Endemic Life

The Forbidden Lands are full of life in MH Wilds! And for those who want to go on a safari, here is a detailed guide on where to find every animal and fish in the game.

Small disclaimer, I generally add only one spawn, confirmed by my own experience and not a full listing of every single spawn (cause I still want to keep a little sanity, not even accounting the chaos that is hours and seasons). If the weather and the hour aren’t precised, chances are it’s during the Plenty by day.

I’ll also add screens for the harder creatures to find. Cause when you’ll be resetting for the 20th time, you might start to question the intel shared here, trust me.

Endemic Life

Some endemic life can be pretty rare and might require multiple spawns attempt. To reset the spawns, go to another hunting area then get back where you were searching.

Vigorwasp

Really easy to find, you can get some in area 10 of the Windwards Plains.

Great Vigorwasp

Rarer than the base version, you can also get one in area 10 of the Windward Plains during the Plenty.

Purewasp

Easy to find in the depths of the Oilwell Basin.

Vigormantle Bug

Common in most hunting grounds.

Chillmantle Bug

Can be found pretty much everywhere in the Oilwell Basin.

Heatmantle Bug

Can be found pretty much everywhere in the Iceshard Cliffs.

Wiggly Litchi

Can be found near the Base Camp of Windward Plains in area 7.

Paratoad

Easily found on the riverbanks of the Windward Plains river in area 10.

Nitrotoad

Easily found in the oil fields in area 2 of the Oiwell Basin.

Sleeptoad

Easily found in the oil fields in area 8 of the Oiwell Basin.

Flashflies

Can be found in Chatacabra’s nest in area 2 of the Windward Plains.

Dung Beetle

Forms dung balls near dungs (makes sense). You can find some at the entrance of area 12 of the Winward Plains where Balahara makes its trap, coming from the area 8 savannah.

Bomb Beetle

Can be found in area 2, 8 and 9 of the Oilwell Basin.

Rime Beetle

Easily found in area 7 of the Iceshard Cliffs, right next to Base Camp.

Thunderbug

Can be found in the fulgurite cliffs in area 1 and 3 of the Windward Plains.

Great Thunderbugs

They appear in the dunes of area 11 and the fulgurite cliffs of area 1 and 3 of the Winward Plains during the sandstorm.

Flashbug

Can be found on most hunting grounds.

Godbug

Can be found on most hunting grounds.

Bitterbug

Can be found on most hunting grounds.

Dark Hornet

The easiest way to find these bugs is to destroy one of their nest. One of those nest can be find near the camp in area 7 of the Scarlet Forest.

Wedge Beetle

You can find them easily pretty much everywhere but they can be high. One of the easiest spots is the summit of the cliff near the entrance of area 17 of the Windward Plains.

Windrustler

Runs in the savannah of area 8 and 10 of the Windward Plains during the Plenty and the Fallow. Easier to spot during the Fallow.

Black Windrustler

Rare Windrustler, not really hard to find. Slightly bigger and black.

Nothpecker

Can be found on Ceratonoth’s back in the Windward Plains during the Plenty and the Fallow. Easily found in area 8 and 10.

Landlight Shrimp

Lives on the fulgurites of Windward Plains, 2 can be found following the path right out of the Base Camp.

Amstrigian

You can find a lot in area 8 of the Scarlet Forest during the Fallow.

Hymstrigian

Can be found among the Amstrigian flights in area 8 of the Scarlet Forest during the Fallow.

You can recognize him with his ruffled chest

Rufflizard

Can be found on the ground in the fulgurite cliffs of area 1 and 3 of the Windward Plains.

Tracktail Lizard

Runs as a couple near the oasis of area 13 of the Windward Plains.

Pallbug

Comes out of the ground when a small monster dies to find on the carcass in every hunting ground aside from the Scarlet Forest.

Quatreflies

Can be found around potential camp sites.

Emperor Hopper

Jump in the Windward Plains savannah during the Plenty. Can also be found during the Fallow.

Tyrant Hopper

Can be found in area 5 grass patches of Wyveria Ruins.

Sandstar

Rarely appears at night during the Plenty in the dunes of area 13 of the Winward Plains. You can use a screamer pod to stun it and prevent it to flee.

Leaflugger Ant

Can be found on a tree near the Base Camp of the Scarlet Forest.

Florashell Crab

Can be found on the riverbanks of the river in area 10 of the Scarlet Forest.

Crudeshell Crab

Can be found on the banks of the oil fields in area 8 of the Oilwell Basin.

Curioshell Crab

Rarely spawns in predefine areas. You can try to get one to spawn by doing fast travels between the camps in area 8 of the Scarlet Forest and in area 18 of the Iceshard Cliffs. Other known spawn points are the cliff at the entrance of area 17 of the Winward Plains or the crystal cave in area 18 of the Oilwell Basin.

Smokeshroud Gekko

Can be found on cave walls, notably near the camp in area 8 of the Scarlet Forest.

Dapperwing

Can be found pretty much everywhere in the Scarlet Forest, a good spot being the dam top in area 17.

Dazzlewing

Rare variant of the Dapperwing with fixed spawns. A good spot is area 14 when getting down from the dam.

Mimiphyta

Can be found among the carnivorous plants in area 6 of the Scarlet Forest.

Scarlet Joyperch

Can be found in the small pond near the exit of the camp in area 6 of the Scarlet Forest.

Starduster

Make small circles on the ground in the waterways of the Scarlet Forest (area 2), you can also fish them with the net in the dam lake of area 17 where the water is splashing and Harpios are fishing.

Vaporonid

Can be found in its web in various spawns of the Scarlet Forest. A guaranteed spawn is near the camp in area 16.

Omenfly

Can be found flying over the water in area 2 of the Scarlet Forest.

Myriads

Can be found directly exiting the Base Camp of the Scarlet Forest, before going under the fallen tree.

Jewel Scarab

Can be find during the day on the trees in area 1 and 2 of the Scarlet Forest, sucking the tree sap.

Regal Jewel Scarab

Rare version of the Jewel Scarab, can be found pretty easily on the same spots.

Hercudrome

Rarely spawns on the same trees as the Jewel Scarab in area 1 and 2 of the Scarlet Forest at night.

Gold Hercudrome

Rare version of the Hercudrome, can be found on the same spots (and easier to spot due to their golden shell).

Prism Hercudrome

Ultra rare variant of the Hercudrom who only appears in Wyveria Ruins. Really hard to find, only saw on the three in the stream of area 6. It seems to appear in a 5min window before the morning. A good strategy seems to save in the Ruins a few minutes before dawn in the time period when it can spawns then to leave the game without saving and to check its spawn spot until it appears (check, exit without saving, check, exit without saving).

There are good chances this will be your last missing animal with how absurdely rare he is.

I spent a full day looking for that second one, having done the rest of the Pokedex in 5-6h

Pink Landlight Shrimp

Can be found on the fumaroles in area 13 and 14 of the Oilwell Basin, pretty numerous during the Firespring.

Ember Rufflizard

Easily found as a trio in area 4 and 15 of the Oilwell Basin.

Azure Rufflizard

Rare version of the Ember Rufflizard, can be found in the same spots.

Gloom Gekko

Can be found on some walls of the Oilwell Basin. You can find one of these walls by starting from the Ancient Forge in area 4 then taking the only path going down, the wall being on your left.

Scalebat

Can be found in their huge nest in area 12 of the Oilwell Basin.

Blink Angler

Can be found on the riverbanks of the river in area 14 of the Oilwell Basin.

Sparklerjelly

Fly in area 13 and 14 of the Oilwell Basin.

Peony Sparklerjelly

Rare version of the Sparklerjelly, way bigger than the base version. They appears during the Plenty by coming out of the caves on the area’s wall.

Nu Yaya

Can be found in Nu Udra’s nest in area 17 of the Oilwell Basin during the Plenty.

Gawkie

Can be found in the grass in area 6 forest of the Wyveria Ruins.

Solanaria

Can be found pretty much everywhere flying in the air in Wyveria Ruins.

Pillopod

Can be found on the wall near the exit of the camp in area 2 of Wyveria Ruins.

Gillopod

Rare version of the Pillopods, can be found in the same spots.

Drowny Crake

Can be found on Rafma’s back during the Fallow in the Iceshard Cliffs by day.

Petalfly

Can be found flying in area 6 forest of Wyveria Ruins.

Xu Yo

Float in Xu Wu nest in area 12 of Wyveria Ruins.

Aquatic Life

The spots I’m indicating here are places where you can find these fishs more easily (at on my own feeling). The fish spawn in a water point are random and can take some time to appear so wait 15-20s if you see nothing. You can reset the spawns by moving to a camp a little farther in the map (unlike endemic life who requires a full map change).

The starduster schools who appears in the dam lake in area 17 of the Scarlet Forest at night are a real fishing gacha if you want to catch a lot of sushifish, whetfish and bowfins.

Warning, since the 11th March, the fish now flee after a nest shot, you should better use your fishing rod to use this tip.

Ready to pull some SSR Bowfin

On the bigger fishes like the Great Trevally, you need to move to another map to reset the spawns, unlike regular fishes. You need to fish them using your fishing rod and not with the capture net, using Baits you’ll get from Kanya during her quest line.

Fishing these fish will first ask you to throw your bait then reel using your stick to bring the bait closer until the fish bites and get hooked using R2. This starts a fishing mini-game where you need to tire the fish by following its moves with the stick when it struggle then reel with the stick when it’s too tired to get him closer to the shore. Small tip, you can make the game easier by pulling your bait and the fish closer to the shore while you reel the bait. Just avoid putting the bait right next to your feets or the fish will flee.

Virid Bowfin

Can be fished in the dam lake in area 17 of the Scarlet Forest.

Sushifish

Can be fished in the dam lake in area 17 of the Scarlet Forest.

Whetfish

Can be fished in the water point near the camp in area 12 of the Oilwell Basin.

Goldenfish

Can be fished in the water point near the camp in area 8 of the Scarlet Forest.

Platinumfish

Can be fished in the water point near the camp in area 8 of the Scarlet Forest.

Burst Arowana

Can be fished in the water point near the camp in area 12 of the Oilwell Basin.

Bomb Arowana

Can be fished in the water point near the camp in area 12 of the Oilwell Basin.

Goldenfry

Can be fished in the water point behind the camp in area 16 of the Scarlet Forest.

Gunpowderfish

Can be fished in the water point behind the camp in area 16 of the Scarlet Forest.

Gravid Bowfin

Can be fished in the dam lake in area 17 of the Scarlet Forest.

Escunite

Can be fished in the water point near the camp in area 8 of the Scarlet Forest. Rare spawn.

Grand Escunite

Can be fished by night in the water point near the camp in area 8 of the Scarlet Forest. Rare spawn.

Petricanths

Can be fished by night in the water point behind the camp in area 16 of the Scarlet Forest. Rare spawn

Glass Parexus

Can be fished in the water point behind the camp in area 8 of the Wyveria Ruins.

Can be fished in the water point behind the camp in area 8 of the Wyveria Ruins.

Great Trevally

Can be fished in the dam lake in area 17 of the Scarlet Forest using a Tuff Joint Bait.

Gajau

Can be fished in the dam lake in area 17 of the Scarlet Forest using a Duster Bait.

Speartuna

Can be fished by day during the Fallow in the dam lake in area 17 of the Scarlet Forest using a Tuff Joint Bait.

Gastronome Tuna

Can be fished at evening in the dam lake in area 17 of the Scarlet Forest using a Tuff Joint Bait.

Goliath Squid

Can be fished by night in the dam lake in area 17 of the Scarlet Forest using a Tentacle Jig. Rare spawn.