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Mammals
& Other Wildlife
during FONT Birding & Nature Tours
in Brazil
1992 thru 2008
(during the months of February, March,
July, August, September, and October)
List compiled by Armas Hill
Codes:
Threatened Species, designated in CITES:
(t1): critically endangered
(t2):
endangered
(t3):
vulnerable
(ti): threatened (but with status indeterminate)
(i): 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:
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
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Notes regarding Mammals:
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.
Other Nature:
