| Category |
Portuguese name |
Guarani name |
English name |
Scientific name |
Family
|
| anteaters |
tamanduá-bandeira |
jurumi |
giant anteater |
Myrmecophaga tridactyla |
|
| anteaters |
tamanduá-mirim |
kaguare |
southern tamandua |
Tamandua tetradactyla |
|
| anteaters |
tamanduá |
kaguare |
|
|
Myrmecophagidae
|
| monkeys |
macaco-barrigudo |
|
woolly monkey |
Lagothrix |
|
| monkeys |
bugio, guariba |
guaryva |
howler monkey |
Alouatta |
|
| monkeys |
macaco-prego |
ka'i |
capuchin monkey |
Sapajus, Cebus |
|
| monkeys |
macaco-da-noite |
ka'i pyhare |
night monkey |
Aotus |
|
| monkeys |
macaco-de-cheiro |
|
squirrel monkey |
Saimiri |
|
| monkeys |
cuxiú |
|
bearded saki |
Chiropotes |
|
| monkeys |
sauim |
sagui |
marmoset, tamarin |
|
Callitrichidae
|
| monkeys |
coatá |
kuata |
spider monkey |
Ateles |
|
| monkeys |
zogue-zogue |
japusa |
titi |
Callicebus |
|
| monkeys |
uacari |
guakari |
|
Cacajao |
|
| mammals |
bicho-preguiça |
a'i |
sloth |
|
Folivora
|
| mammals |
anta |
mborevi |
tapir |
Tapirus terrestris |
|
| mammals |
quati |
kuati |
coati |
|
Nasua nasua
|
| mammals |
lobinho |
aguara'i |
crab-eating fox |
Cerdocyon thous |
|
| mammals |
lobo-guará |
aguara guasu |
maned wolf |
Chrysocyon brachyurus |
|
| mammals |
cachorro-vinagre |
jagua yvyguy |
bush dog |
Speothos venaticus |
|
| mammals |
maracajá |
tirika |
margay |
Leopardus wiedii |
|
| mammals |
onça |
jaguarete |
|
|
|
| mammals |
onça-preta |
jaguareteru |
jaguar |
Panthera onca |
|
| mammals |
onça-parda |
jaguapytã |
puma |
Puma concolor |
|
| mammals |
queixada |
tajykatĩ |
white-lipped peccary |
Tayassu pecari |
|
| mammals |
caititu |
taitetu |
collared peccary |
Pecari tajacu |
|
| mammals |
peixe-boi |
pirajaguara |
Amazon river dolphin |
Trichechus inunguis |
|
| mammals |
veado-mateiro |
guasu pytã |
red brocket |
Mazama americana |
|
| mammals |
veado-campeiro |
guasu tĩ |
Pampas deer |
Ozotoceros bezoarticus |
|
| mammals |
veado-catingueiro |
guasuvira |
gray brocket |
Mazama gouazoubira |
|
| mammals |
irara |
eirara |
tayra |
Eira barbara |
|
| mammals |
lontrinha |
lobo pe |
neotropical otter |
Lontra longicaudis |
|
| mammals |
gambá, mucura |
mykurẽ; sarigue |
opossum |
Didelphis |
|
| mammals |
jupará |
jupara |
kinkajou |
Potos flavus |
|
| mammals |
cuandu, porco-espinho |
kui'i guasu |
Brazilian porcupine |
Coendou prehensilis |
|
| mammals |
morcego |
mbopi |
bat |
|
|
| rodents |
capivara |
kapi'yva |
capybara |
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris |
|
| rodents |
paca |
paka |
lowland paca |
Cuniculus paca |
|
| rodents |
cutia |
akuti |
agouti |
Dasyprocta |
|
| rodents |
quatipuru |
kuatirana; akutipuru |
squirrel |
|
|
| rodents |
preá |
apere'a |
Brazilian guinea pig |
Cavia aperea |
|
| rodents |
mocó |
moko |
rock cavy |
Kerodon rupestris |
|
| armadillos |
tatu |
tatu |
armadillo |
|
Cingulata
|
| armadillos |
tatu-canastra |
tatu carreta, tatu guasu |
giant armadillo |
Priodontes maximus |
|
| armadillos |
tatu-bola |
tatu boli |
three-banded armadillo |
Tolypeutes |
|
| armadillos |
tatu-peba |
tatu poju |
six-banded armadillo |
Euphractus sexcinctus |
|
| armadillos |
tatu-galinha |
tatu hũ |
nine-banded armadillo |
Dasypus novemcinctus |
|
| armadillos |
tatu-quinze |
tatu papo |
greater long-nosed armadillo |
Dasypus kappleri |
|
| reptiles |
teiú |
teju |
tegu |
Tupinambis |
|
| reptiles |
calango |
kalango |
|
Tropidurus |
|
| reptiles |
tamaquaré |
tamakuare |
|
Uranoscodon superciliosus |
|
| reptiles |
osga |
|
gecko |
Hemidactylus |
|
| reptiles |
jacaré |
jakare |
caiman |
|
Alligatoridae
|
| reptiles |
jacaré-açu |
jakare guasu |
black caiman |
Melanosuchus niger |
|
| reptiles |
jacaré-tinga |
jakare tinga |
spectacled caiman |
Caiman crocodilus |
|
| reptiles |
jabuti |
karumbe |
tortoise |
Chelonoidis |
|
| reptiles |
tracajá |
tarakaja |
yellow-spotted river turtle |
Podocnemis unifilis |
|
| reptiles |
matamatá |
matamata |
matamata |
Chelus fimbriata |
|
| reptiles |
surucucu |
surukuku |
|
Lachesis muta |
|
| reptiles |
sucuriju |
sukuri |
|
Eunectes |
|
| reptiles |
jiboia |
kuriju |
boa |
Boa |
|
| reptiles |
jararaca |
jarara, jararaka |
pit viper |
Bothrops |
|
| amphibians |
perereca |
kururu |
|
|
Hylidae
|
| amphibians |
mãe-da-chuva |
|
smoky jungle frog |
Leptodactylus pentadactylus |
|
| amphibians |
jia |
ju'i, ji'a |
southern frog |
|
Leptodactylidae
|
| birds |
jacu |
jaku |
guan |
Penelope |
|
| birds |
jacutinga |
jakutinga |
black-fronted piping guan |
Pipile jacutinga |
|
| birds |
japu |
japu |
oropendola |
Psarocolius |
|
| birds |
mutum |
mytũ |
curassow |
|
Cracidae
|
| birds |
japim |
japi |
yellow-rumped cacique |
Cacicus cela |
|
| birds |
quero-quero |
tetéũ |
southern lapwing |
Vanellus chilensis |
|
| birds |
aracuã |
jaku karaguata |
chachalaca |
Ortalis |
|
| birds |
urubu |
yryvu |
vulture |
|
Cathartidae
|
| birds |
urubu-rei |
yryvu ruvicha |
king vulture |
Sarcoramphus papa |
|
| birds |
gavião-real |
taguato ruvicha |
harpy eagle |
Harpia harpyja |
|
| birds |
garça |
hoko |
heron |
|
Ardeidae
|
| birds |
coruja |
ñakurutũ; urukure'a |
owl |
|
Strigiformes
|
| birds |
bem-te-vi |
pitogue |
great kiskadee |
Pitangus sulphuratus |
|
| birds |
carão |
karãu |
limpkin |
Aramus guarauna |
|
| birds |
ema |
ñandu guasu |
rhea |
Rhea americana |
|
| birds |
inambu |
ynambu |
tinamou |
|
Tinamiformes
|
| birds |
inambu-relógio |
|
Brazilian tinamou |
Crypturellus strigulosus |
|
| birds |
inambu-galinha |
|
white-throated tinamou |
Tinamus guttatus |
|
| birds |
arara, papagaio, periquito |
gua'a |
macaw |
|
Psittacidae
|
| birds |
arara-vermelha |
gua'a pytã |
red-and-green macaw |
Ara chloropterus |
|
| birds |
arara-azul |
gua'a hovy |
hyacinth macaw |
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus |
|
| birds |
tucano |
tukã |
toucan |
|
Ramphastidae
|
| birds |
beija-flor |
mainumby |
hummingbird |
|
Trochilidae
|
| birds |
martim-pescador |
javatĩ |
kingfisher |
|
Alcedinidae
|
| birds |
bico-de-brasa |
tamburupara, tanguripara |
black-fronted nunbird |
Monasa nigrifrons |
|
| birds |
juriti |
jeruti |
|
Leptotila |
|
| birds |
cujubim |
kujuvi |
red-throated piping guan |
Pipile cujubi |
|
| birds |
picapau |
ypekũ |
woodpecker |
|
Picidae
|
| birds |
urutau |
urutau; g̃uaig̃uingue |
potoo |
Nyctibius |
|
| birds |
urutau-grande |
urutau guasu |
great potoo |
Nyctibius grandis |
|
| birds |
socó-boi |
hoko pytã |
rufescent tiger heron |
Tigrisoma lineatum |
|
| birds |
socozinho |
hoko'i |
striated heron |
Butorides striatus |
|
| fish |
piranha |
pirãi |
piranha |
Serrasalminae |
Serrasalmidae
|
| fish |
pacu |
paku |
|
Myleinae |
Serrasalmidae
|
| fish |
lambari |
lambari |
|
Astyanax |
Characidae
|
| fish |
piaba |
piáva |
|
Leporinus, Schizodon |
Characidae
|
| fish |
matrinxã |
|
|
Brycon |
Characidae
|
| fish |
peixe-cachorro |
pira jagua |
payara |
Hydrolycus scomberoides |
Cynodontidae
|
| fish |
tucunaré |
tukunare |
peacock bass |
Cichla |
Cichlidae
|
| fish |
jacundá |
jakunda |
pike cichlid |
Crenicichla |
Cichlidae
|
| fish |
cascudo |
|
catfish |
|
Loricariidae
|
| fish |
surubim |
suruvi |
catfish |
Pseudoplatystoma |
Pimelodidae
|
| fish |
bagre |
karimbata |
catfish |
|
Siluriformes
|
| fish |
mandi |
mandi'i |
|
Pimelodus |
Siluriformes
|
| fish |
tamboatá |
tambuata |
tamuatá |
Hoplosternum littorale |
Siluriformes
|
| fish |
piraíba |
piraíva, pira aiva |
kumakuma |
Brachyplatystoma filamentosum |
Siluriformes
|
| fish |
jaú |
manguruju |
gilded catfish |
Zungaro zungaro |
Siluriformes
|
| fish |
jeju |
jeju |
aimara |
Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus |
Erythrinidae
|
| fish |
traíra |
tare'ýi |
traira |
Hoplias |
Erythrinidae
|
| fish |
acarapuru, moroba |
moróva |
red wolf fish |
Erythrinus erythrinus |
Erythrinidae
|
| fish |
muçum |
musu |
marbled swamp eel |
Synbranchus marmoratus |
|
| fish |
poraquê |
porake |
electric eel |
Electrophorus electricus |
|
| fish |
sarapó |
sarapo |
South American knifefish |
|
Gymnotiformes
|
| fish |
arraia |
javevýi |
stingray |
|
Batoidea
|
| ants |
formiga-de-correição |
tahýirẽ |
army ant |
Eciton |
|
| ants |
formiga-lava-pé |
|
fire ant |
Solenopsis |
|
| ants |
saúva |
ysau |
leafcutter ant |
Atta |
|
| ants |
tocandira |
tukandi, tarakutĩ |
bullet ant |
Paraponera clavata |
|
| ants |
formiga-taxi |
|
|
Pseudomyrmex |
|
| ants |
cupim |
kupi'i |
termite |
|
Isoptera
|
| bees |
arapuã |
eirapu'a < eíra / eiru |
|
Trigona spinipes |
|
| bees |
mandaguari |
mandaguari |
|
Scaptotrigona postica |
|
| bees |
lambeolho |
|
|
Leurotrigona muelleri |
|
| bees |
jataí |
jate'i |
|
Tetragonisca angustula |
|
| insects |
carapanã, pernilongo |
ñati'ũ |
large mosquito |
|
|
| insects |
pium |
|
black fly |
Simulium |
|
| insects |
piolho |
ky |
louse |
Pediculus humanus |
|
| insects |
gafanhoto |
tuku |
grasshopper |
|
Caelifera
|
| insects |
grilo |
kyju |
cricket |
|
Grylloidea
|
| insects |
pulga |
tũngusu |
flea |
|
Siphonaptera
|
| invertebrates |
bicho-de-pé |
tũ, tu |
chigoe flea |
Tunga penetrans |
|
| invertebrates |
carrapato |
jatevu |
tick |
|
Ixodida
|
| invertebrates |
caramujo |
jatyta |
freshwater snail |
|
Basommatophora
|
| invertebrates |
escorpião |
japeusaroto |
scorpion |
|
Scorpiones
|
| invertebrates |
aranha |
ñandu |
spider |
|
Araneae
|
| palms |
buriti |
mburiti |
moriche |
Mauritia flexuosa |
|
| palms |
murumuru |
murumuru |
murumuru |
Astrocaryum murumuru |
|
| palms |
tucumã |
tukumã |
|
Astrocaryum aculeatum |
|
| palms |
açaí |
yasa'i |
açaí |
Euterpe oleracea |
|
| palms |
paxiúba |
patiýua |
paxiuba |
Socratea exorrhiza |
|
| palms |
paxiúba-barriguda |
|
|
Iriartea ventricosa |
|
| palms |
paxiubinha |
patiýua mirĩ |
|
Iriartella |
|
| palms |
patauá |
patagua |
patawa |
Oenocarpus bataua |
|
| palms |
bacaba |
makava, yuakáua |
|
Oenocarpus bacaba |
|
| palms |
urucuri |
urikuri |
urucuri |
Attalea phalerata |
|
| palms |
inajá |
inaja |
maripa palm |
Attalea maripa |
|
| palms |
babaçu |
mbaguasu |
babassu |
Attalea speciosa |
|
| palms |
bacuri |
mbakuri |
|
Scheelea phalerata |
|
| palms |
pupunha |
pupúña |
peach palm |
Bactris gasipaes |
|
| palms |
tucum |
tukũ |
|
Bactris setosa |
|
| palms |
macajá, macaúba, totai |
makaíva |
macaúba |
Acrocomia aculeata |
|
| palms |
jarina |
jarina |
Ecuadorian ivory palm |
Phytelephas aequatorialis |
|
| palms |
carandaí |
karanda'y, karandai |
|
|
|
| trees |
ingá |
inga |
|
Inga |
|
| trees |
urucum |
uruku |
achiote |
Bixa orellana |
|
| trees |
envira, embira |
ymbýra |
|
Daphnopsis |
|
| trees |
cajá |
akaja |
hog plum |
Spondias mombin |
|
| trees |
embaúba |
embaúva |
|
Cecropia |
|
| trees |
pau-d'arco, ipê |
ipe |
|
Tabebuia |
|
| trees |
jenipapo |
ñandypa |
|
Genipa americana |
|
| trees |
murici, muruci |
murisi |
|
Byrsonima crassifolia |
|
| trees |
abacaxi |
anana |
pineapple |
|
|
| trees |
timbó |
timbo |
poison |
|
|
| trees |
banana |
pakova |
banana |
|
|
| trees |
caju |
akaju |
cashew |
|
|
| trees |
abiu |
aviu |
abiu |
Pouteria caimito |
|
| trees |
ucuqui |
ukuki |
|
Pouteria ucuqui |
|
| trees |
manga |
yva |
mango |
|
|
| trees |
goiaba |
arasa |
guava |
|
|
| trees |
pajurá |
pajura |
pajura |
Couepia bracteosa |
|
| trees |
mamão |
mamóne |
papaya |
|
|
| trees |
jutaí |
jeta'i, jetigua |
|
|
|
| trees |
jatobá |
jeta'i, jetigua |
West Indian locust |
Hymenaea courbaril |
|
| trees |
castanha-do-Pará |
tururi |
Brazil nut |
Bertholletia excelsa |
|
| trees |
itaúba |
itaúva |
|
Mezilaurus itauba |
|
| trees |
pama |
pama |
|
|
|
| trees |
açacu |
asaku |
possumwood, sandbox tree |
Hura crepitans |
|
| plants |
abóbora, jerimum |
jurumu; kurapepẽ |
pumpkin |
|
|
| plants |
amendoim |
manduvi |
peanut |
|
|
| plants |
batata doce |
jety |
sweet potato |
|
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