| MONKEYS | MONOS | PRIMATES | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fam.: Callimiconidae | |||
| 1 | Goeldi's monkey | mono de Goeldi | Callimico goeldii |
| Fam.: Callitrichidae | |||
| 1 | Pygmy marmoset | leoncillo | Cebuella pygmea |
| 2 | Saddleback tamarins | pichico comun | Saguinus fusscicillis |
| 3 | Emperor tamarin | Pichico emperador | Saguinus imperator |
| Fam.: Cebidae | |||
| 1 | Night monkey | Musmuqui | Aotus sp. |
| 2 | Dusky titi monkey | Tocon | Callicebus torquatus |
| 3 | Common squirrel monkey | Frailesito / mono ardilla | Saimiri siureus |
| 4 | Brown capuchin monkey | Machin o martin negro | Cebus apella |
| 5 | White fronted capuchin monkey | Martin de frente blanca | Cebus albifrons |
| 6 | Monk saki monkey | Guapo | Pithecia monachus |
| 7 | Red howler monkey | Mono aullador / cotomono | Alouatta seniculus |
| 8 | Black spider monkey | Mono araña | Ateles paniscus |
| 9 | Common woolly monkey | Mono choro | Lagothrix lagothricha |
| CARNIVORES | CARNIVOROS | CARNIVORA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOGS | PERROS SALVAJES | Canaidae | |
| 1 | Bush dog | Speothos venaticus | |
| 2 | Short-eared dog | Atelocynus microtis |
| WEASEL FAMILY | MUSTELIDOS | Mustelidae | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayra | Manco | Eira barbara |
| 2 | Neotropical otter | Nutria | Lontra longicaudis |
| 3 | Giant otter | Nutria gigante / lobo de rio | Pteronura brasilensis |
| 4 | Striped hog-nosed skunk | Zorrino | Conepatus semistriatus |
| CATS | FELINOS | Felidae | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaguarundi | jaguarundi | Herailurus yaguarondi |
| 2 | Margay | tigrillo | Leopardus wiedii |
| 3 | Ocelot | tigrillo | Leopardus pardalis |
| 4 | Puma | Puma | Puma concolor |
| 5 | Jaguar | Otorongo | Panthera onca |
| RACON FAMILY | Procyonidae | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olingo | Bassaricyon |
| 2 | Kinkajou | Potos flavus |
| 3 | South American Coati | Nasua nasua |
| RODENTIA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CAPYBARA | CAPIBARA | Hidrochaeridae | |
| 1 | Capybara | Ronsoco | Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris |
| LAGOMORPHA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbits | conejos | Leporidae | |
| 1 | Brazilian rabbit | Conejo | Sylvilagus brasilensis |
| ARTIODACTYLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PECCARIES | CERDOS SALVAJES | Tayassuidea | |
| 1 | White-lipped peccary | Huangana | Tayassu pecari |
| 2 | Colared peccary | Sajino | Tayassu tajacu |
| DEER | VENADOS | Cervidae | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red brocket deer | venado rojo | Mazama americana |
| 2 | Grey or brown brocket | venado cenizo | Mazama gouazoubira |
| PERISSODACTYLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TAPIR | TAPIR | Tapiridae | |
| 1 | Brazilian tapir | Sachavaca | Tapirus terrestris |
| DASYPROCTIDAE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paca | Añuje | Agoutidae |
| EDENTATA | ||
|---|---|---|
| Anteaters | Hormigueros | Myrmecophagidae |
| Silky anteater | Serafin | Cyclopes didactylus |
| Giant anteater | Oso bandera | Myrmecophaga tridactyla |
| Sloths | Bradypodidae | |
| Brown-throated three-toed Sloth | perezoso | Bradypus |
| Sloths | ||
| Hoffman's two-toed Sloth | perezoso | Choloepus hoffmanni |
| Armadillos | Armadillos | Dasypodidae |
| Nine-banded long-nosed | Carachupa | Dasypus novemcictus |
| Giant Armadillo | Yacunturu / Armadillo gigante | Priodontes maximus |
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