Paraguay - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

There are typical animals in South America, 14 species of opossums, 11 species of Armadillos, 1 species of sloth, and two species of anteater. There are 20 species of parrot and parakeets because the northern part of Paraguay is the subtropics. Moreover, the fossils of armadillo and ground sloth are excavated as typical animals in South America of Cenozoic era.

The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Paraguay.
Paraguay prehistoric age
	Paraguay extinct species Paleozoic		Marine reptile	Mesosaurus
	Paraguay extinct species Cenozoic		Primitive elephant	Stegomastodon
			Primitive armadillo	Pampatherium, Panochthus, Sclerocalyptus
			Ground sloth	Megatherium, Mylodon, Glossotherium, Lestodon, Scelidotherium
			Even-toed ungulate	Palaeolama, Morenelaphus
			Ungulate	Toxodon, Macrauchenia
			Carnivore	Theriodictis

Paraguay is an inland country located in the central of South America. It is bordered by Bolivia to the west, by Argentina to the south and by Brazil to the north and east.
Paraguay
	Paraguay extant species		Opossum	Water Opossum, White-eared Opossum, Big-eared Opossum, Common Opossum, Agile Gracile Opossum, Lutrine Opossum, Brown Four-eyed Opossum, Woolly Mouse Opossum, Gray Short-tailed Opossum, Southern Red-sided Opossum … total 14 species
			Armadillo	Nine-banded Armadillo, Seven-banded Armadillo, Southern Long-nosed Armadillo, Greater Fairy Armadillo, Screaming Hairy Armadillo, Big Hairy Armadillo, Six-banded Armadillo, Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo, Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo, Giant Armadillo, Southern Three-banded Armadillo
			Sloth	Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth
			Anteater	Giant Anteater, Southern Tamandua
			Primate	Azara's Night Monkey, White-coated Titi, Black Howler
			Rodent	Brazilian Porcupine, Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Azara's Agouti, Central American Agouti, Lowland Paca, Brazilian Guinea Pig, Chacoan Mara, Capybara, Plains Viscacha, Brazilian Squirrel
			Lagomorph	Tapeti
			Odd-toed ungulate	Brazilian Tapir
			Even-toed ungulate	White-lipped Peccary, Chacoan Peccary, Collared Peccary, Guanaco, Marsh Deer, Pampas deer, Red Brocket, Pygmy Brocket
			Carnivore	Cougar, Jaguarundi, Colocolo, Geoffroy's Cat, Ocelot, Oncilla, Margay, Jaguar, Crab-eating Fox, Pampas Fox, Maned Wolf, Bush Dog, Patagonian Skunk, Neotropical Otter, Giant Otter, Lesser Grison, Crab-eating Raccoon, South American Coati
			Crocodile	Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman, Yacare Caiman, Broad-snouted Caiman, Black Caiman
			Iguana	Green Iguana
			Snake	Yellow anaconda
			Rhea	American rhea
			Curassow	Bare-faced Curassow
			Goose	Orinoco Goose
			Stork	Wood Stork, Maguari Stork, Jabiru
			Ibis	Plumbeous Ibis, Buff-necked Ibis, Green Ibis, Whispering Ibis, White-faced Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill
			Toucan	Red-breasted Toucan, Toco Toucan
			Condor	American Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Andean Condor, King Vulture
			Flamingo	Chilean Flamingo
			Parrot	Hyacinth Macaw, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Green-winged Macaw, Blue-winged Macaw, Golden-collared Macaw, Blue-crowned Parakeet, White-eyed Parakeet, Peach-fronted Parakeet, Black-hooded, Maroon-bellied Parakeet … total 20 species
			bird	Chaco Nothura
	Paraguay small endangered species		Frog	(Argenteohyla siemersi)
			bird	Brazilian Merganser, Purple-winged Ground Dove, Narosky's Seedeater, Glaucous Macaw

Wildlife's class - mammal, reptile (dinosaur), amphibia, bird, fish, arthropod (insect), molluscs, cnidarian, echinoderm (others), plant
Redlist Categories & Criteria - Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, others
The italic shows endemic species. * after the name shows subspecies. ' after the name shows family or genus.
          shows maga species.          shows rare and interesting species.
Area attribute - regionally extinct in historic age, regionally extant species, regionally marine species, UNESCO World Heritage, UNESCO World Hertage Tentative List, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Ramsar Site
Habitat environment - Rainforest, Savannah, Desert area, Mountainous area, Wetland, Forest area, Coastal area, Marine park, Tundra area, Colony, Nesting site
Geologic age - Paleozoic (Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian), Mesozoic (Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous), Cenozoic (Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene), Quaternary (Pleistocene, Holocene)