🌎Continental Habitat

South America Wildlife

Discover the 12+ species native to South America. Explore complete biological profiles, range maps, conservation status, and fascinating behavioral facts for every creature from this continent.

South America Species (12 cataloged)

ActinopterygiiLC

Red-bellied Piranha

Pygocentrus nattereri

Diet Category: Carnivore (Fish, Carrion, Insects, Crustaceans & Injured Vertebrates)Wild Lifespan: 10 - 20 Years

MammaliaDD

Orca (Killer Whale)

Orcinus orca

Diet Category: Carnivore (Fish, Marine Mammals, Seals, Whales & Sharks)Wild Lifespan: 50 - 90 Years

ReptiliaVU

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

Diet Category: Carnivore (Specialized Gelatinivore / Jellyfish Hunter)Wild Lifespan: 50 - 100 Years

ReptiliaEN

Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas

Diet Category: Herbivore (Seagrasses & Marine Algae as Adults)Wild Lifespan: 70 - 80+ Years

ReptiliaLC

Green Anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Diet Category: Carnivore (Capybaras, Caimans, Deer, Tapirs & Large Waterfowl)Wild Lifespan: 10 - 30 Years

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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris

Diet Category: Carnivore (Plankton, Zooplankton, Krill & Small Fish)Wild Lifespan: 40 - 50 Years

ReptiliaVU

Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Chelonoidis niger

Diet Category: Herbivore (Grasses, Cacti, Lichens & Fruits)Wild Lifespan: 100 - 175+ Years

ActinopterygiiLC

Electric Eel

Electrophorus electricus

Diet Category: Carnivore (Fish, Amphibians, Crustaceans, Small Mammals)Wild Lifespan: 15 - 22 Years

AvesLC

Scarlet Macaw

Ara macao

Diet Category: Herbivore (Frugivore - Seeds, Hard Nuts, Clay Licks)Wild Lifespan: 40 - 50 Years (Wild) / Up to 75 in captivity

AvesNT

Keel-billed Toucan

Ramphastos sulfuratus

Diet Category: Herbivore / Frugivore (Tropical Fruits, Insects, Small Lizards)Wild Lifespan: 15 - 20 Years

MammaliaNT

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Diet Category: Carnivore (Caimans, Capybaras, Peccaries)Wild Lifespan: 12 - 15 Years

AvesVU

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

Diet Category: Carnivore (Sloths, Monkeys, Iguanas)Wild Lifespan: 25 - 35 Years

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