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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 46 species · Iguaçu National Park

Showing 46 species · Iguaçu National Park

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Red-breasted ToucanLeast Concern

Red-breasted Toucan

Ramphastos dicolorus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Crab-eating RaccoonLeast Concern

Crab-eating Raccoon

Procyon cancrivorus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Black and Gold Howler MonkeyLeast Concern

Black and Gold Howler Monkey

Alouatta caraya

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity
Near Threatened

Turquoise-fronted Amazon

Amazona aestiva

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great Kiskadee

Pitangus sulphuratus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Amazonian Wandering Spider

Phoneutria fera

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Leaf-cutter Ant

Atta cephalotes

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Army Ant

Eciton burchellii

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Not Evaluated

Blue Morpho

Morpho peleides

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Black Tegu

Tupinambis teguixin

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Jararaca

Bothrops jararaca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Water Opossum

Chironectes minimus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Gray Four-Eyed Opossum

Philander opossum

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Opossum

Didelphis marsupialis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Northern Tiger Cat

Leopardus tigrinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus ornatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Margay

Leopardus wiedii

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Not Evaluated

Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Amazon Naked-tailed Armadillo

Cabassous unicinctus

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Bat Falcon

Falco rufigularis

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
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
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JaguarNear Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries58 parks
Lowland TapirVulnerable

Lowland Tapir

Tapirus terrestris

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
11 countries26 parks
Harpy EagleNear Threatened

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
20 countries33 parks
Giant AnteaterVulnerable

Giant Anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

InsectivoreVariable activitySolitary
20 countries23 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries137 parks
Giant OtterEndangered

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

PiscivoreDiurnalFamily group
11 countries21 parks
Toco ToucanLeast Concern

Toco Toucan

Ramphastos toco

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
11 countries17 parks
OcelotLeast Concern

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries55 parks
White-collared SwiftLeast Concern

White-collared Swift

Streptoprocne zonaris

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
13 countries5 parks
Spectacled OwlLeast Concern

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries77 parks
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