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Guyana - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Guyana is a country located in the north of South America and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Venezuela to the west, by Suriname to the east and Brazil to the south, and Atlantic Ocean to the north. The following shows the distribution of animals in Guyana.
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Guyana
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | bird |
Horned Screamer ,
Eskimo Curlew ,
Oriole Blackbird |
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Guyana
extant species |
 | Opossum |
Water Opossum (Striped),
White-eared Opossum ,
Common Opossum ,
Kalinowski's Mouse Opossum,
Lutrine Opossum ,
Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum ,
Delicate Slender Opossum,
Brown Four-eyed Opossum ,
Woolly Mouse Opossum ,
Gray Four-eyed Opossum … total 11 species |  | 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 ,
Black Agouti ,
Brazilian Agouti ,
Central American Agouti ,
Red Acouchi ,
Lowland Paca ,
Brazilian Guinea Pig ,
Guinea Pig ,
Capybara (Largest rodents),
Brazilian Squirrel ,
Yellow-throated 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 ,
Long-tailed weasel ,
Crab-eating Raccoon ,
South American Coati ,
Kinkajou ,
Beddard's Olingo |  | Crocodile |
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman ,
Smooth-fronted Caiman ,
Spectacled Caiman |  | Iguana |
Green Iguana |  | Snake |
Green anaconda Largest snakes |  | Curassow |
Black Curassow ,
Crestless Curassow |  | Goose |
Orinoco Goose |  | Stork |
Wood Stork ,
Maguari Stork ,
Jabiru |  | Ibis |
Buff-necked Ibis ,
Sharp-tailed 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 |  | Pelican |
Brown Pelican |  | 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 ,
Red-shouldered Macaw ,
Sun Parakeet ,
White-eyed Parakeet ,
Brown-throated Parakeet ,
Painted Parakeet … total 28 species | | endemic bird |
Guianan Piculet |
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Guyana
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
West Indian Manatee |  | Turtle |
Green turtle ,
Olive Ridley ,
Leatherback turtle |  | Frigatebird |
Magnificent Frigatebird |  | Ray |
Manta 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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Guyana
small extant
species |
 | Bat |
Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat | | bird |
Hoary-throated Spinetail ,
Hoary-throated Spinetail |
The following sites are the natural habitats of wildlife, where various species are seen, in Guyana.
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