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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

Showing 22 species · Grande Sertão Veredas

Showing 22 species · Grande Sertão Veredas

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Least Concern

Yellow Armadillo

Euphractus sexcinctus

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Grison

Galictis vittata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Vulnerable

Northern Tiger Cat

Leopardus tigrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Amazon Naked-tailed Armadillo

Cabassous unicinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Double-collared Seedeater

Sporophila caerulescens

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Brazilian Porcupine

Coendou prehensilis

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black-and-white Tegu

Tupinambis merianae

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Red-legged Seriema

Cariama cristata

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Near Threatened

Pampas Deer

Ozotoceros bezoarticus

HerbivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
Relevancia
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Toco ToucanLeast Concern

Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
11 countries17 parks
Least Concern

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity
12 countries67 parks
Near Threatened

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Amazona aestiva

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
12 countries29 parks
Least Concern

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
16 countries71 parks
Least Concern

Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
12 countries64 parks
Vulnerable

Hyacinth Macaw

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
11 countries10 parks
Least Concern

Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs
11 countries51 parks
Vulnerable

Red-Footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis carbonarius

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
10 countries44 parks
Least Concern

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
20 countries107 parks
Least Concern

Cascabel Rattlesnake

Crotalus durissus

CarnivoreNocturnalVariable activity
17 countries35 parks
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Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
8 countries31 parks
5 countries41 parks
8 countries61 parks
7 countries53 parks
7 countries41 parks
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6 countries41 parks
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5 countries16 parks