The following are common animals from the last Ice Age (2 million to 11,000 years ago).

Horse
Hippidion

Glyptodont
Doedicurus

Toxodon  

Giant Ground Sloths
Glossotherium robustus
Eremotherium laurillardi

Saber-tooth Cat
Smilodon populator

Capybara
Neochoerus holmesi/aesopi
Josephoartigasia sp.
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Jaguar

Land Snails


Endangered Animals
Click the links below to learn more about Brazil’s endangered species.

Lonely Planet

World Atlas

Animal Info