Range: Tropical South America, Brazil and surrounding RainForests

Habitat: Forested Regions

Natural Diet: Primarily Vegetarian, will consume protein in the form of carrion or invertebrates when available.

Diet at Rain Forest: Vegetarian mix, powdered vitamins and occasional meat supplements.

Size: 12-18" Carapace

Status in Wild: Numbers are stable in parts of range while declining rapidly in areas of human encroachment.  This species is still consumed in large numbers by native peoples of the Amazon.

Destruction of the animals habitat is leading cause of decline in developing areas.