Home›Species›Where It Lives›South AfricaBrowse BySouth AfricaWhere 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.South AfricaConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)South AfricaFilter Results295 entriesCommon GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (18)Ancient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Araucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (3)Barnacles (Cirripedia) (1)Bees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (2)Beetles (Coleoptera) (1)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (1)Bivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters) (1)Branchiopods (Water Fleas, Fairy Shrimp) (1)Bristle Worms (Polychaeta) (1)Brittle Stars and Basket Stars (Ophiuroidea) (1)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (2)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (5)Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, Cuttlefish) (6)Chameleons (3)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (2)Citrus And Mahogany Relatives (Sapindales) (2)Coffees, Dogbanes And Milkweeds (Gentianales) (1)Copepods (1)Crabs (3)Crocodilians (1)Cycads (Cycadales) (5)Cypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (9)Eels (Anguilliformes) (2)Flies (Diptera) (2)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (9)Geckos (2)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (1)Gulls, Terns And Auks (6)Herons, Egrets And Allies (4)Herrings And Anchovies (Clupeiformes) (1)Hydrozoans (Hydrozoa) (1)Isopods (Woodlice) (3)Lacewings, Antlions And Allies (Neuroptera And Kin) (1)Legumes (Fabales) (1)Lilies And Orchids (Liliales/Asparagales) (5)Lizards (Lacertilia) (6)Lobsters And Crayfish (3)Mallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (2)Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales) (1)Monitor Lizards (2)Other Birds (5)Other Bony Fish (8)Other Flowering Plant Orders (2)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (2)Palms, Bananas And Gingers (Arecales/Zingiberales) (3)Parasitic Ciliates (1)Passerines (Songbirds) (4)Penguins And Seabirds (9)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (14)Pigeons And Doves (1)Pines (Pinaceae) (4)Pleurocarpous Mosses (Mat-Forming) (2)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (2)Pseudoscorpions (1)Roses And Relatives (Rosales) (1)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (5)Salmon And Trout (Salmoniformes) (1)Scorpions (1)Sea Anemones and Tube Anemones (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (16)Shorebirds (Waders) (19)Shrimp And Prawns (1)Snakes (Serpentes) (12)Spiders (Araneae) (2)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (4)Thalloid Liverworts (3)Ticks And Mites (Acari) (3)Tree Ferns (1)Tree Frogs (Hylidae) (1)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (1)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (11)True Toads (Bufonidae) (1)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (4)Waterfowl (3)TaxonomyAllAccipitriformes (1)Actinopterygii (1)Agamidae (3)Alligator (1)Aloe (4)Amphiprion (2)Anatidae (2)Anopheles (1)Anseriformes (1)Anthozoa (1)Anura (6)Apodiformes (1)Araceae (1)Araneae (2)Araucaria (3)Ardeidae (2)Arecaceae (1)Arthropoda (1)Artiodactyla (13)Asparagaceae (1)Asplenium (3)Bitis (2)Bivalvia (1)Boidae (1)Branchiopoda (1)Bryopsida (10)Cactaceae (2)Calidris (2)Carangidae (1)Carcharhinus (3)Carduelis (1)Caryophyllales (1)Caudata (2)Cedrus (1)Chamaecyparis (2)Chamaeleonidae (3)Charadriidae (4)Charadriiformes (3)Chelydridae (2)Chondrichthyes (12)Chordata (3)Ciconiidae (1)Ciliophora (1)Clupeiformes (1)Coleoptera (1)Columbidae (1)Copepoda (1)Coryphaenidae (1)Corytophanidae (1)Crotalus (2)Cupressaceae (5)Cycadopsida (1)Cyprinodontiformes (1)Decapoda (7)Diptera (1)Drosera (2)Drymarchon (1)Encephalartos (4)Eublepharidae (1)Eudyptes (3)Euphorbiaceae (3)Fabaceae (1)Felidae (1)Felis (1)Fringilla (1)Galliformes (2)Gastropoda (7)Gekko (1)Haliotis (2)Hirundinidae (1)Hyaenidae (1)Hydrictis (1)Hydrozoa (1)Hymenoptera (2)Iguana (1)Istiophoridae (2)Laridae (2)Larus (1)Lates (2)Lepidoptera (1)Lepomis (1)Lophiiformes (1)Magnoliopsida (3)Malacostraca (3)Malvaceae (2)Manidae (1)Megaloptera (1)Motacillidae (1)Octopoda (3)Oncorhynchus (1)Ophiuroidea (1)Orthoptera (1)Pantherophis (1)Parasitiformes (3)Perciformes (6)Perissodactyla (2)Phocidae (2)Phoenicopteriformes (1)Pinopsida (2)Pinus (1)Plantae (14)Podicipediformes (2)Polychaeta (1)Procellariiformes (2)Proteaceae (1)Prunus (1)Pseudoscorpiones (1)Pteridophyta (8)Pythonidae (2)Rallidae (1)Rodentia (1)Salamandridae (2)Sapindaceae (1)Sapindales (1)Sarcopterygii (3)Scolopacidae (7)Scorpiones (1)Sepiida (1)Sequoia (2)Spheniscidae (1)Spirulida (1)Squamata (1)Sterna (2)Suliformes (1)Syngnathiformes (1)Tetraodontiformes (3)Threskiornithidae (1)Thysanoptera (1)Tortricidae (1)Tringa (4)Trionychidae (1)Triturus (1)Typhlopidae (1)Vampyroteuthidae (1)Varanus (2)Viperidae (2)Zingiberales (1)HabitatAllBog (5)Boreal Forest (3)Chaparral (10)Cloud Forest (1)Coral Reef (8)Desert (16)Estuary (10)Fen (2)Flooded Grassland and Savanna (1)Freshwater (12)Freshwater Marsh (6)Freshwater Swamp Forest (2)Grassland (24)Hydrothermal Vent (1)Ice Sheet (1)Intertidal Zone (10)Lake (33)Marine (33)Neritic Zone (2)Open Ocean (12)Riparian Zone (10)River (30)Salt Marsh (1)Savanna (19)Sea Ice (1)Seagrass Meadow (1)Steppe (3)Temperate Coniferous Forest (3)Temperate Forest (6)Temperate Rainforest (2)Tropical Dry Forest (2)Tropical Rainforest (13)Tundra (8)Vernal Pool (1)Wetlands (13)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (10)Data Deficient (4)Endangered (11)Extinct (1)Extinct in the Wild (1)Least Concern (148)Near Threatened (18)Not Evaluated (73)Vulnerable (22)EcosystemAllAfrican Great Lakes (1)Amazon Rainforest (1)Antarctic Peninsula (4)Arabian Desert (2)Arctic Tundra (2)Black Forest (1)Camargue (1)Caspian Sea (1)Chihuahuan Desert (1)Coral Reef Systems (10)Coral Sea (1)Coral Triangle (1)Danube Delta (2)Deep Sea (3)Everglades (5)Fynbos (4)Galapagos (2)Great Barrier Reef (2)Great Lakes (3)Great Plains (1)Heath (2)Kakadu (3)Kalahari Desert (2)Kelp Forests (1)Kruger National Park (4)Lake Baikal (1)Lake Victoria (2)Llanos (1)Mediterranean Basin (3)Moorland (1)Ningaloo Reef (1)Okavango Delta (7)Pantanal (1)Prairie Pothole Region (1)Ross Sea (1)Sahara Desert (2)Sahel (6)Sargasso Sea (1)Scandinavian Taiga (2)Serengeti (4)Svalbard (1)Thar Desert (1)Wadden Sea (3)Yellowstone (1)Everyday GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (18)Ancient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Araucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (3)Barnacles (Cirripedia) (1)Bees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (2)Beetles (Coleoptera) (1)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (1)Bivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters) (1)Branchiopods (Water Fleas, Fairy Shrimp) (1)Bristle Worms (Polychaeta) (1)Brittle Stars and Basket Stars (Ophiuroidea) (1)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (2)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (5)Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, Cuttlefish) (6)Chameleons (3)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (2)Citrus And Mahogany Relatives (Sapindales) (2)Coffees, Dogbanes And Milkweeds (Gentianales) (1)Copepods (1)Crabs (3)Crocodilians (1)Cycads (Cycadales) (5)Cypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (9)Eels (Anguilliformes) (2)Flies (Diptera) (2)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (9)Geckos (2)Grasshoppers And Crickets (Orthoptera) (1)Gulls, Terns And Auks (6)Herons, Egrets And Allies (4)Herrings And Anchovies (Clupeiformes) (1)Hydrozoans (Hydrozoa) (1)Isopods (Woodlice) (3)Lacewings, Antlions And Allies (Neuroptera And Kin) (1)Legumes (Fabales) (1)Lilies And Orchids (Liliales/Asparagales) (5)Lizards (Lacertilia) (6)Lobsters And Crayfish (3)Mallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (2)Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales) (1)Monitor Lizards (2)Other Birds (5)Other Bony Fish (8)Other Flowering Plant Orders (2)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (2)Palms, Bananas And Gingers (Arecales/Zingiberales) (3)Parasitic Ciliates (1)Passerines (Songbirds) (4)Penguins And Seabirds (9)Perch-Like Fishes (Perciformes) (14)Pigeons And Doves (1)Pines (Pinaceae) (4)Pleurocarpous Mosses (Mat-Forming) (2)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (2)Pseudoscorpions (1)Roses And Relatives (Rosales) (1)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (5)Salmon And Trout (Salmoniformes) (1)Scorpions (1)Sea Anemones and Tube Anemones (1)Sharks, Rays And Chimaeras (16)Shorebirds (Waders) (19)Shrimp And Prawns (1)Snakes (Serpentes) (12)Spiders (Araneae) (2)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (4)Thalloid Liverworts (3)Ticks And Mites (Acari) (3)Tree Ferns (1)Tree Frogs (Hylidae) (1)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (1)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (11)True Toads (Bufonidae) (1)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (4)Waterfowl (3)DietAllCarnivore (93)Detritivore or Scavenger (9)Filter Feeder (7)Frugivore (1)Herbivore (26)Insectivore (27)Omnivore (24)Parasitic (9)Photosynthetic Autotroph (78)Piscivore (14)Population TrendAllStable (2)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (57)Marine (97)Marine and Freshwater (3)Terrestrial (190)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (2)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (4)Pollution (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (16)Disease Vector (8)Domesticated (6)Eaten or Drunk by People (4)Ecotourism and Research (5)Farmed or Commercially Raised (18)Hunted or Fished (78)Invasive or Introduced Species (43)Kept as Pets (32)Natural Pest Control (2)No Significant Interaction with Humans (6)Pollinator (2)Source of Timber or Wood (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (32)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (3)Living or ExtinctAllNo (1)Yes (208)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 295AbaloneSouth AfricaAddaxSouth AfricaAdder's Tongue FernSouth AfricaAfrican BaobabSouth AfricaAfrican Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)South AfricaAfrican openbillSouth AfricaAfrican PenguinSouth AfricaAfrican skimmerSouth AfricaAleppo PineSouth AfricaAllard's ClownfishSouth AfricaAlligator pipefishSouth AfricaAlligator Snapping TurtleSouth AfricaAloe maculataSouth AfricaAloe pegleraeSouth AfricaAloe succotrinaSouth AfricaAloe thraskiiSouth AfricaAmerican AlligatorSouth AfricaAmerican FlamingoSouth AfricaAmerican House SpiderSouth AfricaAnopheles gambiaeSouth AfricaAnoplogaster CornutaSouth AfricaArctic TernSouth AfricaArgentine Horned FrogSouth AfricaAsian Water MonitorSouth AfricaAsplenium NidusSouth AfricaAtlantic Bluefin TunaSouth AfricaAtlantic SailfishSouth AfricaAxolotlSouth AfricaBalanus GlandulaSouth AfricaBall PythonSouth AfricaBaobabSouth AfricaBarn SwallowSouth AfricaBarramundiSouth AfricaBar-tailed GodwitSouth AfricaBasiliscus PlumifronsSouth AfricaBasket StarSouth AfricaBasking SharkSouth AfricaBeadlet AnemoneSouth AfricaBird of Paradise FlowerSouth AfricaBird's Nest FernSouth AfricaBird's-claw Beard-mossSouth AfricaBlack RhinocerosSouth AfricaBlack TernSouth AfricaBlackbuckSouth AfricaBlack-naped TernSouth AfricaBlack-tailed godwitSouth AfricaBlacktip Reef SharkSouth AfricaBlacktip sharkSouth AfricaBlue MarlinSouth AfricaBlue SharkSouth AfricaBlue Swimmer CrabSouth AfricaBlue WildebeestSouth AfricaBluegillSouth AfricaBoa ConstrictorSouth AfricaBonfire MossSouth AfricaBongoSouth AfricaBook ScorpionSouth AfricaBoston FernSouth AfricaBrahminy Blind SnakeSouth AfricaBreadtree CycadSouth AfricaBrown Dog TickSouth AfricaBrown HyenaSouth AfricaBryum ArgenteumSouth AfricaBull SharkSouth AfricaBunya PineSouth AfricaBurmese PythonSouth AfricaCape SundewSouth AfricaCapillary Thread-mossSouth AfricaCaracalSouth AfricaCarcinus maenasSouth AfricaCereus jamacaruSouth AfricaCherax QuadricarinatusSouth AfricaChinese Softshell TurtleSouth AfricaChlamydosaurus KingiiSouth AfricaChristmas Tree WormSouth AfricaCoast RedwoodSouth AfricaCodling MothSouth AfricaCommon Cord-mossSouth AfricaCommon CuttlefishSouth AfricaCommon greenshankSouth AfricaCommon Haircap MossSouth AfricaCommon LiverwortSouth AfricaCommon OctopusSouth AfricaCommon Pill WoodlouseSouth AfricaCommon redshankSouth AfricaCommon RemoraSouth AfricaCommon ringed ploverSouth AfricaCommon Rough WoodlouseSouth AfricaCommon sandpiperSouth AfricaCommon shelduckSouth AfricaCommon Snapping TurtleSouth AfricaCommon swiftSouth AfricaCommon ternSouth AfricaCommon WarthogSouth AfricaCommon wood pigeonSouth AfricaCoral Banded ShrimpSouth AfricaCorn crakeSouth AfricaCorn SnakeSouth AfricaCottonmouthSouth AfricaCrabeater SealSouth AfricaCrescent-cup LiverwortSouth AfricaCrotalus AtroxSouth AfricaCypraea TigrisSouth AfricaCypress-leaved Plait-mossSouth AfricaDaphnia PulexSouth AfricaDawn RedwoodSouth AfricaDeodar CedarSouth AfricaDesert LocustSouth AfricaDiplazium EsculentumSouth AfricaDobsonflySouth AfricaDracaena reflexaSouth AfricaDrosera aliciaeSouth AfricaDyeing Poison FrogSouth AfricaEastern CopperheadSouth AfricaEastern Diamondback RattlesnakeSouth AfricaEastern Gray SquirrelSouth AfricaEastern Indigo SnakeSouth AfricaEastern NewtSouth AfricaEastern RedcedarSouth AfricaEbony SpleenwortSouth AfricaEchinopsis oxygonaSouth AfricaEncephalartos altensteiniiSouth AfricaEncephalartos FeroxSouth AfricaEumecichthysSouth AfricaEuphorbia miliiSouth AfricaEuphorbia obesaSouth AfricaEurasian chaffinchSouth AfricaEurasian curlewSouth AfricaEurasian oystercatcherSouth AfricaEurasian whimbrelSouth AfricaEuropean AnchovySouth AfricaEuropean Flat OysterSouth AfricaEuropean goldfinchSouth AfricaEuropean Green CrabSouth AfricaEuropean Spiny LobsterSouth AfricaEuropean Storm PetrelSouth AfricaEuropean WildcatSouth AfricaFire MossSouth AfricaFlat Rock ScorpionSouth AfricaFrilled SharkSouth AfricaFrilled-neck LizardSouth AfricaFrilled-necked LizardSouth AfricaFunariaSouth AfricaFunaria HygrometricaSouth AfricaGaboon ViperSouth AfricaGarden SnailSouth AfricaGiant sunfishSouth AfricaGiant TrevallySouth AfricaGiraffeSouth AfricaGlass OctopusSouth AfricaGolden PheasantSouth AfricaGolden PolypodySouth AfricaGoliath heronSouth AfricaGreat BarracudaSouth AfricaGreat cormorantSouth AfricaGreat crested grebeSouth AfricaGreat Crested NewtSouth AfricaGreat HammerheadSouth AfricaGreat White SharkSouth AfricaGreater KuduSouth AfricaGreater sand ploverSouth AfricaGreen and Black Poison Dart FrogSouth AfricaGreen AnoleSouth AfricaGreen IguanaSouth AfricaGreen sandpiperSouth AfricaGrey Field SlugSouth AfricaGrey heronSouth AfricaGrey ploverSouth AfricaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaSouth AfricaGulf torpedoSouth AfricaHoney BeeSouth AfricaHoop PineSouth AfricaHumpback AnglerfishSouth AfricaHydnora AfricanaSouth AfricaIchthyophthirius MultifiliisSouth AfricaImpalaSouth AfricaIndian PeafowlSouth AfricaItalian CypressSouth AfricaJapanese Climbing FernSouth AfricaJohn DorySouth AfricaJuniper Haircap MossSouth AfricaKing FernSouth AfricaKing ProteaSouth AfricaLapidaria margaretaeSouth AfricaLatimeria ChalumnaeSouth AfricaLawson's CypressSouth AfricaLeopard GeckoSouth AfricaLeopard SealSouth AfricaLesser black-backed gullSouth AfricaLittle grebeSouth AfricaLittle StintSouth AfricaLoblolly PineSouth AfricaLycheeSouth AfricaMacaroni PenguinSouth AfricaMahi-mahiSouth AfricaMalagasy giant chameleonSouth AfricaMallardSouth AfricaMarchantiaSouth AfricaMarsh sandpiperSouth AfricaMetasequoia GlyptostroboidesSouth AfricaMonterey PineSouth AfricaNile PerchSouth AfricaNilgaiSouth AfricaNorfolk Island PineSouth AfricaNorthern Crested NewtSouth AfricaNosestripe ClownfishSouth AfricaNothobranchius rachoviiSouth AfricaNotophthalmus ViridescensSouth AfricaObelia GeniculataSouth AfricaObtuse barracudaSouth AfricaOcean SunfishSouth AfricaOld World Climbing FernSouth AfricaOphioglossum VulgatumSouth AfricaOrmerSouth AfricaOspreySouth AfricaPachypodium namaquanumSouth AfricaPainted Reed FrogSouth AfricaPanther ChameleonSouth AfricaPaper NautilusSouth AfricaPassiflora tarminianaSouth AfricaPeachSouth AfricaPeganum harmalaSouth AfricaPhoenix canariensisSouth AfricaPied avocetSouth AfricaPikachu NudibranchSouth AfricaPlains ZebraSouth AfricaPoinsettiaSouth AfricaPolytrichastrum FormosumSouth AfricaPolytrichum CommuneSouth AfricaPolytrichum juniperinumSouth AfricaPorcellio scaberSouth AfricaPort Orford CedarSouth AfricaPrecious WentletrapSouth AfricaProtopterus AnnectensSouth AfricaRainbow TroutSouth AfricaRam's Horn SquidSouth AfricaRed DeerSouth AfricaRed Swamp CrayfishSouth AfricaRed-eared SliderSouth AfricaRed-necked stintSouth AfricaRhinoceros ViperSouth AfricaRooibosSouth AfricaRuddy turnstoneSouth AfricaSable AntelopeSouth AfricaSago PalmSouth AfricaSalmon LouseSouth AfricaSambar DeerSouth AfricaSavannah MonitorSouth AfricaScalloped HammerheadSouth AfricaScarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)South AfricaSequoia SempervirensSouth AfricaSharptail molaSouth AfricaShortfin Mako SharkSouth AfricaSilkwormSouth AfricaSilvery Thread MossSouth AfricaSix-eyed Sand SpiderSouth AfricaSixgill sawsharkSouth AfricaSmalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata)South AfricaSoft Tree FernSouth AfricaSouthern Rockhopper PenguinSouth AfricaSpanish DancerSouth AfricaSpotted-necked OtterSouth AfricaSpringbokSouth AfricaStar MossSouth AfricaSwordfishSouth AfricaTelephone-pole beetleSouth AfricaTemminck's PangolinSouth AfricaTerek sandpiperSouth AfricaTextile ConeSouth AfricaThree-banded ploverSouth AfricaTiger SharkSouth AfricaTokay GeckoSouth AfricaTufted duckSouth AfricaUtricularia sandersoniiSouth AfricaVampire SquidSouth AfricaVarroa destructorSouth AfricaVarroa MiteSouth AfricaVeiled ChameleonSouth AfricaWall Screw-mossSouth AfricaWandering AlbatrossSouth AfricaWest African LungfishSouth AfricaWestern Flower ThripsSouth AfricaWestern Honey BeeSouth AfricaWestern Rockhopper PenguinSouth AfricaWestern yellow wagtailSouth AfricaWhale SharkSouth AfricaWiddringtonia cedarbergensisSouth AfricaWillow MossSouth AfricaWolffia GlobosaSouth AfricaWood's CycadSouth AfricaWoolly Fringe-mossSouth AfricaXenopus LaevisSouth AfricaYellow Fever MosquitoSouth AfricaYellowfin TunaSouth AfricaZebra SharkSouth AfricaConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 3,220 connections.SourcesPolar Bear (Ursus maritimus) (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceContains: Polar BearView the SourceLion (Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteContains: African LionView the SourceBeaver (Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, National Park Service)National Park ServiceContains: BeaverView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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