spider Hogna carolinensis
Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus
Carpet python Morelia spilota
Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
Central bearded dragon Pogona vitticeps
Chain pickerel Esox niger
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes
Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus
Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis
Chukar partridge Alectoris chukar
Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus
Coastal taipan Oxyuranus scutellatus
Cobia Rachycentron canadum
Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Common carp Cyprinus carpio
Common crane Grus grus
Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis
Common death adder Acanthophis antarcticus
Common European Earwig Forficula auricularia
Common frog Rana temporaria
Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis
Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Common lobster Homarus gammarus
Common merganser Mergus merganser
Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Common murre Uria aalge
Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
Common ostrich Struthio camelus
Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Common quail Coturnix coturnix
Common raven Corvus corax
Common roach Rutilus rutilus
Common seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Common sole Solea solea
Common Surinam toad Pipa pipa
Common toad Bufo bufo
Common wall gecko Tarentola mauritanica
Common wall lizard Podarcis muralis
Common whitetail Plathemis lydia
Common yabby Cherax destructor
Cownose ray Rhinoptera bonasus
Crab spider Misumena vatia
Crevalle jack Caranx hippos
Crocodile Monitor Varanus salvadorii
Crowned eagle Stephanoaetus coronatus
Cuban crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer
Desert Horned Viper Cerastes cerastes
Devil fish Mobula mobular
Diamondback terrapin Malaclemys terrapin
Diving bell spider Argyroneta aquatica
Domestic Cat Felis catus
Double-crested cormorant Nannopterum auritum
Dromedary Camelus dromedarius
Dusky shark Carcharhinus obscurus
Eastern green mamba Dendroaspis angusticeps
Eastern Hercules Beetle Dynastes tityus
Eastern hognose snake Heterodon platirhinos
Eastern indigo snake Drymarchon couperi
Eastern newt Notophthalmus viridescens
Eastern Parson Spider Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
Eastern racer Coluber constrictor
Eastern rosella Platycercus eximius
Eastern whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus
Ebony jewelwing Calopteryx maculata
Egyptian cobra Naja haje
Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus
Electric eel Electrophorus electricus
Emerald ash borer Agrilus planipennis
Emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa
Emperor penguin Aptenodytes forsteri
English pute Lethocerus americanus
Epaulette shark Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
Etruscan shrew Suncus etruscus
Eurasian chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Eurasian coot Fulica atra
Eurasian griffon vulture Gyps fulvus
Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis
Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanus
European bee-eater Merops apiaster
European chafer Amphimallon majale
European eel Anguilla anguilla
European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
European herring gull Larus argentatus
European perch Perca fluviatilis
European physa Physella acuta
European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
False gharial Tomistoma schlegelii
Figeater beetle Cotinis mutabilis
Fiji crested iguana Brachylophus vitiensis
Florida woods cockroach Eurycotis floridana
Foxface rabbitfish Siganus vulpinus
Freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniens
Frilled lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii
Frilled shark Chlamydoselachus anguineus
Furry coffinfish Chaunax endeavouri
Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
Galapagos penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
Ganges shark Glyphis gangeticus
Garden Cockroach Ectobius vittiventris
Garfish Belone belone
Geographer cone Conus geographus
Gharial Gavialis gangeticus
Giant clam Tridacna gigas
Giant Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Giant grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus
Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
Giant panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Giant Redheaded Centipede Scolopendra heros
Giant Tigerfish Hydrocynus goliath
Gilt-head bream Sparus aurata
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Golden hamster Mesocricetus auratus
Golden poison frog Phyllobates terribilis
Golden tortoise beetle Charidotella sexpunctata
Goldfish Carassius auratus
Goliath frog Conraua goliath
Grapevine Beetle Pelidnota punctata
Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis
Great Black Wasp Sphex pensylvanicus
Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
Great bustard Otis tarda
Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Great grey owl Strix nebulosa
Great hammerhead Sphyrna mokarran
Great hornbill Buceros bicornis
Great Indian bustard Ardeotis nigriceps
Great white shark Carcharodon carcharias
Great-tailed grackle Quiscalus mexicanus
Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili
Greater coucal Centropus sinensis
Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Green anaconda Eunectes murinus
Green iguana Iguana iguana
Green peafowl Pavo muticus
Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
Green tree python Morelia viridis
Grey reef shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Grey seal Halichoerus grypus
Greylag goose Anser anser
Habu Protobothrops flavoviridis
Helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris
Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus
Hobo spider Eratigena agrestis
Katipō Latrodectus katipo
Rabid Wolf Spider Rabidosa rabida
Sydney funnel-web spider Atrax robustus
Western Black Widow Spider Latrodectus hesperus

Where these facts come from

Every species here is anchored to the Catalogue of Life, the global checklist of the world's species, which supplies its scientific name, classification, common names and range. Conservation status and body measurements come from Wikidata, and only where Wikidata cites a source for them; overviews are credited to the Wikipedia article they come from, and every picture carries its photographer and licence.

Nothing on these pages is written to fill a gap: when no source covers something, the section is simply left out. Each page lists its sources at the bottom, and its classification links through to the GBIF species page with the species' recorded sightings.