South America
Amazon Basin
Amazon Basin is defined by rainforest canopy, floodplain forest, blackwater rivers, oxbow lakes, clay licks, and palm swamps, a landscape that shapes which animals belong here and how they move through the region.
Wildlife of Amazon Basin
Harpia harpyja
Harpy Eagle
Vulnerable
Inia geoffrensis
Amazon River Dolphin
Endangered
Pteronura brasiliensis
Giant Otter
Endangered
Eunectes murinus
Green Anaconda
Least Concern
Melanosuchus niger
Black Caiman
Lower Risk / Conservation Dependent
Tapirus terrestris
South American Tapir
Vulnerable
Bradypus variegatus
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth
Least Concern
Ateles paniscus
Black Spider Monkey
Vulnerable
Cacajao calvus
Bald Uakari
Vulnerable
Alouatta seniculus
Red Howler Monkey
Least Concern
Ara macao
Scarlet Macaw
Least Concern
Ramphastos tucanus
White-throated Toucan
Least Concern
Opisthocomus hoazin
Hoatzin
Least Concern
Dendrobates tinctorius
Dyeing Poison Frog
Least Concern
Electrophorus varii