South American tapir
The spectacled bear is the only bear native to South America and is the largest land carnivore on that part of the continent, although as little as 5% of its diet is composed of meat. South America's largest obligate carnivorous mammal is the jaguar ("Panthera onca"). Among South America's extant, native land animals, only the Baird's tapir ("Tapirus bairdii"), South American tapir ("T. terrestris") and mountain tapir ("T. pinchaque") are heavier than the bear.