How many species of animals are there in South Africa?

Answer 1

• Amazonian smilodon, Smilodon populator
• Arctodus, short-faced bears
• Macrauchenia, a litoptern
• Xenorhinotherium, a litoptern
• 12 genera ofGround sloths
• At least 8Glyptodont genera
• Cuvieronius, a gomphothere
• Stegomastodon, a gomphothere
• Deer:Antifer,Morenelaphus,Charitoceros,Agalmaceros
• Stout-legged Llama
• Hippidionand Onohippidium, small horses
• Toxodon, a notoungulate
• Mixotoxodon, a notoungulate
• Neochoerus, a giant capybara
• Canis nehringi, wolf

[edit]Mammals

• Falkland Island Wolf, Dusicyon australis(1876, Falkland Islands)
• Argentine fox, Dusicyon avus (ca. 4000 BC, Argentina)
• Caribbean Monk Seal, Monachus tropicalis(Bahamas,Colombia,Cuba,Guadeloupe,Haiti,Honduras,Jamaica,Mexico, United States)
• Darwin's Rice Rat, Nesoryzomys darwini(1930,Ecuador,Galápagos)
• Indefatigable Galapagos Mouse, Nesoryzomys indefessus(1934,Ecuador,Galápagos)
• Chatham Island Rice Rat or San Cristóbal Island Rice Rat, Aegialomys galapagoensis galapagoensis(1835,Ecuador,Galápagos)
• Bennet's Anteater, Myrmecophaga benneti

[edit]Birds

• Terror birds, (Tertiary)
• Niceforo Brown Pintail Duck, Anas georgica niceforoi(1952,Colombia)
• Darwin's Ground Finch, Geospiza magnirostris magnirostris(1957,Galapagos)
• Colombian Grebe, Podiceps andinus(1970,Colombia)
• Red-throated Wood-rail, Aramides gutturalis(1843,Peru)

[edit]Amphibians

• Phrynomedusa fimbriata (1920s,Brazil)
• Atelopus ignescens(1988,Ecuador)
• Atelopus longirostris(1989,Ecuador)
• Atelopus vogli(1933,Venezuela)
• Golden Toad, Bufo periglenes(1989, Costa Rica)

[edit]Fish

• Rhizosomichthys totae (Freshwater catfish fromColombia, Lake Tota)
• Orestias cuvieri(Lake Titicaca)

[edit]Molluscs

• Littoridina gaudichaudii (Freshwater snail fromEcuador)
• Tomigerus gibberulus (Terrestrial snail fromBrazil)
• Tomigerus turbinatus (Terrestrial snail fromBrazil)
• Megalobulimus cardosoi (Terrestrial snail fromBrazil)

[edit]Worms

• Rhinodrilus fafner(Giant earthworm fromBrazil)

[edit]Insects

• Megadytes ducalis(Freshwater beetle fromBrazil)
• Rhantus orbignyi(Freshwater beetle from Argentinaand Brazil)

[edit]Rediscovered

• Caatinga WoodpeckerCeleus obrieni ("Extinct" in1926, Rediscovered in2006, Brazil, Critically Endangered in the IUCN redlist 2007)
• Kinglet Calyptura, Calyptura cristata("Extinct" in 1960, Rediscovered in 1996, BrazilCritically Endangered)
• Fuertes's Parrot, Hapalopsittaca fuertesi("Extinct" in 1911, Rediscovered in 2003,Colombia, Critically Endangered)
• Fernandina Rice Rat, Nesoryzomys fernandinae("Extinct" in 1980, Rediscovered during surveys in1995 and1997,Ecuador, Galapagos, Vulnerable)
• Rancho Grande Harlequin Frog, Atelopus cruciger("Extinct" in 1982, Rediscovered in2003,Venezuela)
• Gracilidris, a genus of dolichoderine ant thought to have gone extinct 15-20 million years ago was found inParaguay, Brazil, and Argentina and described in2006.

[edit]Extinct in the Wild

• Aylacostoma chloroticum (Freshwater snail fromArgentina andParaguay)
• Aylacostoma guaraniticum (Freshwater snail fromArgentina andParaguay)
• Aylacostoma stigmaticum (Freshwater snail fromArgentina andParaguay)
• Alagoas Curassow, Crax mitu (Bird from Brazil)
• Spix's Macaw, Cyanopsitta spixii(Bird from Brazil)
• Abingdon Island Tortoise, Geochelone nigra abingdoni(Ecuador,Galápagos)
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Answer 2

There are 299 mammal species in South Africa, of which 2 are critically endangered, 11 are endangered, 15 are vulnerable, and 13 are near-threatened (conservation status as assessed by the IUCN).

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Answer 3

Though, there are millions of different animals residing in South America, however, there is no definite figure about the exact number of animal population.

Answer 4

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