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Animals in French Guiana

15 mammal species are recorded in French Guiana in this dataset, 3 of them in a threatened Red List category. French Guiana sits in South America, where 232 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names French Guiana.

They belong to 9 families, the best represented being Phyllostomidae (7), Atelidae (1), Bradypodidae (1). By Red List category: 1 Endangered, 2 Vulnerable, 12 Least Concern.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming French Guiana is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 15 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
15
Threatened
3
Continent
South America
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in French Guiana

The most threatened species in French Guiana

3 of the 3 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in French Guiana

  • Phyllostomidae 7
  • Atelidae 1
  • Bradypodidae 1
  • Cebidae 1
  • Didelphidae 1
  • Emballonuridae 1
  • Megalonychidae 1
  • Mustelidae 1

Every species recorded in French Guiana

All 15 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from French Guiana

The countries in South America that share the most species with French Guiana, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.