American Beaver NEOTROPICAL MICE - Subfamily Sigmodontinae (totally about 460 species) Among the following rodents, the AKODONTS are a large group, of about 105 species. They are small to medium-sized field mice and grass mice, distributed mainly in the southern half of South America. They are...
(1980). Keeping and breeding a mixed-group of large South American mammals at Dortmund Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook, 20, 271-274.Bartmann, W. (1980). Keeping and breeding a mixed group of large South American mammals at Dortmund Zoo. International Zoo Yearbook, 20, 271-274....
6,8, and the debate around this process was quite different in North America and South America. In North America, 70% (37 genera) of mammals with an average body mass over 44 kg (megafaunasensuMartin13or large mammalssensuCione et al.7) disappeared mainly between 13 ...
American Megafaunal Extinctions at the End of the Pleistocene. Springer; 2009. pp. 145-168.Borrero L. The elusive evidence: the archeological record of the South American extinct megafauna. In: Haynes G, editor. American megafaunal extinctions at the end of the Pleistocene. New York: Springer ...
The waterfall is named for American Jimmy Angel who, in 1937, became the first pilot to fly over the falls. Getting there is an adventure involving plane and river boat rides. 11. Cusco, Peru Cusco has a colorful historic past Located at 3,400 meters (11,000 feet) in elevation in the...
The first mammalian remains from the early Late Cretaceous of South America are reported, including two partial skulls and jaws of a highly derived dryolestoid. The dryolestoids are primitive, extinct mammals on the stem-lineage leading to marsupials and
Spread across a large part of the Northern Cape, the biodiversity hotspot contains roughly 5,000 species of plant. Many of these are endemic to the area and can survive amidst all its dry and dusty landscapes. In August and September of the year, the biome changes dramatically for just seve...
Abstract We compared the fauna of small mammals (less than 500 g body weight) among five major South American drylands (Atacama, Altiplano, Monte, Patagonia and Caatinga) and found considerable heterogeneity and distinctiveness in species richness and composition between these biomes. From a total ...
The order Sirenia includes the only mammals that are both fully aquatic and herbivorous. The members of this order possess adaptations for both their habitat and their diet. For example, the large fusiform body is almost hairless; external appendages such as the hind limbs and external ear pinna...
The Atlantic Forest of South America is home to around 334 species of small, medium and large﹕ized mammals, and is currently restricted to less than 12% of its original cover. Here we present the ATLANTIC MAMMALS, an open data set on information on medium and large﹕ized mammal assemblages...