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This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants. This article does not include species found only in captivity.
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The earliest known camel, called Protylopus, lived in North America 40 to 50 million years ago (during the Eocene). [18] It was about the size of a rabbit and lived in the open woodlands of what is now South Dakota. [61] [62] By 35 million years ago, the Poebrotherium was the size of a goat and had many more traits similar to camels and llamas.
Camelops is an extinct genus of camel that lived in North and Central America from the middle Pliocene (from around 4-3.2 million years ago) to the end of the Pleistocene (around 13-12,000 years ago).
The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. They are native to the Americas. There are around 20 extant species. Only the nine-banded armadillo is found in the United States. Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos) Subfamily: Dasypodinae. Nine-banded armadillo, D. novemcinctus [n 3] LC
2.3 North America. 2.4 South America. 3 Asia. ... Lists of mammals by region cover mammals found in different parts of the world. They are organized by continent ...
Dromedary camels, bactrian camels, llamas, and alpacas are all induced ovulators. [8] The three Afro-Asian camel species have developed extensive adaptations to their lives in harsh, near-waterless environments. Wild populations of the Bactrian camel are even able to drink brackish water, and some herds live in nuclear test areas. [9]
Lists of mammals of the United States (1 C, 55 P) Pages in category "Lists of mammals of North America" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.