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Suriname - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Suriname. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
Suriname is a country located in the north of South America and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Guyana to the west, by French Guiana to the east and Brail to the south, and Atlantic Ocean to the north. The following shows the distribution of animals in Suriname.
| Suriname | |
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Suriname
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Bird |
Eskimo Curlew |
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Suriname
extant species |
 | Opossum |
Water Opossum (Stripe),
White-eared Opossum,
Common Opossum,
Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum,
Rufous Mouse Opossum,
Delicate Slender Opossum,
Brown Four-eyed Opossum,
Woolly Mouse Opossum,
Northern Red-sided Opossum,
Gray Four-eyed Opossum … total 11 species |  | Armadillo |
Nine-banded Armadillo,
Great Long-nosed Armadillo,
Six-banded 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,
Weeper Capuchin,
Common Squirrel Monkey,
White-faced Saki,
Red-backed Bearded Saki,
Red-faced Spider Monkey |  | Rodent |
Crested Agouti,
Black Agouti,
Brazilian Agouti,
Central American Agouti,
Red Acouchi,
Lowland Paca,
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 |  | Curassow |
Black Curassow |  | Stork |
Wood Stork,
Maguari Stork,
Jabiru |  | Ibis |
Buff-necked Ibis,
Sharp-tailed Ibis,
Green Ibis,
Whispering 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 ,
Peach-fronted Parakeet ,
Brown-throated Parakeet … total 26 species | | Bird |
Hoatzin (Living fossil; 48 Mya～) | | endemic bird |
Guianan Piculet |
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Suriname
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 (１２m),
Scalloped hammerhead,
Great hammerhead,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Atlantic sailfish,
Atlantic Blue Marlin,
Atlantic White Marlin |
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Suriname
small extant
species |
 | Bat (EN) |
Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat |
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