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The fauna of South America consists of a huge variety of unique animals some of which evolved in relative isolation. The isolation of South America allowed for many separate animal lineages to evolve, creating a lot of originality when it comes to South American animal species. [ 1 ]
South America's considerable cervid diversity belies their relatively recent arrival. The presence of camelids in South America but not North America today is ironic, given that they have a 45-million-year-long history in the latter continent (where they originated), and only a 3-million-year history in the former. Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
Pages in category "Lists of animals of South America" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Aquatic animals of South America (5 C, 1 P) I. Invertebrates of South America (15 C, 1 P) V. Vertebrates of South America (7 C) Pages in category "Fauna of South America"
North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Papua New Guinea: research, venom, pets Captive-bred Common in captivity, becoming rare in the wild 6c Other arthropods: Crested (Correlophus ciliatus) and suras geckos (C. sarasinorum) date uncertain New Caledonia: pets Captive-bred
Dog breeds originating in South America (9 C, 1 P) Extinct mammals of South America (2 C, 12 P) A. Mammals of Argentina (2 C, 275 P) B. Mammals of Bolivia (1 C, 228 P)
Carnivorans found in South America — the carnivorous mammals of South America. Subcategories. ... Felids of South America (14 P) P. Pinnipeds of South America (16 P) S.
This is a list of bird species recorded in South America. South America is the "Bird Continent": It boasts records of 3486 species, more than any other. (Much larger Eurasia is second with 3467.) Colombia's list alone numbers 1907 confirmed species, and both Brazil's and Peru's confirmed lists also exceed 1850.