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South America's meager lagomorph diversity (6 species compared to 18 for North America north of Mexico) reflects their recent arrival and failure (so far) to diversify much. Only the tapeti is present south of northern South America; lagomorphs are absent from most of South America's southern cone. Family: Leporidae (rabbits, hares) Genus ...
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 ]
List of birds of South America; M. List of mammals of South America This page was last edited on 2 February 2020, at 05:17 (UTC). ...
Fauna of South America by dependent territory (3 C) Fauna of South America by region (13 C) A. Aquatic animals of South America (5 C, 1 P) I.
Estimates, as of 2016, place their numbers around 1.5 to 2 million animals: 1,225,000–1,890,000 in Argentina, 270,000–299,000 in Chile, 3,000 in Peru, 150–200 in Bolivia and 20–100 in Paraguay. This is only 3–7% of the guanaco population before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in South America.
The fauna of the Andes, a mountain range in South America, is large and diverse. As well as a huge variety of flora , the Andes contain many different animal species. With almost 1,000 species, of which roughly 2/3 are endemic to the region, the Andes are the most important region in the world for amphibians . [ 2 ]
It is accessible via the Amazon River through the city of Iquitos in the department of Loreto, or through the city of Tarapoto via Yurimaguas. This is one of the best places for wildlife spotting, which is a Ramsar site and the largest government-protected area in the floodable Amazon rainforest in South America. Pampa Galeras National Reserve.
Over 1800 species of birds have been described in Colombia, (more than the number of existent bird species in North America and Europe combined). [2] Some of the bird species in Colombia are: American redstart; Groove-billed ani; Spotted antbird; White-plumed antbird; Antioquia bristle-tyrant; Northern slaty-antshrike; Blackish-grey antshrike ...