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Wildlife (Animals, Books): Amazon KDP category data

Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Wildlife (Animals, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $13.93, median 564 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 28/100 (highly competitive).

28Opportunity / 100
$13.93Median price
564Median reviews
Price range (middle 50%)$10.48 – $18.25
Average rating4.7
New releases (90 days)6%
Books on the list100
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What stands out

  • Its median reviews are 37% of the parent category Animals (1,526), one of the easier corners under it.
  • Its review barrier is higher than in 78% of Books categories: the median best seller has 564 reviews, so new books need time to build up.

Top 10 Wildlife best sellers

  1. Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller book cover by Miriam Horn

    Homesick for a World Unknown: The Life of George B. Schaller

    by Miriam Horn

    • List rank#1
    • Price$1.99
    • Rating4.4
    • Reviews34

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  2. Raising Hare: A Memoir book cover by Chloe Dalton

    Raising Hare: A Memoir

    by Chloe Dalton

    • List rank#2
    • Price$16.61
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews10,937

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  3. Peterson Field Guide To Medicinal Plants & Herbs Of Eastern & Central N. America: Third Ed book cover by Steven Foster

    Peterson Field Guide To Medicinal Plants & Herbs Of Eastern & Central N. America: Third Edition―A Field Guide to Discovering Nature's Remedies in Eastern and Central North America

    by Steven Foster

    • List rank#3
    • Price$16.03
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews3,580

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  4. The Trapper's Bible: The Most Complete Guide to Trapping and Hunting Tips Ever book cover by Eustace Hazard Livingston

    The Trapper's Bible: The Most Complete Guide to Trapping and Hunting Tips Ever

    by Eustace Hazard Livingston

    • List rank#4
    • Price$13.93
    • Rating4.6
    • Reviews5,799

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  5. The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Sid book cover by Lucy Cooke

    The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife

    by Lucy Cooke

    • List rank#5
    • Price$10.48
    • Rating4.5
    • Reviews578

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  6. The Ultimate Guide to Home Butchering: How to Prepare Any Animal or Bird for the Table or  book cover by Monte Burch

    The Ultimate Guide to Home Butchering: How to Prepare Any Animal or Bird for the Table or Freezer

    by Monte Burch

    • List rank#6
    • Price$16.99
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews722

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  7. American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon book cover by Steven Rinella

    American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon

    by Steven Rinella

    • List rank#7
    • Price$13.69
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews5,105

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  8. Polar: A Photicular Book book cover by Dan Kainen

    Polar: A Photicular Book

    by Dan Kainen

    • List rank#8
    • Price$20.40
    • Rating4.9
    • Reviews699

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  9. The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild book cover by Lawrence Anthony

    The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild

    by Lawrence Anthony

    • List rank#9
    • Price$14.95
    • Rating4.7
    • Reviews13,631

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  10. Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of Eastern & Central North America, Seventh Ed.: The Classic book cover by Roger Tory Peterson

    Peterson Field Guide To Birds Of Eastern & Central North America, Seventh Ed.: The Classic Birdwatching Guide with Updated Range Maps

    by Roger Tory Peterson

    • List rank#10
    • Price$10.17
    • Rating4.8
    • Reviews2,199

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FAQ

Is Wildlife a good niche for Amazon KDP?

Its KDPTop opportunity score is 28/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 564 reviews and sells for $13.93.

How many reviews do you need to rank in Wildlife?

The median best seller has 564 reviews, and 14% of them have fewer than 100.

What do Wildlife best sellers cost?

The median price is $13.93; half of the best sellers are priced between $10.48 and $18.25.

Can new books break into Wildlife?

6% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.

About this data

Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.