Extinct Tropical Animals (Central and South America)

Cuban macaw (Ara tricolor): The Cuban macaw or Cuban red macaw was a species of macaw
native to the main island of Cuba and the nearby Isla de la Juventud that became extinct in the
late 19th century.

Urania sloanus, or Sloane's urania, was a species of moth of the family Uraniidae endemic to
Jamaica. It was last reported in 1894 or 1895, but possibly survived until at least 1908. The
species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779.

Golden toad: The golden toad is an extinct species of true toad that was once abundant in a
small, high-altitude region of about 4 square kilometers in an area north of the city of
Monteverde, Costa Rica. It was endemic to elfin cloud forest.

Atitlán grebe (Podilymbus gigas): The Atitlán grebe, also known as giant grebe, giant pied-
billed grebe, or poc, is an extinct water bird, a relative of the pied-billed grebe. It was endemic
at the Lago de Atitlán in Guatemala at an altitude of 1700 m asl.

Acrecebus is a prehistoric cebid monkey from the Late Miocene Solimões Formation of Acre
State, Brazil and Bolivia. The only species known is A. fraileyi.
Extinct Tropical Animals (Central and South America)
Didolodus is an extinct genus of mammals from Middle Eocene Argentina. It is an ungulate
mammal of uncertain affinities, possibly related to Litopterna, though this is uncertain due to
the lack of reliable post-cranial remains, and for now remains Meridiungulata incertae sedis.

Ferugliotherium is a genus of fossil mammals in the family Ferugliotheriidae from the

Campanian and/or Maastrichtian period of Argentina. It contains a single species,
Ferugliotherium windhauseni, which was first described in 1986.

Macrauchenia was a large, long-necked and long-limbed, three-toed native South American
mammal in the order Litopterna.

Glyptodonts are an extinct clade of large, heavily armoured armadillos. They arose in South
America around 20 million years ago and spread to southern North America after the
continents became connected several million years ago. The best-known genus within the
group is Glyptodont