MAMMALS & OTHER WILDLIFE
in Brazil

Those during FONT Nature Tours in Brazil, 
1992 thru 2009, noted with an (*) 

(FONT Brazilian tours have been 
during the months of February, March, 
July, August, September, and October)

The following list compiled by Armas Hill


PHOTO AT RIGHT: A MANED WOLF   

Codes:

Threatened Species of mammals, designated in CITES:
(t1): critically endangered   
(t2): endangered
(t3): vulnerable
(ti): threatened (but with status indeterminate)


(BRe):  species endemic to Brazil
(BRi):  species introduced into Brazil 

af:  the Alta Floresta and Rio Cristalino areas (mostly Amazonian) in northern Mato Grosso state
am:  Amazonas state, mostly in the area of Manaus   
br:  Brasilia
es:  Espiritu Santo state
ig:  the area of Iguacu Falls
mn:  Minas Gerais state
ms:  Mato Grosso do Sul state, including the southern Pantanal 
mt:  Mato Grosso state, excluding Alta Floresta/Rio Cristalino  (including the northern Pantanal, Chapada dos Guimaraes, Serra das Araras, and the Jardim da Amazonia, in central MT near the Rio Claro)
rs:  Rio Grande do Sul in far-southern Brazil 
se:  southeast Brazil (in the states of Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo, including the areas of Itatiaia National Park, and Cubatao, Ubatuba, Angra dos Reis, and Cabo Frio along the coast) 


FOR A NUMBER OF MAMMALS BELOW, BRAZILIAN NAMES ARE GIVEN BENEATH THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES, AFTER "BR:"

AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES FOLLOW THE MAMMALS. FOR THEM, BRAZILIAN NAMES ARE ALSO GIVEN BENEATH THE SCIENTIFIC NAMES, AFTER "BR:"



During the FONT Brazil Tour in Mato Grosso do Sul during September 2006, mammals seen during one night's "safari" included: a JAGUAR, 7 OCELOTS, a PANTANAL CAT, a MANED WOLF, 2 BRAZILIAN TAPIRS, and a number of GIANT ANTEATERS in addition to MARSH DEER, BROCKET DEER, YELLOW ARMADILLO, TAPITI (or BRAZILIAN RABBIT), many CAPYBARAS, CRAB-EATING FOX, CRAB-EATING RACCOON, and various BATS (along with an assortment of nocturnal birds: OWLS & NIGHTJARS).

Some of the FONT group participants in September 2006
who saw the animals & birds noted above.

Links:

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Brazil

Birds during Previous Tours in Brazil (1,032): 
Part 1: Tinamous to Flycatchers
Part 2: Antshrikes to Grosbeaks

Mammals:

        AMERICAN OPOSSUMS - Family Didelphidae

1. Southern (or Black-eared) Opossum (*)  ______  af  
   Didelphis marsupialis
   BR: Gamba de Orelha Preta
   
   
2. White-eared Opossum (*) ______ af,se
   Didelphis albiventris 
   BR: Gamba de Orelha Branca
   
   
3. Agile Gracile Mouse-Opossum
   Gracilinanus agilis
   BR: Catita, or Guaiquica
   
   
4. Brazilian Gracile Mouse-Opossum
   Gracilinanus microtarsus 
   
   
5. Gray Slender Mouse-Opossum  ______  (in Atlantic coastal forests from Bahia to Parana states in southeast Brazil) 
   Marmosa (formerly Marmosops) incanua
   BR: Cuica, or Marmosa
   
   
6. Three-striped Short-tailed Opossum  ______  (in Atlantic coastal forests from Para to Santa Catarina states in eastern Brazil)
   Monodelphis americana
   
   
7. Shrewish Short-tailed Opossum  ______  (in Atlantic coastal rainforests in southeast Brazil)
   Monodelphis sorex
   
   
8. Theresa's Short-tailed Opossum
   Monodelphis theresa 
   
   
9. Gray Short-tailed Opossum
   Monodelphis domestica
   BR: Cuica-de-rabo-curto
   
   
10. Lutrine Opossum
    Lutreolina crassicaudata  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
11. Bridled Four-eyed Opossum
    Philander frenata
    BR: Cuica-de-quatro-olhos
    
    
    ARMADILLOS - Family Dasypodiidae
    
    
12. Southern Long-nosed Armadillo
    Dasypus hybridus
    
    
13. Great Long-nosed Armadillo
    Dasypus kappieri
    
    
14. Nine-banded (or Common Long-nosed) Armadillo (*) ______ ms,mt
    Dasypus novemcinctus
    BR: Tatu-galinha
    
    
    
    
    Nine-banded Armadillo
    
    
15. Seven-banded Armadillo
    Dasypus septemcinctus
    
    
16. Six-banded (or Yellow) Armadillo (*) ______ ms,mt
    Euphractus sexcinctus  (the single member of its genus)
    BR: Tatu-peba
    
    
    
    
    Six-banded Armadillo
    
    
17. Southern Three-banded Armadillo
    Tolypeutes matacus
    
    
18. Brazilian Three-banded Armadillo
    Tolypeutes tricinctus
    
    
19. Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo
    Cabassous tatouay
    
    
20. Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo
    Cabassous unicinctus
    
    
21. Giant Armadillo
    Priodontes maximus  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
    
    
    Giant Armadillo
    
    
    AMERICAN ANTEATERS - Family Myrmecophagidae
    
    
22. Giant Anteater (t3) (*) ______ af,mn,ms,mt
    Myrmecophaga tridactyla  (the single member of its genus)
    BR: Tamandua Bandeira
    
    
    
    
    The above Giant Anteater was photographed at night during our Brazil Tour 
    in Mato Grosso do Sul in September 2006. 
    We saw a nice number of these animals both day & night.
    In the photo, the head of the anteater is to the right, with its long nose 
    toward the ground as the animal feeds. Note the small ear.  
    (Above photo by Andy Smith)
    Below is another photograph of a Giant Anteater, walking in open countryside 
    of Brazilian grassland.
    
    
      
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
23. Southern Tamandua  (or Collared Anteater)  (ti) (*) ______ mt
    Tamandua tetradactyla
    BR: Tamandua-de-colete or Mambira or Tamandua Mirim
    
    
    SILKY ANTEATER - Family Cyclopedidae
    
    
24. Silky Anteater
    Cyclopes didactylus  (the single member of its genus & family)
    
    
    TWO-TOED SLOTHS - Family Megalonychidae
    
    
25. Southern Two-toed Sloth
    Choloepus didactylus
    
    
26. Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
    Chlorepus hoffmanni
    
    
    THREE-TOED SLOTHS - Family Bradypodidae
    
    
27. Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth (*) ______ am
    Bradypus tridactylus
    BR: Preguica de bentinho  
    
    
28. Maned three-toed Sloth (t2) (*) ______ se
    Bradypus torquatus
    BR:  Preguica de coleira
    
    
    
    
    A rare Maned Three-toed Sloth.
    Bradypus torquatus,
    clinging on the trunk of a Cecropia Tree
    (photographed by Marie Gardner during the FONT March '08 Brazil Tour)
     
    
    RABBITS - Family Leporidae
    
    
29. Forest Rabbit (*)  ______ mn,ms,mt  (also called Tapiti, and Brazilian Rabbit)
    Sylvilagus (formerly Tapeti) brasiliensis
    BR: Coelho
    
    
30. European Hare (i) (*) ______ rs
    Lepus europaeus
    
      
    SQUIRRELS - Family Sciuridae
    
    
31. Guianan Squirrel (*) ______ ig,mn,se  (also called Brazilian Squirrel)
    Sciurus (formerly Guerlinguetus) aestuans ingrami (subspecies in se Brazil)
    BR: Esquilo, or Caxinguele
    
    
32. Southern Amazonian Red Squirrel (*) ______ af
    Sciurus (formerly Urosciurus) spadiceus
    BR: Esquilo
    
    
    NEOTROPICAL MICE - Subfamily Sigmodontinae
    
    
33. Brazilian Arboreal Mouse (t1) ______  (very few records from the states of Minas Gerais & Rio de Janeiro in southeast Brazil) 
    Rhagomys rufescens  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
34. Azara's Grass Mouse (*) ______ se
    Akodon azarai
    
    
35. Akodon cursor
    BR: Rato-de-chao
    
    
36. Bolomys lasiurus
    BR: Rato-do-mato
    
    
37. (BRe)
    Calomys tener
    BR: Rato-do-mato
    
    
    TRUE MICE & RATS - Subfamily Murinae
    
    
38. Western House Mouse (i) (*) ______ se  (was conspecific with the Eastern House Mouse, native to Eurasia, Mus musculus) 
    Mus domesticus 
    BR: Cachita
    
    
39. Brown Rat (i) (*) ______ am,rs  (has also been called "Norway Rat")
    Rattus norvegicus
    
    
    NEW WORLD PORCUPINES - Family Erethizontidae
    
    
40. Brazilian Porcupine (*) ______ mt
    Coendou prehensilis
    BR: Ourico-cacheiro, or Porco-espinho
    
    
    AGOUTIS & PACAS - Family Agoutidae
    
    
41. Azara's Agouti (*) ______ ig,ms,mt
    Dasyprocta fuliginosa
    BR: Cutia
    
    
42. Red-rumped Agouti (*) ______ af,am,mn
    Dasyprocta leporina (formerly agouti)
    BR: Cutia
    
    
43. Paca (*) ______ af,mn,mt
    Cuniculus (formerly Agouti) paca
    BR: Paca  
    
    
    PACARANA - Family Dinomyidae
    
    
44. Pacarana  (t2)  ______  (in western Brazil in the Amazon basin)
    Dinomys branickii  (the single member of its genus & family) 
    
    
    CAVIES & GUINEA-PIGS - Family Caviidae
    
    
45. Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy (*) ______ se  (in the caatinga habitat of eastern Brazil) 
    Galea spixii
    
    
46. Brazilian Guinea-Pig (*) ______ ms,mt
    Cavia aperea
    BR: Prea
    
    
47. Shiny Guinea-Pig  (BRe)  ______  (in coastal east-central Brazil)
    Cavia fulgida
    
    
48. Intermediate Guinea-Pig  (BRe)  ______  (only on Moleques do Sul Island in Santa Catarina state in southeast Brazil)
    Cavia intermedia
    
    
49. Greater Guinea-Pig (*) ______ rs  (in southeast Brazil - and Uruguay)
    Cavia magna
    
    
50. Acrobat Cavy  (BRe) ______  (by the River Sao Mateus in the state of Goias)
    Kerodon acrobata
    
    
51. Rock Cavy  (BRe) (*) ______ mn
    Kerodon rupestris
    
    
    CAPYBARA - Family Hydrochoeridae
    
    
52. Capybara (*) ______ af,ms,mt,rs,se
    Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris  (the single member of its genus & its family) 
    BR: Capivara, or Cupido
    
    
    
    
    Capybaras were seen both day (above) & night (below) during our
    tours in Mato Grosso do Sul, not only in September 2006 
    (when these photos were taken), but during every FONT tour in that area. 
    
    
    
    Another photo (below) of an adult & young Capybaras was taken during the 
    FONT tour in Mato Grosso do Sul, in August 2008.
    (photo courtesy of Trevor & Pamela Sims) 
    
    
    
    
    
    DEGUS & TUCO-TUCOS - Family Octodontidae (mostly in Argentina & Chile)
    
    
53. Brazilian Tuco-tuco  (BRe) (*) ______ mn  (in Minas Gerais, southeast Brazil)
    Ctenomys brasiliensis 
    
    
54. Natterer's Tuco-tuco  (BRe)  ______  (in Mato Grosso, southwest Brazil)
    Ctenomys nattereri
    
    
    SPINY RATS - Family Echimyidae
    
    
55. Punar  ______
    Thrichomys apereoides  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
56. Cuvier's Spiny Rat  ______  (in eastern Amazonian Brazil)
    Proechimys cuvieri
    
    
57. Hedgehog Spiny Rat  (BRe) ______  (in western Amazonian Brazil)
    Proechimys echinothrix
    
    
58. Gardner's Spiny Rat  ______  (in western Amazonian Brazil)
    Proechimys gardneri
    
    
59. Goeldi's Spiny Rat  (BRe)  ______  (in southwestern & central Amazonian Brazil) 
    Proechimys goeldii
    
    
60. Cayenne Spiny Rat  ______  (in northern & central Brazil)
    Proechimys guyannensis
    
    
61. Guyanan Spiny Rat  ______  (in northwest Brazil)
    Proechimys hoplomyoides
    
    
62. Common Spiny Tree Rat (*) ______ af
    Mesomys hispidus
    
    
63. Coypu (*) ______ rs,se  (also known as Nutria)
    Myocastor coypus  (the single member of its genus)
    BR: Ratao do Banhado
    
    
    CATS - Family Felidae
    
    
64. Puma _____ 
    Felis (formerly Puma) concolor
    BR: Sussuarana
    
    
    
    
    A Puma
    
    
65. Jaguarundi (ti) (*) ______ mn,ms,mt
    Felis (formerly Herpailurus) yagouaroundi
    BR: Jaguarundi, or  Gato Mourisco  (or Gato Preto for the black morph) 
    
    
66. Pantanal Cat (*) ______ ms  (was part of the Pampas Cat)
    Felis (formerly Leopardus) braccata  
    BR: Gato Palheiro
    
    
    
    
    The Pantanal Cat (formerly part of the more-southerly Pampas Cat)
    photographed at night during the FONT tour in Mato Grosso do Sul in September 2006.
     
    
67. Geoffroy's Cat ______  (in southern Brazil)
    Felis (formerly Leopardus) geoffroyi
    
    
68. Oncilla (or Little Spotted Cat) ______
    Felis (formerly Leopardus) tigrina
    BR: Gato-do-mato-pequeno
    
    
69. Margay
    Felis (formerly Leopardus) wiedii
    
    
70. Ocelot (t3) (*) ______ ms,mt
    Felis (formerly Leopardus) pardalis
    BR: Gato Maracaja, or Jaguatirica
    
    
    
    
    An Ocelot photographed at night during the FONT tour in Mato Grosso do Sul
    in September 2006. 
    This wonderful animal has been seen nicely during many FONT tours in that area.     
    
    
71. Jaguar (*) ______  ms
    Panthera (formerly Jaguarius) onca  
    BR: Onca Pintada 
    
    
    
    
    A Jaguar
    This mighty animal has been seen during 2 FONT Brazil tours 
    in Mato Grosso do Sul in the last 3 years.
       
    
    DOGS & FOXES - Family Canidae
    
    
72. Maned Wolf (t3) (*) ______ mn,ms  
    Chrysocyon brachyurus  (the single member of its genus)
    BR: Lobo-guara
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The second of the two Maned Wolf photographs above was taken at night 
    during our tour in Mato Grosso do Sul in September 2006.  
    Below: A Maned Wolf, as we've seen it after dark outside a monastery, 
    during our Brazil tours in Minas Gerais.  
    
    
    
    
    
73. Argentine Gray Fox (*)  ______ rs  (this species now includes the "Pampas Fox")
    Pseudalopex (has previously been Dusicyon) griseus
    BR: Graxaim do Campo
    
    
74. Crab-eating Fox (*) ______ ms,mt
    Cerdocyon (has previously been Dusicyon) thous  (the single member of its genus)
    BR: Cachorro-do-mato  (or Graxaim)
    
    
    
    
    Above & below: Crab-eating Foxes photographed at night during our 
    Brazil tour in Mato Grosso do Sul in September 2006. 
    The species has been seen during every FONT tour in that area.
    
    
    
    
75. Hoary Fox (*) ______ mn,ms
    Lycalopex (has previously been Dusicyon) vetulus  (the single member of its genus)
    BR: Raposinha
    
    
76. Short-eared Dog (*) ______ af  
    Atelocynus (has previously been Dusicyon) microtis  (the single member of its genus)
    BR: Cachorro do Mato 
    (a rarely seen animal)
    
    
77. Bush Dog _____
    Speothos venaticus  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
    EARED SEALS - Family Otariidae
    
    
78. South American Sea-Lion (*) ______ rs
    Otaria byronia  (the single member of its genus)
    
    
    OTTERS & ALLIES - Family Mustelidae
    
    
79. Greater Grison (*)  ______ af  (has also been called Huron)
    Galictis vittata
    BR: Furao  (or Furax)
    
    
80. Lesser Grison  ______
    Galictis cuja
    BR: Furao
    
    
81. Tayra (*) ______ af,mn,se
    Eira batbata  (the single member of its genus)
    BR: Irara  (or Papa Mel)
    (This animal rather like a South American Marten)
    
    
82. Giant Otter (t2) (*) ______ af,ms,mt
    Pteronura brasiliensis  (the single member of its genus)
    BR: Arianha 
    
    
    
    
    The Giant Otters above were photographed during a FONT tour in the Pantanal of Brazil.
    Another photo and an color illustration of the species are below.  
    
    
    
    
    
    The photo below of 2 Giant Otters was taken during 
    the FONT Brazil Tour in August 2008.
    The animals was first seen resting on wooden steps along a riverbank.
    Later, they entered the water, and swam away.
    (photo courtesy of Trevor & Pamela Sims)   
      
    
    
     
    
83. Neotropical River Otter (*) ______ ms,mt,se
    Lutra longicaudus
    BR: Lontra or Cachorro-d'agua
    
    
    RACCOONS - Family Procyonidae
    
    
84. Crab-eating Raccoon (*) ______ ms,mt
    Procyon cancrivorous
    BR: Mao-pelada
    
    
    
    
    A Crab-eating Raccoon photographed at night 
    during the FONT Brazil tour 
    in Mato Grosso do Sul in September 2006.
      
    
85. South American Coati (*) ______ ig,mn,ms,mt,se
    Nasua nasua
    BR: Quati or Quatimunde 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    Above: Two photos of the South American Coati
    Below: a group of them seen during the FONT Brazil tour in August 2008.
    (photo below courtesy of Trevor & Pamela Sims)
    
    
    
    
    SHEATH-TAILED BATS - Family Embalionuridae
    
    
86. Proboscis Bat (*) ______ af
    Rhynchonycteris naso
    
    
87. Greater White-lined Bat (*) ______ af,mt
    Saccopteryx bilineata
    
    
    FISHING BATS - Family Noctilionidae
    
    
88. Greater Fishing Bat (also called Bulldog Bat) (*) ______ af,ms,mt
    Noctilio leporinus
    
    
89. Lesser Fishing Bat (also called Bulldog Bat) (*) ______ af,ms,mt
    Noctilio albiventris
    
    
    AMERICAN LEAF-NOSED BATS - Family Phyliostomidae
    
    
90. Great Fruit-eating Bat (*) ______ mt
    Artibeus lituratus
    
    Other bats have been seen. This list will be updated.
    
    
    MARMOSETS & TAMARINS - Family Callitrichidae
    
    
91. Pied Bare-faced Tamarin (t1) (*) ______ am
    Saguinus bicolor (now considered a distinct species)
    (In previous taxonomy, there were 3 subspecies of what was called the Brazilian Bare-faced Tamarin. 
    These were:
    Pied Bare-faced Tamarin, Saguinus bicolor bicolor,
    Martin's Bare-faced Tamarin, Saguinus bicolor martinsi,
    Ochraceous Bare-face Tamarin, Saguinus bicolor ochraceous.
    The Pied Bare-faced Tamarin (seen during the FONT '05 Brazil Tour) is restricted to a 30 kilometer radius of Manaus. The other 2 species (or subspecies) probably range between the lower Rivers Uatuma and Cumina (Erepecuru); their range limits are not precisely known.)
    BR: Sauim  (or Sagui de Cara Nua or Sagi de Duascores)  
    
    
92. Saddle-backed Tamarin
    Saguinus fuscicollis
    
    
93. Emperor Tamarin
    Saguinus imperator
    
    
94. Mottle-faced Tamarin ______ (between the Rivers Japura & Negro in northwest Brazil)
    Saguinus inustus
    
    
95. Red-chested Moustached Tamarin
    Saguinus labiatus
    
    
96. Martins' Bare-faced Tamarin  ______
    Saguinus martinsi  (see note with Pied Bare-faced Tamarin)
    
    
97. White-mantled Tamarin
    Saguinus melanoleucus
    
    
98. Red-handed Tamarin
    Saguinus midas
    
    
99. Black-chested Moustached Tamarin
    Saguinus mystax
    
    
100. Black Tamarin
     Saguinus niger
     
     
101. Black-mantled Tamarin ______  (in northwest Brazil)
     Saguinus nigricollis
     
     
102. Red-capped Moustached Tamarin
     Saguinus pileatus
     
     
103. Black-faced Lion Tamarin (t1) ______  (in the Parana & Sao Paulo states in southeast Brazil)
     Leontopithecus caissara
     
     
104. Golden-headed Lion Tamarin  (t2)  ______  (very locally between the Rivers Contas & Jequitinhonha in southern Bahia & Minas Gerais states in east-central Brazil) 
     Leontopithecus chrysomeias
     
     
     
     
     Golden-headed Lion Tamarin
     
     
105. Black Lion Tamarin  (t1)  ______  (only in two small remnant forest patches in Sao Paulo state in southeast Brazil)
     Leontopithecus chrysopygus
     
     
106. Golden Lion Tamarin  (t2) ______  (in a few isolated forest patches in Rio de Janeiro state in southeast Brazil)
     Leontopithecus rosalia
     
     
107. Rio Acari Marmoset  ______  (between the Rivers Aripuana & Juruena and between Rivers Acari & Sucunduri in central Amazonian Brazil)
     
     
108. Silvery Marmoset  ______  (between the Rivers Tapajos & Tocantins in the state of Para in Amazonian Brazil)
     Callithrix argentata 
     
     
109. Buffy-tufted Marmoset (t2) (*) ______  se  (formerly one of the subspecies of the Tufted-eared Marmoset)
     Callithrix aurita
     BR: Sauim  (or Sagui)
     
     
110. Buffy-headed Marmoset  (t2) (*) ______ mn  (formerly one of the subspecies of the Tufted-eared Marmoset)
     Callithrix flaviceps
     BR: Sauim  (or Sagui)
     
     
     
     
     A Buffy-headed Marmoset photographed during the FONT tour 
     in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in March 2008
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
111. Black-tailed Marmoset (*)  ______  mt  (formerly a subspecies of the Silvery Marmoset) 
     Callithrix melanura
     BR: Sauim  (or Sagui Branco)
     
     
112. Geoffroy's Marmoset  ______  (between the Rivers Itaunas & Jucu in Minas Gerais & Espiritu Santo, in east-central Brazil)
     Callithrix geoffroyi
     BR: Mico-de-cara-branca
     
     
     NEW WORLD MONKEYS - Family Atelidae
     
      
113. Black Howler Monkey (*) ______ mn,ms,mt
     Alouatta caraya
     BR: Guariba or Bugio
     (male: black; female: brown)
     
     
     
     
     Above: male Black Howler Monkey
     Below: female Black Howler Monkey
     Photographed during our tour in Mato Grosso do Sul
     in September 2006.  
     
     
     
     
114. Red-handed Howler Monkey (*) ______  af
     Alouatta belzebul
     BR: Guariba
     
     
115. Brown Howler Monkey (ti) (*) ______ se
     Alouatta guariba (formerly A. fusca)
     BR: Bugio
     
     
116. Guianan Red Howler Monkey  (*) ______ am  (split from Venezuelan Red Howler Monkey, Alouatta seniculus)
     Alouatta macconnelli
     BR: Guariba
     
     
117. White-nosed Bearded Saki (t3) (*) ______  af 
     Chiropotes albinasus
     BR: Cuxiu or Piroclucu
     
     
118. Brown Tufted Capuchin (*) ______  af,am,mt,ms
     Cebus apella
     BR: Macaco Prego
     
     
119. Black-striped Tufted Capuchin (*) ______ ig
     Cebus libidinosus
     BR: Macaco Prego
     
     
120. Black Tufted Capuchin (*) ______ mn,se
     Cebus nigritus
     BR: Macaco Prego
     
     
     
     
     A Black-tufted Capuchin photographed during the FONT August 2007 tour
     in Southeast Brazil
     (photo by Dan Coleman)
     
     
121. White-bellied Spider Monkey  (was previously merged with Black Spider Monkey) (*) ______ af
     Ateles belzebuth   
     BR: Macaco Aranha  (or Coata)
     
     
122. Masked Titi (t3) (*) ______ mn
     Callicebus personatus
     BR: Sahui Guacu  (or Saua or Guigo)
     
     
123. Black-fronted Titi  (formerly a subspecies of Masked Titi) (t3) (*) ______ se
     Callicebus nigrifrons
     BR: Sahui Guacu  (or Saua or Guigo) 
     
     
     AMAZON RIVER DOLPHIN - Family Iniidae
     
     
124. Amazon (or Pink) River Dolphin (*) ______ az
     Inia geroffrensis
     BR: Boto or Boutu
     
     
     MARINE DOLPHINS - Family Delphinidae
     
     
125. Tucuxi (*)  ______ am  (or "Gray Dolphin")
     Sotalia fluviatilis
     BR: Tucuxi
     (This species is found in South American rivers draining into the Atlantic & the Caribbean. It occurs throughout the entire Amazon River basin, and also in coastal waters north to Panama, occasionally to Costa Rica.)  
     
     
126. Common Bottlenose Dolphin (*) ______ rs
     Tursiops truncatus
     (These have been seen during FONT Brazil tours from shore by a rock jetty extending about 2 miles out to sea, in Rio Grande do Sul.)
     
     
     PECCARIES - Family Tayassuidae
     
     
127. White-lipped Peccary (*) ______ af,mt,ms,se
     Tayassu pecari  (the single member of its genus)
     BR: Queixada
     
     
128. Collared Peccary (*) ______ mt
     Dicotyles (formerly Pecari) tajacu  (the single member of its genus)
     BR: Catitu
     
     
     DEER - Family Cervidae 
     
     
129. Marsh Deer (t3) (*) ______ ms,mt
     Blastocerus dichotomus  (the single member of its genus)
     BR: Cervo do Pantanal
     
     
     
     
     
     Above: A Marsh Deer (& a Giant Cowbird) photographed during our 
     Brazil tour in Mato Grosso do Sul in September 2006.
     Below: A Marsh Deer photographed during our tour there in March 2008.
     (photo below by Marie Gardner)
       
     
     
     
     
     
130. Pampas Deer (*) ______ mn
     Ozotoceros bezoarticus  (the single member of its genus)
     BR: Veado-campeiro
     
     
      
     
     
131. Gray Brocket (Deer) (*) ______ af,rs,mt,ms
     Mazama gouazoubira
     BR: Veado-catingueiro, or Veado-vira
     
     
     
     
     A Gray Brocket Deer photographed during the FONT Brazil tour
     in Mato Grosso do Sul in March 2008
     (photo by Marie Gardner)
     
     
132. Red Brocket (Deer) (*) ______ af mt,ms  
     Mazama americana
     BR: Veado-mateiro
     
     
133. Pygmy Brocket (Deer) (*) ______ ig  (also called Bororo) (rare in a small geographic range)
     Mazama nana
     BR: Veado
     
     
     TAPIRS - Family Tapiridae
     
     
134. Brazilian Tapir (ti) (*) ______ af,ms,mt
     Tapirus terrestris
     BR: Anta 
     
     
      
     
     Above: a young Brazilian Tapir
     Below: an adult and a young
     The photo below was taken at a animal scientific research facility 
     in Paraguay during a FONT tour (mostly in Brazil) in August 2008.
     This tapir is an endangered species in Paraguay.
     (lower photo by Pamela Sims)     
     
     
     
     
     

Some Notes regarding Mammals during FONT Tours in Brazil:

During the FONT Brazil Tour in Mato Grosso do Sul during September 2006, mammals seen during one night's "safari" included: a Jaguar, 7 Ocelots, a Pantanal Cat, a Maned Wolf, 2 Brazilian Tapirs, and a number of Giant Anteaters in addition to Marsh Deer, Brocket Deer, Yellow Armadillo, Tapiti (or Brazilian Rabbit), many Capybaras, Crab-eating Fox, Crab-eating Raccoon, and various bats (along with an assortment of nocturnal birds: owls & nightjars).

The very rare Pied Bare-faced Tamarin was seen near Manaus during our August/September 2005 tour in Amazonia.  

As many as 5 Brazilian Tapirs were seen by the Rio Cristalino (in northern Mato Grosso) during our August 1995 tour.

Both adult and juvenile (larger and smaller) Giant Otters were seen during FONT tours in the Rio Cristalino in August 1996, and in the Pantanal in August 2003. 
Two Giant Otters were seen closely during the FONT Brazil tour in August 2008. They were first seen resting on the steps of a wooden dock along a river's edge. 

Other Nature:

1. Spectacled Caiman (*) ______ af,mt,ms,rs 
   Caiman crocodilus yacare
   (including the Jacare Caiman subspecies in the Pantanal)
   
   
   
   
   A Spectacled Caiman photographed during our tour in Mato Gross do Sul
   in September 2006.
   Below is a Caiman in Brazil vertically in the water..   
      
   
   
   
   
2. Green Iguana (*) ______ mt
   Iguana iguana
   
   
3. Golden (or Black) Tegu (*) ______ ms,mt
   Tupinambus teguixin
   
   
4. Common Anaconda (*) ______ ms,mt
   Eunectes murinus
   
   
   
   
   An Anaconda in the water
    
   
5. Striped Sharpnose Snake (*) ______ mt
   Xenoxybelis argenteus
   
   
6. bright green snake (sp.) (*) ______ af
   (swimming across Rio Cristalino)
   
   
7. Cobra d'Agua  (*) ______ ms
   Hydrodynastes gryas
   
   
8. Cobra Cipo  (*)  ______ ms
   Philodryas nattereri
   
   
9. Marine Toad (*) ______ mt  (also called Giant Toad or Cane Toad)
   Bufo marinus
   
   
10. other toads (including Ultramarine) (*) ______
    
    
11. South American Caecilian (also called Ringed Blue Caecilian) (*) ______ mn
    ("leg-less lizard")
    Siphonops annulatus
    
    
12. Helicopter Damselfly (*) ______ af
    Mecitogaster ornata 
    
    
13. Brazilian Morpho Butterfly (*) ______ af
    Morpho deidamia
    
    
14. Sulphur Butterfly (*) ______ af 
    Phoebis sp.
    
    
15. Amphione Dismorpha Butterfly (*) ______ af
    Dismorphia amphione
    
    
16. Green Long-winged Butterfly (*) ______ af
    Philaethria dido
    
    
17. numerous & assorted butterflies (*) ______ af,ig
    A LISTING OF SOUTH AMERICAN, including BRAZILIAN, BUTTERFLIES IS ELSEWHERE IN THIS THIS WEB-SITE 
    
    
18. Leaf-cutter Ants (*) ______ af
    Atta sp.
    
    
19. Burchell's Army Ant (*) ______ af
    Eciton burchelli
    
    
20. "Fire-ants" (their disturbance attracting many birds) (*) ______ mt
    
    
21. other ants en masse (with Fire-eyes and Tufted Antshrikes about) (*) ______ se
    
    
22. Neotropical Colonia Spider (*) ______ br
    Anelosimus eximus " 
    (seen late in the afternoon)
    
    
23. beautiful sunset over Iguacu Falls (*) ______ ig