25 Unique Animals That Call The Amazon Rainforest Home

It is the current largest and heaviest rodent in the world; It lives in herds in savannas , rivers , swamps and humid areas of South America in two well-defined regions. Capybaras have a heavy barrel-shaped body and a small head, with reddish-brown fur on the upper body that turns yellow-brown below. They can grow to be 130 centimeters long and weigh 65 kilograms.?

It is a species of cingulate mammal in the family Dasypodidae. It is the current largest armadillo. It is found widely in tropical rainforests in eastern South America and ranges in varied habitats as far away as northeastern Argentina. The giant armadillo is considered an endangered species. The only predator is the man who hunts it immoderately to use its armor as decoration and its meat as exotic food.

More than 3000 spider species are found here, most of which are poisonous. Tarantula spider is considered to be the most merciless spider here. It is said that, when this spider bites, it leaves a lot of poison. If the victim has good luck then he/she could survive. Not only this, it can also drop its hair like an arrow from its body. If it goes into the eye, it break it like glass.

There are many such rivers in this rainforest, in which various types of poisonous snakes, fish and crocodiles are inhabited. Apart from this, there is also 'Jaguar' here. It is a type of leopard animal, but if it flares up, it becomes a lion of the Amazon. It is another thing, it does not attack humans quickly.

A carnivorous mammal of the felidae family widely distributed in the American continent, where it differs into numerous subspecies. The Ocelot is a bit elongated and its legs are short and its hair color has elongated spots on the front of the body and as they get closer to the head they get smaller. It measures between 55 and 100 centimeters and the tail between 30 and 45 centimeters long. It is famous for its fur and because of its excessive hunting, only a few ocelots remain.

It is notable for being the smallest monkey and also the smallest monkey in the world. Pygmy Marmoset native to Brazil , Colombia and Ecuador, it measures between 14 and 16 cm. long including 6 or 8 tails. The length of the adults is between 11.7 and 15.2 centimeters and their weight oscillates around 107-141 grams; in many cases marmosets barely exceed 100 grams. Its tail is usually longer than its own body, measuring 17.2 to 2.29 centimeters in length and its hind legs are longer than the front legs.

The Tapir or Mborev¨ª is a perissodactyl widely distributed in jungles, spines, and wetlands of South America. They are excellent swimmers and divers, and they also move very fast on land. They have a longevity of 25 to 30 years. During the day they tend to move into forests and at night they go out to more open areas such as scrublands or grasslands, rivers and lagoons.

The squirrel monkey has a body length of 26 to 36 cm and weighs 1,100 grams. Their fur is thick, smooth and brightly colored. The most common coloration is white around the eyes and ears and throat and the sides of the neck, the legs, the hands are reddish or yellow; They have human-like ears, the tail is a bit hairy and it is not prehensile.