Country Β· South America
Animals of Uruguay
6 animals on this site have a range that includes Uruguay. Each fact file has a map with the whole range.
6 profiles
LCBirds
Burrowing owl
Athene cunicularia
The burrowing owl is a small, long-legged owl of open country in the Americas.
Living
LCMammals
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
The capybara is the largest rodent in the world.
Living
NTMammals
False killer whale
Pseudorca crassidens
The false killer whale is a large black dolphin of warm, deep seas that hunts tuna and squid in pods bound by lifelong ties.
Living
LCBirds
Monk parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
The monk parakeet is a small green parrot from southern South America with a pale grey face and breast.
Living
LCMammals
Nutria
Myocastor coypus
The nutria, or coypu, is a large semiaquatic rodent from the marshes of South America with orange teeth and a round rat-like tail.
Living
VUMammals
Southern elephant seal
Mirounga leonina
The southern elephant seal is the largest seal on Earth, and a bull can weigh more than four times as much as a cow.
Living
Other countries in South America