Fauna of the Andes

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The wild guanaco is a close relative of the domestic llama[1]

The fauna of the Andes, a mountain range in South America, is large and diverse. As well as a huge variety of flora, the Andes contain many different animal species.

With almost 1,000 species, of which roughly 2/3 are

amphibians.[2]
The diversity of animals in the Andes is high, with almost 600 species of
reptiles (about 45% endemic), and almost 400 species of fish (about 1/3 endemic).[2]

Mammals

Andean cat is rarely seen and generally not well-known[3]
The spectacled bear is the only South American bear

The

Pseudalopex.[3][1]

Although very rich in flora and fauna, few large mammals are found in the Andean

Chocó, exceptions being the threatened mountain tapir, spectacled bear and yellow-tailed woolly monkey.[3]

Birds

Adult male Andean condor, the largest flying land-bird of the Americas[4]
Colourful tanagers (here hooded mountain tanager) are common in Andean forests[4]

The

diuca-finches.[4]

A few species of

wrens, tapaculos and antpittas.[4]

A number of species such as the

threatened.[4]

Aquatic animals

Telmatobius is restricted to the Andes and include many threatened species (pictured: T. marmoratus)[5]

hypersaline lakes such as Poopó.[4]

habitat loss, smaller aquatic natives in the Andes are often threatened by introduced, non-native trout.[6]

References

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  2. ^ a b Tropical Andes Archived 2010-08-21 at the Wayback Machine - biodiversityhotspots.org
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  5. ^ Victoriano, Muñoz-Mendoza, Sáez, Salinas, Muñoz-Ramírez, Sallaberry, Fibla and Méndez (2015). Evolution and Conservation on Top of the World: Phylogeography of the Marbled Water Frog (Telmatobius marmoratus Species Complex; Anura, Telmatobiidae) in Protected Areas of Chile. J.Hered. 106 (S1): 546-559. DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esv039
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  7. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Orestias in FishBase. October 2016 version.
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