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South America's 20 genera of nonhuman primates compares with 6 in Central America, 15 in Madagascar, 23 in Africa and 19 in Asia. All South American monkeys are believed to be descended from ancestors that rafted over from Africa about 25 million years ago in a single dispersal event. Suborder: Haplorrhini. Infraorder: Simiiformes
Download QR code; Print/export ... List of South American dinosaurs; List of South American animals extinct in the Holocene; B. List of birds of South America; M.
While the animals in the Amazon are often larger than life, this South American rainforest region have some of the world’s smallest creatures This rainforest is full of tiny, miniature creatures ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Aquatic animals of South America (5 C, 1 P) I. Invertebrates of South America (15 C, 1 P) V.
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 ]
This is a list of bird species recorded in South America. South America is the "Bird Continent": It boasts records of 3492 species, more than any other. (Much larger Eurasia is second with 3467.) Colombia's list alone numbers 1910 confirmed species, and both Brazil's and Peru's confirmed lists also exceed 1860.
Pleistocene mammals of South America (98 P) Pages in category "Pleistocene animals of South America" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Andes to Amazon is a nature documentary TV series co-produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, England and Animal Planet, first transmitted in the UK on BBC2 in November 2000. In other territories it was broadcast under the title Wild South America. Each of the six 50-minute episodes portrays a different aspect of the South American ...