Field guide

Explore life on Earth.

Fauna is a structured wildlife encyclopedia: size, diet, habitat, conservation, life stages and — where a licensed model exists — an interactive 3D specimen.

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Mammals
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African bush elephant walking through dry grassland

African elephant

Loxodonta africana

Endangered

Mammal · Herbivore · Savanna

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

Critically Endangered

Amphibian · Carnivore · Freshwater

Bald eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Least Concern

Bird · Carnivore · Wetlands and coasts

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Endangered

Mammal · Filter feeder · Marine

Cheetah

Acinonyx jubatus

Vulnerable

Mammal · Carnivore · Savanna

Emperor penguin

Aptenodytes forsteri

Near Threatened

Bird · Carnivore · Sea ice

Octopus among rocks (aquarium photograph used as a cephalopod visual reference)

Giant Pacific octopus

Enteroctopus dofleini

Least Concern

Invertebrate · Carnivore · Marine

Great white shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Vulnerable

Fish · Carnivore · Marine