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Animals in French Guiana
Amphibians Include the Following:
The Small footed (Guiinan) Water Rat (Necomys parvipes), the Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus), the Giant Ottor (Pieronura braslliensis) and the Oyapock's Fish-Eating Rat (Neusticomys).
The Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus) is another animal found in French Guiana and also in Brazil and Paraguay. Their habitat is generally near water, particularly small streams. Hunting of the Bush Dog is prohibited in several countries where this dog has been seen, including French Guiana. The Bush Dog usually chooses an area with a supply of water.
A Giant Anteater is another animal that lives on land in French Guiana. This creature does not walk on its paws, but it curls its toes up inside the feet and walks on its fists. These Giant Anteaters eat approximately 30,000 ants with some termites in one day. They have a very long snout with which they devour their prey.
Schultz's Round-eared Bat (Tonatia schulz), this particular bat is not often seen. It was reported to be almost extinct in 2003 and little research has been was carried out about this bat. Hunting of the Bush Dog is prohibited in several countries where this dog has been seen, including French Guiana.
Tacarcuna Bat.(Lasiurus castaneus) ' This species of bat is found in several countries, including French Guiana, Columbia, Costa Rica and Panama.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in French Guiana.
Even-toed ungulates in French Guiana
Red brocket Brown brocket Collared peccary White-lipped peccary White-tailed deerCarnivores in French Guiana
Eyra cat Bush dog Jaguar Ocelot Little spotted cat Amazonian hog-nosed skunk Greater grison Common fox Kinkajou La plata otter South american coati Crab-eating raccoon Giant brazilian otter CougarDolphins, porpoises, and whales in French Guiana
Pygmy killer whale Estuarine dolphin Fraser's dolphin Atlantic spinner dolphin Long-beaked dolphin Rough-toothed dolphinBats in French Guiana
Dwarf little fruit bat Striped hairy-nosed bat Argentine brown bat Lesser bulldog bat Black bonneted bat Greater bulldog bat Dwarf bonneted bat Proboscis bat Black mastiff bat Peale's free-tailed bat Little white-shouldered bat Greater sac-winged bat Pallas's mastiff bat Broad-eared bat Thumbless bat Frosted sac-winged bat Big free-tailed bat Pallas's long-tongued bat Geoffroy's tailless bat Lesser sac-winged bat Andesen's fruit-eating bat Silver-tipped myotis Gervais's fruit-eating bat Black myotis Brown fruit-eating bat Jamaican fruit-eating bat Great fruit-eating bat Dark fruit-eating bat Tacarcuna bat Southern yellow bat Chestnut sac-winged bat Little yellow-shouldered bat Big red bat Tilda yellow-shouldered bat Chestnut short-tailed bat Greater dog-like bat Seba's short-tailed bat Peter's disk-winged bat White-winged dog-like bat Chestnut long-tongued bat Spix's disk-winged bat Pale-faced bat Thomas's nectar bat Shaggy bat Pale spear-nosed bat Tomes's sword-nosed bat Hairy big-eyed bat Greater spear-nosed bat Guianan spear-nosed bat Long-legged bat Intermediate long-tailed bat Fringe-lipped bat Short-headed broad-nosed bat Lesser long-tailed bat Heller's broad-nosed bat Tent-maiking bat Macconnell's bat Brown tent-making bat Riparian myotis Melissa's yellow-eared bat Big crested mastiff bat Hairy big-eared bat Mexican funnel-eared bat Little yellow-eared bat Davy's naked-backed bat Little big-eared bat Great stripe-faced bat Parnell's mustached bat White-bellied big-eared bat Common vampire bat Spectral bat Northern ghost bat Golden bat Brazilian brown batAmerican marsupials in French Guiana
Common opossum Murine mouse opossum Brown four-eyed opossum Long-furred woolly mouse opossum Red-legged short-tailed opossum Bare-tailed woolly opossum Water opossumHares, pikas, and rabbits in French Guiana
Forest rabbitHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in French Guiana
Brazilian tapirPrimates in French Guiana
Brown capuchin Wedge-capped capuchin Black spider monkey Golden-handed tamarin Common squirrel monkey Golden-faced sakiRodents in French Guiana
Oyapock's fish-eating rat White-footed climbing mouse Splendid climbing mouse Spotted paca Green acouchi Red acouchi Bicolored arboreal rice rat Neotropical pygmy squirrel Brazilian arboreal rice rat Guianan squirrel King arboreal rice rat Marsh rat Robert's arboreal rice rat Capybara Red arboreal rice rat Trinidad arboreal rice rat Fulvous pygmy rice rat Macconnell's rice rat Yungas rice rat Brazilian guinea pig Armored spiny rat Spiny tree rat Brazilian porcupine Cayenne spiny rat Brazilian agouti Cuvier's spiny rat Guiana bristly mouse Bristly mouse Short-tailed cane mouse Small-footed bristly mouse South american water ratDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in French Guiana
American manateeEdentates in French Guiana
Cabasu Giant armadillo Greater long-nosed armadillo Common long-nosed armadillo
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