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A full-body African elephant on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

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1,337

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Southern Lapwing

Vanellus chilensis

InsectivoreVariable activityIn pairs

Near Threatened

Pampas Cat

Leopardus colocolo

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Kelp Gull

Larus dominicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial

Buff-Necked Ibis

Theristicus caudatus

InsectivoreDiurnalBird

Black-necked Swan

Cygnus melancoryphus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Elegant Crested Tinamou

Eudromia elegans

OmnivoreDiurnalBird

Crested Caracara

Caracara plancus

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Pampas Fox

Lycalopex gymnocercus

OmnivoreNocturnalIn pairs

Geoffroy's Cat

Leopardus geoffroyi

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Burrowing Parrot

Cyanoliseus patagonus

HerbivoreDiurnalColonial

Near Threatened

Southern Pudu

Pudu puda

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary

Kodkod

Leopardus guigna

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Southern Monito del Monte

Dromiciops gliroides

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Near Threatened

Lesser Rhea

Rhea pennata

OmnivoreDiurnalIn herds

Large Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus villosus

OmnivoreVariable activitySolitary

Near Threatened

Pichi

Zaedyus pichiy

OmnivoreDiurnalNocturnal

Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus humboldtii

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

Austral Parakeet

Enicognathus ferrugineus

HerbivoreDiurnalBird

Chucao Tapaculo

Scelorchilus rubecula

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs

Andean Condor

Vultur gryphus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary

7 countries40 parks

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary

25 countries137 parks

Coypu

Myocastor coypus

HerbivoreNocturnalColonial

38 countries13 parks

Patagonian Huemul

Hippocamelus bisulcus

HerbivoreDiurnalEndangered

7 countries11 parks

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

7 countries23 parks

Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle

Geranoaetus melanoleucus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs

10 countries17 parks

Gray Fox

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary

5 countries21 parks

Southern River Otter

Lontra provocax

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary

7 countries10 parks

South American Fur Seal

Arctocephalus australis

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial

6 countries19 parks4 dive sites

Peale's Dolphin

Lagenorhynchus australis

CarnivoreIn herdsOcean

4 countries16 parks2 dive sites

11 countries51 parks

8 countries27 parks

13 countries34 parks

10 countries33 parks

7 countries20 parks

7 countries18 parks

7 countries53 parks

7 countries39 parks

7 countries23 parks

7 countries27 parks

7 countries24 parks

7 countries10 parks

2 countries15 parks

2 countries9 parks

4 countries15 parks

4 countries20 parks

2 countries13 parks

2 countries20 parks

2 countries25 parks

2 countries10 parks