Megafauna of South America - Statistics

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Order Family Species Common Name Distribution % Correct
Carnivora Ursidae Tremarctos ornatus Spectacled Bear the Andes Mountains from Venezuela to Bolivia
90%
Carnivora Felidae Puma concolor Cougar virtually the entire continent
80%
Carnivora Felidae Panthera onca Jaguar fragmented patches from Colombia throughout Greater Amazonia to northern Argentina and southeast Brazil
80%
Rodents Caviidae Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Common Capybara the entire continent east of the Andes and north of Patagonia
70%
Pilosans Myrmecophagidae Myrmecophaga tridactyla Giant Anteater from the Pacific coast of Colombia throughout Greater Amazonia to northern Argentina
70%
Squamates Boidae Eunectes murinus Green Anaconda Greater Amazonia from Colombia and the Guiana Shield to eastern Brazil and Paraguay
70%
Odd-toed Ungulates Equidae Equus caballus Domestic Horse introduced to patches of the Andes from Colombia to Chile, as well as northern Brazil
60%
Even-toed Ungulates Suidae Sus scrofa (x domestica) Wild Boar introduced to southern Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina
60%
Rodents Castoridae Castor canadensis American Beaver introduced to Tierra del Fuego
50%
Crocodilians Crocodylidae Crocodylus acutus American Crocodile coasts of Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela
50%
Turtles Podocnemididae Podocnemis expansa Arrau Turtle Amazon Basin from Bolivia to northern Brazil and Venezuela
50%
Odd-toed Ungulates Tapiridae Tapirus bairdii Baird’s Tapir western Colombia
50%
Crocodilians Alligatoridae Melanosuchus niger Black Caiman Amazonia from eastern Peru to the Guiana Shield
50%
Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Dama dama European Fallow Deer introduced to Argentina and Uruguay
50%
Turtles Testudinidae Chelonoidis niger Galápagos Tortoise Galápagos Islands
50%
Armadillos Chlamyphoridae Priodontes maximus Giant Armadillo Greater Amazonia from Colombia to northern Argentina, excluding parts of eastern Brazil
50%
Even-toed Ungulates Camelidae Lama guanicoe Guanaco Andes from central Peru to Argentina, and throughout Patagonia
50%
Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Hippocamelus bisulcus Huemul Andes of southern Chile and Argentina
50%
Odd-toed Ungulates Tapiridae Tapirus pinchaque Mountain Tapir Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru
50%
Crocodilians Crocodylidae Crocodylus intermedius Orinoco Crocodile Orinoco Basin of Venezuela and eastern Colombia
50%
Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Ozotoceros bezoarticus Pampas Deer fragmented patches throughout Argentina and Bolivia to northern Brazil
50%
Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Cervus elaphus Red Deer introduced to Argentina and Chile
50%
Crocodilians Alligatoridae Caiman crocodilus Spectacled Caiman Greater Amazonia from northern Bolivia and central Brazil to Colombia and the Guiana Shield
50%
Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Hippocamelus antisensis Taruca Andes from central Peru to northwest Argentina
50%
Even-toed Ungulates Camelidae Lama vicugna Vicuña Andes from Ecuador to Argentina
50%
Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Odocoileus virginianus White-tailed Deer Colombia, Venezuela, the Guiana Shield, and sub-alpine Peru
50%
Crocodilians Alligatoridae Caiman yacare Yacare Caiman from Bolivia and western Brazil to eastern Argentina
50%
Even-toed Ungulates Bovidae Antilope cervicapra Blackbuck introduced to Argentina
40%
Crocodilians Alligatoridae Caiman latirostris Broad-snouted Caiman Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern and eastern Brazil
40%
Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Mazama temama Central American Brocket western Colombia
40%
Even-toed Ungulates Tayassuidae Parachoerus wagneri Chacoan Peccary Chaco region of eastern Bolivia, western Paraguay, and northern Argentina
40%
Even-toed Ungulates Tayassuidae Dicotyles tajacu Collared Peccary from Colombia and Ecuador to southeast Brazil and Uruguay
40%
Carnivora Otariidae Zalophus wollebaeki Galápagos Sea Lion the Galápagos Islands and Isla de la Plata of Ecuador
40%
Odd-toed Ungulates Tapiridae Tapirus terrestris Lowland Tapir Greater Amazonia from Colombia to north-central Brazil and northern Argentina
40%
Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Blastocerus dichotomus Marsh Deer fragmented patches from eastern Argentina to central Brazil and eastern Bolivia
40%
Even-toed Ungulates Cervidae Mazama americana Red Brocket from Colombia and Ecuador to southeast Brazil and northern Argentina
40%
Carnivora Otariidae Otaria flavescens South American Sea Lion coastlines between Ecuador and southernmost Brazil
40%
Carnivora Phocidae Mirounga leonina Southern Elephant Seal coasts of southern Chile and Argentina
40%
Squamates Boidae Eunectes notaeus Yellow Anaconda from eastern Bolivia to northeast Argentina and Uruguay
40%
Even-toed Ungulates Bovidae Bubalus bubalis Domestic Water Buffalo introduced to patches of Amazonia and Argentina
30%
Carnivora Otariidae Arctocephalus galapagoensis Galápagos Fur Seal Galápagos Islands
30%
Carnivora Otariidae Arctocephalus philippii Juan Fernández Fur Seal Juan Fernández and Desventuradas islands of Chile
30%
Carnivora Otariidae Arctocephalus australis South American Fur Seal coastlines between southern Peru and southernmost Brazil
30%
Even-toed Ungulates Tayassuidae Tayassu pecari White-lipped Peccary from Colombia and Ecuador to southeast Brazil, excluding parts of Venezuela and eastern Colombia
30%
Turtles Testudinidae Chelonoidis denticulatus Yellow-footed Tortoise Amazon Basin
30%
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