The living world · Species library

Discover the life we share Earth with.

Browse 57 distinct, source-linked species profiles. Find individual pages by common name and scientific identity.

A–F

African savanna elephantLoxodonta africanaMammal · Elephant Asian elephantElephas maximusMammal · Elephant Atlantic codGadus morhuaFish · Atlantic cod Atlantic puffinFratercula arcticaBird · Seabird Bald eagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusBird · Eagle Black rhinocerosDiceros bicornisMammal · Rhinoceros Blue musselMytilus edulisMollusc · Bivalve Blue whaleBalaenoptera musculusMammal · Baleen whale Bornean orangutanPongo pygmaeusMammal · Great ape CapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaerisMammals CheetahAcinonyx jubatusMammal · Big cat ChimpanzeePan troglodytesMammal · Great ape Common bottlenose dolphinTursiops truncatusMarine mammal · Dolphin Common kingfisherAlcedo atthisBirds Common octopusOctopus vulgarisMollusc · Octopus Eastern gorillaGorilla beringeiMammal · Great ape Elkhorn coralAcropora palmataCnidarian · Reef coral Emperor penguinAptenodytes forsteriBird · Penguin English oakQuercus roburPlant · Deciduous oak Eurasian lynxLynx lynxMammal · Wild cat Fly agaricAmanita muscariaFungus · Gilled mushroom

G–M

Giant anteaterMyrmecophaga tridactylaMammals Giant oceanic manta rayMobula birostrisFishes Giant otterPteronura brasiliensisMammals Giant pandaAiluropoda melanoleucaMammal · Bear Giant sequoiaSequoiadendron giganteumPlants GiraffeGiraffa camelopardalisMammal · Giraffe Gray wolfCanis lupusMammal · Canid Great white sharkCarcharodon carchariasFish · Shark Greater blue-ringed octopusHapalochlaena lunulataMarine invertebrates Green sea turtleChelonia mydasReptile · Sea turtle Harbour porpoisePhocoena phocoenaMarine mammal · Porpoise HippopotamusHippopotamus amphibiusMammal · Hippopotamus Humpback whaleMegaptera novaeangliaeMarine mammal · Baleen whale Hyacinth macawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusBird · Parrot JaguarPanthera oncaMammal · Big cat KoalaPhascolarctos cinereusMammals LeopardPanthera pardusMammal · Big cat LionPanthera leoMammal · Big cat Monarch butterflyDanaus plexippusInsect · Butterfly

N–R

Ocean sunfishMola molaFishes OrcaOrcinus orcaMammal · Dolphin family Peacock mantis shrimpOdontodactylus scyllarusMarine invertebrates Peregrine falconFalco peregrinusBirds Polar bearUrsus maritimusMammal · Bear QuokkaSetonix brachyurusMammals Red foxVulpes vulpesMammals

S–Z

Scarlet macawAra macaoBirds SecretarybirdSagittarius serpentariusBirds Sei whaleBalaenoptera borealisMammal · Baleen whale Sperm whalePhyseter macrocephalusMarine mammal · Toothed whale TigerPanthera tigrisMammal · Big cat Titan arumAmorphophallus titanumPlants Venus flytrapDionaea muscipulaPlants WalrusOdobenus rosmarusMammals Western honey beeApis melliferaInsect · Bee Whale sharkRhincodon typusFish · Shark