The Americas comprises two continents - North and South America - extending from the northern to the southern polar region and lies within almost all of the world’s ecological zones. The varied environments from evergreen rainforests to barren mountain ranges, to vast steppes and semi-deserts, support life for an incredible diversity of species in this region of our planet.
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AlpacaVicugna pacos
Azara's agoutiDasyprocta azarae
Brazilian guinea pigCavia aperea
CapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Colombian spider monkeyAteles fusciceps rufiventris
CopperheadAgkistrodon contortrix
Cotton-top tamarinSaguinus oedipus
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Darwin's RheaRhea pennata
Giant anteaterMyrmecophaga tridactyla
Hooded MerganserLophodytes cucullatus
Humboldt PenguinSpheniscus humboldti
Indian flying foxPteropus giganteus
Linnaeus' two-toed SlothCholoepus didactylus
LlamaLama glama
Maned WolfChrysocyon brachyurus
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North american raccoonProcyon lotor
Patagonian MaraDolichotis patagonum
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
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Southern Three-Banded ArmadilloTolypeutes matacus
Taylor's cantilAgkistrodon taylori
Uracoan rattlesnakeCrotalus vegrandis
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VicuñaVicugna vicugna
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White-Cheeked PintailAnas bahamensis
WolverineGulo gulo
Wood BisonBison bison athabascae
Yellow and Breast MacawAra ararauna