Lecce Biodiversity

Wildlife Species Conservation & Facts

Conservation status, habitat, physical traits, and population data for 197+ animal species worldwide.

Endangered Species National Park Wildlife
197
Species Tracked
84
Threatened
15
National Parks
31.9 km/h
Avg Speed

Heaviest Animals in the World

1African Elephant4.4K kgVU2Asian Elephant3.5K kgEN3Hippopotamus2.3K kgVU4White Rhinoceros2.2K kgNT5Gaur950 kgVU6Water Buffalo750 kgLC7Yak850 kgLC8Arabian Horse690 kgNA9Sumatran Rhino850 kgCR10Sumatran Rhinoceros725 kgCR11Zebra650 kgLC12Brown Bear425 kgLC13Basking Shark550 kgVU14Toco Toucan620 kgLC15Bottlenose Dolphin400 kgLC

Fastest Animals by Top Speed

  1. Bald Eagle 120 km/h
  2. Cheetah 112 km/h
  3. Gerenuk 95 km/h
  4. Pronghorn 88.5 km/h
  5. African Lion 80 km/h
  6. Atlantic Puffin 80 km/h
  7. Hummingbird 80 km/h
  8. Iberian Lynx 70–80 km/h
  9. Snowy Owl 80 km/h
  10. Peacock Mantis Shrimp 72 km/h

Longest Living Animals

  1. Galápagos Tortoise 100–150 yrs
  2. Galápagos Tortoise 100–150 yrs
  3. Whale Shark 70–100 yrs
  4. Blue Whale 70–90 yrs
  5. Asian Elephant 60–80 yrs
  6. Dugong 70–80 yrs
  7. Green Sea Turtle 80 yrs
  8. African Elephant 60–70 yrs
  9. Great White Shark 70 yrs
  10. Bonobo 40–60 yrs

Species by Conservation Status

IUCN Red List classification for 197 wildlife species.

Least ConcernLC
66 species (34%)
VulnerableVU
34 species (17%)
EndangeredEN
31 species (16%)
Critically EndangeredCR
19 species (10%)
Not EvaluatedNE
15 species (8%)
Near ThreatenedNT
14 species (7%)
Data DeficientDD
3 species (2%)
ExtinctEX
1 species (1%)
Extinct (around 58 million years ago)EX
1 species (1%)
Extinct (around 4,000 years ago)EX
1 species (1%)

Wildlife in US National Parks

Acadia National Park1,709 species
Bryce Canyon National Park1,287 species
Cuyahoga Valley National Park1,942 species
Glacier National Park2,559 species
Grand Canyon National Park2,708 species
Grand Teton National Park2,247 species
Great Smoky Mountains National Park28,670 species
Hot Springs National Park1,972 species
Indiana Dunes National Park2,484 species
Joshua Tree National Park2,317 species
Olympic National Park1,947 species
Rocky Mountain National Park3,213 species
Yellowstone National Park4,179 species
Yosemite National Park2,086 species
Zion National Park1,799 species

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All Conservation StatusesBrowse species by IUCN Red List classification
National Park SpeciesWildlife across 15 US national parks
Endangered SpeciesCritically threatened wildlife

Wildlife Insights & Field Guides

In-depth articles, species comparisons, and expert guides that go beyond the dataset.

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Data Sources: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), National Park Service (NPS), Smithsonian Institution.

Last Updated: May 15, 2026

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