AardvarkOrycteropus afer
Wild animals
Wild animals belong to species that have not been domesticated. Their natural habitats range from forests and savannas to oceans and polar regions.
What are wild animals?
Wild species normally obtain their own food and shelter. Adaptations such as camouflage, speed and specialised feeding structures help them survive.
- Lions: predators of African savannas, also known for their social groups.
- Bears: species with varied diets and habitats, including forests and mountains.
- Wolves: carnivorous mammals that often hunt in packs.
- Vultures: birds that play an important role as scavengers.
- Dolphins: mammals that include social species using echolocation.
Wildlife influences ecosystems in many ways, including predation and plant consumption. Its conservation helps maintain biodiversity and healthy environments.
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AardvarkOrycteropus afer
African grey parrotPsittacus erithacus
African wild dogLycaon pictus
AlligatorAlligator
American black bearUrsus americanus
Andean condorVultur gryphus
AnteaterVermilingua
Ara macawAra
Arctic foxVulpes lagopus
Arctic hareLepus arcticus
Arctic wolfCanis lupus arctos
ArmadilloCingulata
Asian tiger mosquitoAedes albopictus
AspLeuciscus aspius
Atlantic salmonSalmo salar
Aye-ayeDaubentonia madagascariensis
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BaboonPapio
BadgerMeles; Taxidea; Mellivora
Bald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Bare-nosed wombatVombatus ursinus
BatChiroptera
BearUrsidae
Bearded dragonPogona vitticeps
BeaverCastor fiber; Castor canadensis
Beluga sturgeonHuso huso
Beluga whaleDelphinapterus leucas
Bengal foxVulpes bengalensis
Bengal tigerPanthera tigris
Betta fishBetta splendens
Black mambaDendroaspis polylepis
Black pantherPanthera pardus or Panthera onca (melanistic individuals)
Black Sea turbotScophthalmus maeoticus
Black storkCiconia nigra
Black widow spiderLatrodectus
Blanford’s foxVulpes cana
Blotched snakeElaphe sauromates
BonoboPan paniscus
Brown bearUrsus arctos
Brown marmorated stink bugHalyomorpha halys
Brown shrimpCrangon crangon
Brown troutSalmo trutta
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
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CaimanCaimaninae
CamelCamelus
CanarySerinus canaria
Cape foxVulpes chama
Capuchin monkeyCebinae
CapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaeris
CaracalCaracal caracal
CassowaryCasuarius
Castor bean tickIxodes ricinus
Cat fleaCtenocephalides felis
ChameleonChamaeleonidae
ChamoisRupicapra rupicapra
CheetahAcinonyx jubatus
ChimpanzeePan troglodytes
ChinchillaChinchilla spp.
Cicada orniCicada orni
CoatiNasua
CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
CockatooCacatuidae
Colorado potato beetleLeptinotarsa decemlineata
Common barbelBarbus barbus
Common breamAbramis brama
Common carpCyprinus carpio
Common chaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common clownfishAmphiprion ocellaris
Common cockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Common deguOctodon degus
Common European adderVipera berus
Common fruit flyDrosophila melanogaster
Common kestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthis
Common moorhenGallinula chloropus
Common roachRutilus rutilus
Common silverfishLepisma saccharinum
Common starlingSturnus vulgaris
Common swiftApus apus
Common toadBufo bufo
Corn snakePantherophis guttatus
Corsac foxVulpes corsac
CougarPuma concolor
CoyoteCanis latrans
Crested porcupineHystrix cristata
CricketsGryllidae
CrocodileCrocodylidae
CulpeoLycalopex culpaeus
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EaglesSeveral genera in Accipitridae
EarthwormsCrassiclitellata
EchidnaTachyglossidae
Edible dormouseGlis glis
ElephantLoxodonta africana; Loxodonta cyclotis; Elephas maximus
Elephant sealMirounga
Eurasian bullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Eurasian collared doveStreptopelia decaocto
Eurasian cootFulica atra
Eurasian golden orioleOriolus oriolus
Eurasian jayGarrulus glandarius
Eurasian magpiePica pica
Eurasian siskinSpinus spinus
Eurasian spoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
European anchovyEngraulis encrasicolus
European bee-eaterMerops apiaster
European bisonBison bonasus
European chubSqualius cephalus
European eelAnguilla anguilla
European flat oysterOstrea edulis
European goldfinchCarduelis carduelis
European green lizardLacerta viridis
European hornetVespa crabro
European mantisMantis religiosa
European mole cricketGryllotalpa gryllotalpa
European perchPerca fluviatilis
European rhinoceros beetleOryctes nasicornis
European robinErithacus rubecula
European rollerCoracias garrulus
European squidLoligo vulgaris
European stag beetleLucanus cervus
European tree frogHyla arborea
European turtle doveStreptopelia turtur
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Galápagos tortoiseChelonoidis niger
GazelleGazella
Giant African land snailLissachatina fulica
Giant oceanic manta rayMobula birostris
Giant pandaAiluropoda melanoleuca
GiraffeGiraffa spp.
GobyGobiidae
GorillaGorilla spp.
Grass snakeNatrix natrix
Great titParus major
Grey partridgePerdix perdix
GuppyPoecilia reticulata
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HamsterCricetinae
Harbour porpoisePhocoena phocoena
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Head lousePediculus humanus capitis
HedgehogErinaceinae
HippopotamusHippopotamus amphibius
Horse flyTabanidae
House dust mitesDermatophagoides spp.
House martinDelichon urbicum
HoverfliesSyrphidae
Howler monkeyAlouatta
Hummingbird hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
HyenaHyaenidae
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LeechHirudinea
LemmingLemmini
LemurLemuriformes (several families)
LeopardPanthera pardus
Leopard geckoEublepharis macularius
LionPanthera leo
LionfishPterois
Little egretEgretta garzetta
Little owlAthene noctua
Long-eared owlAsio otus
LovebirdAgapornis
Lowland streaked tenrecHemicentetes semispinosus
LynxLynx spp.
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MacaqueMacaca
Malayan tigerPanthera tigris
MarmosetCallithrix
MartenMartes spp.
Mediterranean horse mackerelTrachurus mediterraneus
Mediterranean musselMytilus galloprovincialis
MeerkatSuricata suricatta
MillipedeDiplopoda
MoleTalpidae
MollyPoecilia sphenops
Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippus
Mongolian gerbilMeriones unguiculatus
MongooseHerpestidae
Monkeys and apesSimiiformes (monkeys and apes)
MooseAlces alces
Moray eelMuraenidae
MuskoxOvibos moschatus
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Scolopendra centipedeScolopendra
ScorpionScorpiones
Sea otterEnhydra lutris
ServalLeptailurus serval
Siberian tigerPanthera tigris
SkunkMephitidae
Slow wormAnguis fragilis
SlugGastropoda — terrestrial slugs
Smooth newtLissotriton vulgaris
Smooth snakeCoronella austriaca
Snow leopardPanthera uncia
Snowy owlBubo scandiacus
South China tigerPanthera tigris
SpidersAraneae
Stick insectPhasmatodea
StoatMustela erminea
SturgeonAcipenseridae
Sugar gliderPetaurus breviceps
Sumatran tigerPanthera tigris
Swift foxVulpes velox
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