Animals of South America

1,060 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence wild records from South America on GBIF. Countries: Argentina · Bolivia (Plurinational State of) · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Falkland Islands · French Guiana · Guyana · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Uruguay · Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

All 1,060 animals by group

Big cats 2

• Cougar Puma concolor
• Jaguar Panthera onca

Small wild cats 10

• Andean mountain cat Leopardus jacobita
• Geoffroy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi
• Jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi
• Kodkod Leopardus guigna
• Leopardus guttulus Leopardus guttulus
• Margay Leopardus wiedii
• Ocelot Leopardus pardalis
• Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus
• Pampas cat Leopardus colocola
• Pantanal cat Leopardus braccatus

Bears 1

• Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus

Wolves 1

• Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 8

• Bush dog Speothos venaticus
• Crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous
• Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus
• Darwin's fox Lycalopex fulvipes
• Hoary fox Lycalopex vetulus
• Pampas fox Lycalopex gymnocercus
• Sechuran fox Lycalopex sechurae
• Short-eared dog Atelocynus microtis

Mongooses, civets & genets 1

• Narrow-striped mongoose Mungotictis decemlineata

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 12

• American mink Neogale vison
• Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis
• Greater grison Galictis vittata
• Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk Conepatus humboldtii
• Lesser grison Galictis cuja
• Marine otter Lontra felina
• Molina's hog-nosed skunk Conepatus chinga
• Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis
• Patagonian weasel Lyncodon patagonicus
• Southern river otter Lontra provocax
• Striped hog-nosed skunk Conepatus semistriatus
• Tayra Eira barbara

Raccoons, coatis & relatives 7

• Eastern lowland olingo Bassaricyon alleni
• Kinkajou Potos flavus
• Nasuella olivacea Nasuella olivacea
• Northern olingo Bassaricyon gabbii
• Olinguito Bassaricyon neblina
• South American coati Nasua nasua
• White-nosed coati Nasua narica

Seals, sea lions & walrus 8

• Antarctic fur seal Arctocephalus gazella
• Galápagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis
• Galápagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki
• Juan Fernández fur seal Arctocephalus philippii
• South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis
• South American sea lion Otaria flavescens
• Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina
• Subantarctic fur seal Arctocephalus tropicalis

Whales & dolphins 35

• Amazon river dolphin Inia geoffrensis
• Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
• Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis
• Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
• Bryde's whale Balaenoptera brydei
• Chilean dolphin Cephalorhynchus eutropia
• Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene
• Commerson's dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii
• Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
• Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris
• Dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus
• Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima
• False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens
• Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei
• Guiana dolphin Sotalia guianensis
• Hector's beaked whale Mesoplodon hectori
• Hourglass dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger
• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• La Plata dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei
• Long-finned pilot whale Globicephala melas
• Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra
• Orca Orcinus orca
• Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata
• Peale's dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis
• Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata
• Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps
• Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis
• Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
• Shepherd's beaked whale Tasmacetus shepherdi
• Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhynchus
• Southern right whale Eubalaena australis
• Sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus
• Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris
• Strap-toothed whale Mesoplodon layardii
• Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis

Manatees & dugong 2

• Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis
• West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus

Hippos, giraffes & zebras 1

• Northern giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 3

• Mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque
• South American tapir Tapirus terrestris
• Wild horse Equus ferus

Deer 10

• Chital Axis axis
• Little red brocket Mazama rufina
• Marsh deer Blastocerus dichotomus
• Pampas deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus
• Pygmy brocket Mazama nana
• Red brocket Mazama americana
• South Andean deer Hippocamelus bisulcus
• Southern pudu Pudu puda
• Taruca Hippocamelus antisensis
• White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus

Wild pigs & peccaries 4

• Chacoan peccary Catagonus wagneri
• Collared peccary Dicotyles tajacu
• White-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari
• Wild boar Sus scrofa

Camels, llamas & relatives 2

• Guanaco Lama guanicoe
• Vicuña Vicugna vicugna

Monkeys 135

• Alta Floresta titi monkey Plecturocebus grovesi
• Amazon black howler Alouatta nigerrima
• Andean saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus leucogenys
• Atlantic titi monkey Callicebus personatus
• Azara's night monkey Aotus azarae
• Azaras's capuchin Sapajus cay
• Bald uakari Cacajao calvus
• Barbara Brown's titi monkey Callicebus barbarabrownae
• Black bearded saki Chiropotes satanas
• Black capuchin Sapajus nigritus
• Black howler Alouatta caraya
• Black lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysopygus
• Black tamarin Saguinus niger
• Black titi monkey Cheracebus lugens
• Black-capped squirrel monkey Saimiri boliviensis
• Black-fronted titi monkey Callicebus nigrifrons
• Black-headed night monkey Aotus nigriceps
• Black-headed spider monkey Ateles fusciceps
• Black-mantled tamarin Leontocebus nigricollis
• Black-striped capuchin Sapajus libidinosus
• Black-tailed marmoset Mico melanurus
• Black-tufted marmoset Callithrix penicillata
• Blond capuchin Sapajus flavius
• Bolivian red howler Alouatta sara
• Brown howler Alouatta guariba
• Brown spider monkey Ateles hybridus
• Brown titi monkey Plecturocebus brunneus
• Brown-backed bearded saki Chiropotes israelita
• Brown-mantled tamarin Leontocebus fuscicollis
• Brumback's night monkey Aotus brumbacki
• Buffy-headed marmoset Callithrix flaviceps
• Chestnut capuchin Cebus castaneus
• Chestnut-bellied titi monkey Plecturocebus caligatus
• Coastal black-handed titi monkey Callicebus melanochir
• Coimbra Filho's titi monkey Callicebus coimbrai
• Collared titi monkey Cheracebus torquatus
• Collins' squirrel monkey Saimiri collinsi
• Colombian red howler Alouatta seniculus
• Colombian white-faced capuchin Cebus capucinus
• Common marmoset Callithrix jacchus
• Common woolly monkey Lagothrix lagothricha
• Coppery titi monkey Plecturocebus cupreus
• Cotton-top tamarin Saguinus oedipus
• Crested capuchin Sapajus robustus
• Eastern black-handed tamarin Saguinus ursula
• Eastern pygmy marmoset Cebuella niveiventris
• Ecuadorian capuchin Cebus aequatorialis
• Ecuadorian squirrel monkey Saimiri macrodon
• Emilia's marmoset Mico emiliae
• Emperor tamarin Saguinus imperator
• Geoffroy's tamarin Saguinus geoffroyi
• Goeldi's marmoset Callimico goeldii
• Gold-and-white marmoset Mico chrysoleucos
• Golden lion tamarin Leontopithecus rosalia
• Golden-bellied capuchin Sapajus xanthosternos
• Golden-faced saki Pithecia chrysocephala
• Golden-handed tamarin Saguinus midas
• Golden-headed lion tamarin Leontopithecus chrysomelas
• Golden-mantled tamarin Leontocebus tripartitus
• Gray-bellied night monkey Aotus lemurinus
• Gray-handed night monkey Aotus griseimembra
• Guianan squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus
• Guyanan red howler Alouatta macconnelli
• Hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas
• Hoffmanns's titi monkey Plecturocebus hoffmannsi
• Humboldt's squirrel monkey Saimiri cassiquiarensis
• Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin Cebus albifrons
• Illiger's saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus illigeri
• Isabel's saki Pithecia isabela
• Juruá red howler Alouatta juara
• Kaapori capuchin Cebus kaapori
• Lesson's saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus fuscus
• Lucifer titi monkey Cheracebus lucifer
• Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx
• Mantled howler Alouatta palliata
• Maranhão red-handed howler Alouatta ululata
• Marañón white-fronted capuchin Cebus yuracus
• Marca's marmoset Mico marcai
• Miller's saki Pithecia milleri
• Monk saki Pithecia monachus
• Mottle-faced tamarin Saguinus inustus
• Moustached tamarin Saguinus mystax
• Nancy Ma's night monkey Aotus nancymaae
• Napo saki Pithecia napensis
• Northern muriqui Brachyteles hypoxanthus
• Ornate titi monkey Plecturocebus ornatus
• Peruvian night monkey Aotus miconax
• Peruvian spider monkey Ateles chamek
• Pied tamarin Saguinus bicolor
• Prince Bernhard's titi monkey Plecturocebus bernhardi
• Purus red howler Alouatta puruensis
• Red-backed bearded saki Chiropotes chiropotes
• Red-bellied titi monkey Plecturocebus moloch
• Red-faced spider monkey Ateles paniscus
• Red-handed howler Alouatta belzebul
• Red-mantled saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus lagonotus
• Reddish-brown bearded saki Chiropotes sagulatus
• Rio Mayo titi monkey Plecturocebus oenanthe
• Rio Tapajós saki Pithecia irrorata
• Rondon's marmoset Mico rondoni
• Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset Mico humilis
• Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin Cebus malitiosus
• Santarem marmoset Mico humeralifer
• Shock-headed capuchin Cebus cuscinus
• Silvery marmoset Mico argentatus
• Southern muriqui Brachyteles arachnoides
• Spix's night monkey Aotus vociferans
• Spix's red-handed howler Alouatta discolor
• Spix's white-fronted capuchin Cebus unicolor
• Superagüi lion tamarin Leontopithecus caissara
• Three-striped night monkey Aotus trivirgatus
• Toppin's titi monkey Plecturocebus toppini
• Tufted capuchin Sapajus apella
• Ursine howler Alouatta arctoidea
• Urubamba brown titi monkey Plecturocebus urubambensis
• Uta Hick's bearded saki Chiropotes utahickae
• Varied white-fronted capuchin Cebus versicolor
• Vieira's titi monkey Plecturocebus vieirai
• Weddell's saddle-back tamarin Leontocebus weddelli
• Wedge-capped capuchin Cebus olivaceus
• Western pygmy marmoset Callithrix pygmaea
• White marmoset Mico leucippe
• White-bellied spider monkey Ateles belzebuth
• White-cheeked spider monkey Ateles marginatus
• White-coated titi monkey Plecturocebus pallescens
• White-eared titi monkey Plecturocebus donacophilus
• White-faced saki Pithecia pithecia
• White-footed saki Pithecia albicans
• White-footed tamarin Saguinus leucopus
• White-headed marmoset Callithrix geoffroyi
• White-mantled tamarin Saguinus melanoleucus
• White-nosed saki Chiropotes albinasus
• White-tailed titi monkey Plecturocebus discolor
• Wied's marmoset Callithrix kuhlii
• Yellow-tailed woolly monkey Lagothrix flavicauda

Marsupials 44

• Agile gracile opossum Gracilinanus agilis
• Agricola's gracile opossum Cryptonanus agricolai
• Andean white-eared opossum Didelphis pernigra
• Anderson's four-eyed opossum Philander andersoni
• Bare-tailed woolly opossum Caluromys philander
• Big lutrine opossum Lutreolina crassicaudata
• Big-eared opossum Didelphis aurita
• Brazilian gracile opossum Gracilinanus microtarsus
• Brazilian slender opossum Marmosops paulensis
• Brown four-eyed opossum Metachirus nudicaudatus
• Brown-eared woolly opossum Caluromys lanatus
• Common opossum Didelphis marsupialis
• Dark four-eyed opossum Philander melanurus
• Derby's woolly opossum Caluromys derbianus
• Dry Chaco fat-tailed opossum Thylamys pulchellus
• Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum Thylamys velutinus
• Elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum Thylamys elegans
• Emilia's short-tailed opossum Monodelphis emiliae
• Gray four-eyed opossum Philander opossum
• Gray short-tailed opossum Monodelphis domestica
• Gray slender opossum Marmosops incanus
• Gray-bellied caenolestid Caenolestes caniventer
• Guianan white-eared opossum Didelphis imperfecta
• Isthmian mouse opossum Marmosa isthmica
• Karimi's fat-tailed mouse opossum Thylamys karimii
• Linnaeus's mouse opossum Marmosa murina
• Little woolly mouse opossum Micoureus phaeus
• Long-nosed short-tailed opossum Monodelphis scalops
• Marmosops caucae Marmosops caucae
• Northern caenolestid Caenolestes convelatus
• Northern three-striped opossum Monodelphis americana
• Pancho's monito del monte Dromiciops bozinovici
• Paraguayan fat-tailed mouse opossum Thylamys macrurus
• Robinson's mouse opossum Marmosa robinsoni
• Southern monito del monte Dromiciops gliroides
• Tate's woolly mouse opossum Marmosa paraguayana
• Thylamys citellus Thylamys citellus
• Water opossum Chironectes minimus
• White-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum Thylamys pallidior
• White-bellied slender opossum Marmosops noctivagus
• White-bellied woolly mouse opossum Micoureus constantiae
• White-eared opossum Didelphis albiventris
• Woolly mouse opossum Marmosa demerarae
• Yellow-sided opossum Monodelphis dimidiata

Bats 157

• Anoura peruana Anoura peruana
• Argentine brown bat Eptesicus furinalis
• Benkeith's short-tailed bat Carollia benkeithi
• Bidentate yellow-eared bat Vampyriscus bidens
• Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus
• Big crested mastiff bat Promops centralis
• Big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops macrotis
• Big naked-backed bat Pteronotus gymnonotus
• Big-eared brown bat Histiotus macrotus
• Big-eared woolly bat Chrotopterus auritus
• Black bonneted bat Eumops auripendulus
• Black mastiff bat Molossus rufus
• Black myotis Myotis nigricans
• Bokermann's nectar bat Lonchophylla bokermanni
• Bonda mastiff bat Molossus currentium
• Brazilian big-eyed bat Chiroderma doriae
• Brazilian brown bat Eptesicus brasiliensis
• Brazilian funnel-eared bat Natalus macrourus
• Broad-eared bat Nyctinomops laticaudatus
• Broad-toothed tailless bat Anoura latidens
• Brock's yellow-eared bat Vampyriscus brocki
• Brown fruit-eating bat Artibeus concolor
• Buffy broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus infuscus
• Carriker's round-eared bat Lophostoma carrikeri
• Chestnut long-tongued bat Lionycteris spurrelli
• Chestnut sac-winged bat Cormura brevirostris
• Chestnut short-tailed bat Carollia castanea
• Chilean myotis Myotis chiloensis
• Chiriquinan serotine Eptesicus chiriquinus
• Cinnamon dog-faced bat Cynomops abrasus
• Cinnamon red bat Lasiurus varius
• Colombian bonneted bat Eumops trumbulli
• Commissaris's long-tongued bat Glossophaga commissarisi
• Common big-eared bat Micronycteris microtis
• Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus
• Cuban funnel-eared bat Chilonatalus micropus
• Dark fruit-eating bat Artibeus obscurus
• Davies's big-eared bat Glyphonycteris daviesi
• Dekeyser's nectar bat Lonchophylla dekeyseri
• Dermanura rava Dermanura rava
• Diminutive serotine Eptesicus diminutus
• Dinelli's myotis Myotis dinellii
• Dwarf bonneted bat Eumops bonariensis
• Dwarf dog-faced bat Molossops temminckii
• Dwarf little fruit bat Rhinophylla pumilio
• Eldorado broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus aurarius
• Eumops wilsoni Eumops wilsoni
• Flat-faced fruit-eating bat Artibeus planirostris
• Fraternal fruit-eating bat Artibeus fraterculus
• Fringe-lipped bat Trachops cirrhosus
• Fringed fruit-eating bat Artibeus fimbriatus
• Frosted sac-winged bat Saccopteryx canescens
• Geoffroy's tailless bat Anoura geoffroyi
• Gervais's fruit-eating bat Artibeus cinereus
• Gnome fruit-eating bat Dermanura gnoma
• Golden bat Mimon bennettii
• Goldman's nectar bat Lonchophylla mordax
• Great fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus
• Great stripe-faced bat Vampyrodes caraccioli
• Greater broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus vittatus
• Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus
• Greater dog-like bat Peropteryx kappleri
• Greater round-eared bat Tonatia bidens
• Greater sac-winged bat Saccopteryx bilineata
• Greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus
• Greenhall's dog-faced bat Cynomops greenhalli
• Guianan spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus latifolius
• Hairy big-eared bat Micronycteris hirsuta
• Hairy big-eyed bat Chiroderma villosum
• Hairy-legged myotis Myotis keaysi
• Hairy-legged vampire bat Diphylla ecaudata
• Handley's tailless bat Anoura cultrata
• Heller's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus helleri
• Incan broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus incarum
• Ipanema bat Pygoderma bilabiatum
• Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis
• Large fruit-eating bat Artibeus amplus
• Lesser bulldog bat Noctilio albiventris
• Lesser dog-like bat Peropteryx macrotis
• Lesser sac-winged bat Saccopteryx leptura
• Lesser spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus elongatus
• Little big-eared bat Micronycteris megalotis
• Little big-eyed bat Chiroderma trinitatum
• Little white-shouldered bat Ametrida centurio
• Little yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira lilium
• Lonchophylla concava Lonchophylla concava
• Lonchophylla inexpectata Lonchophylla inexpectata
• Long-snouted bat Platalina genovensium
• MacConnell's bat Mesophylla macconnelli
• Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis
• Miller's long-tongued bat Glossophaga longirostris
• Niceforo's big-eared bat Trinycteris nicefori
• Northern ghost bat Diclidurus albus
• Northern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa thyone
• Pale brown long-nosed bat Lichonycteris degener
• Pale spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus discolor
• Pale-faced bat Phylloderma stenops
• Pale-winged dog-like bat Peropteryx pallidoptera
• Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina
• Parnell's mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii
• Peters's disk-winged bat Thyroptera discifera
• Proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso
• Promops davisoni Promops davisoni
• Pygmy fruit-eating bat Artibeus phaeotis
• Pygmy round-eared bat Lophostoma brasiliense
• Recife broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus recifinus
• Riparian myotis Myotis riparius
• Rufous dog-faced bat Molossops neglectus
• Salvin's big-eyed bat Chiroderma salvini
• Sanborn's big-eared bat Micronycteris sanborni
• Sanborn's bonneted bat Eumops hansae
• Schmidts's big-eared bat Micronycteris schmidtorum
• Schultz's round-eared bat Lophostoma schulzi
• Seba's short-tailed bat Carollia perspicillata
• Shaggy bat Centronycteris maximiliani
• Short-eared bat Cyttarops alecto
• Short-headed broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus brachycephalus
• Silky short-tailed bat Carollia brevicauda
• Silver fruit-eating bat Artibeus glaucus
• Silver-tipped myotis Myotis albescens
• Sinaloan mastiff bat Molossus sinaloae
• Slender broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus angustirostris
• Southern big-eared brown bat Histiotus magellanicus
• Southern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa pusilla
• Southern long-nosed bat Leptonycteris curasoae
• Southern red bat Lasiurus blossevillii
• Southern yellow bat Lasiurus ega
• Sowell's short-tailed bat Carollia sowelli
• Spectral bat Vampyrum spectrum
• Spix's disk-winged bat Thyroptera tricolor
• Stripe-headed round-eared bat Tonatia saurophila
• Striped hairy-nosed bat Mimon crenulatum
• Sturnira bakeri Sturnira bakeri
• Sturnira parvidens Sturnira parvidens
• Tailed tailless bat Anoura caudifer
• Tent-making bat Uroderma bilobatum
• Thomas's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus dorsalis
• Thomas's fruit-eating bat Dermanura watsoni
• Thomas's nectar bat Hsunycteris thomasi
• Thomas's yellow bat Rhogeessa io
• Thumbless bat Furipterus horrens
• Tilda's yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira tildae
• Tricolored big-eared bat Glyphonycteris sylvestris
• Trinidad dog-like bat Peropteryx trinitatis
• Tropical big-eared brown bat Histiotus velatus
• Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus
• Velvety fruit-eating bat Enchisthenes hartii
• Velvety myotis Myotis simus
• Visored bat Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum
• Wagner's bonneted bat Eumops glaucinus
• Wagner's mustached bat Pteronotus personatus
• Western mastiff bat Eumops perotis
• White-lined broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus lineatus
• White-throated round-eared bat Lophostoma silvicolum
• White-winged vampire bat Diaemus youngi
• Yellow-throated big-eared bat Lampronycteris brachyotis
• Yellowish myotis Myotis levis

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 13

• Amazon dwarf squirrel Microsciurus flaviventer
• Andean squirrel Sciurus pucheranii
• Bolivian squirrel Sciurus ignitus
• Brazilian squirrel Sciurus aestuans
• Guayaquil squirrel Sciurus stramineus
• Junín red squirrel Sciurus pyrrhinus
• Northern Amazon red squirrel Sciurus igniventris
• Pallas's squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus
• Red-tailed squirrel Sciurus granatensis
• Santander dwarf squirrel Microsciurus santanderensis
• Southern Amazon red squirrel Sciurus spadiceus
• Western dwarf squirrel Microsciurus mimulus
• Yellow-throated squirrel Sciurus gilvigularis

Mice, rats & other rodents 160

• Abrothrix andina Abrothrix andina
• Abrothrix longipilis Abrothrix longipilis
• Abrothrix sanborni Abrothrix sanborni
• Acrobatic cavy Kerodon acrobata
• Aegialomys galapagoensis Aegialomys galapagoensis
• Akodon aerosus Akodon aerosus
• Akodon albiventer Akodon albiventer
• Akodon azarae Akodon azarae
• Akodon boliviensis Akodon boliviensis
• Amazonian long-tailed porcupine Coendou longicaudatus
• Amazonian marsh rat Holochilus sciureus
• Andean big-eared mouse Auliscomys sublimis
• Andean mountain cavy Microcavia niata
• Andean porcupine Coendou quichua
• Andean swamp rat Neotomys ebriosus
• Argentine swamp rat Scapteromys aquaticus
• Armored rat Hoplomys gymnurus
• Atlantic bamboo rat Kannabateomys amblyonyx
• Atlantic Forest climbing mouse Rhipidomys mastacalis
• Atlantic Forest hocicudo Oxymycterus dasytrichus
• Azara's agouti Dasyprocta azarae
• Bahia porcupine Coendou insidiosus
• Bibimys labiosus Bibimys labiosus
• Bicolored-spined porcupine Coendou bicolor
• Black agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa
• Black rat Rattus rattus
• Black-rumped agouti Dasyprocta prymnolopha
• Black-tailed hairy dwarf porcupine Coendou melanurus
• Blackish grass mouse Thaptomys nigrita
• Bolivian big-eared mouse Auliscomys boliviensis
• Bonetto's tuco-tuco Ctenomys bonettoi
• Brazilian arboreal mouse Rhagomys rufescens
• Brazilian guinea pig Cavia aperea
• Brazilian porcupine Coendou prehensilis
• Brazilian shrew mouse Blarinomys breviceps
• Brazilian spiny tree-rat Makalata didelphoides
• Bristle-spined rat Chaetomys subspinosus
• Brown agouti Dasyprocta variegata
• Bunny rat Reithrodon auritus
• Caatinga vesper mouse Calomys expulsus
• Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
• Cavia guianae Cavia guianae
• Central American agouti Dasyprocta punctata
• Cerrado climbing mouse Rhipidomys macrurus
• Cerrado mouse Thalpomys cerradensis
• Cerrado red-nosed mouse Wiedomys cerradensis
• Cerradomys goytaca Cerradomys goytaca
• Chacoan mara Dolichotis salinicola
• Colburn's tuco-tuco Ctenomys colburni
• Collared tuco-tuco Ctenomys torquatus
• Common degu Octodon degus
• Common punaré Thrichomys apereoides
• Common yellow-toothed cavy Galea musteloides
• Conover's tuco-tuco Ctenomys conoveri
• Coruro Spalacopus cyanus
• Crafty vesper mouse Calomys callidus
• Cursor grass mouse Akodon cursor
• Dark bolo mouse Necromys obscurus
• Delicate vesper mouse Calomys tener
• Drylands vesper mouse Calomys musculinus
• Edwards's long-clawed mouse Notiomys edwardsii
• Ferreira's spiny tree-rat Mesomys hispidus
• Flamarion's tuco-tuco Ctenomys flamarioni
• Greater guinea pig Cavia magna
• Green acouchi Myoprocta pratti
• Guyenne spiny rat Proechimys guyannensis
• Haig's tuco-tuco Ctenomys haigi
• Hairy-tailed bolo mouse Necromys lasiurus
• Handleyomys alfaroi Handleyomys alfaroi
• Highland tuco-tuco Ctenomys opimus
• Hispid cotton rat Sigmodon hispidus
• Holochilus chacarius Holochilus chacarius
• Hummelinck's vesper mouse Calomys hummelincki
• Hylaeamys megacephalus Hylaeamys megacephalus
• Hylaeamys perenensis Hylaeamys perenensis
• Juliomys ossitenuis Juliomys ossitenuis
• Kemp's grass mouse Deltamys kempi
• Lesser capybara Hydrochoerus isthmius
• Lewis's tuco-tuco Ctenomys lewisi
• Long-tailed chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera
• Long-tailed spiny rat Proechimys longicaudatus
• Lowland paca Cuniculus paca
• Lowland yellow-toothed cavy Galea leucoblephara
• Maule tuco-tuco Ctenomys maulinus
• Melanomys caliginosus Melanomys caliginosus
• Mexican harvest mouse Reithrodontomys mexicanus
• Microryzomys altissimus Microryzomys altissimus
• Microryzomys minutus Microryzomys minutus
• Mira climbing rat Tylomys mirae
• Montane fish-eating rat Neusticomys monticolus
• Montane grass mouse Akodon montensis
• Montane guinea pig Cavia tschudii
• Mountain degu Octodontomys gliroides
• Mountain paca Cuniculus taczanowskii
• Naked-soled conyrat Reithrodon typicus
• Nectomys apicalis Nectomys apicalis
• Nectomys rattus Nectomys rattus
• Nectomys squamipes Nectomys squamipes
• Nephelomys albigularis Nephelomys albigularis
• North American beaver Castor canadensis
• Northern viscacha Lagidium peruanum
• Nutria Myocastor coypus
• Oecomys bicolor Oecomys bicolor
• Oecomys catherinae Oecomys catherinae
• Oligoryzomys brendae Oligoryzomys brendae
• Oligoryzomys flavescens Oligoryzomys flavescens
• Oligoryzomys fulvescens Oligoryzomys fulvescens
• Oligoryzomys longicaudatus Oligoryzomys longicaudatus
• Oligoryzomys microtis Oligoryzomys microtis
• Oligoryzomys nigripes Oligoryzomys nigripes
• Olive grass mouse Abrothrix olivacea
• Oryzomys albiventer Oryzomys albiventer
• Overlook spiny pocket mouse Heteromys catopterius
• Pacarana Dinomys branickii
• Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine Coendou spinosus
• Paraná grass mouse Akodon paranaensis
• Patagonian chinchilla mouse Euneomys chinchilloides
• Patagonian mara Dolichotis patagonum
• Pearson's tuco-tuco Ctenomys pearsoni
• Peruvian rice rat Oreoryzomys balneator
• Peruvian tree-rat Makalata rhipidura
• Plains viscacha Lagostomus maximus
• Plains viscacha rat Tympanoctomys barrerae
• Polynesian rat Rattus exulans
• Red acouchi Myoprocta acouchy
• Red hocicudo Oxymycterus rufus
• Red-nosed mouse Wiedomys pyrrhorhinos
• Red-rumped agouti Dasyprocta leporina
• Rio Negro tuco-tuco Ctenomys rionegrensis
• Robust tuco-tuco Ctenomys tuconax
• Rock cavy Kerodon rupestris
• Shiny guinea pig Cavia fulgida
• Short-tailed chinchilla Chinchilla chinchilla
• Short-tailed spiny rat Proechimys brevicauda
• Sigmodontomys alfari Sigmodontomys alfari
• Soft grass mouse Akodon mollis
• Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat Trinomys dimidiatus
• Southern big-eared mouse Loxodontomys micropus
• Southern cotton rat Sigmodon hirsutus
• Southern mountain cavy Microcavia australis
• Southern spiny pocket mouse Heteromys australis
• Southern tuco-tuco Ctenomys australis
• Southern viscacha Lagidium viscacia
• Speckled spiny tree-rat Pattonomys semivillosus
• Spix's yellow-toothed cavy Galea spixii
• Taczanowski's Oldfield mouse Thomasomys taczanowskii
• Talas tuco-tuco Ctenomys talarum
• Tiny tuco-tuco Ctenomys minutus
• Tome's spiny rat Proechimys semispinosus
• Trinidad spiny pocket mouse Heteromys anomalus
• Tucuman tuco-tuco Ctenomys tucumanus
• Venezuelan climbing mouse Rhipidomys venezuelae
• Waterhouse's swamp rat Scapteromys tumidus
• White-faced spiny tree-rat Echimys chrysurus
• White-tipped Oldfield mouse Thomasomys caudivarius
• Wolffsohn's viscacha Lagidium wolffsohni
• Woolly giant rat Kunsia tomentosus
• Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat Isothrix bistriata
• Yolanda's tuco-tuco Ctenomys yolandae
• Zygodontomys brevicauda Zygodontomys brevicauda

Rabbits, hares & pikas 6

• Andean tapeti Sylvilagus andinus
• Central American tapeti Sylvilagus gabbi
• Common tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis
• Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
• European hare Lepus europaeus
• European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 5

• Colombian small-eared shrew Cryptotis colombiana
• Medellín small-eared shrew Cryptotis medellinia
• Tamá small-eared shrew Cryptotis tamensis
• Thomas's small-eared shrew Cryptotis thomasi
• Wandering small-eared shrew Cryptotis montivaga

Sloths, anteaters & armadillos 28

• Big hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus
• Brazilian three-banded armadillo Tolypeutes tricinctus
• Brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatus
• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous chacoensis
• Common silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus
• Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
• Giant armadillo Priodontes maximus
• Greater fairy armadillo Calyptophractus retusus
• Greater long-nosed armadillo Dasypus kappleri
• Greater naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous tatouay
• Hairy long-nosed armadillo Dasypus pilosus
• Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanni
• Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus
• Llanos long-nosed armadillo Dasypus sabanicola
• Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
• Northern maned sloth Bradypus torquatus
• Northern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous centralis
• Northern tamandua Tamandua mexicana
• Pale-throated sloth Bradypus tridactylus
• Pichi Zaedyus pichiy
• Pink fairy armadillo Chlamyphorus truncatus
• Screaming hairy armadillo Chaetophractus vellerosus
• Seven-banded armadillo Dasypus septemcinctus
• Six-banded armadillo Euphractus sexcinctus
• Southern long-nosed armadillo Dasypus hybridus
• Southern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous unicinctus
• Southern tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla
• Southern three-banded armadillo Tolypeutes matacus

Penguins 9

• Chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
• Galapagos penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
• Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua
• Humboldt penguin Spheniscus humboldti
• King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
• Macaroni penguin Eudyptes chrysolophus
• Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
• Northern rockhopper penguin Eudyptes moseleyi
• Royal penguin Eudyptes schlegeli

Birds of prey 10

• Andean condor Vultur gryphus
• Black vulture Coragyps atratus
• Crested caracara Caracara plancus
• Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja
• Harris's hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
• King vulture Sarcoramphus papa
• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
• Turkey vulture Cathartes aura

Owls 3

• Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia
• Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
• Short-eared owl Asio flammeus

Parrots 9

• Blue-and-yellow macaw Ara ararauna
• Hyacinth macaw Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
• Lear's macaw Anodorhynchus leari
• Military macaw Ara militaris
• Monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
• Red-and-green macaw Ara chloropterus
• Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri
• Scarlet macaw Ara macao
• Sun conure Aratinga solstitialis

Ducks, geese & swans 8

• Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
• Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
• Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
• Greylag goose Anser anser
• Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Swan goose Anser cygnoides

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 27

• American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
• Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
• Black tern Chlidonias niger
• Buff-breasted sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
• Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
• Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
• Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
• Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
• Red knot Calidris canutus
• Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
• Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
• Roseate tern Sterna dougallii
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Sabine's gull Xema sabini
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
• South polar skua Stercorarius maccormicki
• Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
• White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Seabirds, divers & grebes 16

• Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
• Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris
• Blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii
• Brown booby Sula leucogaster
• Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Flightless cormorant Nannopterum harrisi
• Great frigatebird Fregata minor
• Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
• Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
• Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
• Red-footed booby Sula sula
• Scopoli's shearwater Calonectris diomedea
• Snowy albatross Diomedea exulans
• Southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus
• Southern royal albatross Diomedea epomophora
• White-tailed tropicbird Phaethon lepturus

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 21

• American coot Fulica americana
• American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
• American purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica
• American white ibis Eudocimus albus
• Andean flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Great blue heron Ardea herodias
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Green heron Butorides virescens
• Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
• Limpkin Aramus guarauna
• Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
• Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
• Scarlet ibis Eudocimus ruber
• Snowy egret Egretta thula
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
• Wood stork Mycteria americana
• Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 3

• Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus
• Helmeted guinea fowl Numida meleagris
• Red junglefowl Gallus gallus

Pigeons & doves 1

• Rock dove Columba livia

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 4

• Acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
• Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
• Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
• Toco toucan Ramphastos toco

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 3

• Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
• Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
• Common potoo Nyctibius griseus

Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 2

• Darwin's rhea Rhea pennata
• Greater rhea Rhea americana

Songbirds & perching birds 17

• Andean cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus
• Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula
• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus
• Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
• European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
• European greenfinch Chloris chloris
• Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
• Horned lark Eremophila alpestris
• House sparrow Passer domesticus
• Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
• Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
• Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus
• White bellbird Procnias albus
• Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 5

• Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin
• Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
• Red-legged seriema Cariama cristata
• Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
• Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Crocodiles & alligators 8

• American crocodile Crocodylus acutus
• Black caiman Melanosuchus niger
• Broad-snouted caiman Caiman latirostris
• Cuvier's dwarf caiman Paleosuchus palpebrosus
• Orinoco crocodile Crocodylus intermedius
• Smooth-fronted caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus
• Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus
• Yacare caiman Caiman yacare

Snakes 16

• Boa constrictor Boa constrictor
• Bothriechis schlegelii Bothriechis schlegelii
• Bothrops alternatus Bothrops alternatus
• Bothrops asper Bothrops asper
• Bothrops atrox Bothrops atrox
• Bothrops jararaca Bothrops jararaca
• Crotalus durissus Crotalus durissus
• Emerald tree boa Corallus caninus
• Golden lancehead Bothrops insularis
• Green anaconda Eunectes murinus
• Hydrodynastes gigas Hydrodynastes gigas
• Milk snake Lampropeltis triangulum
• Oxybelis aeneus Oxybelis aeneus
• Oxybelis fulgidus Oxybelis fulgidus
• Rainbow boa Epicrates cenchria
• Yellow anaconda Eunectes notaeus

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 7

• Argentine black and white tegu Salvator merianae
• Common basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus
• Ctenosaura similis Ctenosaura similis
• Green iguana Iguana iguana
• Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus
• Tarentola mauritanica Tarentola mauritanica
• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia

Turtles & tortoises 9

• Arrau turtle Podocnemis expansa
• Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas
• Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea
• Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
• Mata mata Chelus fimbriatus
• Olive ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
• Pond slider Trachemys scripta
• Red-footed tortoise Chelonoidis carbonaria
• Yellow-footed tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus

Frogs & toads 28

• African clawed frog Xenopus laevis
• Ameerega bilinguis Ameerega bilinguis
• American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana
• Anthony's poison arrow frog Epipedobates anthonyi
• Blue poison dart frog Dendrobates azureus
• Calyptocephalella Calyptocephalella gayi
• Cane toad Rhinella marina
• Common Surinam toad Pipa pipa
• Cranwell's horned frog Ceratophrys cranwelli
• Darwin's frog Rhinoderma darwinii
• Golden poison frog Phyllobates terribilis
• Green and black poison dart frog Dendrobates auratus
• Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
• Lehmann's poison frog Oophaga lehmanni
• Mimic poison frog Ranitomeya imitator
• Mission golden-eyed tree frog Trachycephalus resinifictrix
• Oreophrynella quelchii Oreophrynella quelchii
• Phantasmal poison frog Epipedobates tricolor
• Phyllobates bicolor Phyllobates bicolor
• Phyllomedusa bicolor Phyllomedusa bicolor
• Phyllomedusa sauvagii Phyllomedusa sauvagii
• Pseudis paradoxa Pseudis paradoxa
• Pumpkin toadlet Brachycephalus ephippium
• Ranitomeya amazonica Ranitomeya amazonica
• Smoky jungle frog Leptodactylus pentadactylus
• Surinam horned frog Ceratophrys cornuta
• Telmatobius culeus Telmatobius culeus
• Yellow-banded poison dart frog Dendrobates leucomelas

Salamanders, newts & caecilians 2

• Siphonops annulatus Siphonops annulatus
• Typhlonectes natans Typhlonectes natans

Sharks 24

• Bigeye thresher Alopias superciliosus
• Blacknose shark Carcharhinus acronotus
• Blacktip shark Carcharhinus limbatus
• Bonnethead Sphyrna tiburo
• Caribbean reef shark Carcharhinus perezi
• Daggernose shark Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus
• Dwarf lanternshark Etmopterus perryi
• Galapagos shark Carcharhinus galapagensis
• Lemon shark Negaprion brevirostris
• Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum
• Oceanic whitetip shark Carcharhinus longimanus
• Pelagic thresher Alopias pelagicus
• Sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus
• Scalloped bonnethead Sphyrna corona
• Scalloped hammerhead Sphyrna lewini
• Scoophead Sphyrna media
• Sharpnose sevengill shark Heptranchias perlo
• Shortfin mako shark Isurus oxyrinchus
• Silky shark Carcharhinus falciformis
• Smalleye hammerhead Sphyrna tudes
• Smooth hammerhead Sphyrna zygaena
• Spinner shark Carcharhinus brevipinna
• Whale shark Rhincodon typus
• Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus

Rays, skates & chimaeras 17

• Aetobatus ocellatus Aetobatus ocellatus
• Cownose ray Rhinoptera bonasus
• Diamond stingray Dasyatis dipterura
• Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
• Golden cownose ray Rhinoptera steindachneri
• Ocellate river stingray Potamotrygon motoro
• Pelagic stingray Pteroplatytrygon violacea
• Roughtail stingray Dasyatis centroura
• Round ribbontail ray Taeniura meyeni
• Short-tailed river stingray Potamotrygon brachyura
• Smalltooth sawfish Pristis pectinata
• Southern stingray Dasyatis americana
• Spinetail mobula Mobula japanica
• Spiny butterfly ray Gymnura altavela
• Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
• Xingu River ray Potamotrygon leopoldi
• Yellow stingray Urobatis jamaicensis

Bony fish 69

• Arapaima gigas Arapaima gigas
• Atlantic blue marlin Makaira nigricans
• Atlantic bonito Sarda sarda
• Atlantic goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara
• Atlantic pomfret Brama brama
• Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus
• Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
• Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus
• Black ghost knifefish Apteronotus albifrons
• Black marlin Istiompax indica
• Black tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
• Blue acara Andinoacara pulcher
• Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
• Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix
• Bonefish Albula vulpes
• Brachyplatystoma filamentosum Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
• Cardinal tetra Paracheirodon axelrodi
• Clarias gariepinus Clarias gariepinus
• Cobia Rachycentron canadum
• Crevalle jack Caranx hippos
• Electrophorus electricus Electrophorus electricus
• Epinephelus marginatus Epinephelus marginatus
• Escolar Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
• Flying gurnard Dactylopterus volitans
• Giant moray Gymnothorax javanicus
• Great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
• Greater amberjack Seriola dumerili
• Green swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii
• Grey triggerfish Balistes capriscus
• Guppy Poecilia reticulata
• Hypostomus plecostomus Hypostomus plecostomus
• Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
• King mackerel Scomberomorus cavalla
• Largehead hairtail Trichiurus lepturus
• Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
• Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
• Mahi-mahi Coryphaena hippurus
• Milkfish Chanos chanos
• Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
• Neon tetra Paracheirodon innesi
• Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
• Oilfish Ruvettus pretiosus
• Oscar Astronotus ocellatus
• Patagonian toothfish Dissostichus eleginoides
• Payara Hydrolycus scomberoides
• Piaractus brachypomus Piaractus brachypomus
• Pilot fish Naucrates ductor
• Poecilia sphenops Poecilia sphenops
• Pristella maxillaris Pristella maxillaris
• Pterophyllum scalare Pterophyllum scalare
• Queen angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris
• Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
• Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
• Ram cichlid Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
• Red lionfish Pterois volitans
• Red porgy Pagrus pagrus
• Red-bellied piranha Pygocentrus nattereri
• Red-lipped batfish Ogcocephalus darwini
• Redtail catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
• Royal gramma Gramma loreto
• Rummy-nose tetra Hemigrammus rhodostomus
• Sergeant major Abudefduf saxatilis
• Silver arowana Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
• Swordfish Xiphias gladius
• Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum
• Three spot gourami Trichopodus trichopterus
• Vandellia cirrhosa Vandellia cirrhosa
• Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri
• Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus

Butterflies & moths 3

• Helicoverpa armigera Helicoverpa armigera
• Indianmeal moth Plodia interpunctella
• Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus

Bees, wasps & ants 7

• Argentine ant Linepithema humile
• Bombus terrestris Bombus terrestris
• Emerald cockroach wasp Ampulex compressa
• Paraponera clavata Paraponera clavata
• Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis
• Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta
• Western honey bee Apis mellifera

Beetles 6

• Boll weevil Anthonomus grandis
• Harmonia axyridis Harmonia axyridis
• Hippodamia variegata Hippodamia variegata
• Rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae
• Titan beetle Titanus giganteus
• Varied carpet beetle Anthrenus verbasci

Dragonflies & damselflies 1

• Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 15

• Aedes albopictus Aedes albopictus
• American cockroach Periplaneta americana
• Calliphora vicina Calliphora vicina
• Cat flea Ctenocephalides felis
• Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis capitata
• Common green bottle fly Lucilia sericata
• Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila melanogaster
• Drosophila suzukii Drosophila suzukii
• German cockroach Blattella germanica
• Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
• Housefly Musca domestica
• Nezara viridula Nezara viridula
• Oriental cockroach Blatta orientalis
• Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci
• Stable fly Stomoxys calcitrans

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 21

• Argiope argentata Argiope argentata
• Argiope trifasciata Argiope trifasciata
• Chilean recluse spider Loxosceles laeta
• Chilean rose tarantula Grammostola rosea
• Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
• Goliath birdeater Theraphosa blondi
• Heteropoda venatoria Heteropoda venatoria
• Lasiodora parahybana Lasiodora parahybana
• Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus
• Parasteatoda tepidariorum Parasteatoda tepidariorum
• Pholcus phalangioides Pholcus phalangioides
• Phoneutria nigriventer Phoneutria nigriventer
• Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus sanguineus
• Segestria florentina Segestria florentina
• Steatoda grossa Steatoda grossa
• Steatoda nobilis Steatoda nobilis
• Tegenaria domestica Tegenaria domestica
• Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae
• Triangulate cobweb spider Steatoda triangulosa
• Trichonephila clavipes Trichonephila clavipes
• Woodlouse spider Dysdera crocata

Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 12

• Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
• Atya gabonensis Atya gabonensis
• Bathynomus giganteus Bathynomus giganteus
• Callinectes sapidus Callinectes sapidus
• Cardisoma guanhumi Cardisoma guanhumi
• Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus
• Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
• Ligia exotica Ligia exotica
• Macrobrachium rosenbergii Macrobrachium rosenbergii
• Panulirus argus Panulirus argus
• Thor amboinensis Thor amboinensis
• Whiteleg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 4

• Caribbean reef octopus Octopus briareus
• Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea
• Common octopus Octopus vulgaris
• Giant squid Architeuthis dux

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 11

• Aurelia aurita Aurelia aurita
• Cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris
• Craspedacusta sowerbii Craspedacusta sowerbyi
• Diadumene lineata Diadumene lineata
• Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata
• Hydra viridissima Hydra viridissima
• Metridium senile Metridium senile
• Porpita porpita Porpita porpita
• Portuguese man o' war Physalia physalis
• Pseudodiploria clivosa Pseudodiploria clivosa
• Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis

Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 7

• Arbacia lixula Arbacia lixula
• Diadema antillarum Diadema antillarum
• Eucidaris tribuloides Eucidaris tribuloides
• Holothuria atra Holothuria atra
• Luidia senegalensis Luidia senegalensis
• Mellita quinquiesperforata Mellita quinquiesperforata
• Oreaster reticulatus Oreaster reticulatus