This is a list of South American animals extinct in the Holocene that covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before present (about 9700 BCE) and continues to the present day.

The list includes animal extinctions in the Galápagos, Falklands, and other islands near the continent. Extinct animals from the West Indies are covered in List of Antillian and Bermudan animals extinct in the Holocene. Extinctions from Easter Island, a territory of Chile in Polynesia, are covered in the List of Oceanian species extinct in the Holocene.

Many extinction dates are unknown due to a lack of relevant information.

Mammals (class Mammalia)

Opossums (order Didelphimorphia)

Opossums (family Didelphidae)

Possibly extinct

Armadillos, pampatheres, and glyptodonts (order Cingulata)

Long-nosed armadillos (family Dasypodidae)

Chlamyphorid armadillos and glyptodonts (family Chlamyphoridae)

Pachyarmatheres (family Pachyarmatheriidae)

Pampatheres (family Pampatheriidae)

Anteaters and sloths (order Pilosa)

Megalonychid ground sloths (family Megalonychidae)

Giant ground sloths (family Megatheriidae)

Mylodonts (family Mylodontidae)

Scelidotherid ground sloths (family Scelidotheriidae)

Nothrotheriid ground sloths (family Nothrotheriidae)

Elephant-like mammals (order Proboscidea)

Gomphotheres (family Gomphotheriidae)

Rodents (order Rodentia)

Cavies (family Caviidae)

Tuco-tucos (family Ctenomyidae)

Neotropical spiny rats (family Echimyidae)

Rock rats, degus, and viscacha rats (family Octodontidae)

Hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice (family Cricetidae)

Possibly extinct

Bats (order Chiroptera)

Leaf-nosed bats (family Phyllostomidae)

Carnivorans (order Carnivora)

Cats (family Felidae)

Dogs (family Canidae)

Bears (family Ursidae)

Earless seals (family Phocidae)

Notoungulates (order Notoungulata)

Toxodonts (family Toxodontidae)

Litopterns (order Litopterna)

Macrauchenids (family Macraucheniidae)

Odd-toed ungulates (order Perissodactyla)

Horses and allies (family Equidae)

Even-toed ungulates (order Artiodactyla)

Camels and llamas (family Camelidae)

True deer (family Cervidae)

Birds (class Aves)

Reptiles (class Reptilia)

Turtles and tortoises (order Testudines)

Big-headed turtles (family Podocnemididae)

Tortoises (family Testudinidae)

Amphibians (class Amphibia)

Frogs (order Anura)

True toads (family Bufonidae)

Possibly extinct

Tree frogs and allies (family Hylidae)

Darwin's frogs (family Rhinodermatidae)

Possibly extinct

Rain frogs (family Strabomantidae)

Possibly extinct

Ray-finned fish (class Actinopterygii)

Catfishes (order Siluriformes)

Pencil catfishes (family Trichomycteridae)

Possibly extinct

Toothcarps (order Cyprinodontiformes)

Pupfishes (family Cyprinodontidae)

Possibly extinct

Ovalentaria incertae sedis

Family Pomacentridae

Possibly extinct

Starfishes (class Asteroidea)

Order Forcipulatida

Family Heliasteridae

Possibly extinct

Insects (class Insecta)

Beetles (order Coleoptera)

Predaceous diving beetles (family Dytiscidae)

Arachnids (class Arachnida)

Order Mesostigmata

Family Halarachnidae

Clitellates (class Clitellata)

Order Opisthopora

Family Glossoscolecidae

Possibly extinct

Slugs and snails (class Gastropoda)

See also

• List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene
• Lists of extinct species
• List of extinct bird species since 1500
• Extinct in the wild
• Lazarus taxon

Notes

References

External links

• The Extinction Website
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Articles connexes

1. List of North American animals extinct in the Holocene
2. Lists of extinct species
3. List of Asian animals extinct in the Holocene
4. List of African animals extinct in the Holocene
5. List of European species extinct in the Holocene
6. List of Macaronesian animals extinct in the Holocene
7. List of Hawaiian animals extinct in the Holocene
8. List of Madagascar and Indian Ocean Island animals extinct in the Holocene
9. List of Antillian and Bermudan animals extinct in the Holocene
10. List of New Zealand species extinct in the Holocene
11. List of Australia-New Guinea species extinct in the Holocene
12. List of Oceanian species extinct in the Holocene
13. List of extinct animals of the British Isles
14. Timeline of extinctions in the Holocene
15. Holocene extinction
16. List of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha animals extinct in the Holocene
17. Palaeolama
18. List of endangered animals in India
19. Late Pleistocene extinctions
20. List of recently extinct mammals