Continents

Animals by continent

Every species grouped by native range, from Africa and Asia to the open oceans.

Asia · 47 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
Asian Elephant	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	4 / 3 m	14°C to 36°C
Asian Small-Clawed Otter	Terrestrial habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 1.25 m	18°C to 33°C
Bactrian Camel	Terrestrial habitat	Domesticated	2 / 1.25 m	-40°C to 40°C
Binturong	Terrestrial habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 3 m	18°C to 33°C
Clown Loach	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	25°C to 30°C
Common Rudd	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	18°C to 24°C
Desert Horned Viper	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	23°C to 31°C
Eurasian Beaver	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	-5°C to 30°C
Eurasian Bittern	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-6°C to 25°C
Eurasian Brown Bear	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	3 / 3 m	-15°C to 28°C
Eurasian Lynx	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 3 m	-25°C to 28°C
European Peacock	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	18°C to 25°C
Gharial	Terrestrial habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	14°C to 41°C
Giant Forest Scorpion	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	21°C to 30°C
Giant Gourami	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C
Giant Malaysian Leaf Insect	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	22°C to 30°C
Giant Panda	Terrestrial habitat	Vulnerable	4 / 2 m	14°C to 33°C
Golden Eagle	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-30°C to 30°C
Great Hornbill	Aviary habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 1 m	18°C to 33°C
Greater Flamingo	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1 m	14°C to 33°C
Grey Wolf	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	3 / 3 m	-18°C to 29°C
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	22°C to 30°C
Javan Green Magpie	Aviary habitat	Critically Endangered	1 / 1 m	18°C to 33°C
Koi	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Domesticated	— / — m	18°C to 25°C
Komodo Dragon	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	2 / 1 m	18°C to 33°C
Long-Eared Owl	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-14°C to 36°C
Long-Tailed Parakeet	Aviary habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 1 m	18°C to 33°C
Malayan Tapir	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	2 / 1.25 m	18°C to 33°C
Monarch	Exhibit	Vulnerable	— / — m	21°C to 30°C
Mountain Hare	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1.25 m	-30°C to 25°C
North Sulawesi Babirusa	Terrestrial habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 1.25 m	18°C to 33°C
Old World Swallowtail	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	18°C to 24°C
Przewalski's Horse	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	2 / 1.25 m	-26°C to 36°C
Red Deer	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	-5°C to 28°C
Red Panda	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	2 / 3 m	-6°C to 28°C
Sacred Scarab Beetle	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	20°C to 35°C
Sailfin Snapper	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1 m	22°C to 29°C
Saltwater Crocodile	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	3 / 1 m	18°C to 33°C
Siamang	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	2 / 3 m	18°C to 33°C
Snow Leopard	Terrestrial habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 3 m	-25°C to 10°C
Sri Lankan Rose	Exhibit	Endangered	— / — m	21°C to 35°C
Sumatran Orangutan	Terrestrial habitat	Critically Endangered	3 / 3 m	18°C to 33°C
Sumatran Tiger	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	3 / 3 m	18°C to 33°C
Sun Bear	Terrestrial habitat	Vulnerable	3 / 3 m	18°C to 33°C
Sunda Pangolin	Terrestrial habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 3 m	18°C to 33°C
White-Tailed Sea-Eagle	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-20°C to 28°C
Wild Boar	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	-6°C to 36°C

Australasia · 8 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
Boeseman's Rainbowfish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Endangered	— / — m	25°C to 28°C
Common Bluetongue	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	25°C to 35°C
Eastern Brown Snake	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	23°C to 29°C
Goodfellow's Tree-Kangaroo	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	1 / 1 m	18°C to 33°C
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	22°C to 30°C
Monarch	Exhibit	Vulnerable	— / — m	21°C to 30°C
Sailfin Snapper	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1 m	22°C to 29°C
Saltwater Crocodile	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	3 / 1 m	18°C to 33°C

Africa · 44 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
Aardvark	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	14°C to 36°C
African Leopard	Terrestrial habitat	Vulnerable	3 / 3 m	14°C to 36°C
African Penguin	Terrestrial habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	3°C to 36°C
African Savannah Elephant	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	4 / 3 m	14°C to 36°C
African Tigerfish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	22°C to 30°C
African Wild Dog	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	2 / 3 m	14°C to 36°C
Black Rhinoceros	Terrestrial habitat	Critically Endangered	4 / 2 m	14°C to 41°C
Black Wildebeest	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	14°C to 36°C
Blue Wildebeest	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	14°C to 36°C
Blunthead Cichlid	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 27°C
Cape Buffalo	Terrestrial habitat	Near Threatened	3 / 1.25 m	14°C to 36°C
Common Hippopotamus	Terrestrial habitat	Vulnerable	4 / 2 m	14°C to 36°C
Common Ostrich	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	14°C to 36°C
Common Warthog	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	14°C to 36°C
Desert Horned Viper	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	23°C to 31°C
Eurasian Bittern	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-6°C to 25°C
Gemsbok	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	14°C to 41°C
Giant Slippery Frog	Exhibit	Endangered	— / — m	26°C to 32°C
Giant Tiger Land Snail	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	20°C to 28°C
Golden Eagle	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-30°C to 30°C
Goliath Beetle	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	23°C to 36°C
Greater Flamingo	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1 m	14°C to 33°C
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	22°C to 30°C
Lion	Terrestrial habitat	Vulnerable	3 / 3 m	14°C to 41°C
Long-Eared Owl	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-14°C to 36°C
Masai Giraffe	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	2 / 1.25 m	12°C to 36°C
Meerkat	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1.25 m	14°C to 41°C
Nile Monitor	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 0.5 m	20°C to 41°C
Nyala	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	14°C to 41°C
Plains Zebra	Terrestrial habitat	Near Threatened	2 / 1.25 m	14°C to 36°C
Red Deer	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	-5°C to 28°C
Reticulated Giraffe	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	3 / 2 m	12°C to 36°C
Ring-Tailed Lemur	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	2 / 3 m	18°C to 33°C
Sable Antelope	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	14°C to 36°C
Sacred Scarab Beetle	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	20°C to 35°C
Secretarybird	Aviary habitat	Endangered	2 / 1 m	14°C to 36°C
Shoebill	Aviary habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 1 m	14°C to 33°C
Spotted Hyena	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	3 / 3 m	14°C to 41°C
Springbok	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	14°C to 41°C
Thomson's Gazelle	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	14°C to 36°C
Western Chimpanzee	Terrestrial habitat	Critically Endangered	3 / 3 m	18°C to 33°C
Western Lowland Gorilla	Terrestrial habitat	Critically Endangered	3 / 3 m	18°C to 33°C
White-Backed Vulture	Aviary habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	14°C to 41°C
Wild Boar	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	-6°C to 36°C

Indian Ocean · 26 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
Blackspotted Puffer	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1 m	23°C to 27°C
Blacktip Reef Shark	Aquarium habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 1 m	22°C to 28°C
Blue and Gold Fusilier	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	21°C to 31°C
Bluespine Unicornfish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 29°C
Clown Anemonefish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C
Clown Triggerfish	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1 m	23°C to 30°C
Dolphinfish	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	24°C to 28°C
Giant Grouper	Aquarium habitat	Data Deficient	2 / 1 m	24°C to 29°C
Golden Trevally	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 30°C
Great Hammerhead	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	3 / 1 m	20°C to 28°C
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	22°C to 30°C
Humphead Wrasse	Aquarium habitat	Endangered	2 / 1 m	22°C to 30°C
Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C
Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark	Aquarium habitat	Endangered	2 / 1 m	24°C to 29°C
Indo-Pacific Sergeant	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C
Javanese Cownose Ray	Aquarium habitat	Endangered	2 / 1 m	24°C to 30°C
Longfin Batfish	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	— / — m	22°C to 28°C
Moon Jelly	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	9°C to 19°C
Ocean Sunfish	Aquarium habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 1 m	10°C to 25°C
Ocellated Eagle Ray	Aquarium habitat	Endangered	2 / 1 m	24°C to 27°C
Pacific Sardine	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	— / — m	15°C to 26°C
Palette Surgeonfish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	23°C to 28°C
Red Lionfish	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	22°C to 28°C
Sand Tiger Shark	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	3 / 1 m	16°C to 28°C
Schooling Bannerfish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C
Threespot Damselfish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C

Pacific Ocean · 28 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
Blackspotted Puffer	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1 m	23°C to 27°C
Blacktip Reef Shark	Aquarium habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 1 m	22°C to 28°C
Blue and Gold Fusilier	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	21°C to 31°C
Bluespine Unicornfish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 29°C
Clown Anemonefish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C
Clown Triggerfish	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1 m	23°C to 30°C
Dolphinfish	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	24°C to 28°C
Giant Grouper	Aquarium habitat	Data Deficient	2 / 1 m	24°C to 29°C
Golden Trevally	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 30°C
Great Hammerhead	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	3 / 1 m	20°C to 28°C
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	22°C to 30°C
Humphead Wrasse	Aquarium habitat	Endangered	2 / 1 m	22°C to 30°C
Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C
Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark	Aquarium habitat	Endangered	2 / 1 m	24°C to 29°C
Indo-Pacific Sergeant	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C
Javanese Cownose Ray	Aquarium habitat	Endangered	2 / 1 m	24°C to 30°C
Longfin Batfish	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	— / — m	22°C to 28°C
Moon Jelly	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	9°C to 19°C
Ocean Sunfish	Aquarium habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 1 m	10°C to 25°C
Ocellated Eagle Ray	Aquarium habitat	Endangered	2 / 1 m	24°C to 27°C
Pacific Bluefin Tuna	Aquarium habitat	Near Threatened	— / — m	17°C to 26°C
Pacific Sardine	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	— / — m	15°C to 26°C
Palette Surgeonfish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	23°C to 28°C
Red Lionfish	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	22°C to 28°C
Sand Tiger Shark	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	3 / 1 m	16°C to 28°C
Schooling Bannerfish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C
Threespot Damselfish	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C
Yellow Tang	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 28°C

North America · 17 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
American Bullfrog	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	23°C to 29°C
Axolotl	Exhibit	Critically Endangered	— / — m	15°C to 20°C
Boa Constrictor	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	23°C to 31°C
Cloudless Sulphur	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	21°C to 28°C
Diamondback Terrapin	Exhibit	Vulnerable	— / — m	21°C to 32°C
Gila Monster	Exhibit	Near Threatened	— / — m	24°C to 32°C
Golden Eagle	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-30°C to 30°C
Grey Wolf	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	3 / 3 m	-18°C to 29°C
Grizzly Bear	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	4 / 2 m	-15°C to 28°C
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	22°C to 30°C
Long-Eared Owl	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-14°C to 36°C
Mexican Redknee	Exhibit	Vulnerable	— / — m	23°C to 29°C
Monarch	Exhibit	Vulnerable	— / — m	21°C to 30°C
Old World Swallowtail	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	18°C to 24°C
Red-Eyed Tree Frog	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	26°C to 31°C
West Indian Manatee	Aquarium habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 1 m	23°C to 30°C
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	24°C to 30°C

South America · 14 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
Amazonian Giant Centipede	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	23°C to 29°C
Boa Constrictor	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	23°C to 31°C
Cloudless Sulphur	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	21°C to 28°C
Galápagos Giant Tortoise	Terrestrial habitat	Vulnerable	1 / 1 m	18°C to 33°C
Golden Lion Tamarin	Terrestrial habitat	Endangered	1 / 3 m	18°C to 33°C
Golden Poison Frog	Exhibit	Endangered	— / — m	26°C to 31°C
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	22°C to 30°C
Lehmann's Poison Frog	Exhibit	Critically Endangered	— / — m	26°C to 31°C
Menelaus Blue Morpho	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	21°C to 35°C
Monarch	Exhibit	Vulnerable	— / — m	21°C to 30°C
Red-Eyed Tree Frog	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	26°C to 31°C
Toco Toucan	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	14°C to 36°C
West Indian Manatee	Aquarium habitat	Vulnerable	2 / 1 m	23°C to 30°C
Yellow Anaconda	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	25°C to 30°C

Europe · 22 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
Brown Trout	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	12°C to 19°C
Common Rudd	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	18°C to 24°C
Danube Crested Newt	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	12°C to 25°C
Eurasian Beaver	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	-5°C to 30°C
Eurasian Bittern	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-6°C to 25°C
Eurasian Brown Bear	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	3 / 3 m	-15°C to 28°C
Eurasian Lynx	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 3 m	-25°C to 28°C
European Bison	Terrestrial habitat	Near Threatened	3 / 1.25 m	-15°C to 28°C
European Peacock	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	18°C to 25°C
Fire Salamander	Exhibit	Vulnerable	— / — m	15°C to 24°C
Golden Eagle	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-30°C to 30°C
Greater Flamingo	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1 m	14°C to 33°C
Grey Wolf	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	3 / 3 m	-18°C to 29°C
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	22°C to 30°C
Koi	Aquarium habitat, Exhibit	Domesticated	— / — m	18°C to 25°C
Long-Eared Owl	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-14°C to 36°C
Mountain Hare	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1.25 m	-30°C to 25°C
Old World Swallowtail	Exhibit	Least Concern	— / — m	18°C to 24°C
Red Deer	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	-5°C to 28°C
Sacred Scarab Beetle	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	20°C to 35°C
White-Tailed Sea-Eagle	Aviary habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	-20°C to 28°C
Wild Boar	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1.25 m	-6°C to 36°C

Atlantic Ocean · 5 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
Dolphinfish	Aquarium habitat	Least Concern	2 / 1 m	24°C to 28°C
Great Hammerhead	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	3 / 1 m	20°C to 28°C
Hawksbill Turtle	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	2 / 1 m	22°C to 30°C
Moon Jelly	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	9°C to 19°C
Sand Tiger Shark	Aquarium habitat	Critically Endangered	3 / 1 m	16°C to 28°C

Arctic · 1 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
Mountain Hare	Terrestrial habitat	Least Concern	1 / 1.25 m	-30°C to 25°C

Arctic Ocean · 1 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
Moon Jelly	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	9°C to 19°C

Southern Ocean · 1 species

Animal	Habitat	Status	Barrier	Habitat temperature
Moon Jelly	Exhibit	Not Evaluated	— / — m	9°C to 19°C

Source and version

Animals by continent — Zoopedia records captured 2026-10-17. Every row links to the species page with its own values and source.

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Animals by continent — how many?

214 records in this view; a species can appear in more than one group when the Zoopedia lists several values for it.

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Each species' Zoopedia record, captured 2026-10-17. The species page prints the capture date and links the official entry.