• Key Information

  • Pantanal

  • Type
    Tropical Wetlands and Flooded Grasslands
  • Area
    54,000 to 75,000 sq mi
  • Flora and Fauna
    2,000 plants, 463 birds, 269 fish, 236 mammals, 141 reptiles and amphibians, 9,000 invertebrates
  • Learning Point
  • The Pantanal is the worlds largeset area of flooded grasslands and tropical wetlands. It is in mostly in Brazil, as well as parts of Bolivia and Paraguay. Many species of plants and animals live there, but very little of it is protected.
  • Project
  • Draw a picture of the Pantanal and its wildlife.
  • Location
  • Located in
    Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia
  • Fun Facts
  • The Pantanal comprises about 3% of the entire world's wetlands.
  • The Pantanal is larger than 29 US states and at least nine European countries.
  • More than 2,000 different plants have been found across the Pantanal.
  • In late 2020, a quarter of the wetland was destroyed by an unprecedented fire which occurred due to climate change. An area estimated of about 7,681 square miles has been destroyed by the fire.