A native of South America, the pudu is the smallest known species of which animal?
Pudú Pudú The pudús (Mapudungun "püdü" or "püdu", , ) are two species of South American deer from the genus Pudu, and are the world's smallest deer. The name is a loanword from Mapudungun, the language of the indigenous Mapuche people of central Chile and south-western Argentina. The two species of pudús are the northern pudú ("Pudu mephistophiles") from Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and the southern pudú ("Pudu puda"; sometimes incorrectly modified to "Pudu pudu") from southern Chile and south-western Argentina. Pudús range in size from tall, and up to long. As of 2009, the southern pudu is classified as
Invasive species in South America fish are accounted to be invasive in South America. Giant-african-land-snail was introduced in Brazil in the 1980's as an alternative to escargot's farming, as the species grows faster and is more prolific. Mainly due to rejection of the snail's meat by the Brazilian population, the investors ultimately released the animals in the wild. In 1993, imports of invertebrates, as well as many other animal groups, were forbidden in Brazil. In 2005, the species was officially declared an invasive species. Water hyacinth is a native plant to South America. This plant species grows in water and is known for its pretty