Native Animals In South America
They are a peaceful herd animal with a naturally slow rabbit-like hop but when alarmed they are able to move rapidly across land or through water.
Native animals in south america. The ocelot is often confused for a tiny jaguar Leonardo Mercon Shutterstock. Kruger National Park hosts some of the known mammals like elephants buffalos rhinos and cats. Native to the freshwater streams of South America.
Guanaco animal is native to South America especially mountainous regions of Peru Bolivia and Chile. However because they were so heavily hunted for their leather in the 1900s the population of this species is below 500. It is surrounded by the pacific ocean from the west by the atlantic ocean from the east and north by the caribbean sea from the northwest and connected with north america in the.
This category contains all animals native to the continent of South America which includes Central America and the Caribbean. Thrush The American robin is called the robin because its red breast reminded European settlers of the robin back in the old country. South American monkey species are particularly small.
The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. Map of South America with Animals. Orinoco Crocodile Orinoco crocodiles are some of the largest predators on the continent.
It is native to South America and can grow up to around 2 feet tall and 4 feet long. However the most known are. Four examples of animals in South America appear below.
The country is also home to some of the lesser known animals like the tsessebe and suni. Oaxaca Chiapas Veracruz Tabasco and Yucatán. Capybara is worlds largest rodent found throughout almost all the densely forested areas near bodies of water in South America.