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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 ]
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The spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus), also known as the South American bear, Andean bear, Andean short-faced bear or mountain bear and locally as jukumari (Aymara and Quechua [3]), ukumari or ukuku, is a species of bear native to the Andes Mountains in northern and western South America.
The vicuña (Lama vicugna) or vicuna [3] (both / v ɪ ˈ k uː n j ə /, very rarely spelled vicugna, its former genus name) [4] [5] is one of the two wild South American camelids, which live in the high alpine areas of the Andes; the other camelid is the guanaco, which lives at lower elevations.
The puna belt which ranges from wet puna in the north of the Andes to dry puna to the southwestern Andes is composed mostly by poaceae (Grasses) and shrubs of the asteraceae (daisy) family. [10] Other representative grasses include species Jarava ichu ("Paja Brava"), Calamagrostis vicunarum ("Crespillo"), and Festuca dolichophylla ("Chillihua ...
The Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) is a species of flamingo native to the Andes mountains of South America. Until 2014, it was classified in genus Phoenicopterus. [3] It is closely related to James's flamingo, and the two make up the genus Phoenicoparrus.
Sixty-nine species of birds are considered to be "total users" of páramo habitats, with "41 species making it their primary habitat and 16 as indicator species". [2] The Andean condor ( Vultur gryphus ), also called "king of the Andes", is known for its wide wingspan, but is no longer frequently seen.