African Elephant The African Elephant is the largest land animal. |
African Wild Dog The African Wild Dog hunts in packs in Africa. |
Aleutian Canada Goose The Aleutian Canada goose is a large North American bird that honks. |
Arabian Oryx Oryx are long-horned antelopes from dry areas in Africa. |
Asian Elephant The Asian Elephant is an endangered species. |
Aye-aye A strange primate from Madagascar. |
Bactrian Camel Bactrian Camels are two-humped camels from deserts and steppes of Asia. |
Bald Eagle The bald eagle is a large bird of prey that is recovering from near-extinction. It is no longer endangered, but it still a protected species. |
Basking Shark A huge filter feeder and the second largest fish. |
Bengal Tiger Bengal tigers are huge wild cats with stripes. |
Bison Bison (also known as the American Buffalo) are the heaviest land animals in North America. |
Black-Footed Ferret The Black-Footed Ferret is an endangered type of ferret. |
Blue Whale A baleen whale that is the largest animal that ever lived on Earth. |
Boa Constrictor A large constricting snake from South and Central America. |
Bobcat A fierce, short-tailed wild cat from North America. |
Bowhead Whale A baleen whale rich in blubber. |
Brown Pelican The brown pelican is a fish-eating bird with a huge pouched bill. |
Caiman The caiman is a meat-eating reptile from South and Central America. |
Cheetah The cheetah is the fastest land animal. |
Chimpanzee Chimpanzees are very intelligent apes from Africa; they are closely related to humans. |
Chinchilla Chinchillas are soft rodents that live high in the Andes Mountains of South America. |
Cockatoo Cockatoos are birds with a large, feathery crest and a hooked bill. |
Desert Tortoise A tortoise from southwestern North America. |
Dhole The dhole is a wild dog from Asia. |
Dugong Dugongs are gentle, slow-swimming, aquatic mammals. |
Florida Panther A long-tailed wild cat with no spots. It is also known as the puma, catamount, mountain lion, and cougar. |
Gazelle Gazelles live in herds in Africa. Many gazelles are in danger of extinction. |
Golden Lion Tamarin A small, golden-haired arboreal tamarin from rainforests in Brazil. |
Gorilla Gorillas are great apes from Africa. They are in danger of extinction. |
Gray Whale A baleen whale that is a bottom feeder; it migrates long distances. |
Gray Wolf Gray wolves are carnivores that live in packs and howl. |
Great Egret The great egret, also known as the common egret, is a large wading bird. |
Great White Shark An enormous, ferocious predator found worldwide. |
Grizzly Bear The Grizzly Bear is a large bear with a muscular hump on its shoulders. |
Harpy Eagle The Harpy Eagle is one of the largest eagles in the world. It lives in rainforests of Central and South America. |
Humpback Whale A long-flippered baleen whale that sings and frolics in the water. |
Jackass Penguin A small penguin from off the coast of Southern Africa. |
Jaguar The jaguar is a large, spotted wild cat from South and Central America. |
Kakapo A large, flightless, nocturnal, solitary parrot from New Zealand. |
Kangaroo Rat A small rodent from North America. |
Kinkajou A long-tailed, nocturnal mammal from rainforests in the Americas. |
Kiwi A chicken-sized flightless bird from New Zealand. |
Koala The koala is an Australian marsupial. It is not a bear. |
Komodo Dragon The biggest lizard in the world and a fierce predator. |
Lemur Large-eyed primates from Madagascar. |
Leopard Leopards are widely-distributed, spotted wild cats. |
Loris Large-eyed primates from Southeast Asia. |
Lynx A powerful wild cat from Eurasia and North America. |
Mako Shark Large predators that are the fastest swimming fish! |
Manatee Manatees are gentle, slow-swimming, aquatic mammals. |
Marbled Murrelet A small seabird from the Pacific Northwest of North America. |
Nene or Hawaiian Goose An endangered goose that lives on volcanic slopes. |
Northern Spotted Owl A nocturnal hunter from the Pacific coast of North America. |
Numbat The numbat (also known as the banded anteater) is a pouchless, diurnal marsupial. |
Ocelot Ocelots are wild cats from the Americas. |
Okapi The Okapi is a near-threatened nocturnal, giraffe-like mammal from African rainforests. |
Orangutan Orangutans are large, solitary, tree-dwelling apes. |
Oregon Silverspot Butterfly A brown and orange butterfly that lives in humid coastal salt-spray meadows and fields in the Pacific Northwest of the USA. |
Oryx Oryx are long-horned antelopes from dry areas in Africa. Many oryx species are in danger of extinction. |
Otter, River River otters are streamlined, aquatic mammals from North America. |
Otter, Sea Otters are marine mammals with very dense, waterproof fur. |
Panda Pandas are black and white bears from China. |
Peregrine Falcon The fastest flyers, who prey upon other birds. |
Prairie Chicken Prairie Chickens are a type of grouse that live in North American grasslands. |
Puma A long-tailed wild cat with no spots. It is also known as the catamount, panther, mountain lion, and cougar. |
Pupfish A small fish from desert waters of southwestern North America. |
Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing Butterfly Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing is the biggest butterfly in the world. Its wingspan is about 1 foot (30 cm) wide. |
Queen Conch A marine invertebrate with a large, beautiful shell. |
Quoll The Quoll is a cat-sized carnivorous marsupial from the islands of Tasmania and Australia. |
Rattlesnake Rattlesnakes are poisonous snakes that have a rattle at the end of the tail. |
Red Panda Red Pandas are bear-like mammals from high-altitude mountains in Asia. |
Red Wolf Red wolves are endangered carnivores from the eastern USA. |
Right Whale Baleen whales with a huge head and an arched mouth. |
Scarlet Macaw A brilliantly-colored parrot from Central and South American rain forests. |
Sea Turtle Sea turtles are large marine turtles. |
Siberian Tiger The largest member of the cat family, also known as the Amur tiger. |
Sloth The sloth is a slow-moving mammal that lives hanging upside-down from trees. |
Snow Leopard Snow Leopards are rare, pale leopards from the snowy central mountains of Asia. |
Sperm Whale The largest toothed whale, over 50 feet long. It eats giant squid. |
Spotted Dolphin The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin is a small, toothed whale from tropical waters worldwide. |
Tapir A plant-eating, hoofed mammal with a small trunk. |
Tarsier Tarsiers are small, nocturnal, arboreal primates with enormous eyes. |
Tasmanian Devil Tasmanian Devils are nocturnal, meat-eating marsupials from Tasmania. |
Tuatara An unusual reptile from islands off New Zealand. |
Viceroy Butterfly The Viceroy is an orange and black butterfly from North America. |
Wallaby Wallabies are small to medium-sized kangaroos. Some wallabies, like the Parma wallaby, are in danger of extinction. |
Western Spotted Owl A nocturnal hunter from the Pacific Northwest of North America. |
Whale Shark The largest fish and a filter feeder that eats tiny marine organisms and small fish. |
White Rhinoceros The White rhinoceros is a large rhino with gray skin and two horn-like spikes on its head. |
Woodland Caribou A rare caribou from Canada that eats lichens. |
Yak Yaks are large, strong, plant-eating mammals. Wild yaks are in danger of extinction. |
Zebra Zebras have black and white stripes. Many zebras are in danger of extinction. |
Zorro The zorro is a dog-like fox from South America. |
Other Endangered Species (by geographic region):
North America: Acornshell, southern; Albatross, short-tailed; Amphipod, Hay’s Spring; Bat, Hawaiian hoary; Bat, lesser; Bat, Mexican long-nosed; Bat, Ozark big-eared; Bat, Virginia big-eared; Bear, Louisiana black; Beetle, American burying (=giant carrion); Beetle, Hungerford’s crawling water ; Beetle, Puritan tiger; Bobwhite, masked (quail) ; Butterfly, Karner blue; Butterfly, Lange’s metalmark; Butterfly, Mitchell’s satyr; Chub, Borax Lake; Clubshell; Caracara, Audubon’s crested; Cavefish, Alabama ; Cavefish, Ozark; Chub, spotfin (=turquoise shiner); Clubshell, black (=Curtus’ mussel); Clubshell, ovate; Clubshell, southern; Combshell, southern (=penitent mussel); Combshell, upland; Condor, California; Coot, Hawaiian; Crane, Mississippi sandhill; Crayfish, cave; Crayfish, Shasta; Crocodile, American; Dace, desert; Darter, Maryland; Darter, Niangua; Darter, amber; Darter, bayou; Darter, snail; Deer, Columbian white-tailed; Dragonfly, Hine’s; Eider, spectacled; Fanshell; Fairy shrimp, Riverside; Fatmucket, Arkansas; Gambusia, Big Bend; Gnatcatcher, coastal California; Goby, tidewater; Harvestman, Bee Creek Cave; Hawk, Hawaiian ; Heelsplitter, inflated; Isopod, Socorro; Jaguarundi; Jay, Florida scrub; Kidneyshell, triangular; Kite, Everglade snail; Lampmussel, Alabama; Limpet, Banbury Springs; Lizard, Coachella Valley fringe-toed; Lizard, Island night; Lizard, blunt-nosed leopard; Logperch, Roanoke; Madtom, Neosho; Madtom, Scioto; Margay; Minnow, Rio Grande silvery; Minnow, loach; Moth, Kern primrose sphinx; Moorhen; Mountain beaver, Point Arena; Mouse, Alabama beach; Mouse, Pacific pocket ; Mouse, Perdido Key beach; Mouse, salt marsh harvest; Panther, Florida; Mussel, dwarf wedge; Mussel, ring pink; Mussel, winged mapleleaf; Naucorid, Ash Meadows; Otter, southern sea; Owl, Mexican spotted; Owl, northern spotted; Parrot, thick-billed; Pearlymussel, pink mucket; Riffleshell, northern; Pearlymussel, cracking; Petrel, Hawaiian dark-rumped; igtoe, dark; Pigtoe, rough; Plover, western snowy; Pocketbook, fat; Poolfish (=killifish), Pahrump; Prairie dog, Utah; Prairie-chicken, Attwater’s greater; Pronghorn, Sonoran; Pseudoscorpion, Tooth Cave; Pupfish, Ash Meadows Amargosa; Rabbit, Lower Keys; Rail, Yuma clapper; Rattlesnake, New Mexican ridge-nosed; Salamander, Red Hills; Rice rat (=silver rice rat); Salamander, Cheat Mountain; Salamander, Shenandoah; Salamander, San Marcos; Salamander, Texas blind; Salmon, chinook; Salmon, sockeye; Sculpin, pygmy; Seal, Hawaiian monk; Sea-lion, Northern Steller; Seal, guadalupe fur; Shiner, Cahaba; Shrike, San Clemente loggerhead; Shiner, Cape Fear; Shrew, Dismal Swamp southeastern; Skink, bluetail (=blue-tailed) mole, Skink, sand; Shrimp, Alabama cave; Shrimp, California freshwater; Smelt, delta; Snail, Bliss Rapids; Snail, Chittenango ovate amber; Snail, Iowa Pleistocene; Snake, Concho water; Snake, giant garter; Snake, eastern indigo; Sparrow, San Clemente sag; Spider, Tooth Cave; Spikedace; Springsnail, Idaho; Squawfish, Colorado; Squirrel, Delmarva Peninsula fox; Squirrel, Mount Graham red; Stickleback, unarmored threespine; Stirrupshell; Stork, wood; Sturgeon, pallid; Sturgeon, white; Sucker, razorback; Tadpole shrimp, vernal pool; Tern, California least; Toad, Arroyo southwestern, Toad, Houston; Toad, Wyoming; Tortoise, gopher; Trout, Gila; Trout, Lahontan cutthroat; Turtle, Plymouth redbelly; Turtle, Alabama redbelly; Turtle, flattened musk; Turtle, ringed map; Turtle, yellow-blotched map; Vireo, black-capped; Vole, Amargosa; Vole, Hualapai Mexican; Warbler (wood), Kirtland’s; Woodrat, Key Largo; Woundfin
Africa: coming
Antarctica: coming
Australia: coming
Eurasia: coming
South America: coming