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Animals in Brazil

31 animal species on file have openly licensed sighting records from Brazil, 12 of them threatened. Records include captive animals and introduced populations.

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Species recorded: 31
Threatened: 12
Groups represented: 8
Sighting records: 151,797

None on record
1–7
8–12
13–17
18+

species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale

Which well-known animals are recorded in Brazil?

The most looked-up species with records here.

What kinds of animals are recorded in Brazil?

Mammals
grey wolf, lion, jaguar, tiger …
10 species
Birds
mallard, european robin, peregrine falcon, common ostrich …
7 species
Reptiles
green turtle, american alligator
2 species
Amphibians
axolotl, dyeing dart frog
2 species
Fish
great white shark, ocean sunfish, whale shark, giant oceanic manta ray …
5 species
Insects
honey bee, monarch butterfly
2 species
Arachnids
black widow spider
1 species
Molluscs
helix pomatia, giant squid
2 species

Which threatened animals are recorded in Brazil?

Species listed as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The category is global, not specific to Brazil.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	15
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	14
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	4
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	33
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	3
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	50
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	14
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	449
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	2
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	55

All animals recorded in Brazil

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Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	Records here
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Anatidae	Least Concern	375
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	Muscicapidae	Least Concern	1
Grey wolf	Canis lupus	Canidae	Least Concern	1,064
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	Falconidae	Least Concern	4,724
Lion	Panthera leo	Felidae	Vulnerable	15
Common ostrich	Struthio camelus	Struthionidae	Least Concern	6
Jaguar	Panthera onca	Felidae	Near Threatened	95,593
Tiger	Panthera tigris	Felidae	Endangered	14
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Felidae	Vulnerable	2
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	Tytonidae	Least Concern	154
Honey bee	Apis mellifera	Apidae	Data Deficient	19,468
Blue whale	Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenopteridae	Endangered	4
Northern giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis	Giraffidae	Vulnerable	33
Great white shark	Carcharodon carcharias	Lamnidae	Vulnerable	3
Green turtle	Chelonia mydas	Cheloniidae	Least Concern	16,089
Monarch butterfly	Danaus plexippus	Nymphalidae	Least Concern	77
Common bottlenose dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Delphinidae	Least Concern	1,209
Ocean sunfish	Mola mola	Molidae	Vulnerable	4
Whale shark	Rhincodon typus	Rhincodontidae	Endangered	50
Chimpanzee	Pan troglodytes	Hominidae	Endangered	14
Scarlet macaw	Ara macao	Psittacidae	Least Concern	8,784
Helix pomatia	Helix pomatia	Helicidae	Least Concern	1
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans	Diomedeidae	Vulnerable	449
American alligator	Alligator mississippiensis	Alligatoridae	Least Concern	2
Axolotl	Ambystoma mexicanum	Ambystomatidae	Critically Endangered	2
Common vampire bat	Desmodus rotundus	Phyllostomidae	Least Concern	3,520
Black widow spider	Latrodectus mactans	Theridiidae	Not recorded	4
Giant oceanic manta ray	Mobula birostris	Myliobatidae	Endangered	55
Common clownfish	Amphiprion ocellaris	Pomacentridae	Least Concern	1
Dyeing dart frog	Dendrobates tinctorius	Dendrobatidae	Least Concern	78
Giant squid	Architeuthis dux	Architeuthidae	Least Concern	2

Method: a species is listed if GBIF holds at least one CC0 or CC BY occurrence record for it in Brazil. Zoo animals, escapes and introduced populations are included, and native species nobody has recorded are missing. See the methodology.