Chilean Puya

Plants > Bromeliads & Bromeliaceae

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Chilean PuyaScientific Name: Puya chilensisCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Bromeliads & BromeliaceaeSize: Rosette height: 5–8 ft (1.5–2.4 m); Inflorescence height: 10–13 ft (3.0–4.0 m)Weight: Mature multi-rosette clump biomass: 300–800 lb...

Chilean Giant Frog

Amphibians > Primitive Frogs

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Chilean Giant FrogScientific Name: Calyptocephalella gayiCategory: AmphibiansSubcategory: Primitive FrogsSize: Snout-to-vent length: 8.0–12.5 in (20–32 cm); Tadpoles reach up to 6.0 in (15 cm)Weight: 1.5–6.6 lb (0.7–3.0 kg); one of the heaviest...

Chilean Mouse Opossum

Mammals > Marsupials

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Chilean Mouse OpossumScientific Name: Thylamys elegansCategory: MammalsSubcategory: MarsupialsRange: Central Chile, from the southern borders of the Atacama Desert in the Coquimbo Region south to the Valdivian temperate forests of Los Lagos,...