The following are common animals from the last Ice Age (2 million to 11,000 years ago).
Horse
Hippidion
Glyptodont
Doedicurus
Giant Ground Sloths
Glossotherium robustus
Eremotherium laurillardi
Saber-tooth Cat
Smilodon populator
Capybara
Neochoerus holmesi/aesopi
Josephoartigasia sp.
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Endangered Animals
Click the links below to learn more about Brazil’s endangered species.
Lonely Planet