Collection

Animals of the Americas

The species of North and South America, together.

245

Species profiles

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Videos

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Facts

243

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What this collection brings together

The species of North and South America, together.

This collection gathers the species profiles, videos and facts published on Animalia about them. Conservation statuses come from the IUCN Red List.

Species profiles

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Turkey

Meleagris gallopavo

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Guinea pig

Cavia porcellus

Not evaluated Urban environment

Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Least concern Forest

Golden eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Least concern Mountain

Peregrine falcon

Falco peregrinus

Least concern Mountain

Loggerhead sea turtle

Caretta caretta

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Common bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Atlantic bluefin tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Dusky grouper

Epinephelus marginatus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Near threatened Tropical forest

Gray wolf

Canis lupus

Least concern Forest

Brown bear

Ursus arctos

Least concern Forest

Polar bear

Ursus maritimus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Orca

Orcinus orca

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Blue whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Great white shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Whale shark

Rhincodon typus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Barn owl

Tyto alba

Least concern Forest

Green anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Least concern Tropical forest

Axolotl

Ambystoma mexicanum

Critically endangered Rivers & lakes

Monarch butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Least concern Forest

Praying mantis

Mantis religiosa

Least concern Steppe

Goliath birdeater

Theraphosa blondi

Not evaluated Tropical forest

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Chinchilla

Chinchilla lanigera

Least concern Mountain

Rock dove

Columba livia

Least concern Mountain

South American tapir

Tapirus terrestris

Vulnerable Savanna

Three-toed sloth

Bradypus tridactylus

Least concern Tropical forest

Giant anteater

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Vulnerable Savanna

Snowy owl

Bubo scandiacus

Vulnerable Steppe

Narwhal

Monodon monoceros

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Beluga whale

Delphinapterus leucas

Least concern Ocean & sea

Giant manta ray

Mobula birostris

Endangered Ocean & sea

Bighorn sheep

Ovis canadensis

Least concern Desert

bardot

Least concern Mountain

Bison

Bison bison

Near threatened Forest

Lama

Lama glama

Least concern Mountain

Alpaca

Vicugna pacos

Least concern Mountain

Guanaco

Lama guanicoe

Least concern Desert

Vicuna

Vicugna vicugna

Least concern Mountain

Momentum

Least concern Forest

Reindeer

Rangifer tarandus

Vulnerable Forest

Caribou

Rangifer tarandus

Vulnerable Forest

Pika

Ochotona spp.

Least concern Mountain

Flying Squirrel

Pteromyini (Glaucomys, Pteromys, Petaurista, spp.)

Least concern Forest

Beaver

Castor fiber / Castor canadensis

Least concern Forest

Nutria

Myocastor coypus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Least concern Savanna

Vole

Microtus spp.

Least concern Mountain

Lemming

Least concern Mountain

Shrew

Least concern Forest

Guinea pig

Cavia porcellus

Least concern

Weasel

Mustela nivalis

Least concern Forest

Ermine

Mustela erminea

Least concern Forest

Mink

Endangered Rivers & lakes

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Least concern Forest

Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Least concern Forest

Armadillo

Dasypodidae (famille), ex. Dasypus novemcinctus

Least concern Desert

Coyote

Canis latrans

Least concern Desert

Black bear

Ursus americanus

Least concern Forest

Bear with glasses

Tremarctos ornatus

Vulnerable Forest

Puma

Puma concolor

Least concern Desert

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

Least concern Forest

Margay

Leopardus wiedii

Near threatened Forest

Marmoset

Callithrix jacchus

Least concern Forest

Tamarind

Vulnerable Tropical forest

Capuchin

Cebus / Sapajus spp.

Least concern Forest

Saïmiri

Least concern Tropical forest

Elephant seal

Mirounga leonina / Mirounga angustirostris

Least concern Ocean & sea

Seal

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea lion

Least concern Ocean & sea

Walrus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Manatee

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Humpback whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Least concern Ocean & sea

Gray whale

Least concern Ocean & sea

Nurse shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Basking shark

Cetorhinus maximus

Endangered Ocean & sea

Salmon

Salmo salar

Least concern Ocean & sea

Trout

Salmo trutta

Least concern Mountain

Pike

Esox lucius

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Bonito

Sarda sarda

Least concern Ocean & sea

Cod

Gadus morhua

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Colin

Near threatened Savanna

Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Vulnerable Rivers & lakes

Catfish

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Piranha

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

Data deficient Rivers & lakes

Electric eel

Electrophorus electricus

Least concern Tropical forest

Goby

Least concern Ocean & sea

Lungfish

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Toad

Bufonidae (famille) ; ex. Bufo bufo

Least concern Forest

Cecilie

Gymnophiona

Data deficient Tropical forest

Sea turtle

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Galapagos tortoise

Chelonoidis niger

Vulnerable Savanna

giant turtle

Vulnerable Savanna

Snapping turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Alligator turtle

Macrochelys temminckii

Vulnerable Rivers & lakes

Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Caiman

Caimaninae

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Iguana

Iguana iguana

Least concern Tropical forest

Skink

Scincidae (famille) ; Scincus scincus (scinque des sables)

Least concern Desert

Anole

Least concern Forest

Basil

Basiliscus sp.

Least concern Tropical forest

Gila monster

Near threatened Desert

Boa

Boa constrictor

Least concern Savanna

Rattlesnake

Least concern Desert

Coral snake

Least concern Forest

Sea eagle

Least concern Ocean & sea

Around

Accipiter gentilis

Least concern Forest

Condor

Vultur gryphus

Vulnerable Mountain

Osprey

Least concern Ocean & sea

Crow

Corvus corax

Least concern Desert

Macaw

Vulnerable Savanna

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Least concern Steppe

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Picture

Least concern Forest

Toucan

Least concern Forest

Hummingbird

Least concern Forest

Dove

Columba livia domestica / Streptopelia spp.

Least concern Forest

Swan

Cygnus olor

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Northern Gannet

Morus bassanus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Gull

Larus spp. / Chroicocephalus spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Tern

Least concern Ocean & sea

Frigatebird

Least concern Ocean & sea

Razorbill

Alca torda

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Rhea

Rhea americana

Near threatened Savanna

Plover

Least concern Steppe

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea / Puffinus yelkouan

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Petrel

Least concern Ocean & sea

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Least concern Mountain

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Least concern Forest

Ant

Formicidae

Least concern Desert

Spider

Araneae

Least concern Desert

Morpho

Morpho spp.

Data deficient Tropical forest

Sphynx

Felis catus

Least concern Urban environment

Dragonfly

Ordre Odonata

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Stick Insect

Phasmatodea (ordre)

Data deficient

Cricket

Gryllidae (famille), ex. Acheta domesticus

Least concern Steppe

Grasshopper

Tettigoniidae

Least concern Savanna

Cockroach

Blattodea (ordre)

Least concern Tropical forest

Cockroach

Least concern Tropical forest

Termite

Isoptera (infra-ordre)

Least concern Desert

Bumblebee

Bombus sp.

Least concern Forest

Wasp

Vespula vulgaris / Vespula germanica (guêpe commune)

Least concern Forest

Hornet

Vespa crabro

Least concern Forest

Mosquito

Culicidae (ex. Culex pipiens, Aedes albopictus)

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Fly

Musca domestica

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Horsefly

Tabanus spp. (famille Tabanidae)

Least concern Forest

Fruit Fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Aphid

Aphidoidea (superfamille)

Least concern Forest

Cicada

Cicadidae (famille), ex. Lyristes plebejus

Least concern Forest

Leafhopper

Cicadellidae (famille), ex. Cicadella viridis

Least concern Savanna

Bug

Heteroptera (ordre partiel des Hémiptères)

Least concern Forest

Scale Insect

Coccoidea (superfamille), ex. Dactylopius coccus, Icerya purchasi

Least concern Desert

Whitefly

Aleyrodidae (ex. Bemisia tabaci, Trialeurodes vaporariorum)

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Thrips

Least concern Forest

Beetle

Least concern Desert

Dung Beetle

Scarabaeinae (ex. Scarabaeus sacer)

Least concern Desert

Weevil

Curculionidae

Least concern Forest

Longhorn Beetle

Cerambycidae (ex. Cerambyx cerdo)

Least concern Forest

Longhorn Beetle

Cerambycidae

Data deficient Forest

Colorado Potato Beetle

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Least concern Farmland & grasslands

Leaf Beetle

Chrysomelidae (ex. Chrysolina, Leptinotarsa)

Least concern Forest

Rove Beetle

Staphylinidae (ex. Ocypus olens)

Least concern Forest

Earwig

Forficula auricularia

Least concern Wetlands

Silverfish

Lepisma saccharinum

Least concern Urban environment

Tarantula

Data deficient Desert

Black Widow

Latrodectus mactans (et espèces apparentées du genre Latrodectus)

Least concern Desert

Wolf Spider

Lycosa tarantula (Lycosidae)

Least concern Desert

Crab Spider

Thomisidae (ex. Misumena vatia)

Least concern Forest

Harvestman

Opiliones (ordre)

Least concern Forest

Pseudoscorpion

Least concern Forest

Mite

Acari

Least concern Desert

Tick

Ixodida (ordre), ex. Ixodes ricinus

Least concern Forest

Horseshoe crab

Limulus polyphemus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Crab

Brachyura

Least concern Ocean & sea

King crab

Paralithodes camtschaticus

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Fiddler Crab

Uca spp.

Least concern Ocean & sea

Crayfish

Astacus astacus / Procambarus clarkii (selon espèce)

Data deficient Rivers & lakes

Shrimp

Caridea / Dendrobranchiata (ordre Decapoda)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Krill

Least concern Ocean & sea

Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare (et autres espèces d'Isopodes terrestres)

Least concern Forest

Isopod

Isopoda (ordre)

Least concern Forest

Amphipod

Amphipoda

Least concern Ocean & sea

Barnacle

Balanus sp. (Balanomorpha)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Land Snail

Least concern Forest

Slug

Arion vulgaris (et autres espèces apparentées)

Least concern Forest

Periwinkle

Littorina littorea

Least concern Ocean & sea

Oyster

Ostrea edulis / Crassostrea gigas

Least concern Ocean & sea

Clam

Least concern Ocean & sea

Abalone

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Queen Conch

Lobatus gigas (syn. Strombus gigas)

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

Least concern Forest

Leech

Hirudo medicinalis

Near threatened Rivers & lakes

Planarian

Planaria spp. (ordre Tricladida)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Marine worm

Nereis diversicolor / Polychaeta (ordre varié)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Tube Worm

Serpulidae / Sabellidae (plusieurs genres, ex. Sabella, Serpula, Spirobranchus)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Tardigrade

Tardigrada (embranchement)

Data deficient Forest

Rotifer

Rotifera (phylum)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Sea sponge

Porifera (phylum)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Jellyfish

Medusozoa (divers genres et espèces)

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea anemone

Actiniaria (ordre)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Coral

Anthozoa (classe) ; Corallium rubrum pour le corail rouge

Near threatened Ocean & sea

Hydra

Hydra sp.

Data deficient Rivers & lakes

Siphonophore

Siphonophorae

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Sea urchin

Echinoidea (classe) ; ex. Paracentrotus lividus

Least concern Ocean & sea

Sea Cucumber

Holothuroidea (classe)

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Kinkajou

Potos flavus

Least concern Tropical forest

Red Coati

Nasua nasua

Least concern Savanna

Jaguarondi

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

Least concern Savanna

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Critically endangered Ocean & sea

Hoatzin

Opisthocomus hoazin

Least concern Tropical forest

Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

Near threatened Tropical forest

Potoo

Nyctibius griseus

Least concern Savanna

Cacomistle

Bassariscus sumichrasti

Least concern Tropical forest

Maned wolf

Chrysocyon brachyurus

Near threatened Savanna

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

Endangered Tropical forest

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris

Endangered Ocean & sea

Wolverine

Gulo gulo

Least concern Forest

Musk ox

Ovibos moschatus

Least concern Mountain

Pronghorn

Least concern Desert

Elk

Cervus canadensis

Least concern Forest

Axis deer

Axis axis

Least concern Savanna

Giant Isopod

Bathynomus giganteus

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Vampire Squid

Vampyroteuthis infernalis

Data deficient Ocean & sea

Goblin shark

Mitsukurina owstoni

Least concern Ocean & sea

Hellbender

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Near threatened Rivers & lakes

Glass Frog

Centrolenidae (ex. Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni)

Data deficient Tropical forest

Golden Poison Frog

Phyllobates terribilis

Endangered Tropical forest

Hammerhead Flatworm

Bipalium kewense

Data deficient Tropical forest

Blue-footed Booby

Sula nebouxii

Least concern Ocean & sea

Arctic Tern

Sterna paradisaea

Least concern Ocean & sea

Common Guillemot

Uria aalge

Least concern Ocean & sea

Rockhopper Penguin

Eudyptes chrysocome

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Roseate Spoonbill

Platalea ajaja

Least concern Rivers & lakes

Galápagos Marine Iguana

Amblyrhynchus cristatus

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

Desert Iguana

Dipsosaurus dorsalis

Least concern Desert

Green basil

Basiliscus plumifrons

Least concern Tropical forest

Gila monster

Heloderma suspectum

Near threatened Desert

Copperhead

Agkistrodon contortrix

Least concern Forest

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Crotalus adamanteus

Least concern Forest

Kingsnake

Lampropeltis getula

Least concern Savanna
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