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Natural History Collections

The Charles Darwin Foundation is home to the largest Natural History Collections of endemic, native and introduced species of Galapagos in Ecuador, with more than 135,000 specimens and 7,500 species across four Collections: Marine, Vertebrate, Terrestrial Invertebrate and a Herbarium.

Trogossita galapagoensis (Mutchler, 1938)
Species Database Trogossita galapagoensis (Mutchler, 1938)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Forcipiger flavissimus Jordan & Mcgregor, 1898
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hypsoblennius brevipinnis (Günther, 1861)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Raspailia (Raspaxilla) galapagensis (Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997)
Pterostichus insularis (Boheman, 1858)
Species Database Pterostichus insularis (Boheman, 1858)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Blapstinus batesoni (Blair, 1933)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Euspilotus batesoni Blair, 1933
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Ochthebius batesoni Blair, 1933
Hydrocotyle umbellata L.
Species Database Hydrocotyle umbellata L.
Pluvialis squatarola Linnaeus, 1758
Species Database Pluvialis squatarola Linnaeus, 1758
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Xylesthia pruniramiella Clemens, 1859
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Lobopoda galapagoensis Linell, 1898
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Dipropus puberulus (Boheman, 1858)
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Scarites galapagoensis Linell, 1898
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Blapstinus bauri (Linell, 1898)
Scalesia gordilloi O. Hamann & Wium-And.
Species Database Scalesia gordilloi O. Hamann & Wium-And.
Billy Bensted Smith CDF
Do All Sharks Behave the Same?

Galápagos sharks do not all behave the same. Hammerheads form large schools, whitetip reef sharks rest on reefs, tiger sharks repeatedly return to key feeding areas, and whale sharks undertake long migrations. Understanding these different behaviors helps protect critical habitats, migration routes, and supports more effective conservation strategies for each species.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Aplysia parvula Mörch, 1863
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Steironepion hancocki (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1939)