South America
Pantanal, Cerrado, and Chaco
Pantanal, Cerrado, and Chaco is defined by seasonal wetlands, gallery forest, flooded grassland, savanna, dry woodland, and termite plains, a landscape that shapes which animals belong here and how they move through the region.
Wildlife of Pantanal, Cerrado, and Chaco
Panthera onca
Jaguar
Near Threatened
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus
Hyacinth Macaw
Vulnerable
Caiman yacare
Yacare Caiman
Least Concern
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Capybara
Least Concern
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Giant Anteater
Vulnerable
Blastocerus dichotomus
Marsh Deer
Vulnerable
Jabiru mycteria
Jabiru
Least Concern
Priodontes maximus
Giant Armadillo
Vulnerable
Chrysocyon brachyurus
Maned Wolf
Near Threatened
Rhea americana
Greater Rhea
Near Threatened
Eunectes notaeus
Yellow Anaconda
Least Concern
Ramphastos toco
Toco Toucan
Least Concern
Leopardus pardalis
Ocelot
Least Concern
Catagonus wagneri
Chacoan Peccary
Endangered
Crax fasciolata