# Faunia > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Faunia > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Faunia.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faunia > Source revision: 1289610696 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Faunia** is a [zoo](/source/Zoo) and a [botanical garden](/source/Botanical_garden) located in [Madrid](/source/Madrid), Spain. It covers about fourteen square hectares and is organized into areas representing different ecosystems, such as [jungle](/source/Jungle), polar regions, and African forest. It is owned by [Parques Reunidos, SA](/source/Parques_Reunidos). 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.[1] The author of the project was Ricardo Novaro Bocco.[clarification needed] In 2014, Faunia received 400,867 visitors. ## Species ### Invertebrates #### Arachnids - [Mexican redknee tarantula](/source/Brachypelma_smithi) - [Striped-knee tarantula](/source/Aphonopelma_seemanni) #### Insects - [Giant stick insect](/source/Eurycnema_goliath) - [Vietnam stick insect](/source/Medauroidea_extradentata) - [Atlas moth](/source/Attacus_atlas) - [Zebra butterfly](/source/Heliconius_charithonia) - [Blue morpho butterfly](/source/Morpho_(genus)) ### Fish - [Koi carp](/source/Common_carp) - [Peters' elephantnose fish](/source/Peters'_elephantnose_fish) - [Tetra](/source/Tetra) - [Red lionfish](/source/Red_lionfish) - [Arapaima](/source/Arapaima) - [Seahorse](/source/Seahorse) - [Redtail catfish](/source/Redtail_catfish) - [Four-eyed fish](/source/Anableps_anableps) - [Red-bellied piranha](/source/Red-bellied_piranha) - [Red-bellied pacu](/source/Piaractus_brachypomus) - [Ocellate river stingray](/source/Ocellate_river_stingray) - [Spotted gar](/source/Spotted_gar) - [Brown garden eel](/source/Brown_garden_eel) - [Blacktip reef shark](/source/Blacktip_reef_shark) - [Regal tang](/source/Paracanthurus) - [Raccoon butterflyfish](/source/Raccoon_butterflyfish) - [Striated frogfish](/source/Striated_frogfish) - [Domino damsel](/source/Threespot_dascyllus) - [Barcheek unicornfish](/source/Naso_lituratus) - [Yellow tang](/source/Yellow_tang) ### Amphibians - [Axolotl](/source/Axolotl) - [African clawed frog](/source/African_clawed_frog) ### Reptiles - [Indian python](/source/Indian_python) - [Rock monitor](/source/Rock_monitor) - [Spectacled caiman](/source/Spectacled_caiman) - [Green iguana](/source/Green_iguana) - [Boa constrictor](/source/Boa_constrictor) - [Fiji Iguana](/source/Brachylophus) - [Monocled cobra](/source/Monocled_cobra) - [Amethystine python](/source/Amethystine_python) - [Central bearded dragon](/source/Central_bearded_dragon) - [Nile crocodile](/source/Nile_crocodile) - [Komodo dragon](/source/Komodo_dragon) ### Birds - [American flamingo](/source/American_flamingo) - [Lesser flamingo](/source/Lesser_flamingo) - [Mallard](/source/Mallard) - [White-cheeked pintail](/source/White-cheeked_pintail) - [Chestnut teal](/source/Chestnut_teal) - [Mute swan](/source/Mute_swan) - [Black swan](/source/Black_swan) - [Black-necked swan](/source/Black-necked_swan) - [Red-crested pochard](/source/Red-crested_pochard) - [Common shelduck](/source/Common_shelduck) - [Ruddy shelduck](/source/Ruddy_shelduck) - [Emperor goose](/source/Emperor_goose) - [Mandarin duck](/source/Mandarin_duck) - [Fulvous whistling duck](/source/Fulvous_whistling_duck) - [Canada goose](/source/Canada_goose) - [Barnacle goose](/source/Barnacle_goose) - [Domestic goose](/source/Domestic_goose) - [Saker falcon](/source/Saker_falcon) - [Griffon vulture](/source/Griffon_vulture) - [Black-chested buzzard-eagle](/source/Black-chested_buzzard-eagle) - [Grey pelican](/source/Grey_pelican) - [Great white pelican](/source/Great_white_pelican) - [Great cormorant](/source/Great_cormorant) - [Black oystercatcher](/source/Black_oystercatcher) - [Helmeted guineafowl](/source/Helmeted_guineafowl) - [Grey crowned crane](/source/Grey_crowned_crane) - [Purple starling](/source/Purple_starling) - [Cattle egret](/source/Cattle_egret) - [Black-throated magpie-jay](/source/Black-throated_magpie-jay) - [European herring gull](/source/European_herring_gull) - [Grey-headed gull](/source/Grey-headed_gull) - [King penguin](/source/King_penguin) - [Chinstrap penguin](/source/Chinstrap_penguin) - [Gentoo penguin](/source/Gentoo_penguin) - [Adélie penguin](/source/Ad%C3%A9lie_penguin) - [Southern rockhopper penguin](/source/Southern_rockhopper_penguin) - [Magellanic penguin](/source/Magellanic_penguin) - [Humboldt penguin](/source/Humboldt_penguin) - [Giant wood rail](/source/Giant_wood_rail) - [Chestnut-mandibled toucan](/source/Chestnut-mandibled_toucan) - [Yellow-naped amazon](/source/Yellow-naped_amazon) - [Yellow-knobbed curassow](/source/Yellow-knobbed_curassow) - [Scarlet ibis](/source/Scarlet_ibis) - [Grey-winged trumpeter](/source/Grey-winged_trumpeter) - [Toco toucan](/source/Toco_toucan) - [Sun parakeet](/source/Sun_parakeet) - [Blue-and-yellow macaw](/source/Blue-and-yellow_macaw) - [Scarlet macaw](/source/Scarlet_macaw) - [Greater rhea](/source/Greater_rhea) - [Silver pheasant](/source/Silver_pheasant) - [Lady Amherst's pheasant](/source/Lady_Amherst's_pheasant) - [Common crane](/source/Common_crane) - [Demoiselle crane](/source/Demoiselle_crane) ### Mammals - [Prairie dog](/source/Prairie_dog) - [Large-headed capuchin](/source/Large-headed_capuchin) - [Guinea pig](/source/Guinea_pig) - [Domestic sheep](/source/Sheep) - [Pony](/source/Pony) - [Yak](/source/Yak) - [American bison](/source/American_bison) - [Mule](/source/Mule) - [Thar](/source/Himalayan_tahr) - [Domestic goat](/source/Goat) - [Vietnamese pig](/source/Domestic_pig) - [African wild ass](/source/African_wild_ass) - [Harbor seal](/source/Harbor_seal) - [Steller sea lion](/source/Steller_sea_lion) - [Brown fur seal](/source/Brown_fur_seal) - [Indian flying fox](/source/Indian_flying_fox) - [Seba's short-tailed bat](/source/Seba's_short-tailed_bat) - [South African springhare](/source/South_African_springhare) - [Striped skunk](/source/Striped_skunk) - [Linnaeus's two-toed sloth](/source/Linnaeus's_two-toed_sloth) - [Three-striped night monkey](/source/Three-striped_night_monkey) - [Egyptian fruit bat](/source/Egyptian_fruit_bat) - [Crested porcupine](/source/Crested_porcupine) - [Gray mouse lemur](/source/Gray_mouse_lemur) - [Binturong](/source/Binturong) - [Aardvark](/source/Aardvark) - [Common genet](/source/Common_genet) - [Short-tailed chinchilla](/source/Short-tailed_chinchilla) - [Meerkat](/source/Meerkat) - [Ocelot](/source/Ocelot) - [Nine-banded armadillo](/source/Nine-banded_armadillo) - [Kinkajou](/source/Kinkajou) - [Black-and-white ruffed lemur](/source/Black-and-white_ruffed_lemur) - [Raccoon](/source/Raccoon) - [White-headed lemur](/source/White-headed_lemur) - [Ring-tailed lemur](/source/Ring-tailed_lemur) - [Southern tamandua](/source/Southern_tamandua) - [Golden lion tamarin](/source/Golden_lion_tamarin) - [Goeldi's marmoset](/source/Goeldi's_marmoset) - [Black agouti](/source/Black_agouti) - [White-faced saki](/source/White-faced_saki) - [Common squirrel monkey](/source/Common_squirrel_monkey) - [Desmarest's hutia](/source/Desmarest's_hutia) - [Emperor tamarin](/source/Emperor_tamarin) - [Common marmoset](/source/Common_marmoset) - [Pygmy marmoset](/source/Pygmy_marmoset) - [Naked mole-rat](/source/Naked_mole-rat) - [Common dwarf mongoose](/source/Common_dwarf_mongoose) - [Reeves's muntjac](/source/Reeves's_muntjac) - [Gray brocket](/source/Gray_brocket) ### Conservation programs In 2007 and 2008, Faunia participated in seven EEP and nine ESB programs coordinated by EAZA.[clarification needed] 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. #### References 1. Fernando Beltrán. ["El nombre de las cosas"](http://www.elnombredelascosas.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Faunia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faunia) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faunia?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.