# How to use What Animal Lives Where

Sourced animal species records by country.

## Start with a precise record

Use the name, identifier or place you want to investigate. The website scope is: Sourced animal species records by country.

## Compare like with like

Open the relevant records and guides below. Keep identifiers, geography, units and source dates together; a record with a similar name or a different reporting period may answer a different question.

## Take the evidence to the original source

Follow the source references before making a consequential decision. Treat missing or historical information as a limitation, and use the relevant authority or provider for a current determination.

## Tools and records

- [Open whatanimalliveswhere.com](https://whatanimalliveswhere.com/)
- [Search](https://whatanimalliveswhere.com/search)
- [Places](https://whatanimalliveswhere.com/places)
- [Browse all animal evidence pages](https://whatanimalliveswhere.com/animals)

## Question guides

- [What is the definition of an endemic species?](https://whatanimalliveswhere.com/task-guides/definition-of-endemic-species/index.md)

Source: https://whatanimalliveswhere.com/ (first-party website; inspected 2026-10-18).