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Venezuela - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Venezuela. 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.
Venezuela is a country located in the north of South America and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Colombiaon the north, by Peru on the east and south. The following shows the distribution of animals in Venezuela.
| Venezuela | |
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Venezuela
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Bat |
Giant vampire bat (？～1820) |  | Frog |
Atelopus vogli (？～2004) |
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Venezuela
extant species |
 | Opossum |
Water Opossum (Stripe),
White-eared Opossum,
Common Opossum,
Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum,
Northern Gracile Opossum,
Lutrine Opossum,
Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum,
Robinson's Mouse Opossum,
Tyleria Mouse Opossum,
Guajira Mouse Opossum … total 21 species | | Shrew opossum |
Dusky Shrew Opossum |  | Armadillo |
Nine-banded Armadillo,
Llanos Long-nosed Armadillo,
Great Long-nosed Armadillo,
Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo,
Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo,
Giant Armadillo |  | Sloth |
Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth,
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth,
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth,
Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth |  | Anteater |
Silky Anteater,
Giant Anteater,
Northern Tamandua,
Southern Tamandua |  | Primate |
Red-handed Tamarin,
Tufted Capuchin,
White-fronted Capuchin,
Weeper Capuchin,
Common Squirrel Monkey,
Three-striped Night Monkey,
White-faced Saki,
Red-backed Bearded Saki,
Black-headed Uakari,
Black Titi,
Venezuelan Red Howler,
Brown Spider Monkey |  | Rodent |
Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine,
Black Agouti,
Orinoco Agouti,
Brazilian Agouti,
Central American Agouti,
Red Acouchi,
Lowland Paca,
Mountain Paca,
Pacarana,
Brazilian Guinea Pig,
Guinea Pig,
Capybara (１．３m),
Red-tailed Squirrel,
Brazilian Squirrel,
Fiery Squirrel,
Northern Amazon Red Squirrel,
Yellow-throated Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Tapeti,
Eastern Cottontail,
Venezuelan Lowland Rabbit |  | Even-toed ungulate |
White-lipped Peccary,
Collared Peccary,
White-tailed deer,
Red Brocket,
Little Red Brocket,
Brown Brocket |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Brazilian Tapir |  | Carnivora |
Cougar,
Jaguarundi,
Ocelot (Spotted),
Oncilla (Spotted),
Margay (Spotted),
Jaguar (Spotted),
Crab-eating Fox,
Bush Dog,
Gray Fox,
Spectacled Bear (More vegetarian),
Striped Hog-nosed Skunk,
Neotropical Otter,
Giant Otter,
Tayra,
Greater Grison,
Long-tailed weasel,
Crab-eating Raccoon,
South American Coati,
Mountain Coati,
Kinkajou,
Allen's Olingo,
Beddard's Olingo | | Basilisk |
Common basilisk (Running in water) |  | Snake |
Green anaconda Largest snakes |  | Crocodile |
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman,
Smooth-fronted Caiman,
Spectacled Caiman,
American Crocodile,
Orinoco Crocodile |  | Curassow |
Nocturnal Curassow ,
Yellow-knobbed Curassow,
Black Curassow,
Crestless Curassow |  | Goose |
Orinoco Goose |  | Stork |
Wood Stork,
Maguari Stork,
Jabiru |  | Ibis |
Buff-necked Ibis,
Sharp-tailed Ibis,
Green Ibis,
Whispering Ibis,
American White Ibis,
Scarlet Ibis ,
Glossy Ibis,
White-faced Ibis,
Roseate Spoonbill |  | Condor |
American Black Vulture,
Turkey Vulture,
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture,
Greater Yellow-headed Vulture,
King Vulture |  | Rail |
Rusty-flanked Crake,
Plain-flanked Rail |  | Quetzal |
Crested Quetzal ,
White-tipped Quetzal ,
Golden-headed Quetzal ,
Pavonine Quetzal | | Cock-of-the-rock |
Andean Cock-of-the-rock ,
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock |  | Pelican |
Brown Pelican |  | Toucan |
Keel-billed Toucan ,
Channel-billed Toucan ,
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan ,
White-throated Toucan ,
Toco Toucan ,
Black-mandibled Toucan |  | Flamingo |
American Flamingo |  | Parrot |
Scarlet Macaw ,
Blue-and-yellow Macaw ,
Military Macaw ,
Green-winged Macaw ,
Chestnut-fronted Macaw ,
Red-bellied Macaw ,
Red-shouldered Macaw ,
Blue-crowned Parakeet ,
Sun Parakeet ,
Scarlet-fronted Parakeet … total 49 species |  | endemic bird |
Tepui Tinamou,
Yellow-knobbed Curassow,
Venezuelan Wood Quail,
Red-eared Parakeet ,
Rose-headed Parakeet ,
Roraiman Nightjar,
Green-tailed Emerald,
Violet-chested Hummingbird,
Groove-billed Toucanet ,
Great Elaenia,
Chapman's Tyrannulet,
Rufous-lored Tyrannulet,
Black-fronted Tyrannulet,
Venezuelan Bristle-tyrant,
Short-tailed Tody-flycatcher … total 37 endemic species | | bird (CR) |
Táchira Antpitta,
Carrizal Seedeater | | bird (EN) |
Northern Helmeted Curassow,
Scissor-tailed Hummingbird,
Perija Metaltail,
Venezuelan Sylph,
Urich's Tyrannulet,
Perijá Thistletail,
Recurve-billed Bushbird,
Red Siskin,
Gray-headed Warbler,
Venezuelan Flowerpiercer |
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Venezuela
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
West Indian Manatee |  | Dolphin |
Amazon River Dolphin |  | Turtle |
Loggerhead Sea Turtle,
Green turtle,
Hawksbill 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 |  | Coral |
Table coral',
Brain corals' |
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Venezuela
small extant
species |
 | Mouse (EN) |
Paraguaná spiny pocket mouse,
Musso's Fish-eating Rat,
Gorgas's Rice Rat,
Woodland Oldfield Mouse | | Bat (CR) |
Paraguana Mustached Bat | | Bat (EN) |
Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat |  | Gecko (EN) |
Paraguanan Ground Gecko |  | Salamander (EN) |
Azulita Salamander | | Frog (CR) |
Skunk Frog ,
La Carbonera Stubfoot Toad,
(Atelopus chrysocorallus),
Veragua Stubfoot Toad,
Mucubaji Stubfoot Toad,
Rednose Stubfoot Toad,
Pinango Stubfoot Toad,
Cloud Forest Stubfoot Toad,
Venezuela Stubfoot Toad,
(Colostethus dunni),
Sapito Rojo Del Yapacana ,
(Dendropsophus amicorum),
(Leptodactylus magistris) | | Frog (EN) |
(Rhinella sclerocephalus),
(Hyalinobatrachium guairarepanensis),
(Hyalinobatrachium pallidum),
Sapito Ninera Oriental,
Sapito Ninera Silvatico,
Merida Treefrog,
Mount Tucuche tree frog,
(Gastrotheca ovifera),
(Eleutherodactylus ginesi),
(Eleutherodactylus lancinii),
(Eleutherodactylus paramerus),
(Eleutherodactylus turumiquirensis) |  | Swallowtail
butterfly |
(Parides klagesi) |
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