The Living Planet
A daily field guide to life on Earth.
Each day, a new species — source-backed, beautifully photographed, and built to read on any screen.
The encyclopedia, day by day
More recent species.
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- Animal China Rockfish
- Animal Understanding the Virgin Spinedace
- Animal Exploring the Threelined Catfish
- Animal Zebra Nerite Snail
- Animal Moonlight Gourami
- Animal Cupid Cichlid
Habitats
Find a species by where it lives.
Pelagic & deep sea
Oceans
Tropical biodiversity
Coral reefs
Equatorial canopy
Rainforests
Arid & extreme
Deserts
Freshwater systems
Rivers and wetlands
Alpine & highland
Mountains
Savanna & steppe
Grasslands
Arctic & Antarctic
Polar regions
Animal groups
Browse the family tree.
Class Mammalia
Mammals
Class Aves
Birds
Class Reptilia
Reptiles
Class Amphibia
Amphibians
Aquatic vertebrates
Fish
Without backbones
Invertebrates
Conservation status
Browse by IUCN Red List category.
For educators
Made for the classroom.
Printable fact sheets, habitat guides, vocabulary pages, and reading-level filters built for teachers and curious students.