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French Guiana - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
French Guiana is a French territory located in the north of South America and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Suriname to the west and by Brazil on the south and east, and Atlantic Ocean to the north. The following shows the distribution of animals in French Guiana.
| French Guiana | |
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French Guiana
extant species |
 | Opossum |
Water Opossum (Striped),
Common Opossum ,
Kalinowski's Mouse Opossum,
Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum ,
Brown Four-eyed Opossum ,
Woolly Mouse Opossum ,
Northern Red-sided Opossum ,
Gray Four-eyed Opossum ,
Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum |  | Armadillo |
Nine-banded Armadillo ,
Great Long-nosed Armadillo ,
Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo ,
Giant Armadillo |  | Sloth |
Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth ,
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth |  | Anteater |
Silky Anteater ,
Giant Anteater ,
Southern Tamandua |  | Primate |
Red-handed Tamarin ,
Tufted Capuchin (Monkeys use tools),
Weeper Capuchin ,
Common Squirrel Monkey ,
White-faced Saki ,
Red-backed Bearded Saki ,
Red-faced Spider Monkey |  | Rodent |
Brazilian Porcupine ,
Brazilian Agouti ,
Central American Agouti ,
Red Acouchi ,
Lowland Paca ,
Brazilian Guinea Pig ,
Capybara (Largest rodents),
Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel ,
Brazilian Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Tapeti |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Brazilian Tapir |  | Even-toed ungulate |
White-lipped Peccary ,
Collared Peccary ,
White-tailed deer ,
Red Brocket ,
Brown Brocket |  | Carnivora |
Cougar ,
Jaguarundi ,
Ocelot (Spotted),
Oncilla (Spotted),
Margay (Spotted),
Jaguar (Spotted),
Crab-eating Fox ,
Bush Dog ,
Striped Hog-nosed Skunk ,
Neotropical Otter ,
Giant Otter ,
Tayra ,
Greater Grison ,
Crab-eating Raccoon ,
South American Coati ,
Kinkajou |  | Crocodile |
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman ,
Smooth-fronted Caiman ,
Spectacled Caiman |  | Iguana |
Green Iguana |  | Snake |
Dark-spotted anaconda |  | Curassow |
Black Curassow |  | Stork |
Wood Stork |  | Ibis |
Green Ibis ,
Scarlet Ibis ,
Roseate Spoonbill |  | Condor |
American Black Vulture ,
Turkey Vulture ,
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture ,
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture ,
King Vulture | | Cock-of-the-rock |
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock |  | Toucan |
Channel-billed Toucan ,
White-throated Toucan ,
Toco Toucan |  | Flamingo |
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
Scarlet Macaw ,
Blue-and-yellow Macaw ,
Green-winged Macaw ,
Chestnut-fronted Macaw ,
Red-bellied Macaw ,
White-eyed Parakeet ,
Peach-fronted Parakeet ,
Brown-throated Parakeet ,
Painted Parakeet ,
Black-headed Parrot … total 21 species |  | endemic bird |
Little Hermit ,
Band-tailed Antshrike |  | Swallowtail
butterfly |
Garlepp's Swallowtail ,
(Papilio maroni) ,
(Parides coelus) |
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French Guiana
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
West Indian Manatee |  | Turtle |
Green turtle ,
Olive Ridley ,
Leatherback turtle |  | Frigatebird |
Magnificent Frigatebird |  | Ray |
Smalltooth sawfish ,
Large-tooth sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (Feeding migration ～ 12m),
Scalloped hammerhead ,
Great hammerhead ,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Atlantic sailfish ,
Atlantic Blue Marlin ,
Atlantic White Marlin |
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French Guiana
small extant
species |
 | Bat |
Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat |
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