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The Pampas (from the Quechua: pampa, meaning "plain"), also known as the Pampas Plain, are fertile South American low grasslands that cover more than 1,200,000 square kilometres (460,000 sq mi) and include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos, and Córdoba; all of Uruguay; and Brazil's southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul.
The Pampas cat (Leopardus colocola) is a small wild cat native to South America. [1] It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List as habitat conversion and destruction may cause the population to decline in the future. [2] It is named after the Pampas, but occurs in grassland, shrubland, and dry forest at elevations up to 5,000 m ...
The Pampas deer evolved as a plains animal; their direct ancestor first appeared during the Pleistocene epoch. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The deer may have evolved without culling predators, [ clarification needed ] as, when alarmed, they do not flee immediately but rather stamp their feet (like many deer), have a particular trot and whistle, and deposit ...
The central grasslands are populated by the giant anteater, armadillo, pampas cat, maned wolf, mara, cavias, and the rhea (ñandú), a large flightless bird. Hawks, falcons, herons, and tinamous (perdiz, Argentine "false partridges") inhabit the region. There are also pampas deer and pampas foxes. Some of these species extend into Patagonia.
Grazing mammals include the Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus), the [gray brocket] or Guazuvirá deer (Mazama gouazoubira), and the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), the world's largest living rodent. Uruguay is home to a rich avifauna, including the Southern lapwing and the magnificent black-necked swan.
Pampas fox dentition (right) compared with that of red fox (left) The Pampas fox resembles the culpeo or Andean fox in appearance and size, but has a proportionately wider snout, reddish fur on the head and neck, and a black mark on the muzzle. Its short, dense fur is grey over most of the body, with a black line running down the back and onto ...
This is a list of the native mammal species recorded in Argentina.As of January 2020, the list contains 402 mammal species from Argentina, of which one is extinct, seven are critically endangered, seventeen are endangered, sixteen are vulnerable, and thirty are near threatened.
In April 2010, [11] Santa Ana Zoo opened a new exhibit, Tierra de las Pampas or "Land of the Grasses." [11] It is the first in a series of new exhibits. Covering 2 acres (8,100 m 2), Tierra de las Pampas houses giant anteaters in one exhibit, and greater rheas and guanacos in the larger one, with a footpath between them.