Threatened animals in Brazil

We know Brazil has most beautiful and mystic animals in her forest. Most animals have his own role to play to survive in the jungle. Some are most dangerous than we can imagine . Some have that power to kill a man within a minute. We will discuss top threatened animals in Brazil.

1. Jaws Lizard

The lizard shark is a species considered extinct in Brazil. This shark feeds primarily on crustaceans and inhabits waters from 10 to over 300 m. They are highly dimorphic, and males are slender and heavier females; males also have larger teeth. They measure about 70 cm, and a small species of shark. The decline of this species has been attributed to changes in reproductive areas due to shipping traffic. Thus, prefer imported to domestic products can be a way to stimulate the economy of Brazil and even help species under conditions similar to the lizard shark.

2.Sauim Collar

The collar Sauim is a small primate that lives near the city of Manaus. As is common among primates, rivers serve as a geographical barrier and isolate populations. The collar Sauim is isolated north of the Amazon, east of the Black and southern Cuieiras. A related species, red-handed tamarin around the collar Sauim and seems to be excluding our character today by competition. The collar Sauim live in groups of about ten individuals, only female of the group reproduces and gives birth to two cubs at the beginning and end of the year. Yet its population has reduced in recent years, which made this critically endangered species. This is mainly due to habitat fragmentation on the outskirts of Manaus. Birth control is an outlet for the human population growth that threatens the species, as well as most of those presented in this series.

3.Proceratophrys sanctaritae

This kind of sapo-leaf inhabits the Serra do Timbo, Bahia. Are diurnal frogs vocalize in chorus on rainy days to attract partners. They mate in shallow pools where their tadpoles will develop. They live almost all the time inside the ground of dense forests. Dwelleth semi-deciduous tropical forest at altitudes 800-900 m above sea level. The main threat to the species is the development of crops such as banana and cocoa, which occupy the forests where these animals live. Secondarily, the headwaters of Serra do Timbo are drying up because of over-exploitation in the cities surrounding the protected area. Thus, use water more awareness is a simple measure that can help species such sapo-sheet.

4.Porpoise Franciscan

Franciscan porpoise is a marine dolphin, but entering estuaries. They are relatively small animals (1.80 m and 50 kg). He lives in shallow water where game fish such as sea bass. This species occurs from northern Argentina to the Holy Spirit where water and food are appropriate. Unlike most dolphins, porpoises do not form large groups, often living alone. His biggest threat is bycatch in trawls. Therefore, to preserve them buy only fishermen fish that use technology dolphin safe . The garbage that we throw on the beaches is also often eaten by these animals.

5.Neomorphus

The neomorphus is a relative of the abundant anus, but is critically endangered. This Cucculiforme bird has a very odd distribution, having been found in Espirito Santo, Minas Gerais, Tocantins, Bahia and Maranhao, so there is a wide range where it has never been recorded and new records exist for Acre, Peru and Bolivia. It is possible that the species exists in intervening lands, but have never been recorded, alternatively may already be extinct in this range. In any case, species widely distributed endangered are rarer than the heavily endemic. The most threatened population that is in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. They are relatively large animals (~ 54 cm) walking in the forest floor behind insect or fly following Corrections web ants eating prey that correição misses. The sound it produces is a dry crack reminiscent of the beating of teeth of a wild pig, hence some of their popular names, as Taiassuíra (Tupi bird boar). By relying on intact forests to live, the neomorphus is critically endangered. Do you like coffee? So look for producers dedicated to produce it sustainably and preserve the neomorphus. It is that coffee is very produced in places where there was Atlantic Forest primary. Preferring environmentally responsible producers you prevent more forests are replaced by coffee plantations.

6.Noronhomys

The character of this week is so extinct that neither his image left. The mouse noronhomys is the first recorded instance of extinction of an animal due to the great navigations. The IUCN gives numerous extinctions to this process of colonization, but few were documented as in the case of this rodent. The Noronha Mouse was also the first Brazilian extinct mammal. Their extinction is attributed to the introduction of a voracious competitor, the European rat, Rattus rattus . At the same time introduced predators such as cats and dogs, and hunting further accelerated the process. Almost nothing is known about the biology of this species. The only description of them living was made by Amerigo Vespucci, who was honored in the name of the rodent. This species was even longer, but other native species can be protected by placing a bell on your cat's collar. So you prevent him from attacking sneaked a native animal.

7.Eskimo Curlew

You know that place you visit once and decided never to return? Brazil is one of these for the torch Eskimo. This migratory bird came to Brazil especially São Paulo, Mato Grosso and Amazonas, but the occupation of the fields by livestock and agriculture, habitat they visited here ceased to exist and they stopped coming to Brazil. In fact the population of this species as a whole was very hunt in North America and declined enough, but many of these birds still live elsewhere in the world, though not come over to our country. Her long, curved beak to help turning the soil in search of food. Therefore avoid soil compaction would be a way to preserve this species.

8.Phrynomedusa fimbriata

This pererequinha is known only by its holotype. It was discovered in Santo André, metropolitan region of São Paulo, but possibly occurred in other altitude forests more than one thousand meters from the Parana to the Rio de Janeiro. It is an arboreal animal that was reproduced in the Atlantic Forest rapids, otherwise know almost nothing of his life since 80 years ago no copy is spotted despite intensive searches have already been made. The disordered urban sprawl of Sao Paulo is probably the main responsible for this extinction. To prevent other species have the same fate is important to set aside green areas within large cities.

9.Pipe Fish (Micrognathus erugatus)

This kind of pipe fish was described from a single specimen and its collection has been difficult since then. It is a bottom fish related to seahorses, but with short snout and elongated body. They are micropredadores, feeding on small invertebrates that live on the seabed between algae, rocks and sand. Males guard the eggs until hatching a ventral skin fold, which restricts the number of puppies and threatens populations. To live always with the background, these animals are threatened by the very common trawling to catch shrimp. To help save the pipes consume fish breeding shrimp instead of fish from the sea.