Mogi-Guaçu Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica de Mogi Guaçu) is a biological reserve located in the state of

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. The reserve was created by State Law nº. 12.500 of 1942 with an area of . The reserve is in the Martinho Prado Junior district of the municipality of

Mogi Guaçu Mogi Guaçu is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 153,033 (2020 est.) in an area of . The city is at an average elevation of above sea level. Mogi Guaçu is a place name that probably originates from the Tupi ...

. It holds a research centre that investigates ecology, taxonomy, population genetics, physiology, biochemistry and other subjects. The terrain is relatively flat, lying at above sea level. Average annual rainfall is . Average temperature is . Winters, from April to September, are dry.

Ecology

The reserve contains one of the few remnants of

cerrado The ''Cerrado'' (, ) is a vast ecoregion of tropical savanna in eastern Brazil, particularly in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Minas Gerais, and the Federal District. The core areas of the Cerrado biome are the ...

in São Paulo State. Vegetation includes cerrado, riparian forests and fields. It includes endangered species such as '' Aristolochia labiata'', '' Eriotheca pubescens'' and the palms '' Acanthococos emensis'' and ''

Euterpe edulis ''Euterpe edulis'', commonly known as juçara, jussara (an archaic alternative spelling), açaí-do-sul or palmiteiro, is a palm species in the genus '' Euterpe''. It is now predominantly used for hearts of palm. It is closely related to the aç ...

''. Fauna include cougar (''Puma concolor''),

giant anteater The giant anteater (''Myrmecophaga tridactyla'') is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters, of which it is the largest member. The only extant member of the genus ''Myrmecophag ...

(Mymercophaga tridactyla),

maned wolf The maned wolf (''Chrysocyon brachyurus'') is a large canine of South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay, and is almost extinct in Uruguay. Its markings resemble those of foxes, but it is neither a fox nor a w ...

(Chrysocyon brachyurus), black-collared hawk (''Busarellus nigricollis'') and red-winged tinamou (''Rhynchotus rufescens''). The

black-fronted titi The black-fronted titi monkey (''Callicebus nigrifrons'') is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey. The black-fronted titi is a small diurnal primate. The body of this primate is covered in grey to brown fur with black fur concentrated ...

(''Callicebus nigrifrons'') occurs in the reserve.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mogi-Guacu Biological Reserve Protected areas established in 1942 Protected areas of São Paulo (state) Biological reserves of Brazil 1942 establishments in Brazil