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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 28 species · Tijuca

Showing 28 species · Tijuca

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Least Concern

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
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
Least Concern

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Not Evaluated

Huntsman Spider

Heteropoda venatoria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Amazon 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

Painted Coral Snake

Micrurus corallinus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

South American Coati

Nasua nasua

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds
Least Concern

Common Marmoset

Callithrix jacchus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Critically Endangered

Southern Muriqui

Brachyteles arachnoides

HerbivoreDiurnalCritically Endangered
Relevancia
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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
Not Evaluated

Amazonian Wandering Spider

Phoneutria fera

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
15 countries54 parks
Not Evaluated

Giant African Snail

Lissachatina fulica

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
106 countries51 parks
Not Evaluated

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
22 countries73 parks
Not Evaluated

Leaf-cutter Ant

Atta cephalotes

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial
20 countries82 parks
Not Evaluated

Army Ant

Eciton burchellii

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
19 countries72 parks
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
13 countries78 parks
Not Evaluated

Blue Morpho

Morpho peleides

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
20 countries27 parks
Birds
Mammals
Reptiles
Bony fish
Insects
Endangered
20 countries107 parks
9 countries56 parks
7 countries16 parks
19 countries77 parks
16 countries76 parks
37 countries22 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 countries19 parks
5 countries36 parks
1 country6 parks
1 country6 parks