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List of Central and South American megafauna
Megafauna are animals whose average adult weight is over 100 pounds (44 kg). Extant and recently extinct (in the Pleistocene) megafauna of Central and South America are listed here.
- Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis)
- American Mastodon † (Mammut americanum)
- Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii)
- Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger)
- Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris)
- Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
- Caribbean Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
- Cougar (Puma concolor)
- Cuvieronius † (Cuvieronius hyodon)
- Doedicurus † (Doedicurus clavicaudatus)
- Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
- Giant Ground Sloth † (Megatherium americanum)
- Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus)
- Hippidium † (an extinct horse)
- Jaguar (Panthera onca)
- Llama (Lama glama)
- Macrauchenia † (Macrauchenia patachonica)
- Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
- Orinoco Crocodile (Crocodylus intermedius)
- Palaeolama mirifica † (an extinct Llama)
- Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas)
- Saber-toothed cat † (genus Smilodon)
- Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
- Southern Glyptodon † (Glyptodon asper)
- Tapirus veroensis † (an extinct Tapir)
- Terror birds † (genus Phorusrhacidae)
- Toxodon † (Toxodon platensis)
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