Cait & the Critters A Digital Atlas of Animal Life · Species, behaviour, habitats & stories
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Species A–Z

Every species in our atlas, listed alphabetically. 48 profiles, each with fast facts, taxonomy, habitat and conservation status.

A

African Lion Mammals African Lion Panthera leo Grasslands · Vulnerable Atlantic Puffin Marine Animals Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica Ocean · Vulnerable Atlantic Salmon Fish Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar Rivers · Near Threatened Axolotl Amphibians Axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum Wetlands · Critically Endangered

B

Barn Owl Birds Barn Owl Tyto alba Farms · Least Concern

C

Clown Anemonefish Fish Clown Anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris Ocean · Least Concern Common Bottlenose Dolphin Marine Animals Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus Ocean · Least Concern Common Frog Amphibians Common Frog Rana temporaria Gardens · Least Concern Common Kingfisher Birds Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rivers · Least Concern Common Octopus Marine Animals Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris Ocean · Least Concern Common Toad Amphibians Common Toad Bufo bufo Wetlands · Least Concern

E

Emperor Dragonfly Insects Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Wetlands · Least Concern Emperor Penguin Birds Emperor Penguin Aptenodytes forsteri Arctic · Near Threatened Emperor Scorpion Arachnids Emperor Scorpion Pandinus imperator Jungle · Least Concern European Garden Spider Arachnids European Garden Spider Araneus diadematus Gardens · Least Concern European Hedgehog Mammals European Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Gardens · Near Threatened European Mantis Insects European Mantis Mantis religiosa Grasslands · Least Concern European Robin Birds European Robin Erithacus rubecula Gardens · Least Concern European Stag Beetle Insects European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Forest · Near Threatened

F

Fire Salamander Amphibians Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra Forest · Least Concern

G

Golden Eagle Birds Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Mountains · Least Concern Great Crested Newt Amphibians Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Wetlands · Least Concern Great White Shark Fish Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Ocean · Vulnerable Green Sea Turtle Reptiles Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas Ocean · Endangered Grey Seal Marine Animals Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus Ocean · Least Concern Grey Wolf Mammals Grey Wolf Canis lupus Forest · Least Concern

H

Harvestman Arachnids Harvestman Phalangium opilio Gardens · Least Concern Humpback Whale Marine Animals Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Ocean · Least Concern

K

King Cobra Reptiles King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah Jungle · Vulnerable Komodo Dragon Reptiles Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis Grasslands · Endangered

L

Leopard Gecko Reptiles Leopard Gecko Eublepharis macularius Desert · Least Concern

M

Mexican Red-knee Tarantula Arachnids Mexican Red-knee Tarantula Brachypelma hamorii Desert · Near Threatened Monarch Butterfly Insects Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Grasslands · Vulnerable Mute Swan Birds Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wetlands · Least Concern

N

Nile Crocodile Reptiles Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus Rivers · Least Concern

R

Rainbow Trout Fish Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Rivers · Least Concern Red Deer Mammals Red Deer Cervus elaphus Forest · Least Concern Red Fox Mammals Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Forest · Least Concern Red-eyed Tree Frog Amphibians Red-eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas Jungle · Least Concern

S

Sea Otter Marine Animals Sea Otter Enhydra lutris Ocean · Endangered Seven-spot Ladybird Insects Seven-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Gardens · Least Concern Short-snouted Seahorse Fish Short-snouted Seahorse Hippocampus hippocampus Ocean · Least Concern Siamese Fighting Fish Fish Siamese Fighting Fish Betta splendens Wetlands · Vulnerable Snow Leopard Mammals Snow Leopard Panthera uncia Mountains · Vulnerable

V

Veiled Chameleon Reptiles Veiled Chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus Forest · Least Concern

W

Western Honey Bee Insects Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Gardens · Least Concern Wolf Spider Arachnids Wolf Spider Pardosa amentata Gardens · Least Concern

Z

Zebra Jumping Spider Arachnids Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus Urban · Least Concern