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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

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Showing 83 species · Jaú

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Not Evaluated

Ogrefaced Spider

Deinopis spinosa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Amazonian Wandering Spider

Phoneutria fera

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Tarantula Hawk Wasp

Pepsis grossa

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Emerald Tree Boa

Corallus caninus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Horned Screamer

Anhima cornuta

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Amazonian Giant Centipede

Scolopendra gigantea

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Titan Beetle

Titanus giganteus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Leaf-cutter Ant

Atta cephalotes

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Army Ant

Eciton burchellii

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Banded Leporinus

Leporinus fasciatus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Blue Morpho

Morpho peleides

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Oscar

Astronotus ocellatus

OmnivoreVariable activityIn pairs
Least Concern

Muscovy Duck

Cairina moschata

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

South American Lungfish

Lepidosiren paradoxa

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Mission Golden-eyed Treefrog

Trachycephalus resinifictrix

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Cachama

Colossoma macropomum

OmnivoreColonialNear Threatened
Not Evaluated

Goliath Birdeater Tarantula

Theraphosa blondi

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Cardinal Tetra

Paracheirodon axelrodi

CarnivoreDiurnalIn schools
Least Concern

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Bullet Ant

Paraponera clavata

OmnivoreColonialInsect
Least Concern

Northern Caiman Lizard

Dracaena guianensis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Yellow-Crowned Amazon

Amazona ochrocephala

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Vampire Fish

Vandellia cirrhosa

CarnivoreFishFreshwater
Near Threatened

Spectral Bat

Vampyrum spectrum

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Smooth-billed Ani

Crotophaga ani

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Mata Mata

Chelus fimbriata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Greater Bulldog Bat

Noctilio leporinus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
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Spectacled OwlLeast Concern

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries77 parks
Crab-eating RaccoonLeast Concern

Crab-eating Raccoon

Procyon cancrivorus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
5 countries11 parks
Least Concern

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity
12 countries67 parks
Least Concern

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
16 countries71 parks
Least Concern

Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
12 countries64 parks
Least Concern

Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

HerbivoreDiurnalCrepuscular
12 countries28 parks
Least Concern

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
36 countries66 parks
Vulnerable

Red-Footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis carbonarius

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
10 countries44 parks
Vulnerable

South American Bushmaster

Lachesis muta

CarnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular
11 countries52 parks
Least Concern

Electric Eel

Electrophorus electricus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
11 countries28 parks
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47 countries109 parks
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