Home›Insects›Where It LivesBrowse ByWhere It LivesWhere it lives names the country or region a species actually calls home. Wikipedia describes the giant panda as a species "endemic to China," found nowhere else in the wild. This dimension lets a visitor find every species native to the same part of the world.FactsWhere It LivesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1Where It LivesFilter Results198 entriesCommon GroupAllBees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (82)Beetles (Coleoptera) (95)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (83)Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea) (30)Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (34)Fleas And Lice (12)Flies (Diptera) (136)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (100)Lacewings, Antlions And Allies (Neuroptera And Kin) (7)Mantises (Mantodea) (26)Other Insects (53)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (39)Everyday GroupAllBees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (82)Beetles (Coleoptera) (95)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (83)Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea) (30)Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (34)Fleas And Lice (12)Flies (Diptera) (136)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (100)Lacewings, Antlions And Allies (Neuroptera And Kin) (7)Mantises (Mantodea) (26)Other Insects (53)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (39)HabitatAllAlpine (41)Bog (49)Boreal Forest (41)Chaparral (94)Desert (94)Fen (8)Freshwater (11)Grassland (102)Ice Sheet (7)Lake (24)Mangrove Forest (14)Riparian Zone (53)River (30)Savanna (72)Steppe (7)Temperate Coniferous Forest (4)Temperate Forest (64)Tropical Rainforest (61)Tundra (33)Wetlands (71)Xeric Shrubland (10)Conservation StatusAllData Deficient (36)Endangered (12)Extinct (12)Least Concern (73)Near Threatened (5)Not Evaluated (183)DietAllCarnivore (43)Detritivore or Scavenger (50)Frugivore (11)Herbivore (150)Insectivore (36)Omnivore (105)Parasitic (25)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (81)Marine (66)Terrestrial (197)Terrestrial and Freshwater (3)Living or ExtinctAllYes (198)ThreatsAllInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (33)Pollution (5)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (158)Disease Vector (116)Domesticated (37)Eaten or Drunk by People (6)Ecotourism and Research (18)Farmed or Commercially Raised (34)Hunted or Fished (3)Invasive or Introduced Species (97)Kept as Pets (29)Natural Pest Control (7)No Significant Interaction with Humans (35)Pollinator (75)Used in Traditional Medicine (11)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (7)CITES AppendixAllAppendix II (1)Not Listed (196)NatureServe RankAllG2 Imperiled (2)G4 Apparently Secure (30)G5 Secure (87)GNR Unranked (149)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (6)Arctic Tundra (4)Borneo Rainforest (1)Caspian Sea (11)Cerrado (2)Chihuahuan Desert (4)Fynbos (28)Great Plains (2)Heath (7)Kruger National Park (5)Mojave Desert (7)Moorland (4)Okavango Delta (1)Pampas (3)Pantanal (26)Sahara Desert (41)Sahel (41)Serengeti (1)TaxonomyAllAnopheles (6)Apidae (2)Apis (7)Blattodea (30)Bombus (7)Buprestidae (6)Carabidae (5)Carabus (30)Cerambycidae (64)Chrysomelidae (47)Coccinellidae (3)Coleoptera (51)Crambidae (2)Culicidae (66)Curculionidae (9)Danaus (10)Dermaptera (8)Dermestidae (5)Diptera (115)Dytiscidae (4)Erebidae (22)Euphydryas (1)Formicidae (3)Geometridae (5)Grylloblattodea (7)Heliconius (3)Hemiptera (20)Hymenoptera (78)Insecta (50)Lepidoptera (39)Lycaenidae (10)Mantodea (26)Megaloptera (6)Neuroptera (5)Nitidulidae (9)Noctuidae (17)Nymphalidae (46)Odonata (34)Orthoptera (100)Papilionidae (4)Phasmatodea (1)Pieridae (45)Plecoptera (5)Saturniidae (5)Scarabaeidae (13)Sphingidae (9)Tenebrionidae (13)Thysanoptera (32)Tortricidae (10)Trichoptera (4)Zygaenidae (1)Area (sq km)All26.26 (1)160.5 (1)181.43 (1)261 (1)298 (1)316 (1)2040 (1)2235 (1)2586.4 (1)2831 (1)10,452 (1)10,991 (1)11,300 (1)12,189 (1)13,880 (1)13,883 (1)15,007 (1)17,818 (1)18,274 (1)20,272 (1)21,041 (1)22,072 (1)22,966 (1)23,200 (1)25,436 (1)27,700 (1)27,834 (1)28,050 (1)28,748 (1)28,896 (1)29,743 (1)30,689 (1)100,472 (1)103,125 (1)108,889 (1)110,860 (1)110,993.6 (1)111,369 (1)112,492 (1)114,763 (1)118,484 (1)120,000 (1)130,375 (1)132,049 (1)143,100 (1)147,181 (1)148,460 (1)163,610 (1)176,215 (1)180,000 (1)181,035 (1)185,180 (1)196,722 (1)200,105 (1)207,600 (1)214,969 (1)236,800 (1)238,397 (1)239,567 (1)242,500 (1)245,857 (1)263,310 (1)267,668 (1)272,000 (1)274,223 (1)283,561 (1)302,069 (1)312,696 (1)315,331 (1)322,462 (1)1,030,000 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,104,300 (1)1,141,748 (1)1,220,813 (1)1,241,238 (1)1,246,700 (1)1,267,000 (1)1,280,000 (1)1,285,216 (1)1,564,116 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,759,541 (1)1,886,068 (1)1,904,569 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,149,690 (1)2,345,409 (1)2,381,741 (1)2,650,670 (1)2,724,910 (1)2,780,085 (1)7,688,287 (2)10,186,000 (1)11,840,000 (1)13,100,000 (1)17,075,400 (1)17,840,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)Showing the 100 most common of 196 options.Country CountAll1 (1)12 (1)23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Government TypeAllAbsolute Monarchy (3)Constitutional Monarchy (32)One-Party (4)Republic (122)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)5642 (1)5895 (1)6190 (1)6967 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (59)Low (21)Lower-Middle (41)Upper-Middle (57)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1000 (1)1139 (1)1492 (1)1523 (1)1768 (1)1769 (1)1776 (1)1795 (1)1801 (1)1804 (1)1806 (1)1810 (1)1811 (2)1816 (1)1818 (1)1820 (1)1821 (7)1822 (1)1825 (2)1830 (1)1832 (1)1839 (1)1844 (1)1847 (1)1848 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1877 (1)1901 (1)1902 (1)1903 (1)1905 (1)1907 (1)1908 (1)1910 (1)1912 (2)1917 (1)1918 (5)1919 (1)1921 (1)1922 (2)1923 (1)1932 (2)1943 (1)1944 (1)1945 (3)1946 (3)1947 (4)1948 (3)1949 (2)1951 (1)1953 (2)1956 (3)1957 (2)1958 (1)1960 (18)1961 (3)1962 (5)1963 (1)1964 (2)1965 (3)1966 (3)1968 (2)1970 (3)1971 (3)1973 (1)1974 (2)1975 (6)1976 (2)1977 (1)1978 (3)1979 (3)1980 (2)1981 (2)1983 (1)1984 (1)1986 (2)1988 (1)1990 (2)1991 (14)1992 (1)1993 (4)1995 (1)2006 (2)LandlockedAllNo (141)Yes (35)PopulationAll10,643 (1)100,179 (1)106,365 (1)109,296 (1)114,621 (1)121,355 (1)184,100 (1)205,557 (1)281,998 (1)335,908 (1)1,025,200 (1)1,066,809 (1)1,235,260 (1)1,341,737 (1)1,362,954 (1)1,382,000 (1)1,512,779 (1)1,588,670 (1)1,795,834 (1)1,836,713 (1)1,842,226 (1)2,080,000 (1)2,135,107 (1)2,335,930 (1)2,359,609 (1)2,365,645 (1)2,422,712 (1)2,647,400 (1)2,824,913 (1)2,897,430 (1)3,022,401 (1)3,100,100 (1)10,147,200 (1)10,185,363 (1)10,186,738 (1)10,353,296 (1)10,610,485 (1)10,915,839 (1)10,978,599 (1)11,027,129 (1)11,365,333 (1)11,424,031 (1)11,484,805 (1)11,532,151 (1)11,867,634 (1)11,906,096 (1)11,972,169 (1)14,151,540 (1)15,170,420 (1)16,300,000 (1)17,166,852 (1)17,483,326 (1)17,521,167 (1)17,638,801 (1)18,130,208 (1)18,636,532 (1)18,847,519 (1)19,043,151 (1)19,629,588 (1)19,655,000 (1)20,031,602 (1)20,547,909 (1)21,756,000 (1)22,224,282 (1)22,489,126 (1)23,299,132 (1)24,745,000 (1)26,657,437 (1)27,801,023 (2)28,814,878 (1)30,987,821 (1)31,122,387 (1)31,500,000 (1)31,800,000 (1)31,964,956 (1)32,283,000 (1)32,684,503 (1)33,702,731 (1)103,439,000 (1)109,139,000 (1)114,000,000 (1)116,452,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)138,000,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)190,000,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)241,499,431 (1)242,747,130 (1)270,500,000 (1)288,315,089 (1)313,450,000 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,600,000,000 (1)2,040,000,000 (1)Showing the 100 most common of 196 options.Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50AfghanistanWhere It Lives7 entriesAfricaWhere It Lives34 entriesAlbaniaWhere It Lives18 entriesAlgeriaWhere It Lives13 entriesAndorraWhere It Lives9 entriesAngolaWhere It Lives4 entriesAntigua and BarbudaWhere It Lives2 entriesArgentinaWhere It Lives9 entriesArmeniaWhere It Lives2 entriesAsiaWhere It Lives13 entriesAustraliaWhere It Lives3 entriesAustraliaWhere It Lives35 entriesAustriaWhere It Lives26 entriesAzerbaijanWhere It Lives3 entriesBahamasWhere It Lives6 entriesBahrainWhere It Lives2 entriesBangladeshWhere It Lives5 entriesBarbadosWhere It Lives2 entriesBelarusWhere It Lives11 entriesBelgiumWhere It Lives67 entriesBelizeWhere It Lives7 entriesBeninWhere It Lives3 entriesBhutanWhere It Lives3 entriesBoliviaWhere It Lives15 entriesBosnia and HerzegovinaWhere It Lives13 entriesBotswanaWhere It Lives4 entriesBrazilWhere It Lives26 entriesBruneiWhere It Lives1 entryBulgariaWhere It Lives20 entriesBurkina FasoWhere It Lives4 entriesBurundiWhere It Lives4 entriesCabo VerdeWhere It Lives4 entriesCambodiaWhere It Lives4 entriesCameroonWhere It Lives7 entriesCanadaWhere It Lives36 entriesCentral African RepublicWhere It Lives3 entriesCentral AmericaWhere It Lives2 entriesCentral AsiaWhere It Lives1 entryChadWhere It Lives3 entriesChileWhere It Lives12 entriesChinaWhere It Lives20 entriesColombiaWhere It Lives33 entriesComorosWhere It Lives3 entriesCosta RicaWhere It Lives12 entriesCote d'IvoireWhere It Lives3 entriesCroatiaWhere It Lives14 entriesCubaWhere It Lives7 entriesCyprusWhere It Lives22 entriesCzechiaWhere It Lives16 entriesDemocratic Republic of the CongoWhere It Lives4 entriesShowing 1 to 50 of 198, page 1 of 4.1234Next →Sources1. 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