Faunia is a zoo and a botanical garden located in Madrid, Spain. It covers about fourteen square hectares and is organized into areas representing different ecosystems, such as jungle, polar regions, and African forest. It is owned by Parques Reunidos, SA.
Faunia was opened on July 10, 2001, under the name Parque Biológico de Madrid. In 2002, the park was renamed Faunia, a name created by the philologist and writer, Fernando Beltrán. The author of the project was Ricardo Novaro Bocco.
In 2014, Faunia received 400,867 visitors.
Species
Invertebrates
Arachnids Mexican redknee tarantula Striped-knee tarantula
Insects Giant stick insect Vietnam stick insect Atlas moth Zebra butterfly Blue morpho butterfly
Fish Koi carp Peters' elephantnose fish Tetra Red lionfish Arapaima Seahorse Redtail catfish Four-eyed fish Red-bellied piranha Red-bellied pacu Ocellate river stingray Spotted gar Brown garden eel Blacktip reef shark Regal tang Raccoon butterflyfish Striated frogfish Domino damsel Barcheek unicornfish Yellow tang
Amphibians Axolotl African clawed frog
Reptiles Indian python Rock monitor Spectacled caiman Green iguana Boa constrictor Fiji Iguana Monocled cobra Amethystine python Central bearded dragon Nile crocodile Komodo dragon
Birds American flamingo Lesser flamingo Mallard White-cheeked pintail Chestnut teal Mute swan Black swan Black-necked swan Red-crested pochard Common shelduck Ruddy shelduck Emperor goose Mandarin duck Fulvous whistling duck Canada goose Barnacle goose Domestic goose Saker falcon Griffon vulture Black-chested buzzard-eagle Grey pelican Great white pelican Great cormorant Black oystercatcher Helmeted guineafowl Grey crowned crane Purple starling Cattle egret Black-throated magpie-jay European herring gull Grey-headed gull King penguin Chinstrap penguin Gentoo penguin Adélie penguin Southern rockhopper penguin Magellanic penguin Humboldt penguin Giant wood rail Chestnut-mandibled toucan Yellow-naped amazon Yellow-knobbed curassow Scarlet ibis Grey-winged trumpeter Toco toucan Sun parakeet Blue-and-yellow macaw Scarlet macaw Greater rhea Silver pheasant Lady Amherst's pheasant Common crane Demoiselle crane
Mammals Prairie dog Large-headed capuchin Guinea pig Domestic sheep Pony Yak American bison Mule Thar Domestic goat Vietnamese pig African wild ass Harbor seal Steller sea lion Brown fur seal Indian flying fox Seba's short-tailed bat South African springhare Striped skunk Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Three-striped night monkey Egyptian fruit bat Crested porcupine Gray mouse lemur Binturong Aardvark Common genet Short-tailed chinchilla Meerkat Ocelot Nine-banded armadillo Kinkajou Black-and-white ruffed lemur Raccoon White-headed lemur Ring-tailed lemur Southern tamandua Golden lion tamarin Goeldi's marmoset Black agouti White-faced saki Common squirrel monkey Desmarest's hutia Emperor tamarin Common marmoset Pygmy marmoset Naked mole-rat Common dwarf mongoose Reeves's muntjac Gray brocket
Conservation programs In 2007 and 2008, Faunia participated in seven EEP and nine ESB programs coordinated by EAZA.
In 2012, 12 out of the 143 species in the collection were included in ESB programs, and another 12 in EEP programs in which the park participated. It also co-ordinates one of them, the white-headed marmoset.
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