Home›Mammals›Where It Lives›South AmericaBrowse BySouth AmericaWhere it lives names the country or region a species actually calls home. Wikipedia describes the giant panda as a species "endemic to China," found nowhere else in the wild. This dimension lets a visitor find every species native to the same part of the world.FactsSouth AmericaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedViviparous (Live-Bearing) 1South AmericaFilter Results68 entriesCommon GroupAllBats (Chiroptera) (7)Bears (1)Carnivorans (22)Cats (11)Cetaceans (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises) (3)Dogs And Wild Canids (1)Elephants And Relatives (1)Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla) (7)Mustelids, Procyonids And Other Carnivorans (9)Pinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus) (2)Primate Species (9)Rodents And Lagomorphs (11)Xenarthrans (Sloths, Anteaters and Armadillos) (6)Everyday GroupAllBats (Chiroptera) (7)Bears (1)Cats (11)Cetaceans (Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises) (3)Dogs And Wild Canids (1)Elephants And Relatives (1)Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla) (7)Mustelids, Procyonids And Other Carnivorans (9)Pinnipeds (Seals, Sea Lions and the Walrus) (2)Primate Species (9)Rodents And Lagomorphs (11)Xenarthrans (Sloths, Anteaters and Armadillos) (6)HabitatAllAlpine (3)Boreal Forest (3)Chaparral (3)Cloud Forest (4)Desert (6)Freshwater (4)Freshwater Marsh (1)Grassland (7)Intertidal Zone (1)Lake (1)Mangrove Forest (2)Marine (1)Open Ocean (2)Riparian Zone (2)River (5)Savanna (4)Sea Ice (1)Steppe (1)Temperate Forest (2)Temperate Rainforest (1)Tropical Dry Forest (2)Tropical Rainforest (19)Tundra (1)Wetlands (5)Xeric Shrubland (1)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (1)Data Deficient (1)Endangered (7)Extinct (1)Least Concern (34)Near Threatened (9)Vulnerable (8)DietAllCarnivore (15)Filter Feeder (1)Frugivore (6)Herbivore (26)Insectivore (7)Omnivore (7)Parasitic (1)Piscivore (4)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (10)Marine (5)Terrestrial (54)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Living or ExtinctAllNo (1)Yes (67)Population TrendAllDecreasing (1)Stable (2)ThreatsAllAgriculture and Aquaculture (1)Biological Resource Use (4)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (2)Pollution (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (5)Domesticated (6)Ecotourism and Research (1)Hunted or Fished (25)Invasive or Introduced Species (10)Kept as Pets (8)Natural Pest Control (1)No Significant Interaction with Humans (1)Pollinator (2)Used in Traditional Medicine (3)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (17)Appendix II (17)Appendix III (3)Not Listed (33)NatureServe RankAllG2 Imperiled (1)G4 Apparently Secure (3)G5 Secure (12)GNA Not Applicable (3)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (9)Amazon Varzea Forest (1)Antarctic Peninsula (2)Arctic Tundra (1)Atlantic Forest (6)Black Forest (2)Canadian Boreal Forest (1)Cerrado (8)Danube Delta (2)Doñana (1)Everglades (1)Galapagos (1)Gran Chaco (3)Heath (1)Iguazu (1)Llanos (6)Pampas (2)Pantanal (4)Patagonian Steppe (1)Ross Sea (1)Sky Island (1)Valdivian Temperate Rainforest (1)Yasuní (1)Yellowstone (2)TaxonomyAllArtiodactyla (5)Ateles (1)Atelidae (3)Bradypodidae (1)Callitrichidae (2)Canidae (1)Castor (1)Cebidae (1)Cephalorhynchus (1)Cetacea (1)Chiroptera (1)Cingulata (2)Emballonuridae (1)Felis (2)Herpailurus (1)Lagomorpha (1)Leopardus (6)Lepus (1)Lontra (3)Mammalia (1)Muridae (1)Nasua (1)Panthera (1)Phocidae (2)Phyllostomidae (4)Pilosa (2)Procyonidae (5)Puma (1)Rodentia (7)Saguinus (1)Sirenia (1)Sotalia (1)Ursidae (1)Vespertilionidae (1)Vicugna (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50AlpacaSouth AmericaAmazon River DolphinSouth AmericaBearded emperor tamarinSouth AmericaBeaverSouth AmericaBlack myotisSouth AmericaBlack RatSouth AmericaBrazilian three-banded armadilloSouth AmericaBrown-throated SlothSouth AmericaCandango mouseSouth AmericaCapuchin MonkeySouth AmericaCapybaraSouth AmericaChestnut Sac-winged BatSouth AmericaChinchillaSouth AmericaColombian spider monkeySouth AmericaColombian woolly monkeySouth AmericaCommerson's dolphinSouth AmericaCommon MarmosetSouth AmericaCougarSouth AmericaCrabeater SealSouth AmericaCrab-eating RaccoonSouth AmericaDark fruit-eating batSouth AmericaDomestic CatSouth AmericaEmperor tamarinSouth AmericaEuropean HareSouth AmericaEuropean RabbitSouth AmericaFeral CatSouth AmericaFeral GoatSouth AmericaGeoffroy's CatSouth AmericaGeoffroy's Tailless BatSouth AmericaGiant AnteaterSouth AmericaGolden Lion TamarinSouth AmericaGuanacoSouth AmericaHouse MouseSouth AmericaHowler MonkeySouth AmericaJaguarSouth AmericaJaguarundiSouth AmericaKinkajouSouth AmericaKodkodSouth AmericaLlamaSouth AmericaLong-legged batSouth AmericaLong-snouted batSouth AmericaManed WolfSouth AmericaMargaySouth AmericaMarine OtterSouth AmericaMuskratSouth AmericaNeotropical OtterSouth AmericaNine-banded ArmadilloSouth AmericaNorth American BeaverSouth AmericaNutriaSouth AmericaOcelotSouth AmericaShowing 1 to 50 of 68, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. Wikipedia: Mammaltier 2WikipediaMammal, lead sectionQuote, Mammal, lead sectionAll modern mammals give birth to live young, except the five species of monotremes, which lay eggs.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.