Synonyms and antonyms of Mammals found in North, Central and South America in British Thesaurus

alpaca (noun)

a South American animal with a long neck and long hair that is related to the llama

armadillo (noun)

a small wild animal from hot parts of North and South America whose body is covered with pieces of a hard substance forming a shell

beaver (noun)

a small North American animal that has a wide flat tail and thick fur. Beavers cut down trees with their teeth and build dams (=walls) across streams.

bobcat (noun)

a large wild cat that lives in North America

caribou (noun)

a large brown animal with long thin legs and horns on its head that lives in northern North America

chinchilla (noun)

a small South American animal with soft grey fur

cougar (noun)

a large wild cat that lives in mountain areas of North and South America

coyote (noun)

a small wild dog that lives in North America

coypu (noun)

an animal with fur used for making clothing, that lives mainly in South America

gopher (noun)

a small furry animal mainly found in North and Central America. It has a short tail and lives in holes that it digs in the ground.

grizzly bear (noun)

a very large bear with brown fur that lives in the mountains of the north-western US

groundhog (noun)

a small furry animal with short legs that is found in North America and lives in holes in the ground

jackrabbit (noun)

a wild animal like a large rabbit that lives in open areas of the US

llama (noun)

a large South American animal with a long neck and a thick coat, used for wool, meat, and carrying things

mountain goat (noun)

a type of goat that lives in the mountains of western North America

mountain lion (noun)

a large wild cat with light brown fur that lives in the mountains of western America

muskrat (noun)

a North American animal hunted for its thick brown fur

olinguito (noun)

a type of mammal which was discovered for the first time in 2013, in the rainforests of Ecuador. It is about the size of a domestic cat, lives in trees and eats mainly fruit.

pack rat (noun)

a small North American animal similar to a mouse that collects small objects

prairie dog (noun)

a small brown animal that lives in holes in the ground on the prairies of North America

puma (noun)

a large brown-grey wild cat that lives in the mountain areas of North and South America

raccoon (noun)

a small animal with a black and white face and a long tail that lives mainly in North and Central America

racoon ()

another spelling of raccoon

skunk (noun)

a small black and white North American animal with a long thick tail. It produces a bad smell when it is threatened.

sloth (noun)

an animal that lives in trees and moves very slowly. It lives in South and Central America.

snapping turtle (noun)

a small animal with powerful jaws and a hard shell covering its back that lives in lakes in Northern and Central America

vicuna (noun)

a South American animal similar to a llama

wapiti (noun)

an elk (=large type of deer) that lives in North America

woodchuck (noun)

a groundhog