User:WolfmanSF/List of Central and South American megafauna

Megafauna are large animals (for definitions, see the Megafauna page). Extant and recently extinct (in the Pleistocene) megafauna of Central and South America are listed here.

Class of Mammalia

• Marsupials
• Marsupial Saber-tooth † (Thylacosmilus atrox)

• Primates

• Brown Spider Monkey (Ateles hybridus)
• Gray Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix cana)

Gray woolly monkey are among the largest monkey in Amazon

• Human (Homo sapiens)
• Southern Muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides)
• Yucatan Black Howler (Alouatta pigra)

• Xenarthrans

• Brown-throated Sloth (Bradypus variegatus)
• Chilean Ground Sloth (Mylodon sp.)
• Doedicurus †
• Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
• Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus )

megatherium

habitats, including grasslands, deciduous forests and rainforests. It feeds mainly on ants and termites, sometimes up to 30,000 insects in a single day.

• Giant Caribbean Ground Sloth † (Megalocnus sp.)
• Giant Ground Sloth † (Megatherium americanum)
• Southern Glyptodon † (Glyptodon asper)

• Rodents

• Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

Capybara are among the largest Rodents in Brazil

• Josephoartigasia monesi †
• Paca (Cuniculus sp.)

• Cetaceans

• Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
• Costero (Sotalia guianensis)

• La Plata Dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei)
• Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis)

• Carnivores

• Culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus)
• Cougar (Puma concolor)
• Dire Wolf † (Canis dirus)
• Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis)
• Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)

Largest Feline the is predator

• Jaguar ({Panthera onca)
• Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
• Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
• Pleistiocene South America Jaguar † (Panthera onca mesembrina)
• Saber-toothed Cat † (Smilodon populator)
• Short-eared Dog (Atelocynus microtis)
• Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

• Elephants
• American Mastodon † (Mammut americanum)
• Cuvieronius †
• Stegomastodon †
• Sirenians
• Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis)
• West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
• Hoofed Mammals

• Agalmaceros †
• Alpaca (Vicugna pacos)
• Antifer †
• Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
• Black Dwarf Lowland Tapir (Tapirus pygmaeus)
• Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
• Charitoceros †
• Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri)
• Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu)
• Giant Forest Peccary (Pecari maximus)
• Guanaco (Lama guanicoe)
• Hippidion †

• Llama (Lama glama)
• Macrauchenia †
• Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
• Mixotoxodon †
• Morenolaphus †
• Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
• Palaeolama mirifica †
• Pampas Deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)
• Southern Pudu (Pudu puda)
• Tapirus veronensis †
• Toxodon †
• Taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis)
• Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
• White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)

Class of Aves

• Ratites
• Greater Rhea (Rhea americana)
• Pelicans
• Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus)
• Herons, Storks, and Flamingos

• Andean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus andinus)
• Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
• Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
• Great Egret (Ardea alba)

• Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria)
• James's Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi)
• Maguari Stork (Ciconia maguari)

• Ibises

• Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)

• Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja)

• Waterfowl

• Black-necked Screamer (Chauna chavaria)

• Horned Screamer (Anhima cornuta)

• Old World Vultures
• King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa )
• New World Vultures
• Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)
• Birds of Prey

• Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis)

• Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja)

• Cranes
• Red-legged Seriema (Cariama cristata)
• Parrots

• Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
• Green-winged Macaw (Ara chloropterus)
• Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus)

Scarlet Macaw are largesr parrot 500 m (1,640 ft) (at least formerly) up to 1,000 m (3,281 ft).

• Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)

• Toucans

• Choco Toucan (Ramphastos brevis)
• Channel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos vitellinus)
• Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

largest bird of beak

• Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco)

Class of Saurospida

• Tortoises and Turtles

• Arrau River Turtle (Podocnemis expansa)
• Matamata (Chelus fimbriatus)

• Mesoamerican River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii)
• Pig-nosed Turtle (Carettochelys insculpta)

• Snakes and Lizards

• Basilisk Lizard (Basiliscus plumifrons)
• Boa Constrictor (Boa constrictor)
• Emerald Tree Boa (Corallus caninus)
• Gold tegu (Tupinambis teguixin)
• Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)

Boa Adults grow to about 6 feet (1.8 m) in length. They have highly developed front teeth that are likely

Largest of snake

• Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
• Northern Caiman Lizard (Dracaena guianensis)
• South American bushmaster (Lachesis muta)
• Yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus)

• Crocodilians

• Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
• Broad-snouted Caiman (Caiman latirostris)
• Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)

• Morelet's Crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)
• Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
• Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacaré)

Class of Actinopterygii

• Arapaima (Arapaima gigas)
• Aruana (Osteoglossum bicirrhosum)
• Electric eel (Electrophorus electricus)

Largest bonyfish 2 m (6.6 ft), in some exceptional cases even more than 2.5 m (8.2 ft) and over 100 kg (220 lbs).

• Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum)

Class of Arthropoda

• Arachnids
• Chaco golden knee (Grammostola areostrania)
• Insects
• Brazilian Giant Cockroach (Blaberus giganteus)

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