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The following is a list of native wild mammal species recorded in Antarctica. There are 23 mammal species in Antarctica, all of which are marine. Three are considered endangered, one is vulnerable, eight are listed as data deficient, and one has not yet been evaluated. [1] Domesticated species, such as the dogs formerly present, [2] are not ...
These two species live north of the sea ice, and breed in harems on beaches. The other four species can live on the sea ice. Crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophagus) and Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) form breeding colonies, whereas leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) and Ross seals (Ommatophoca rossii) live solitary lives. Although these ...
The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. All 21 extant species are found in South America, where they originated. Their much larger relatives, the pampatheres and glyptodonts, once lived in North and South America but became extinct following the appearance of humans. Family: Dasypodidae (long-nosed armadillos) Subfamily ...
Lists of mammals by region cover mammals found in different parts of the world. They are organized by continent, region, and country, and in some places by sub-national region. Most are full species lists, while those for Australia and the Caribbean have links to more specific species lists.
Armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. There are 21 extant species in the Americas, 19 of which are only found in South America, where they originated. Their much larger relatives, the pampatheres and glyptodonts, once lived in North and South America but became extinct following the appearance of humans.
List of mammals of Antarctica; ... List of mammals of South America This page was last edited on 3 November 2024, at 08:05 (UTC). ...
Sparnotheriodontids lived in South America and Antarctica. Sparnotheriodontids and astrapotheres are the only clades of terrestrial placental mammals confirmed to have lived in Antarctica. [18] Sparnotheriodontids were browsing herbivores adapted to forest environments. [19] Their rarity in the fossil record suggests they were specialists. [20]
Mammals of North America (21 C, 43 P) O. Mammals of Oceania (19 C, 4 P) S. Mammals of South America (26 C, ... Mammals by continent.