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List of mammals of Brazil. Brazil has the largest mammal diversity in the world, with more than 600 described species and more likely to be discovered. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 66 of these species are endangered, and 40% of the threatened taxa belong to the primate group. 658 species are listed.
The wildlife of Brazil comprises all naturally occurring animals, plants, and fungi in the South American country. Home to 60% of the Amazon Rainforest, which accounts for approximately one-tenth of all species in the world, [ 1] Brazil is considered to have the greatest biodiversity of any country on the planet.
Male (background) and young female (foreground) near the Cuiabá River, Porto Jofre, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The jaguar is generally solitary except for females with cubs. In 1977, groups consisting of a male, female and cubs, and two females with two males were sighted several times in a study area in the Paraguay River valley. [84]
The top recorded weights are 91 kg (201 lb) for a wild female from Brazil and 73.5 kg (162 lb) for a wild male from Uruguay. [7] [16] Also, an 81 kg individual was reported in São Paulo in 2001 or 2002. [17] The dental formula is 1.0.1.3 1.0.1.3. Capybaras have slightly webbed feet and vestigial tails. [7]
Brazilian gracile opossum. Brazilian guinea pig. Brazilian porcupine. Brazilian shrew mouse. Brazilian slender opossum. Brazilian spiny tree-rat. Brazilian squirrel. Brazilian three-banded armadillo. Brazilian yellow-toothed cavy.
Caimans are native to Central and South America and inhabit marshes, swamps, lakes, and mangrove rivers. They have scaly skin and live a fairly nocturnal existence. They are relatively small-sized crocodilians with an average maximum weight of 6 to 40 kg (13 to 88 lb) depending on species, with the exception of the black caiman ( Melanosuchus ...
The Amazon rainforest is a species-rich biome in which thousands of species live, including animals found nowhere else in the world. To date, there is at least 40,000 different kinds of plants, 427 kinds of mammals, 1,300 kinds of birds, 378 kinds of reptiles, more than 400 kinds of amphibians, and around 3,000 freshwater fish are living in Amazon.
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