BRAZIL’S FAUNA
(Page prepared by a nature’s observer)Amphibians, birds, mammals, reptiles, arachnids and insects
Here you can see a relation of some species of the classes: amphibians (Amphibia), birds (Birds), mammals (Mammalia) abd reptiles (Reptilina), that occurs in Brazill.
These orders in the systematic:
Kingdom
Animalia (multicelular animals)
Phylum Chordata (segmentation generally evident, tail behind anus)
Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
Superclass Tetrapoda (terrestrian vertebrates with 4 legs)
Classes Amphibia, Birds, Mammalia, Reptilia, Aracnidae and Insecta
With its orders, families, genus and species.
Here follows some species of the quoted classes:
Amphibians (Class Amphibia)
- Order
Anura (frogs and toads)
- Order Caudata (salamanders)
- Order Gymnophiona
Birds (Class Birds)
- Order
Psittaciformes, Strigiformes, Falconiformes etc.(macaws, owls, falcons
etc.)
Mammals (Classe Mammalia)
- Order Artiodactyla (peccaries, deers)
-
Family
Tayassuidae (peccary)
- Family
Cervidae (deer)
- Order Carnivora (jaguars, otters
etc.)
- Family
Canidae (maned-wolf, bush-dog)
- Family
Felinae (jaguar and cats)
-
Family
Mustelidae (Brazilian otters, otters etc.)
- Family
Procyonidae (mão-pelada, quati etc.)
- Order Cetacea (whales and dolphins)
- Order Didelphimorphea (skunks etc.)
- Order
Chiroptera (bats and vampires)
- Order Lagomorpha (hares and rabbits)
- Order
Perissodactyla (tapir)
- Order Pinipedae (seals and sea lions)
- Order
Primates (monkeys, marmosets and tamarins)
-Order
Rodentia (squirrels, mice, capybara etc.)
- Order
Sirenia (Manatees)
- Order Xenarthra (sloths,
armadillos and anteaters)
-
Family
Bradypodidae (sloths)
- Family
Dasypodidae (armadillos)
- Family
Myrmephagidae (anteaters)
Reptiles (Class Reptilia)
- Order Squamata (lizards and
snakes)
- Order Chelonea (turtles)
- Order Crocodilia (alligators
and crocodiles)
PS: The itens that are not linked are under construction.
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