French Guiana, called Guyane in French, is an overseas department and region of France on the northern coast of South America. It borders Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, and it is the second-largest region of France and the largest outermost region of the European Union. Very low population density follows from the forest cover, about 98.9 percent of the land being forested, and roughly half of the residents live in the capital Cayenne. Since December 2015 a single territorial collectivity and assembly has governed it in place of the former regional and departmental councils. The Guiana Space Centre near the equator, now the main launch site of the European Space Agency, anchors much of the local economy. French is the official language and French Guianese Creole the most widely spoken.
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Source Molossus alvarezi (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, where it livesQuote, Range and habitat, where it lives
Its range also includes Honduras and French Guiana.
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Source Amazonian sac-winged bat (Wikipedia)Biology and ecology, rangeQuote, Biology and ecology, range
It is found in several countries and territories in northern South America, including Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname.
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Source Bidentate yellow-eared bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
is distributed throughout much of northern South America east of the Andes, including eastern Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, southern Venezuela, northern Bolivia and Brazil, and throughout the Guyanas
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Source Big free-tailed bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
Its range includes many countries in North, Central, and South America, including: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and Venezuela.
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Source Black mastiff bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitat, where it lives (6)Quote, Range and habitat, where it lives (6)
El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala
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Source Brazilian squirrel (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is found in south-eastern Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname and Venezuela.
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Source Brown fruit-eating bat (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
is a species of bat found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
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Source Colombian bonneted bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
is a bat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela
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Source Great stripe-faced bat (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
including eastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, Peru, northern Bolivia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Brazil
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Source Greenhall's dog-faced bat (Wikipedia)Lead, rangeQuote, Lead, range
It lives in Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guianas, northeastern Brazil and Trinidad.
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Source Lesser bulldog bat (Wikipedia)Habitat, countries: french-guianaQuote, Habitat, countries: french-guiana
They are found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, and Peru.
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Source Neotropical pygmy squirrel (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
in French Guiana, Suriname, central Brazil, northern Peru, and southern Colombia
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Source Taxon page for Chiropotes sagulatus, Reddish-brown bearded saki (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distributionQuote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · French Guiana · Guyana · Suriname
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Source Urania leilus (Wikipedia)Lead, range, where it livesQuote, Lead, range, where it lives
Its range includes Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, eastern Colombia, Venezuela, eastern Ecuador, Brazil, northern Bolivia, eastern Peru, as well as the island of Trinidad.
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Source Taxon page for Pithecia pithecia, White-faced saki (Mammal Diversity Database)Country distributionQuote, Country distribution
Country distribution Brazil · French Guiana · Guyana · Suriname · Venezuela
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Source Yellow-throated big-eared bat (Wikipedia)Range and habitatQuote, Range and habitat
It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
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1. French Guiana (Wikipedia)
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As of January 2026, it is home to 298,554 people.
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French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km2
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is an overseas department and region of France
Part Of: France, Lead, country
is an overseas department and region of France
On Continent: South America, Lead, location
located on the northern coast of South America
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