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The living world & its workings

Every species, one connected map of life.

Nature Atlas is a cross-referenced encyclopedia of the natural world, from species, ecosystems, and habitats to seasons, phenomena, and beyond. Search any creature and follow its threads through every web it lives in.

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6
Desert and Tundra Biomes
8 entries
Freshwater and Wetland Biomes
10 entries
Grassland, Savanna and Shrubland Biomes
6 entries
Marine and Coastal Biomes
16 entries
Temperate and Boreal Forest Biomes
4 entries
Tropical Forest Biomes
4 entries

Species

33
Amphibians
157 entries
Arachnids
140 entries
Archaea
1 entry
Arthropod Relatives
11 entries
Bacteria
16 entries
Birds
372 entries
Bryozoans and Lophophorates
5 entries
Ciliates and Amoebae
19 entries
Cnidarians
28 entries
Conifers and Other Gymnosperms
163 entries
Crustaceans
140 entries
Cyanobacteria
7 entries
Diatoms and Other Microalgae
24 entries
Dinoflagellates
9 entries
Echinoderms
17 entries
Ferns and Fern Allies
127 entries
Fish
272 entries
Flowering Plants
366 entries
Fungi
153 entries
Insects
220 entries
Mammals
432 entries
Mollusks
132 entries
Mosses and Liverworts
119 entries
Other Minor Phyla
26 entries
Other Protists
3 entries
Parasitic Protozoa
20 entries
Reptiles
160 entries
Roundworms and Flatworms
16 entries
Seaweeds and Macroalgae
36 entries
Segmented Worms
16 entries
Sponges
5 entries
Tunicates and Lancelets
3 entries
Viruses
4 entries

Ecosystems

8
Boreal Forest and Taiga
3 entries
Desert
14 entries
Marine and Coral Reef
14 entries
Polar and Antarctic
7 entries
Savanna and Grassland
11 entries
Temperate Forest and Shrubland
12 entries
Tropical Rainforest
13 entries
Wetland and Freshwater
21 entries

Phenomena

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Animal Behavior and Adaptation
62 entries
Astronomical Phenomena
12 entries
Atmospheric Optics
24 entries
Biogeochemical Cycles
9 entries
Biological and Seasonal Phenomena
12 entries
Climate and Weather Patterns
21 entries
Cryospheric and Ice Phenomena
9 entries
Ecological Processes
62 entries
Evolutionary Processes
59 entries
Geological and Atmospheric Phenomena
31 entries
Geological Events
12 entries
Ocean and Marine Phenomena
24 entries
Severe Weather and Storms
19 entries

Taxa

36
Amphibian Families
4 entries
Amphibian Genera
16 entries
Amphibian Orders
3 entries
Bird Families
112 entries
Bird Genera
54 entries
Bird Orders
39 entries
Class
97 entries
Division
10 entries
Domain
3 entries
Fish Families
16 entries
Fish Genera
33 entries
Fish Orders
19 entries
Fungus Families
2 entries
Fungus Genera
1 entry
Fungus Orders
5 entries
Incertae Sedis
33 entries
Insect Families
92 entries
Insect Genera
44 entries
Insect Orders
27 entries
Kingdom
8 entries
Mammal Families
128 entries
Mammal Genera
279 entries
Mammal Orders
30 entries
Microorganism Genera
4 entries
Microorganism Orders
18 entries
Other Invertebrate Families
13 entries
Other Invertebrate Genera
30 entries
Other Invertebrate Orders
22 entries
Phylum
86 entries
Plant Families
35 entries
Plant Genera
86 entries
Plant Orders
64 entries
Reptile Families
86 entries
Reptile Genera
61 entries
Reptile Orders
4 entries
Superphylum
2 entries

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Biomes

Desert

A biome defined by scarcity of water rather than by heat: any region receiving very little annual precipitation qualifies, which is why deserts range

Species

Greater Kudu

The greater kudu is a large woodland antelope native to eastern and southern Africa, among the tallest of the antelope species, with males carrying lo

Ecosystems

Lake Baikal

The world's oldest and deepest freshwater lake, in southern Siberia, Russia, formed by an active continental rift roughly 20 to 25 million years ago a

Natural Phenomena

European Eel Migration

A single, one-way spawning migration undertaken once in a European eel's life, in which adults leave the rivers, lakes and estuaries of Europe and Nor

Taxa

Cryptoprocta

Cryptoprocta is a genus of carnivoran mammals, subfamily Euplerinae, family Eupleridae, endemic to Madagascar, comprising three species: the extant fo

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Herpetology and conservation biology

How many poison dart frogs exist in the wild?

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