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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,332

Parks with species

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Conservation

Showing 22 species · Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves

Showing 22 species · Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves

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Least Concern

Water Opossum

Chironectes minimus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Gray Four-Eyed Opossum

Philander opossum

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Northern Tiger Cat

Leopardus tigrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo

Cabassous unicinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Seba's Short-tailed Bat

Carollia perspicillata

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Brazilian Porcupine

Coendou prehensilis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

White-bearded Manakin

Manacus manacus

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black-and-white Tegu

Tupinambis merianae

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Common Marmoset

Callithrix jacchus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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Southern TamanduaLeast Concern

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity
12 countries67 parks
Great KiskadeeLeast Concern

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
16 countries71 parks
Rainbow BoaLeast Concern

Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
12 countries64 parks
JararacaLeast Concern

Jararaca

Bothrops jararaca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
7 countries16 parks
Not Evaluated

Amazonian Wandering Spider

Phoneutria fera

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
15 countries54 parks
Not Evaluated

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
22 countries73 parks
Not Evaluated

Army Ant

Eciton burchellii

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
19 countries72 parks
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
13 countries78 parks
Least Concern

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
20 countries107 parks
Least Concern

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
9 countries56 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
19 countries77 parks
16 countries76 parks
8 countries61 parks
7 countries41 parks
4 countries18 parks
9 countries48 parks
18 countries79 parks
13 countries60 parks
19 countries40 parks
6 countries41 parks
5 countries36 parks
1 country6 parks