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This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in South America. South America 's terrestrial mammals fall into three distinct groups: "old-timers", African immigrants and recent North American immigrants.
South American native ungulates, commonly abbreviated as SANUs, are extinct ungulate-like mammals that were indigenous to South America from the Paleocene (from at least 63 million years ago) until the end of the Late Pleistocene (~12,000 years ago).
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 ]
Marsupials of South America — marsupial mammals of South America, within the Didelphimorphia order endemic to the Americas. Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
Extinct mammals of South America (2 C, 12 P) A. Mammals of Argentina (2 C, 275 P) B. Mammals of Bolivia (1 C, 228 P) Mammals of Brazil (7 C, 48 P)
Pages in category "Lists of mammals of South America" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
A South American tapir browsing leaves at Pouso Alegre, Transpantaneira, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The South American tapir is an herbivore. Using its mobile nose, it feeds on leaves, buds, shoots, and small branches it tears from trees, fruit, grasses, and aquatic plants. They also feed on the vast majority of seeds found in the rainforest ...
They are diurnal mammals native to South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Southwestern United States. The name "coatimundi" comes from the Tupian languages of Brazil, where it means "lone coati". [4] [5] Locally in Belize, the coati is known as "quash". [6]