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The specific name is another Tupi name for the animal, from pé ("path"), caa ("wood"), and ri ("many"), because of the paths through the forest that the animal creates. [79] Tayra (Eira barbara) weasel: Tupi and Guarani: The common name is from the Tupi name of the animal, eîrara, via Spanish or Portuguese, while the generic name is from the ...
Guyana, [b] officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. [ 11 ] [ 5 ] [ 12 ] Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.
The fauna of Guyana comprises all the animal species inhabiting the country of Guyana, which is part of the neotropical realm. Guyana has many endemic species and one of the highest biodiversity rates in the world as a result of the majority of the country being part of the Amazon rainforest , and as a result a large amount of the species being ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Guyana.This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD).
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Name of animal Scientific name [a] Picture Ref. Albania: Golden eagle (national bird) Aquila chrysaetos [1] [2] Algeria: Fennec fox (national animal) Vulpes zerda [3] Antigua and Barbuda: European fallow deer (national animal) Dama dama [4] Frigate (national bird) Fregata magnificens [4] Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) Eretmochelys ...
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Pages in category "Fauna of Guyana" ... out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Capitalization within English names follows Wikipedia practice, i.e. only the first word of a name is capitalized unless a place name such as São Paulo is used. [3] The following tags have been used to highlight certain categories of occurrence. (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Guyana as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions