Home›Species›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.South AmericaConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)South AmericaFilter Results291 entriesCommon GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (22)Ancient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Araucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (3)Asters And Composites (Asterales) (1)Bees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (4)Beetles (Coleoptera) (4)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (7)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (1)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (1)Catfish (Siluriformes) (2)Centipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda) (1)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (2)Citrus And Mahogany Relatives (Sapindales) (1)Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea) (2)Crabs (2)Crocodilians (3)Cuckoos (1)Cypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (1)Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (3)Earthworms and Other Oligochaetes (2)Eels (Anguilliformes) (1)Fleas And Lice (1)Flies (Diptera) (4)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (2)Grasses And Sedges (Poales) (12)Gulls, Terns And Auks (7)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (1)Herons, Egrets And Allies (6)Horsetails (Equisetum) (4)Hydrozoans (Hydrozoa) (1)Isopods (Woodlice) (4)Kingfishers And Allies (1)Leafy Liverworts (9)Legumes (Fabales) (1)Lichens (1)Lizards (Lacertilia) (3)Lobsters And Crayfish (1)Mallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (3)Other Birds (6)Other Bony Fish (3)Other Flowering Plant Orders (2)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (1)Other Insects (2)Owls (2)Parrots (2)Passerines (Songbirds) (4)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (1)Peat Mosses (Sphagnum) (2)Penguins And Seabirds (10)Pleurocarpous Mosses (Mat-Forming) (3)Podocarps (Podocarpaceae) (1)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (1)Pseudoscorpions (1)Roundworms (Nematoda) (1)Rusts, Smuts And Plant Pathogens (1)Shorebirds (Waders) (3)Snakes (Serpentes) (5)Spiders (Araneae) (11)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (1)Tapeworms (Cestoda) (1)Thalloid Liverworts (7)Ticks And Mites (Acari) (4)Tree Frogs (Hylidae) (1)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (4)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (2)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (12)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (1)Whisk Ferns (Psilotum) (1)Woodpeckers (2)TaxonomyAllAccipitridae (1)Accipitriformes (1)Agaricales (1)Agrostis (1)Anura (3)Araceae (1)Arachis (1)Arachnida (1)Araneae (10)Araucaria (3)Ardeidae (1)Arthropoda (1)Artiodactyla (5)Ascomycota (1)Asterales (1)Ateles (1)Atelidae (2)Avena (1)Aves (3)Bambusa (1)Blattodea (2)Boidae (4)Bradypodidae (1)Branchiopoda (1)Bromeliaceae (1)Bryophyta (1)Bryopsida (14)Cactaceae (1)Caiman (1)Calidris (1)Callitrichidae (2)Canidae (1)Carabidae (1)Castor (1)Cathartidae (1)Cebidae (1)Cephalorhynchus (1)Cerambycidae (2)Cestoda (1)Cetacea (1)Characiformes (1)Charadriidae (1)Charadriiformes (1)Cheloniidae (3)Chelonoidis (3)Chiroptera (1)Cichlidae (2)Ciconiidae (1)Cingulata (2)Clitellata (2)Coleoptera (1)Coraciiformes (1)Corytophanidae (1)Cotingidae (1)Crocodylus (2)Cuculiformes (1)Culicidae (1)Cupressaceae (1)Cyperaceae (1)Decapoda (1)Dermochelyidae (1)Diptera (3)Ecdysozoa (1)Elapidae (1)Emballonuridae (1)Eudyptes (3)Euphorbiaceae (1)Eurotiomycetes (1)Falconidae (1)Falconiformes (1)Felis (2)Gastropoda (2)Gossypium (1)Hemiptera (2)Herpailurus (1)Hordeum (1)Hydrozoa (1)Hymenoptera (4)Iguanidae (1)Insecta (2)Ixodidae (1)Lagomorpha (1)Laridae (5)Leopardus (6)Lepidochelys (2)Lepus (1)Liliales (1)Lontra (3)Magnoliopsida (1)Malacostraca (4)Malvaceae (1)Marchantiophyta (9)Marchantiopsida (2)Muridae (1)Nasua (1)Nematoda (1)Odonata (3)Opisthocomiformes (1)Oryza (1)Osteoglossiformes (1)Panthera (1)Parasitiformes (2)Passeriformes (1)Pelecaniformes (3)Phocidae (2)Phoenicopteridae (1)Phoenicopteriformes (1)Phragmites (1)Phyllostomidae (4)Piciformes (2)Pilosa (2)Plantae (19)Plecoptera (1)Poaceae (1)Podocnemididae (1)Polypodiopsida (1)Polytrichaceae (1)Procyonidae (5)Pseudoscorpiones (1)Psittacidae (1)Psittaciformes (1)Pteridophyta (4)Puma (1)Rodentia (7)Saccharum (1)Saguinus (1)Sarcopterygii (1)Scolopacidae (1)Secale (1)Siluriformes (2)Sirenia (1)Sotalia (1)Spheniscidae (3)Sphenisciformes (1)Sphingidae (1)Sterna (1)Strigiformes (2)Suliformes (2)Teiidae (1)Tetraodontiformes (1)Thamnophilidae (1)Theobroma (1)Theridiidae (1)Thraupidae (1)Threskiornithidae (2)Thysanoptera (1)Trachemys (1)Triticum (1)Trochilidae (2)Ursidae (1)Vespertilionidae (1)Vicugna (2)HabitatAllAlpine (4)Bog (8)Boreal Forest (7)Chaparral (10)Cloud Forest (5)Coral Reef (1)Desert (18)Estuary (5)Fen (1)Freshwater (13)Freshwater Marsh (4)Grassland (27)Intertidal Zone (8)Lake (20)Mangrove Forest (5)Marine (17)Neritic Zone (3)Open Ocean (4)Riparian Zone (8)River (29)Salt Marsh (4)Savanna (13)Sea Ice (1)Seagrass Meadow (1)Steppe (2)Temperate Coniferous Forest (3)Temperate Forest (4)Temperate Rainforest (2)Tropical Dry Forest (3)Tropical Rainforest (42)Tundra (7)Wetlands (13)Xeric Shrubland (3)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (6)Data Deficient (7)Endangered (13)Extinct (2)Least Concern (107)Near Threatened (12)Not Evaluated (73)Vulnerable (25)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (23)Amazon Varzea Forest (2)Antarctic Peninsula (4)Arctic Tundra (4)Atacama Desert (2)Atlantic Forest (7)Black Forest (2)Canadian Boreal Forest (2)Caspian Sea (1)Cerrado (9)Chagos Archipelago (1)Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (1)Coral Reef Systems (1)Danube Delta (3)Doñana (2)Everglades (5)Fynbos (1)Galapagos (8)Gran Chaco (4)Great Barrier Reef (5)Great Lakes (2)Gulf of California (3)Heath (2)Iguazu (2)Kakadu (1)Lake Victoria (1)Llanos (9)Mediterranean Basin (1)Mesoamerican Reef (1)Pampas (4)Pantanal (9)Patagonian Steppe (1)Ross Sea (1)Simpson Desert (1)Sky Island (1)Sonoran Desert (1)Svalbard (2)Valdivian Temperate Rainforest (4)Wadden Sea (1)Yasuní (1)Yellowstone (2)Everyday GroupAllAcrocarpous Mosses (Upright Growth) (22)Ancient And Relict Fish (Coelacanth, Lungfish) (1)Araucarias And Kauris (Araucariaceae) (3)Asters And Composites (Asterales) (1)Bees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (4)Beetles (Coleoptera) (4)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (7)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (1)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (1)Catfish (Siluriformes) (2)Centipedes and Millipedes (Myriapoda) (1)Cichlids, Anemonefish And Damselfish (2)Citrus And Mahogany Relatives (Sapindales) (1)Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea) (2)Crabs (2)Crocodilians (3)Cuckoos (1)Cypresses And Junipers (Cupressaceae) (1)Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (3)Earthworms and Other Oligochaetes (2)Eels (Anguilliformes) (1)Fleas And Lice (1)Flies (Diptera) (4)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (2)Grasses And Sedges (Poales) (12)Gulls, Terns And Auks (7)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (1)Herons, Egrets And Allies (6)Horsetails (Equisetum) (4)Hydrozoans (Hydrozoa) (1)Isopods (Woodlice) (4)Kingfishers And Allies (1)Leafy Liverworts (9)Legumes (Fabales) (1)Lichens (1)Lizards (Lacertilia) (3)Lobsters And Crayfish (1)Mallows, Cottons And Baobabs (Malvales) (3)Other Birds (6)Other Bony Fish (3)Other Flowering Plant Orders (2)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (1)Other Insects (2)Owls (2)Parrots (2)Passerines (Songbirds) (4)Pathogenic And Parasitic Fungi (Human/Animal) (1)Peat Mosses (Sphagnum) (2)Penguins And Seabirds (10)Pleurocarpous Mosses (Mat-Forming) (3)Podocarps (Podocarpaceae) (1)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (1)Pseudoscorpions (1)Roundworms (Nematoda) (1)Rusts, Smuts And Plant Pathogens (1)Shorebirds (Waders) (3)Snakes (Serpentes) (5)Spiders (Araneae) (11)Spurges And Willows (Malpighiales) (1)Tapeworms (Cestoda) (1)Thalloid Liverworts (7)Ticks And Mites (Acari) (4)Tree Frogs (Hylidae) (1)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (4)True Ferns (Polypodiopsida) (2)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (12)Water Ferns (Aquatic Ferns) (1)Whisk Ferns (Psilotum) (1)Woodpeckers (2)DietAllCarnivore (48)Detritivore or Scavenger (14)Filter Feeder (1)Frugivore (11)Herbivore (40)Insectivore (22)Omnivore (27)Parasitic (12)Photosynthetic Autotroph (77)Piscivore (23)Population TrendAllDecreasing (1)Stable (3)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (59)Marine (41)Marine and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial (225)Terrestrial and Freshwater (3)Terrestrial and Marine (1)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (6)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (3)Pollution (2)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (19)Disease Vector (11)Domesticated (15)Eaten or Drunk by People (3)Ecotourism and Research (10)Farmed or Commercially Raised (14)Hunted or Fished (51)Invasive or Introduced Species (37)Kept as Pets (30)Natural Pest Control (3)No Significant Interaction with Humans (3)Pollinator (4)Source of Fibre (1)Source of Timber or Wood (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (19)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (1)Living or ExtinctAllNo (1)Yes (207)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 291Agrostis giganteaSouth AmericaAlerceSouth AmericaAlpacaSouth AmericaAmazon River DolphinSouth AmericaAmerican CockroachSouth AmericaAmerican CrocodileSouth AmericaAmerican FlamingoSouth AmericaAmerican House SpiderSouth AmericaAncistrus cirrhosusSouth AmericaAndean Cock-of-the-rockSouth AmericaAndean CondorSouth AmericaAndean FlamingoSouth AmericaAndean HorsetailSouth AmericaArapaimaSouth AmericaAraucaria AraucanaSouth AmericaArgentine Black and White TeguSouth AmericaAsian Tiger MosquitoSouth AmericaAtacama Desert Giant HorsetailSouth AmericaAulacomnium palustreSouth AmericaBambusa ventricosaSouth AmericaBarley (Hordeum vulgare)South AmericaBasilisk LizardSouth AmericaBazzania TrilobataSouth AmericaBearded emperor tamarinSouth AmericaBeaverSouth AmericaBed BugSouth AmericaBelted KingfisherSouth AmericaBifid CrestwortSouth AmericaBird's-claw Beard-mossSouth AmericaBlack myotisSouth AmericaBlack RatSouth AmericaBlue CrabSouth AmericaBlue-footed BoobySouth AmericaBoa ConstrictorSouth AmericaBoa constrictor occidentalisSouth AmericaBog Haircap MossSouth AmericaBombardier BeetleSouth AmericaBonfire MossSouth AmericaBook ScorpionSouth AmericaBrazil nutSouth AmericaBrazilian three-banded armadilloSouth AmericaBrazilian Wandering SpiderSouth AmericaBrazilian Whiteknee TarantulaSouth AmericaBristly Haircap MossSouth AmericaBrown PelicanSouth AmericaBrown skuaSouth AmericaBrown Widow SpiderSouth AmericaBrown-throated SlothSouth AmericaBryum ArgenteumSouth AmericaBurrowing OwlSouth AmericaCacao (Theobroma cacao)South AmericaCampanula rotundifoliaSouth AmericaCandango mouseSouth AmericaCapillary Thread-mossSouth AmericaCapuchin MonkeySouth AmericaCapybaraSouth AmericaCardinal SpiderSouth AmericaCassava (Manihot esculenta)South AmericaChannel CatfishSouth AmericaChelonoidis niger chathamensisSouth AmericaChelonoidis niger donfaustoiSouth AmericaChestnut Sac-winged BatSouth AmericaChilean hawkSouth AmericaChilean Rose TarantulaSouth AmericaChinchillaSouth AmericaCiliated FringewortSouth AmericaColombian spider monkeySouth AmericaColombian woolly monkeySouth AmericaCommerson's dolphinSouth AmericaCommon Cord-mossSouth AmericaCommon EarthwormSouth AmericaCommon Green DarnerSouth AmericaCommon LiverwortSouth AmericaCommon MarmosetSouth AmericaCommon Pocket-mossSouth AmericaCommon Rough WoodlouseSouth AmericaCommon ternSouth AmericaCoquiSouth AmericaCotton (Gossypium hirsutum)South AmericaCougarSouth AmericaCrabeater SealSouth AmericaCrab-eating RaccoonSouth AmericaCrayfishSouth AmericaCrescent-cup LiverwortSouth AmericaCulex pipiensSouth AmericaCypress-leaved Plait-mossSouth AmericaDamselflySouth AmericaDark fruit-eating batSouth AmericaDilated ScalewortSouth AmericaDomestic CatSouth AmericaEmerald Tree BoaSouth AmericaEmperor tamarinSouth AmericaErythrodiplax bereniceSouth AmericaEuropean HareSouth AmericaEuropean RabbitSouth AmericaEyelash MiteSouth AmericaFeral CatSouth AmericaFeral GoatSouth AmericaFern MossSouth AmericaFerruginous antbirdSouth AmericaFire MossSouth AmericaFloating CrystalwortSouth AmericaForked VeilwortSouth AmericaFreshwater JellyfishSouth AmericaFrullania DilatataSouth AmericaFunariaSouth AmericaFunaria HygrometricaSouth AmericaGalapagos PenguinSouth AmericaGasteracantha cancriformisSouth AmericaGeoffroy's CatSouth AmericaGeoffroy's Tailless BatSouth AmericaGerman CockroachSouth AmericaGiant AnteaterSouth AmericaGiant SalviniaSouth AmericaGilded barbetSouth AmericaGolden Apple SnailSouth AmericaGolden Lion TamarinSouth AmericaGolden PolypodySouth AmericaGoliath BirdeaterSouth AmericaGorgeted SunangelSouth AmericaGreat Blue HeronSouth AmericaGreat EgretSouth AmericaGreat Horned OwlSouth AmericaGreater FeatherwortSouth AmericaGreater WhipwortSouth AmericaGreen AnacondaSouth AmericaGreen and Black Poison Dart FrogSouth AmericaGreen Sea TurtleSouth AmericaGrey ploverSouth AmericaGrey-cushioned GrimmiaSouth AmericaGuanacoSouth AmericaGull-billed ternSouth AmericaHarpy EagleSouth AmericaHawksbill Sea TurtleSouth AmericaHistoplasmaSouth AmericaHoatzinSouth AmericaHoney BeeSouth AmericaHouse MouseSouth AmericaHoverflySouth AmericaHuman LouseSouth AmericaHumboldt PenguinSouth AmericaHyacinth MacawSouth AmericaHylotrupes bajulusSouth AmericaJabiruSouth AmericaJaguarSouth AmericaJaguarundiSouth AmericaJuniper Haircap MossSouth AmericaKapokSouth AmericaKemp's Ridley Sea TurtleSouth AmericaKing PenguinSouth AmericaKing VultureSouth AmericaKinkajouSouth AmericaKissing BugSouth AmericaKodkodSouth AmericaLaetacara curvicepsSouth AmericaLeast ternSouth AmericaLeatherback Sea TurtleSouth AmericaLlamaSouth AmericaLoggerhead Sea TurtleSouth AmericaLong-legged batSouth AmericaLong-snouted batSouth AmericaLumbricus TerrestrisSouth AmericaMagellanic PenguinSouth AmericaMagnificent FrigatebirdSouth AmericaMaize (Zea mays)South AmericaManed WolfSouth AmericaMangrove cuckooSouth AmericaMarchantiaSouth AmericaMargaySouth AmericaMarine IguanaSouth AmericaMarine OtterSouth AmericaMarsh BryumSouth AmericaMasked crimson tanagerSouth AmericaMexican Giant HorsetailSouth AmericaMillipedeSouth AmericaMonkey Puzzle TreeSouth AmericaMuskratSouth AmericaNannacara aureocephalusSouth AmericaNeotropical OtterSouth AmericaNine-banded ArmadilloSouth AmericaNoble False WidowSouth AmericaNorth American BeaverSouth AmericaNorthern Rockhopper PenguinSouth AmericaNutriaSouth AmericaOat (Avena sativa)South AmericaOcelotSouth AmericaOilbirdSouth AmericaOld World Climbing FernSouth AmericaOlinguitoSouth AmericaOlive Ridley Sea TurtleSouth AmericaOncillaSouth AmericaOrinoco CrocodileSouth AmericaPacuSouth AmericaPale-throated slothSouth AmericaPampas CatSouth AmericaParana PineSouth AmericaPeanut (Arachis hypogaea)South AmericaPeregrine FalconSouth AmericaPhragmites australisSouth AmericaPineappleSouth AmericaPinktoe TarantulaSouth AmericaPolytrichum juniperinumSouth AmericaPond sliderSouth AmericaPorcellio dilatatusSouth AmericaPorcellio scaberSouth AmericaPork TapewormSouth AmericaPsalmopoeus irminiaSouth AmericaPtilidium CiliareSouth AmericaPufferfishSouth AmericaPurple-fringed RicciaSouth AmericaQuassia amaraSouth AmericaRaccoonSouth AmericaRed DeerSouth AmericaRed Imported Fire AntSouth AmericaRed Knot (Calidris canutus)South AmericaRed-eared SliderSouth AmericaRed-eyed Tree FrogSouth AmericaRed-stemmed FeathermossSouth AmericaRice (Oryza sativa)South AmericaRoseate SpoonbillSouth AmericaRosette LichenSouth AmericaRoyal ternSouth AmericaRuddy turnstoneSouth AmericaRye (Secale cereale)South AmericaSandwich TernSouth AmericaSaxegothaeaSouth AmericaScarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)South AmericaScarlet MacawSouth AmericaScarlet TanagerSouth AmericaSea SlaterSouth AmericaSeahorseSouth AmericaSelenicereus grandiflorusSouth AmericaSilky Forklet-mossSouth AmericaSilver MossSouth AmericaSilvery Thread MossSouth AmericaSlender Club-RushSouth AmericaSlender RicciaSouth AmericaSnowy EgretSouth AmericaSooty ternSouth AmericaSouth American CoatiSouth AmericaSouth American LungfishSouth AmericaSouthern Cattle TickSouth AmericaSouthern Elephant SealSouth AmericaSouthern Giant HorsetailSouth AmericaSouthern River OtterSouth AmericaSouthern Rockhopper PenguinSouth AmericaSpectacled BearSouth AmericaSpectacled CaimanSouth AmericaSpider MonkeySouth AmericaSpiky Bog-mossSouth AmericaStar MossSouth AmericaStick InsectSouth AmericaStoneflySouth AmericaSugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)South AmericaSwan's-neck Thyme-mossSouth AmericaTelephone-pole beetleSouth AmericaTitan Beetle (Titanus giganteus)South AmericaTobacco HornwormSouth AmericaToco ToucanSouth AmericaTriatoma infestansSouth AmericaTriops longicaudatusSouth AmericaTucuxiSouth AmericaTurkey VultureSouth AmericaVampire BatSouth AmericaVariable-leaved CrestwortSouth AmericaVarroa destructorSouth AmericaVarroa MiteSouth AmericaVelvet WormSouth AmericaWall Screw-mossSouth AmericaWater HyacinthSouth AmericaWest Indian ManateeSouth AmericaWestern Flower ThripsSouth AmericaWestern Honey BeeSouth AmericaWestern Rockhopper PenguinSouth AmericaWheat (Triticum aestivum)South AmericaWhisk FernSouth AmericaWhite-nosed CoatiSouth AmericaWhite-tailed DeerSouth AmericaWhite-vented VioletearSouth AmericaWild BoarSouth AmericaWitches' Broom Fungus (Moniliophthora perniciosa)South AmericaWolffia GlobosaSouth AmericaWoolly Fringe-mossSouth AmericaWuchereria BancroftiSouth AmericaYellow Fever MosquitoSouth AmericaYellow-bellied Sea SnakeSouth AmericaYellow-footed tortoiseSouth AmericaYellow-headed caracaraSouth AmericaYellowjacketSouth AmericaYellow-spotted River TurtleSouth AmericaZebra Nerite SnailSouth AmericaConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 3,220 connections.SourcesPolar Bear (Ursus maritimus) (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceContains: Polar BearView the SourceLion (Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteContains: African LionView the SourceBeaver (Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, National Park Service)National Park ServiceContains: BeaverView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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