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This list of threatened species was published in Diário Oficial da União, on December 17, 2014. [3] Even though some species have been removed from the list, (for instance, the humpback whale), the number of threatened species has increased in comparison with the former list (which had had 69 species). [4] The Brazilian tapir, the white ...
The Spix's macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) is a critically endangered species and may be extinct in the wild.. Brazil has more than 1900 bird species, [1] and according to the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation and the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, there are 240 species or subspecies of Brazilian birds listed as threatened, six as extinct and two as extinct in the wild.
In the animal kingdom, there is general consensus that Brazil has the highest number of both terrestrial vertebrates and invertebrates of any country in the world. [8] This high diversity of fauna can be explained in part by the sheer size of Brazil and the great variation in ecosystems such as Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Pantanal, Pampas and the Caatinga.
The species is declared critically endangered by the Secretariat of the Environment in 1998 and the Ministry of the Environment of Brazil in 2003. [ 9 ] [ 12 ] A. zikani was included by the IUCN in the 100 Most Endangered Species in the World report, [ 13 ] and is one of two butterfly species on the list.
Species; Common and binomial names [3] Image Description Range Glaucous macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus) 70 cm (27.5 in) long, mostly pale turquoise-blue with a large greyish head. It has a long tail and a large bill. It has a yellow, bare eye-ring and half-moon-shaped lappets bordering the mandible. [4] South America (probably extinct) Hyacinth macaw
Endemic to the Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, the golden lion tamarin is an endangered species. [5] The range for wild individuals is spread across four places along southeastern Brazil, with a recent census estimating 3,200 individuals left in the wild [6] and a captive population maintaining about 490 individuals among 150 zoos. [3] [7] [8]
Animals portal; South America portal; IUCN Red List Endangered category. All IUCN Red List categories: ... List of threatened mammals of Brazil '
The species was first described scientifically by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, published in 1753. [4] The type locality was in Pernambuco, Brazil. [1] In addition to its vernacular name "tapeti", it commonly known as the "forest cottontail" [5] or the "Brazilian cottontail". [6]