South America

Pantanal, Cerrado, and Chaco

Countries Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
Habitat Seasonal wetlands, gallery forest, flooded grassland, savanna, dry woodland, and termite plains
Animals 15

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

Jaguar
Panthera onca

Jaguar

Near Threatened
Hyacinth Macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

Hyacinth Macaw

Vulnerable
Yacare Caiman
Caiman yacare

Yacare Caiman

Least Concern
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Capybara

Least Concern
Giant Anteater
Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Giant Anteater

Vulnerable
Marsh Deer
Blastocerus dichotomus

Marsh Deer

Vulnerable
Jabiru
Jabiru mycteria

Jabiru

Least Concern
Giant Armadillo
Priodontes maximus

Giant Armadillo

Vulnerable
Maned Wolf
Chrysocyon brachyurus

Maned Wolf

Near Threatened
Greater Rhea
Rhea americana

Greater Rhea

Near Threatened
Yellow Anaconda
Eunectes notaeus

Yellow Anaconda

Least Concern
Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco

Toco Toucan

Least Concern
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis

Ocelot

Least Concern
Chacoan Peccary
Catagonus wagneri

Chacoan Peccary

Endangered
Bare-faced Curassow
Crax fasciolata

Bare-faced Curassow

Vulnerable
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