List of mammals in Peru - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Peru. There are 417 mammal species in Peru

Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....

, of which 5 are critically endangered, 9 are endangered

Endangered species

An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...

, 32 are vulnerable

Vulnerable species

On 30 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 9694 Vulnerable species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and sub-populations.-References:...

, and 10 are near-threatened

Near Threatened

Near Threatened is a conservation status assigned to species or lower taxa that may be considered threatened with extinction in the near future, although it does not currently qualify for the threatened status...

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The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN

World Conservation Union

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization dedicated to finding "pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges." The organization publishes the IUCN Red List, compiling information from a network of...

EX	Extinct	No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW	Extinct in the wild	Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR	Critically Endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT	Near Threatened	The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC	Least Concern	There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD	Data Deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:

LR/cd	Lower Risk/conservation dependent	Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
LR/nt	Lower Risk/near threatened	Species which are close to being classified as Vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
LR/lc	Lower Risk/least concern	Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

Order: Sirenia
Sirenia
Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. Four species are living, in two families and genera. These are the dugong and manatees...

(manatees and dugongs)

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Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.

- Family: Trichechidae
  - Genus: Trichechus
    - Amazonian Manatee
      Amazonian Manatee
      The Amazonian Manatee is a species of manatee that lives in the freshwater habitats of the Amazon basin. They are found in Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Venezuela. Amazonian manatees are aquatic animals of the Sirenia order and are also known as "seacows". Their colour is grey but...
      
      Trichechus inunguis VU

Order: Cingulata (armadillos)

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The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. They are native to the Americas. There are around 20 extant species.

- Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos)
  - Subfamily: Dasypodinae
    - Genus: Dasypus
      Dasypus
      Dasypus is a genus of armadillo in the Dasypodidae family. It is the only genus in the subfamily Dasypodinae and contains the following species:*Nine-banded Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus*Seven-banded Armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus...
      - Greater Long-nosed Armadillo
        Greater Long-nosed Armadillo
        The Great Long-nosed Armadillo, Dasypus kappleri, is a species of armadillo from South America. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It's a solitary nocturnal and terrestrial animal, living, usually, in the vicinity of streams and...
        
        Dasypus kappleri LC
      - Nine-banded Armadillo
        Nine-banded Armadillo
        The nine-banded armadillo , or the nine-banded, long-nosed armadillo, is a species of armadillo found in North, Central, and South America, making it the most widespread of the armadillos...
        
        Dasypus novemcinctus LC
      - Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
        Hairy Long-nosed Armadillo
        The hairy long-nosed armadillo is a species of armadillo in the family Dasypodidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, moist, lowland forests and subtropical or tropical, moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss....
        
        Dasypus pilosus VU
  - Subfamily: Tolypeutinae
    Tolypeutinae
    Tolypeutinae is a subfamily of armadillo in the Dasypodidae family. It contains the following three extant genera:Kuntinaru*Cabassous*Priodontes*Tolypeutes...
    - Genus: Cabassous
      Cabassous
      Cabassous is a genus of armadillo in the Dasypodidae family. It contains the following species:*Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo, Cabassous centralis*Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo, Cabassous chacoensis...
      - Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo
        Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo
        The Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo, Cabassous unicinctus, is a small species of armadillo from South America. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil....
        
        Cabassous unicinctus LC
    - Genus: Priodontes
      - Giant Armadillo
        Giant Armadillo
        The giant armadillo , colloquially tatou, ocarro, tatu-canastra or tatú carreta, is the largest living species of armadillo...
        
        Priodontes maximus VU

Order: Pilosa
Pilosa
The order Pilosa is a group of placental mammals, extant today only in the Americas. It includes the anteaters and sloths, including the recently extinct ground sloths....

(anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

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The order Pilosa is extant only in the Americas and includes the anteater

Anteater

Anteaters, also known as antbear, are the four mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua commonly known for eating ants and termites. Together with the sloths, they compose the order Pilosa...

s, sloth

Sloth

Sloths are the six species of medium-sized mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae , part of the order Pilosa and therefore related to armadillos and anteaters, which sport a similar set of specialized claws.They are arboreal residents of the jungles of Central and South...

s, and tamandua

Tamandua

Tamandua is a genus of anteaters. It has two members: the Southern Tamandua and the Northern Tamandua . They live in forests and grasslands, are semi-arboreal, and possess partially prehensile tails. They mainly eat ants and termites, but they occasionally eat bees, beetles, and insect larvae...

Suborder: Folivora
- Family: Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths)
  - Genus: Bradypus
    - Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth
      Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth
      The brown-throated sloth is a species of three-toed sloth. It is the most common of the four species of three-toed sloth, and is found in the forests of South and Central America.-Description:...
      
      Bradypus variegatus LC
- Family: Megalonychidae
  Megalonychidae
  Megalonychidae is a group of sloths including the extinct Megalonyx and the living two toed sloths. Megalonychids first appeared in the early Oligocene, about 35 million years ago, in southern Argentina , and spread as far as the Antilles by the early Miocene...
  
  (two-toed sloths)
  - Genus: Choloepus
    - Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth
      Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth
      Linnaeus's two-toed sloth , also known as the Southern two-toed sloth or unau, is a species of sloth from South America, found in Venezuela, the Guyanas, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil north of the Amazon River....
      
      Choloepus didactylus LC
    - Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
      Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
      Hoffmann's two-toed sloth is a species of sloth from Central and South America. It is a solitary nocturnal and arboreal animal, found in mature and secondary rainforests and deciduous forests...
      
      Choloepus hoffmanni LC
Suborder: Vermilingua
- Family: Cyclopedidae
  Cyclopedidae
  Cyclopedidae is a family of anteaters that includes the silky anteater and its extinct relatives....
  - Genus: Cyclopes
    - Silky Anteater
      Silky Anteater
      The Silky Anteater or Pygmy Anteater is a species of anteater from Central and South America, ranging from extreme southern Mexico south to Brazil Delta Amacuro Venezuela and possibly Paraguay...
      
      Cyclopes didactylus LC
- Family: Myrmecophagidae
  Myrmecophagidae
  Myrmecophagidae is a family of anteaters, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek words for 'ant' and 'eat' . Myrmecophagids are native to Central and South America, from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. There are 2 genera and 3 species in the family, consisting of the Giant Anteater,...
  
  (American anteaters)
  - Genus: Myrmecophaga
    - Giant Anteater
      Giant Anteater
      The Giant Anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla, is the largest species of anteater. It is the only species in the genus Myrmecophaga. It is found in Central and South America from Honduras to northern Argentina...
      
      Myrmecophaga tridactyla NT
  - Genus: Tamandua
    Tamandua
    Tamandua is a genus of anteaters. It has two members: the Southern Tamandua and the Northern Tamandua . They live in forests and grasslands, are semi-arboreal, and possess partially prehensile tails. They mainly eat ants and termites, but they occasionally eat bees, beetles, and insect larvae...
    - Northern Tamandua
      Northern Tamandua
      The northern tamandua is a species of tamandua, a small anteater in the family Myrmecophagidae. They live in tropical and subtropical forests from southern Mexico, through Central America, and to the edge of the northern Andes....
      
      Tamandua mexicana LC
    - Southern Tamandua
      Southern Tamandua
      The southern tamandua, also called a collared anteater, or lesser anteater , is a species of anteater from South America. It is a solitary animal, found in many habitats from mature to highly disturbed secondary forests and arid savannas. It feeds on ants, termites and bees...
      
      Tamandua tetradactyla LC

Order: Primates

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The order Primates contains all the species commonly related to the lemur

Lemur

Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures of Roman mythology due to the ghostly vocalizations, reflective eyes, and the nocturnal habits of some species...

s, monkey

Monkey

A monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...

s, and ape

Ape

Apes are Old World anthropoid mammals, more specifically a clade of tailless catarrhine primates, belonging to the biological superfamily Hominoidea. The apes are native to Africa and South-east Asia, although in relatively recent times humans have spread all over the world...

s, with the latter category including humans. It is divided informally into three main groupings: prosimian

Prosimian

Prosimians are a grouping of mammals defined as being primates, but not monkeys or apes. They include, among others, lemurs, bushbabies, and tarsiers. They are considered to have characteristics that are more primitive than those of monkeys and apes. Prosimians are the only primates native to...

s, monkeys of the New World

New World monkey

New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Platyrrhini parvorder and the Ceboidea superfamily, which are essentially synonymous since...

, and monkeys and apes of the Old World

Catarrhini

Catarrhini is one of the two subdivisions of the higher primates . It contains the Old World monkeys and the apes, which in turn are further divided into the lesser apes or gibbons and the great apes, consisting of the orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans...

Suborder: Haplorrhini
Haplorrhini
The haplorhines, the "dry-nosed" primates , are members of the Haplorhini clade: the prosimian tarsiers and the anthropoids...
- Infraorder: Simiiformes
  - Parvorder: Platyrrhini (New World monkeys)
    - Family: Cebidae
      Cebidae
      The Cebidae is one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. It includes the capuchin monkeys and squirrel monkeys. These species are found throughout tropical and subtropical South and Central America.-Characteristics:...
      - Subfamily: Callitrichinae
        Callitrichinae
        The Callitrichidae is one of five families of New World monkeys. The family includes several genera, including the marmosets, tamarins, and lion tamarins...
        
        Genus: Callithrix
        Callithrix
        Callithrix is a genus of New World Monkeys of the family Callitrichidae, the family containing marmosets and tamarins. The genus contains the Atlantic forest marmosets. The genera Mico and Callibella were formerly considered a subgenus of the genus Callithrix...
        
        Pygmy Marmoset
        Pygmy Marmoset
        The pygmy marmoset or dwarf monkey is a New World monkey native to the rainforest canopies of western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern Peru, and northern Bolivia. It is one of the smallest primates, and the smallest true monkey, with its body length ranging from...
        
        Cebuella pygmaea LC
        
        Genus: Saguinus
        
        Brown-mantled Tamarin
        Brown-mantled Tamarin
        The brown-mantled tamarin , also known as the saddleback tamarin or the Andean saddle-back tamarin, is a species of tamarin from South America...
        
        Saguinus fuscicollis LC
        
        Emperor Tamarin
        Emperor Tamarin
        The Emperor Tamarin is a tamarin allegedly named for its resemblance to the German emperor Wilhelm II. It lives in the southwest Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia and in the west Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas....
        
        Saguinus imperator LC
        
        White-lipped Tamarin
        White-lipped Tamarin
        The white-lipped tamarin , also known as the red-bellied tamarin, is a tamarin which lives in the Amazon area of Brazil and Bolivia....
        
        Saguinus labiatus LC
        
        Moustached Tamarin
        Moustached Tamarin
        The moustached tamarin or Spix's moustached tamarin is a tamarin found in tropical forests in Brazil and Peru. It is black with a white moustache, white nose, and brownish back...
        
        Saguinus mystax LC
        
        Black-mantled Tamarin
        Black-mantled Tamarin
        The black-mantled tamarin, Saguinus nigricollis, is a species of tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in far western Brazil, southeastern Colombia and northeastern Peru. It has often included the Graells's Tamarin as a subspecies , but differs from that species in having reddish-orange rump and...
        
        Saguinus nigricollis LC
        
        Golden-mantled Tamarin
        Golden-mantled Tamarin
        The golden-mantled tamarin is a tamarin species from South America. It is found in Ecuador and Peru, specifically in the upper Amazon , east of the Andes in Ecuador, and Northeast Peru; between the Rio Curaray and Rio Napo in Peru.-Taxonomic classification:There are seventeen species in this...
        
        Saguinus tripartitus LC
        
        Genus: Callimico
        
        Goeldi's Marmoset
        Goeldi's Marmoset
        Goeldi's marmoset or Goeldi's monkey is a small, South American New World monkey that lives in the upper Amazon Basin region of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru...
        
        Callimico goeldii NT
      - Subfamily: Cebinae
        
        Genus: Cebus
        CEBus
        CEBus, short for Consumer Electronics Bus, also known as EIA-600, is a set of electrical standards and communication protocols for electronic devices to transmit commands and data...
        
        White-fronted Capuchin
        White-fronted Capuchin
        The white-fronted capuchin, Cebus albifrons, is a species of capuchin monkey, a type of New World primate, found in seven different countries in South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago...
        
        Cebus albifrons LC
        
        Large-headed Capuchin
        Large-headed Capuchin
        The large-headed capuchin is a subspecies of the tufted capuchin from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.-External links:*...
        
        Cebus macrocephalus LC
        
        Genus: Saimiri
        
        Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
        Black-capped Squirrel Monkey
        The black-capped squirrel monkey is a South American squirrel monkey, found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. This South American monkey can be found at the Ellen Trout Zoo.-Subspecies:...
        
        Saimiri boliviensis LC
    - Family: Aotidae
      - Genus: Aotus
        Night monkey
        The night monkeys, also known as the owl monkeys or douroucoulis, are the members of the genus Aotus of New World monkeys . They are widely distributed in the forests of Central and South America, from Panama south to Paraguay and northern Argentina...
        
        Peruvian Night Monkey
        Peruvian Night Monkey
        The Peruvian night monkey is a nocturnal New World monkey endemic to northeastern Peru. Adults weigh around and measure up to in length. Its colour is grey to light brown with characteristic black and white markings on the face...
        
        Aotus miconax VU
        
        Nancy Ma's Night Monkey
        Nancy Ma's Night Monkey
        Nancy Ma's night monkey is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia and Peru.It is known in medical research as a model organism for studying the Duffy antigen.-References:...
        
        Aotus nancymaae LC
        
        Black-headed Night Monkey
        Black-headed Night Monkey
        The Black-headed night monkey is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.-References:...
        
        Aotus nigriceps LC
        
        Spix's Night Monkey
        Spix's Night Monkey
        Spix's night monkey, Aotus vociferans, is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru....
        
        Aotus vociferans LC
    - Family: Pitheciidae
      Pitheciidae
      The Pitheciidae are one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. Formerly they were included in the family Atelidae. The family includes the titis, saki monkeys and uakaris...
      - Subfamily: Callicebinae
        
        Genus: Callicebus
        
        Brown Titi
        Brown Titi
        The brown titi, Callicebus brunneus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Brazil, Peru and Bolivia.-External links:*...
        
        Callicebus brunneus LC
        
        Chestnut-bellied Titi
        Chestnut-bellied Titi
        The chestnut-bellied titi, Callicebus caligatus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Brazil.-References:...
        
        Callicebus caligatus LC
        
        Coppery Titi
        Coppery Titi
        The coppery titi, Callicebus cupreus, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in the Amazon of Brazil and Peru, and perhaps Bolivia.-External links:*...
        
        Callicebus cupreus LC
        
        White-tailed Titi
        White-tailed Titi
        The white-tailed titi, Callicebus discolor, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.-References:...
        
        Callicebus discolor LC
        
        Lucifer Titi
        Lucifer Titi
        The Lucifer titi, Callicebus lucifer, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
        
        Callicebus lucifer LC
        
        Rio Mayo Titi
        Rio Mayo Titi
        The Rio Mayo titi, Callicebus oenanthe, is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Peru.-References:...
        
        Callicebus oenanthe VU
      - Subfamily: Pitheciinae
        Pitheciinae
        Pitheciinae is a subfamily of the New World monkey family Pitheciidae. It contains three genera and 9 species. Pitheciines are forest dwellers from northern and central South America, east of the Andes....
        
        Genus: Pithecia
        
        Equatorial Saki
        Equatorial Saki
        The equatorial saki, Pithecia aequatorialis, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.-References:...
        
        Pithecia aequatorialis LR/lc
        
        Rio Tapajós Saki
        Rio Tapajós Saki
        The Rio Tapajós saki is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru....
        
        Pithecia irrorata LC
        
        Monk Saki
        Monk Saki
        The monk saki, Pithecia monachus, is a species of saki monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It lives in forested areas. It can grow up to be 37–48 cm long and weigh about 1.5-3 kilograms, approximately the same as a large...
        
        Pithecia monachus LC
        
        Genus: Cacajao
        
        Bald Uakari
        Bald Uakari
        The bald uakari or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey with a very short tail, red face, a bald head, and long coat...
        
        Cacajao calvus NT
    - Family: Atelidae
      Atelidae
      Atelidae is one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. It was formerly included in the family Cebidae. Atelids are generally larger monkeys; the family includes the howler, spider, woolly and woolly spider monkeys...
      - Subfamily: Alouattinae
        
        Genus: Alouatta
        
        Mantled Howler
        Mantled Howler
        The mantled howler , or golden-mantled howling monkey, is a species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, from Central and South America. It is one of the monkey species most often seen and heard in the wild in Central America...
        
        Alouatta palliata LC
        
        Venezuelan Red Howler
        Venezuelan Red Howler
        The Venezuelan red howler is a South American species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the western Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil...
        
        Alouatta seniculus LC
      - Subfamily: Atelinae
        Atelinae
        Atelinae is a subfamily of New World monkeys in the family Atelidae, and includes the various spider and woolly monkeys. The primary distinguishing feature of the atelines is their long prehensile tail which can support their entire body weight....
        
        Genus: Ateles
        
        White-fronted Spider Monkey
        White-fronted Spider Monkey
        The white-fronted spider monkey , also known as the long-haired or white-bellied spider monkey, is an endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the north-western Amazon in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil, ranging as far south as the lower Ucayali...
        
        Ateles belzebuth VU
        
        Peruvian Spider Monkey
        Peruvian Spider Monkey
        The Peruvian spider monkey is a species of spider monkey that lives not only in Peru, but also in Brazil and Bolivia. At two feet long, they are relatively large among species of monkey, and their strong, prehensile tails can be up to three feet long. Unlike many species of monkey, they have...
        
        Ateles chamek LC
        
        Genus: Lagothrix
        
        Gray Woolly Monkey
        Gray Woolly Monkey
        The gray woolly monkey, Lagothrix cana, is a woolly monkey species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru....
        
        Lagothrix cana NT
        
        Brown Woolly Monkey
        Brown Woolly Monkey
        The brown woolly monkey or common woolly monkey or Humboldt's Woolly Monkey is a woolly monkey from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. It lives in groups of 2 to 70 individuals, usually splitting the group into smaller subgroups while in activity.Many published sources give the systematic name as L...
        
        Lagothrix lagothricha LR/lc
        
        Silvery Woolly Monkey
        Silvery Woolly Monkey
        The silvery woolly monkey , also known as Poeppig's woolly monkey, is a woolly monkey species from South America. Named after the German zoologist Eduard Friedrich Poeppig, it is found in Brazil, Ecuador and Peru....
        
        Lagothrix poeppigii NT
        
        Genus: Oreonax
        
        Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
        Yellow-tailed Woolly Monkey
        The yellow-tailed woolly monkey is a New World monkey endemic to Peru. It is a rare primate species found only in the Peruvian Andes, in the departments of Amazonas and San Martin as well as bordering areas of La Libertad, Huanuco and Loreto...
        
        Oreonax flavicauda CR

Order: Rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....

ia (rodents)

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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisor

Incisor

Incisors are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and mandible below.-Function:...

s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara

Capybara

The capybara , also known as capivara in Portuguese, and capibara, chigüire in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador ronsoco in Peru, chigüiro, and carpincho in Spanish, is the largest living rodent in the world. Its closest relatives are agouti, chinchillas, coyphillas, and guinea pigs...

can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

Suborder: Hystricognathi
Hystricognathi
Hystricognathi is an infraorder of rodents. Hystricognaths are distinguished from other rodents by the bone structure of their skulls. The masseter medialis passes partially through the infraorbital foramen and connects to the bone on the opposite side...
- Family: Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
  - Subfamily: Erethizontinae
    - Genus: Coendou
      - Bicolor-spined Porcupine Coendou bicolor LR/lc
- Family: Chinchillidae
  Chinchillidae
  The family Chinchillidae contains the chinchillas, viscachas, and their fossil relatives. They are restricted to southern and western South America, often in association with the Andes. They are large rodents, weighing from to , with strong hind legs and large ears...
  
  (viscachas and chinchillas)
  - Genus: Chinchilla
    Chinchilla
    Chinchillas are crepuscular rodents, slightly larger and more robust than ground squirrels, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. Along with their relatives, viscachas, they make up the family Chinchillidae....
    - Short-tailed Chinchilla
      Short-tailed Chinchilla
      The short-tailed chinchilla , also called the Bolivian, Peruvian, and Royal chinchilla, is an endangered species of rodent. Their original range included the Andes Mountains of Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia...
      
      Chinchilla brevicaudata CR
  - Genus: Lagidium
    Lagidium
    Lagidium is a genus of rodent in the family Chinchillidae.It contains the following species:* Northern Viscacha * Southern Viscacha * Wolffsohn's Viscacha...
    - Northern Viscacha
      Northern Viscacha
      The Northern Viscacha is a species of rodent in the family Chinchillidae. It is known from Chile and Peru, at elevations from 300 to 5000 m, and may also be present in Bolivia....
      
      Lagidium peruanum LR/lc
    - Southern Viscacha
      Southern Viscacha
      The Southern Viscacha is a species of rodent in the family Chinchillidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....
      
      Lagidium viscacia DD
- Family: Dinomyidae
  Dinomyidae
  Dinomyidae was once a very speciose group of South American hystricognath rodent, but now contains only a single living species, the Pacarana. The Dinomyidae included among its ranks the largest rodents known to date, the bison-sized Josephoartigasia monesi and the smaller Josephoartigasia magna...
  
  (pacarana)
  - Genus: Dinomys
    - Pacarana
      Pacarana
      The Pacarana is a rare and slow-moving nocturnal rodent found only in tropical forests of the western Amazon River basin and adjacent foothills of the Andes Mountains from northwestern Venezuela and Colombia to western Bolivia, including the yungas. One place that it is common is Cotapata National...
      
      Dinomys branickii EN
- Family: Caviidae
  Caviidae
  The cavy family is a family of rodents native to South America, and including the domestic guinea pig, wild cavies, and the capybara, among other animals...
  
  (guinea pigs)
  - Subfamily: Caviinae
    Caviinae
    Caviinae is a subfamily uniting all living members of the family Caviidae with the exception of the maras, capybaras and Kerodon. The subfamily traditionally contained the guinea pig-like forms along with the cursorially adapted Kerodon...
    - Genus: Cavia
      Cavia
      Cavia is a genus in the subfamily Caviinae that contains the rodents commonly known as guinea pigs. The best-known species in this genus is the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus, an important meat animal in South America and a common household pet in the West.-Taxonomic controversy:Cavia are...
      - Guinea pig
        Guinea pig
        The guinea pig , also called the cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, these animals are not in the pig family, nor are they from Guinea...
        
        Cavia porcellus LR/lc
      - Montane Guinea Pig
        Montane Guinea Pig
        The Montane Guinea Pig, Cavia tschudii, is a guinea pig species from South America. It is found in Peru.Peruvian wild guinea pigs were first described by E. T. Bennett in 1835, who termed them Cavia cutleri...
        
        Cavia tschudii LR/lc
    - Genus: Galea
      Galea (genus)
      Galea is a genus of South American rodents of the family Caviidae. Four species are known, found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Brazil. They are as follows:* Brandt's Yellow-toothed Cavy...
      - Common Yellow-toothed Cavy
        Common Yellow-toothed Cavy
        The common yellow-toothed cavy is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. It's karyotype has 2n = 68 and FN = 136....
        
        Galea musteloides LR/lc
  - Subfamily: Hydrochaeridae (capybaras)
    - Genus: Hydrochoerus
      Hydrochoerus
      The genus Hydrochoerus contains two living species of capybaras from South America and Panama, the largest living rodents in the world. The genus name is derived from the Greek ὕδωρ plus χοίρος ....
      - Capybara
        Capybara
        The capybara , also known as capivara in Portuguese, and capibara, chigüire in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador ronsoco in Peru, chigüiro, and carpincho in Spanish, is the largest living rodent in the world. Its closest relatives are agouti, chinchillas, coyphillas, and guinea pigs...
        
        Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris LR/lc
- Family: Dasyproctidae
  Dasyproctidae
  Dasyproctidae is a family of large South American rodents, comprising the agoutis and acouchis. Their fur is a reddish or dark colour above, with a paler underside. They are herbivorous, often feeding on ripe fruit that falls from trees...
  
  (agoutis and pacas)
  - Genus: Dasyprocta
    - Black Agouti
      Black Agouti
      The Black Agouti, Dasyprocta fuliginosa, is a South American agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae. It is found in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil. The agouti is the only animal that has sharp enough teeth to crack open the tough shell of a brazil nut, something that similar rodents...
      
      Dasyprocta fuliginosa LR/lc
    - Kalinowski Agouti
      Kalinowski Agouti
      Kalinowski's Agouti is a species of rodent in the family Dasyproctidae.It is endemic to Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
      
      Dasyprocta kalinowskii DD
    - Central American Agouti
      Central American Agouti
      The Central American Agouti is an agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae. The species is widespread in Mesoamerica and South America. The northern section of the range occurs from Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula to northern Ecuador and Colombia and western Venezuela...
      
      Dasyprocta punctata LR/lc
  - Genus: Myoprocta
    - Red Acouchi
      Red Acouchi
      The Red Acouchi, Myoprocta acouchy, is a species of rodent in the acouchi genus, part of the family Dasyproctidae, from South America. It is found in the Guyanan subregion of Amazonia, including Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil, east of the Rio Branco and mainly north of the Amazon, with...
      
      Myoprocta acouchy LR/lc
    - Red Acouchi
      Red Acouchi
      The Red Acouchi, Myoprocta acouchy, is a species of rodent in the acouchi genus, part of the family Dasyproctidae, from South America. It is found in the Guyanan subregion of Amazonia, including Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil, east of the Rio Branco and mainly north of the Amazon, with...
      
      Myoprocta exilis DD
- Family: Cuniculidae
  Paca
  The Lowland Paca , also known as the Spotted Paca, is a large rodent found in tropical and sub-tropical America, from East-Central Mexico to Northern Argentina...
  - Genus: Cuniculus
    Paca
    The Lowland Paca , also known as the Spotted Paca, is a large rodent found in tropical and sub-tropical America, from East-Central Mexico to Northern Argentina...
    - Lowland Paca Cuniculus paca LC
    - Mountain Paca
      Mountain Paca
      The Mountain Paca is a small burrow-dwelling rodent whose habitats are high altitude South American forests. Pacas are nocturnal, sedentary, and solitary animals with territorial tendencies. It eats mostly fruits and seeds...
      
      Cuniculus taczanowskii NT
- Family: Ctenomyidae
  - Genus: Ctenomys
    - White-toothed Tuco-tuco
      White-toothed Tuco-tuco
      The white-toothed tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is found in Bolivia and Peru....
      
      Ctenomys leucodon LR/lc
    - Highland Tuco-tuco
      Highland Tuco-tuco
      The Highland Tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....
      
      Ctenomys opimus LR/lc
    - Peruvian Tuco-tuco
      Peruvian Tuco-tuco
      The Peruvian Tuco-tuco is a species of rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. It is endemic to Peru.-References:*Woods, C. A. and C. W. Kilpatrick. 2005. Hystricognathi. pp 1538–1600 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference 3rd ed. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds....
      
      Ctenomys peruanus LR/lc
- Family: Abrocomidae
  - Genus: Abrocoma
    Abrocoma
    Abrocoma is a genus of abrocomid rodents found in the Andes of South America, from southern Peru to central Chile. The genus contains eight species, most of which are found in isolated mountain ranges in northwestern Argentina.- Species :...
    - Ashy Chinchilla Rat
      Ashy Chinchilla Rat
      The Ashy Chinchilla Rat is a species of chinchilla rat in the family Abrocomidae.They are found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.-Description:...
      
      Abrocoma cinerea LR/lc
- Family: Echimyidae
  - Subfamily: Dactylomyinae
    - Genus: Dactylomys
      Dactylomys
      Dactylomys is the genus of South American bamboo rats or coro-coros. Coro-coros are arboreal members of the family Echimyidae. This genus contains three species....
      - Bolivian Bamboo Rat
        Bolivian Bamboo Rat
        The Bolivian Bamboo Rat, Dactylomys boliviensis, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.-References:*...
        
        Dactylomys boliviensis LR/lc
      - Amazon Bamboo Rat
        Amazon bamboo rat
        For Asian bamboo rats , see Bamboo rat.The Amazon bamboo rat is a species of spiny rat from the Amazon Basin of South America. It is also referred to as coro-coro, Toró, Rato-do-Bambú, or Rata del Bambú in different parts of its range...
        
        Dactylomys dactylinus LR/lc
      - Peruvian Bamboo Rat Dactylomys peruanus DD
  - Subfamily: Echimyinae
    - Genus: Echimys
      Echimys
      Echimys is a genus of spiny rat. Members of the genus are collectively called Spiny Tree-rats as they are arboreal and have pronounced spines.-Classification:The genus contains three extant species...
      - Peruvian Tree Rat
        Peruvian Tree Rat
        The Peruvian Tree Rat is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in northeastern Peru and adjacent Ecuador, where it is found in the Amazon rainforest. It is nocturnal and arboreal....
        
        Echimys rhipidurus DD
      - Dark Tree Rat Echimys saturnus LR/lc
    - Genus: Isothrix
      Isothrix
      The toros or brush-tailed rats, genus Isothrix, are a group of spiny rats found in tropical South America, particularly in the Amazon Basin.-Description:...
      - Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat
        Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat
        The Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat, Isothrix bistriata, is a South American brush-tailed rat species from the Echimyidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru and Venezuela....
        
        Isothrix bistriata LR/nt
    - Genus: Makalata
      Makalata
      Makalata is a genus of rodents in the family Echimyidae.It contains the following species:* Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat * Long-tailed Armored Tree-rat * Dusky Spiny Tree Rat...
      - Makalata occasius CR
  - Subfamily: Eumysopinae
    - Genus: Mesomys
      Mesomys
      Mesomys is a genus of South American spiny rats in the family Echimyidae....
      - Spiny Tree Rat
        Spiny Tree Rat
        Ferreira's Spiny Tree-rat, Mesomys hispidus, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.-References:*...
        
        Mesomys hispidus LR/lc
      - Woolly-headed Spiny Tree Rat Mesomys leniceps LR/lc
    - Genus: Proechimys
      Proechimys
      Proechimys is a genus of South American spiny rats of the family Echimyidae....
      - Bolivian Spiny Rat Proechimys bolivianus LR/lc
      - Huallaga Spiny Rat
        Huallaga Spiny Rat
        The Short-tailed Spiny-rat, Proechimys brevicauda, or Huallaga Spiny Rat, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.-References:*...
        
        Proechimys brevicauda LR/lc
      - Cuvier's Spiny Rat
        Cuvier's Spiny Rat
        Cuvier's Spiny-rat, Proechimys cuvieri, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru and Suriname.-References:*...
        
        Proechimys cuvieri LR/lc
      - Pacific Spiny Rat Proechimys decumanus LR/lc
      - Hendee's Spiny Rat Proechimys hendeei LR/lc
      - Long-tailed Spiny Rat
        Long-tailed Spiny Rat
        The Long-tailed Spiny-rat, Proechimys longicaudatus, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru and Paraguay.-References:*...
        
        Proechimys longicaudatus LR/lc
      - Napo Spiny Rat
        Napo Spiny Rat
        The Napo Spiny-rat, Proechimys quadruplicatus, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.-References:*...
        
        Proechimys quadruplicatus LR/lc
      - Simon's Spiny Rat
        Simon's Spiny Rat
        Simon's Spiny-rat, Proechimys simonsi, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.-References:*...
        
        Proechimys simonsi LR/lc
      - Steere's Spiny Rat
        Steere's Spiny Rat
        Steere's Spiny-rat, Proechimys steerei, is a spiny rat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.-References:*...
        
        Proechimys steerei LR/lc
Suborder: Sciurognathi
Sciurognathi
Sciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. The group is characterized by a specific shape to the lower jaw. In sciurognaths, the angular process of the jaw is in the same plane as the root of the incisors...
- Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
  - Subfamily: Sciurillinae
    - Genus: Sciurillus
      - Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel
        Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel
        The Neotropical pygmy squirrel is a very small tree squirrel, being the only living species in the genus Sciurillus and the subfamily Sciurillinae...
        
        Sciurillus pusillus LR/lc
  - Subfamily: Sciurinae
    Sciurinae
    The Sciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels in the . It unites the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily and unite all remaining sciurids into the subfamily Sciurinae, but this has been strongly refuted by genetic...
    - Tribe: Sciurini
      Sciurini
      Sciurini is a tribe that includes about forty species of squirrels, mostly from the Americas. It includes five living genera—the American dwarf squirrels, Microsciurus; the Bornean Rheithrosciurus; the widespread American and Eurasian tree squirrels of the genus Sciurus, which includes some of the...
      - Genus: Microsciurus
        Microsciurus
        Microsciurus or dwarf squirrels is a genus of squirrels from the tropical regions of Central and South America.There are four recognized species, however, recent DNA analysis has shown that there is some confusion regarding the traditional classification of the Microsciurus species:Genus...
        
        Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
        Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
        The Amazon dwarf squirrel or Guianan squirrel is a small chipmunk-size tree squirrel in the genus Microsciurus and tribe Sciurini found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is diurnal and arboreal, coming to ground from time to time. Its diet consists of fruit, the latex of certain...
        
        Microsciurus flaviventer LR/lc
      - Genus: Sciurus
        Sciurus
        The genus Sciurus contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.-Species:There are 30 species.Genus Sciurus - Tree squirrels*Subgenus Sciurus...
        
        Bolivian Squirrel
        Bolivian Squirrel
        The Bolivian squirrel is a tree squirrel in the family Sciuridae endemic to South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Peru at elevations up to in the Andes region.-References:...
        
        Sciurus ignitus LR/lc
        
        Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
        Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
        The Northern Amazon Red Squirrel, Sciurus igniventris, is a squirrel species from South America. It occurs in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela....
        
        Sciurus igniventris LR/lc
        
        JunÍn Red Squirrel
        Junín Red Squirrel
        The Junín Red Squirrel is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Peru.-References:*Thorington, R. W. and R. S. Hoffmann. 2005. Family Sciuridae. pp 754–818 in Mammal Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore....
        
        Sciurus pyrrhinus LR/lc
        
        Sanborn's Squirrel
        Sanborn's Squirrel
        Sanborn's squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests....
        
        Sciurus sanborni LR/nt
        
        Southern Amazon Red Squirrel
        Southern Amazon Red Squirrel
        The Southern Amazon Red Squirrel, Sciurus spadiceus, is a squirrel species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.This species is fairly large in size and has a reddish brown pelage.-References:...
        
        Sciurus spadiceus LR/lc
        
        Guayaquil Squirrel
        Guayaquil Squirrel
        The Guayaquil squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Ecuador and Peru....
        
        Sciurus stramineus LR/lc
- Family: Cricetidae
  Cricetidae
  The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
  - Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
    Sigmodontinae
    The subfamily Sigmodontinae is one of the most diverse groups of mammals. It includes New World rats and mice, with at least 376 species. Many authorities include the Neotominae and Tylomyinae as part of a larger definition of Sigmodontinae. When those genera are included, the species count...
    - Genus: Abrothrix
      Abrothrix
      Abrothrix is a genus of rodent in the tribe Abrotrichini of family Cricetidae.It contains the following living species:*Abrothrix andinus*Abrothrix hershkovitzi*Abrothrix illuteus*Abrothrix jelskii*Abrothrix lanosus...
      - Andean Altiplano Mouse
        Andean Altiplano Mouse
        Abrothrix andinus, also known as the Andean Altiplano Mouse or Andean Akodont, is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae. It is found in the altiplano habitat of the Andes from central Peru through Bolivia south to Argentina and Chile.-Literature cited:*Musser, G.G. and...
        
        Abrothrix andinus LR/lc
      - Jelski's Altiplano Mouse
        Jelski's Altiplano Mouse
        Abrothrix jelskii, also known as Jelski's Altiplano Mouse, Jelski's Grass Mouse, or the Ornate Akodont, is a species of rodent in the genus Abrothrix of family Cricetidae. It is found in the altiplano habitat of the Andes from central Peru through Bolivia into northwestern Argentina. Populations...
        
        Abrothrix jelskii LR/lc
    - Genus: Aegialomys
      Aegialomys
      Aegialomys is a genus of oryzomyine rodents from the lowlands and mountains of western Peru and Ecuador, including the Galápagos Islands. The species in this genus have historically been placed in Oryzomys, but according to cladistic research, the genus is more closely related to a group...
      - Aegialomys xantheolus LR/lc
    - Genus: Akodon
      Akodon
      Akodon is a genus consisting of South American grass mice. They mostly occur south of the Amazon Basin and along the Andes north to Venezuela, but are absent from much of the basin itself, the far south of the continent, and the lowlands west of the Andes. Akodon is one of the most species-rich...
      - Highland Grass Mouse
        Highland Grass Mouse
        Akodon aerosus, also known as the Highland Grass Mouse or Yungas Akodont, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in the eastern Andes from eastern Ecuador through Peru into central Bolivia.-Literature cited:...
        
        Akodon aerosus LR/lc
      - White-bellied Grass Mouse
        White-bellied Grass Mouse
        Akodon albiventer, also known as the White-bellied Grass Mouse or White-bellied Akodont, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae...
        
        Akodon albiventer LR/lc
      - Bolivian Grass Mouse
        Bolivian Grass Mouse
        Akodon boliviensis, also known as the Bolivian Grass Mouse or Bolivian Akodont, is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andes from southeastern Peru through Bolivia into northwestern Argentina.-Literature cited:...
        
        Akodon boliviensis LR/lc
      - Smoky Grass Mouse
        Smoky Grass Mouse
        The Smoky Grass Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru....
        
        Akodon fumeus LR/lc
      - Junin Grass Mouse
        Junin Grass Mouse
        The Junín Grass Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found only in Peru.-References:...
        
        Akodon juninensis LR/lc
      - Koford's Grass Mouse
        Koford's Grass Mouse
        Koford's Grass Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found only in Peru. It is named after American biologist Carl B. Koford.-References:...
        
        Akodon kofordi LR/lc
      - Thespian Grass Mouse
        Thespian Grass Mouse
        The Thespian Grass Mouse or Hocicudo-like Akodont is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Bolivia and Peru....
        
        Akodon mimus LR/lc
      - Soft Grass Mouse
        Soft Grass Mouse
        The Soft Grass Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Ecuador and Peru....
        
        Akodon mollis LR/lc
      - El Dorado Grass Mouse
        El Dorado Grass Mouse
        The El Dorado Grass Mouse or Utcubamba Akodont is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Ecuador and Peru....
        
        Akodon orophilus LR/lc
      - Altiplano Grass Mouse
        Altiplano Grass Mouse
        The Altiplano Grass Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Bolivia, and Peru.-References:...
        
        Akodon puer LR/lc
      - Puno Grass Mouse
        Puno Grass Mouse
        The Puno Grass Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.-References:...
        
        Akodon subfuscus LR/lc
      - Silent Grass Mouse
        Silent Grass Mouse
        The Silent Grass Mouse or Slate-bellied Akodont is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru.-References:...
        
        Akodon surdus LR/lc
      - Cloud Forest Grass Mouse
        Cloud Forest Grass Mouse
        The Cloud Forest Grass Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found only in Peru.-References:...
        
        Akodon torques LR/lc
    - Genus: Andinomys
      - Andean Mouse
        Andean Mouse
        The Andean Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Andinomys.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.-References:...
        
        Andinomys edax LR/lc
    - Genus: Auliscomys
      Auliscomys
      Auliscomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It contains the following species:* Bolivian Big-eared Mouse * Painted Big-eared Mouse * Andean Big-eared Mouse...
      - Bolivian Big-eared Mouse
        Bolivian Big-eared Mouse
        The Bolivian Big-eared Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Bolivia, Chile, and Peru....
        
        Auliscomys boliviensis LR/lc
      - Painted Big-eared Mouse
        Painted Big-eared Mouse
        The Painted Big-eared Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru, and possibly Chile....
        
        Auliscomys pictus LR/lc
      - Andean Big-eared Mouse
        Andean Big-eared Mouse
        The Andean Big-eared Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
        
        Auliscomys sublimis LR/lc
    - Genus: Calomys
      - Andean Vesper Mouse
        Andean Vesper Mouse
        The Andean Vesper Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
        
        Calomys lepidus LR/lc
      - Peruvian Vesper Mouse
        Peruvian Vesper Mouse
        The Peruvian Vesper Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
        
        Calomys sorellus LR/lc
    - Genus: Chibchanomys
      Chibchanomys
      Chibchanomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It contains the following species:* Las Cajas Water Mouse * Chibchan Water Mouse...
      - Chibchan Water Mouse
        Chibchan Water Mouse
        The Chibchan Water Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in the Andean highlands of Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela....
        
        Chibchanomys trichotis LR/nt
    - Genus: Chinchillula
      - Altiplano Chincilla Mouse Chinchillula sahamae LR/lc
    - Genus: Eligmodontia
      Eligmodontia
      The genus Eligmodontia consists of five or six species of South American sigmodontine mice restricted to Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Species of Eligmodontia occur along the eastern side of the Andes Mountains, in Patagonia, and in the Chaco thorn forest of South America. They can be found in...
      - Andean Gerbil Mouse
        Andean Gerbil Mouse
        The Andean Gerbil Mouse or Altiplano Laucha is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
        
        Eligmodontia puerulus LR/lc
    - Genus: Eremoryzomys
      - Eremoryzomys polius LR/lc
    - Genus: Euryoryzomys
      Euryoryzomys
      Euryoryzomys is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It includes six species, which are distributed in South America. Until 2006, its members were included in the genus Oryzomys, but they are not closely related to the type species of that genus, and therefore they were...
      - Euryoryzomys macconnelli LR/lc
      - Euryoryzomys nitidus LR/lc
    - Genus: Galenomys
      - Gerlepp's Mouse Galenomys garleppi LR/lc
    - Genus: Handleyomys
      Handleyomys
      Handleyomys is a genus of Central and South American rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It was first described in 2002 to include two species from the Colombian Andes which were previously included in distinct and unrelated genera, Aepeomys and Oryzomys, but which turned out to...
      - Handleyomys melanotis DD
    - Genus: Holochilus
      Holochilus
      Holochilus is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae, sometimes called marsh rats. It contains three living species, Holochilus brasiliensis, Holochilus chacarius, and Holochilus sciureus, which are widely distributed in South America east of the Andes, and a...
      - Wagner's Marsh Rat
        Wagner's Marsh Rat
        Holochilus sciureus, also known as the Amazonian Marsh Rat, the Common Marsh Rat, or simply the Marsh Rat, is a rodent species from South America. It is found close to rivers in lowland tropical rainforest in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and...
        
        Holochilus sciureus LR/lc
    - Genus: Hylaeamys
      Hylaeamys
      Hylaeamys is a genus of South American oryzomyine rodents found principally in humid forested areas east of the Andes. The species in this genus have historically been placed in Oryzomys. They are most closely related to Euryoryzomys, Transandinomys, Nephelomys, Oecomys, and Handleyomys, and most...
      - Hylaeamys perenensis LC
      - Hylaeamys yunganus LR/lc
    - Genus: Ichthyomys
      Ichthyomys
      Ichthyomys is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the family Cricetidae.It contains the following species:* Crab-eating Rat * Pittier's Crab-eating Rat...
      - Stolzmann's Crab-eating Rat
        Stolzmann's Crab-eating Rat
        Stolzmann's Crab-eating Rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It ist found in Ecuador and Peru. The species is believed to be nocturnal and semiaquatic, and has been found at an elevation range of 900 to 1700 m. A survey in 2010 indicates that it has become a pest at local fish...
        
        Ichthyomys stolzmanni LR/lc
    - Genus: Lenoxus
      - Andean Rat
        Andean Rat
        The Andean Rat is the only species in the genus Lenoxus. It is a rodent in the tribe Akodontini found on the eastern slopes of the Andes of eastern Peru and western Bolivia....
        
        Lenoxus apicalis LR/nt
    - Genus: Melanomys
      Melanomys
      Melanomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae, which is distributed in northern South America and adjacent Central America. It contains three species, two of which—Melanomys robustulus and Melanomys zunigae—have limited distributions...
      - Zuniga's Dark Rice Rat
        Zuniga's Dark Rice Rat
        Melanomys zunigae, also known as Zuniga's Melanomys or Zuniga's Dark Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Melanomys of family Cricetidae. Known only from a small region of coastal Peru, it is listed as "critically endangered" by the IUCN and may even be extinct.-Literature cited:*Musser,...
        
        Melanomys zunigae LR/lc
    - Genus: Microryzomys
      Microryzomys
      Microryzomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is closely related to Oreoryzomys, Oligoryzomys, and Neacomys. It contains two species, both restricted to the Andes: Microryzomys altissimus and Microryzomys minutus.-Literature cited:*Musser, G.G. and Carleton,...
      - Highland Small Rice Rat
        Highland Small Rice Rat
        Microryzomys altissimus, also known as the Páramo Colilargo or Highland Small Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Microryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, but the Colombian segment may be a separate species.-Literature cited:*Gómez-Laverde, M., Rivas,...
        
        Microryzomys altissimus LR/lc
      - Forest Small Rice Rat
        Forest Small Rice Rat
        Microryzomys minutus, also known as the Montane Colilargo or the Forest Small Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Microryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, but these populations may in fact represent more than one...
        
        Microryzomys minutus LR/lc
    - Genus: Neacomys
      Neacomys
      The genus Neacomys, also known as bristly mice because of their spiny fur, includes several species of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is most closely related to Oligoryzomys, Oreoryzomys, and Microryzomys. Neacomys species are mainly found in Amazonia, but N. pictus occurs...
      - Northern Bristly Mouse
        Northern Bristly Mouse
        Neacomys spinosus, also known as the Common Neacomys, Common Bristly Mouse, or Bristly Mouse, is a nocturnal rodent species from South America in the genus Neacomys. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it often lives in transition areas between lowland forest and open...
        
        Neacomys spinosus LR/lc
      - Narrow-footed Bristly Mouse
        Narrow-footed Bristly Mouse
        Neacomys tenuipes, also known as the Narrow-footed Neacomys or Narrow-footed Bristly Mouse, is found along the northern Andes from northwestern Venezuela through Colombia into Ecuador, in rainforest at elevations from 400 to 1750 m...
        
        Neacomys tenuipes LR/lc
    - Genus: Necromys
      Necromys
      Necromys is a genus of South American sigmodontine rodents allied to Akodon. This genus has also been known as Cabreramys or more recently Bolomys. N. urichi has recently been transferred from Akodon....
      - Pleasant Bolo Mouse
        Pleasant Bolo Mouse
        The Pleasant Bolo Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
        
        Necromys amoenus LR/lc
    - Genus: Nectomys
      Nectomys
      Nectomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is closely related to Amphinectomys and was formerly considered congeneric with Sigmodontomys...
      - Nectomys apicalis LC
      - Nectomys rattus LC
    - Genus: Neotomys
      - Andean Swamp Rat
        Andean Swamp Rat
        The Andean Swamp Rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Neotomys.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.-References:...
        
        Neotomys ebriosus LR/lc
    - Genus: Nephelomys
      Nephelomys
      Nephelomys is a genus of South American oryzomyine rodents found in the Andes from Bolivia to Venezuela, with a westward extension into the mountains of Costa Rica...
      - Nephelomys albigularis LR/lc
      - Nephelomys auriventer LR/lc
      - Nephelomys keaysi LR/lc
      - Nephelomys levipes LR/nt
    - Genus: Neusticomys
      Neusticomys
      Neusticomys is a genus of semiaquatic South American rodents in the family Cricetidae.It contains the following species:* Ferreira's Fish-eating Rat * Montane Fish-eating Rat...
      - Peruvian Fish-eating Rat
        Peruvian Fish-eating Rat
        The Peruvian Fish-eating Rat is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in eastern Peru, where it is known from locations at elevations from 200 to 400 m.-References:...
        
        Neusticomys peruviensis EN
    - Genus: Oecomys
      Oecomys
      Oecomys is a genus of rodent within the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It contains about 17 species, which live in trees and are distributed across forested parts of South America, extending into Panama and Trinidad.-Literature cited:...
      - Bicolored Arboreal Rice Rat
        Bicolored Arboreal Rice Rat
        Oecomys bicolor, also known as the White-bellied Oecomys or Bicolored Arboreal Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae...
        
        Oecomys bicolor LR/lc
      - Dusky Arboreal Rice Rat
        Dusky Arboreal Rice Rat
        Oecomys phaeotis, also known as the Dusky Arboreal Rice Rat or Dusky Oecomys, is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the eastern slopes of the Andes of Peru, at 1500 to 2000 m altitude....
        
        Oecomys phaeotis LR/lc
      - Robert's Arboreal Rice Rat
        Robert's Arboreal Rice Rat
        Oecomys roberti, also known as Robert's Oecomys or Robert's Arboreal Rice Rat, is a rodent species from South America in the genus Oecomys. It has a broad distribution in Amazonia, being found in Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.-Literature cited:*Costa, L.,...
        
        Oecomys roberti LR/lc
      - Trinidad Arboreal Rice Rat
        Trinidad Arboreal Rice Rat
        Oecomys trinitatis, also known as the Long-furred Oecomys, Long-furred Rice Rat, Trinidad Arboreal Rice Rat, or Big Arboreal Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae...
        
        Oecomys trinitatis LR/lc
    - Genus: Oligoryzomys
      Oligoryzomys
      Oligoryzomys is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Many species are known as pygmy rice rats or colilargos...
      - Andean Pygmy Rice Rat
        Andean Pygmy Rice Rat
        Oligoryzomys andinus, also known as the Andean Colilargo or Andean Pygmy Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andes of southern Peru and western Bolivia, but may in fact include more than one species.-Literature cited:*Musser, G.G. and...
        
        Oligoryzomys andinus LR/lc
      - Sandy Pygmy Rice Rat
        Sandy Pygmy Rice Rat
        Oligoryzomys arenalis, also known as the Sandy Colilargo or Sandy Pygmy Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andes of Peru at 400 to 2850 m altitude, but may include more than one species.-Literature cited:*Musser, G.G. and Carleton,...
        
        Oligoryzomys arenalis LR/lc
      - Destructive Pygmy Rice Rat
        Destructive Pygmy Rice Rat
        Oligoryzomys destructor, also known as Tschudi's Colilargo or the Destructive Pygmy Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae...
        
        Oligoryzomys destructor DD
      - Small-eared Pygmy Rice Rat
        Small-eared Pygmy Rice Rat
        Oligoryzomys microtis, also known as the Small-eared Colilargo or Small-eared Pygmy Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae. It is found in western Brazil, eastern Peru, Bolivia, and northern Paraguay....
        
        Oligoryzomys microtis LR/lc
    - Genus: Oreoryzomys
      - Oreoryzomys balneator LR/lc
    - Genus: Oxymycterus
      Oxymycterus
      Oxymycterus is the genus of hocicudos. They are rat-like animals endemic to South America.Species listing:Oxymycterus is the genus of hocicudos. They are rat-like animals endemic to South America.Species listing:...
      - Small Hocicudo
        Small Hocicudo
        The Small Hocicudo is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Bolivia and Peru on the eastern slopes of the Andes at elevations from 610 to 3500 m.-References:...
        
        Oxymycterus hiska VU
      - Incan Hocicudo
        Incan Hocicudo
        The Incan Hocicudo is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
        
        Oxymycterus inca LR/lc
      - Paramo Hocicudo
        Paramo Hocicudo
        The Paramo Hocicudo is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
        
        Oxymycterus paramensis LR/lc
    - Genus: Phyllotis
      Phyllotis
      Phyllotis is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It contains the following species:* Phyllotis alisosiensis* Friendly Leaf-eared Mouse * Andean Leaf-eared Mouse...
      - Friendly Leaf-eared Mouse
        Friendly Leaf-eared Mouse
        The Friendly Leaf-eared Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found only in Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
        
        Phyllotis amicus LR/lc
      - Andean Leaf-eared Mouse
        Andean Leaf-eared Mouse
        The Andean Leaf-eared Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
        
        Phyllotis andium LR/lc
      - Darwin's Leaf-eared Mouse
        Darwin's Leaf-eared Mouse
        Darwin's Leaf-eared Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It has terrestrial habits and is endemic to coastal central Chile....
        
        Phyllotis darwini LR/lc
      - Definitive Leaf-eared Mouse
        Definitive Leaf-eared Mouse
        The Definitive Leaf-eared Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in west central Peru, in rocky and shrub-covered areas at elevations between 2600 and 3000 m.-References:...
        
        Phyllotis definitus LR/lc
      - Gerbil Leaf-eared Mouse
        Gerbil Leaf-eared Mouse
        The Gerbil Leaf-eared Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is the only species in the genus Paralomys.It is found only in Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
        
        Phyllotis gerbillus LR/lc
      - Master Leaf-eared Mouse
        Master Leaf-eared Mouse
        The Master Leaf-eared Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Chile and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
        
        Phyllotis magister LR/lc
      - Bunchgrass Leaf-eared Mouse
        Bunchgrass Leaf-eared Mouse
        The Bunchgrass Leaf-eared Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
        
        Phyllotis osilae LR/lc
    - Genus: Punomys
      Punomys
      Punomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It contains the following species:* Eastern Puna Mouse * Puna Mouse...
      - Puna Mouse
        Puna Mouse
        The Puna Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to southern Peru, where it is found in puna habitat at elevations of 4400 to 4900 m in the Cordillera Occidental.-References:...
        
        Punomys lemminus LR/lc
    - Genus: Rhipidomys
      Rhipidomys
      Rhipidomys is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae, comprising at least 18 species of climbing mouse:* Southern Climbing Mouse * Cariri Climbing Mouse...
      - Coues's Climbing Mouse
        Coues's Climbing Mouse
        Coues's Climbing Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It is named after American zoologist Elliott Coues.-References:...
        
        Rhipidomys couesi LR/lc
      - White-footed Climbing Mouse
        White-footed Climbing Mouse
        The White-footed Climbing Mouse, Rhipidomys leucodactylus, is a South American rodent species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela....
        
        Rhipidomys leucodactylus LR/lc
      - Long-tailed Climbing Mouse Rhipidomys mastacalis LR/lc
      - Yellow-bellied Climbing Mouse
        Yellow-Bellied Climbing Mouse
        The Yellow-bellied Climbing Mouse is a species of arboreal rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known only from southeastern Peru, where it has been found in cloud forest at an elevation of 1830 m. This species was long known only by the type collection until it was rediscovered in May...
        
        Rhipidomys ochrogaster LR/nt
    - Genus: Scolomys
      Scolomys
      Scolomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Some evidence suggests that it is related to Zygodontomys. It is characterized, among other traits, by spiny fur. It contains two species, Scolomys melanops and Scolomys ucayalensis.-Literature cited:*Musser, G.G. and...
      - Ucayali Spiny Mouse
        Ucayali Spiny Mouse
        Scolomys ucayalensis, also known as the Long-nosed Scolomys or Ucayali Spiny Mouse is a nocturnal rodent species from South America. It is part of the genus Scolomys within the tribe Oryzomyini. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, at elevations from in the Amazon...
        
        Scolomys ucayalensis EN
    - Genus: Sigmodon
      - Peruvian Cotton Rat
        Peruvian Cotton Rat
        The Peruvian Cotton Rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
        
        Sigmodon peruanus LR/lc
    - Genus: Thomasomys
      Thomasomys
      Thomasomys is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, named after British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. It contains the following species:* Anderson's Oldfield Mouse * Apeco Oldfield Mouse...
      - Golden Oldfield Mouse
        Golden Oldfield Mouse
        The Golden Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys aureus LR/lc
      - Ash-colored Oldfield Mouse
        Ash-colored Oldfield Mouse
        The Ash-colored Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys cinereus LR/lc
      - Daphne's Oldfield Mouse
        Daphne's Oldfield Mouse
        Daphne's Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Bolivia and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys daphne LR/lc
      - Peruvian Oldfield Mouse
        Peruvian Oldfield Mouse
        The Peruvian Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys eleusis LR/lc
      - Slender Oldfield Mouse
        Slender Oldfield Mouse
        The Slender Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys gracilis LR/lc
      - Inca Oldfield Mouse
        Inca Oldfield Mouse
        The Inca Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found only in Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys incanus LR/lc
      - Strong-tailed Oldfield Mouse
        Strong-tailed Oldfield Mouse
        The Strong-tailed Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 9 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys ischyurus LR/lc
      - Kalinowski's Oldfield Mouse
        Kalinowski's Oldfield Mouse
        Kalinowski's Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found only in Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys kalinowskii LR/lc
      - Distinguished Oldfield Mouse
        Distinguished Oldfield Mouse
        The Distinguished Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found only in Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys notatus LR/nt
      - Thomas's Oldfield Mouse
        Thomas's Oldfield Mouse
        Thomas's Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Ecuador and Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys pyrrhonotus LR/lc
      - Rosalinda's Oldfield Mouse
        Rosalinda's Oldfield Mouse
        Rosalinda's Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys rosalinda LR/lc
      - Taczanowski's Oldfield Mouse
        Taczanowski's Oldfield Mouse
        Taczanowski's Oldfield Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found only in Peru.-References:* Baillie, J. 1996. . Downloaded on 20 July 2007....
        
        Thomasomys taczanowskii LR/lc

Order: Lagomorpha
Lagomorpha
The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families, the Leporidae , and the Ochotonidae...

(lagomorphs)

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The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae

Leporidae

Leporids are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family Leporidae. The leporids, together with the pikas, constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporids differ from pikas in having short furry tails, and elongated ears and hind legs...

(hare

Hare

Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares less than one year old are called leverets. Four species commonly known as types of hare are classified outside of Lepus: the hispid hare , and three species known as red rock hares .Hares are very fast-moving...

s and rabbit

Rabbit

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...

s), and Ochotonidae (pika

Pika

The pika is a small mammal, with short limbs, rounded ears, and short tail. The name pika is used for any member of the Ochotonidae, a family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes the Leporidae . One genus, Ochotona, is recognised within the family, and it includes 30 species...

s). Though they can resemble rodent

Rodent

Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....

s, and were classified as a superfamily

Taxonomic rank

In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...

in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

Family: Leporidae
Leporidae
Leporids are the approximately 50 species of rabbits and hares which form the family Leporidae. The leporids, together with the pikas, constitute the mammalian order Lagomorpha. Leporids differ from pikas in having short furry tails, and elongated ears and hind legs...

(rabbits, hares)
- Genus: Sylvilagus
  - Tapeti
    Tapeti
    The Tapeti , also known as the Brazilian Rabbit or Forest Rabbit, is a cottontail rabbit species found in Central and South America....
    
    Sylvilagus brasiliensis LR/lc

Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, and solenodons)

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The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, hedgehog

Hedgehog

A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae and the order Erinaceomorpha. There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand . There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas...

s carry spines, while mole

Mole (animal)

Moles are small cylindrical mammals adapted to a subterranean lifestyle. They have velvety fur; tiny or invisible ears and eyes; and short, powerful limbs with large paws oriented for digging. The term is especially and most properly used for the true moles, those of the Talpidae family in the...

s are stout-bodied burrowers.

Family: Soricidae (shrews)
- Subfamily: Soricinae
  - Tribe: Blarinini
    - Genus: Cryptotis
      - Thomas's Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis thomasi LR/lc

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

Family: Noctilionidae
- Genus: Noctilio
  - Lesser Bulldog Bat
    Lesser Bulldog Bat
    The Lesser Bulldog Bat is an insectivorous and occasionally carnivorous bat of the , ranging through Central America and northern South America....
    
    Noctilio albiventris LR/lc
  - Greater Bulldog Bat
    Greater Bulldog Bat
    The greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat is a type of fishing bat native to Latin America. The bat uses echolocation to detect water ripples made by the fish upon which it preys, then uses the pouch between its legs to scoop the fish up and its sharp claws to catch and cling to it...
    
    Noctilio leporinus LR/lc
Family: Vespertilionidae
- Subfamily: Myotinae
  - Genus: Myotis
    - Silver-tipped Myotis
      Silver-tipped Myotis
      The Silver-tipped Myotis is a species of mouse-eared bat found in a range of lowland habitats in the Americas.It is part of the Myotis genus of vesper bats, which includes a large number of common species across the world...
      
      Myotis albescens LR/lc
    - Atacama Myotis
      Atacama Myotis
      The Atacama Myotis is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It can be found in Chile and Peru....
      
      Myotis atacamensis VU
    - Hairy-legged Myotis
      Hairy-legged Myotis
      The Hairy-Legged Myotis is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It can be found in the following countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and...
      
      Myotis keaysi LR/lc
    - Black Myotis
      Black Myotis
      The Black Myotis , is a bat species from South and Central America.Its body is dark brown/black. The head to body length, not including the tail, is about 5cm . The Black Myotis is a tiny bat with a small pointed non-noseleaf snout. Its ears are pointy and triangular, and extremely sensitive...
      
      Myotis nigricans LR/lc
    - Riparian Myotis
      Riparian Myotis
      The Riparian Myotis , is a bat species from South and Central America....
      
      Myotis riparius LR/lc
    - Velvety Myotis
      Velvety Myotis
      The Velvety Myotis , is a bat species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Paraguay....
      
      Myotis simus LR/lc
- Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
  Vespertilioninae
  Vespertilioninae is a subfamily of Vesper Bats from the family Vespertilionidae.-Classification:Subfamily Vespertilioninae*Tribe Eptesicini**Genus Arielulus***Collared Pipistrelle, Arielulus aureocollaris...
  - Genus: Eptesicus
    Eptesicus
    Eptesicus is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats, in the family Vespertilionidae.The 25 species within this genus are:*Little black serotine *Bobrinski's Serotine...
    - Eptesicus andinus LR/lc
    - Brazilian Brown Bat
      Brazilian Brown Bat
      The Brazilian Brown Bat, Eptesicus brasiliensis, is a bat species from South and Central America....
      
      Eptesicus brasiliensis LR/lc
    - Argentine Brown Bat
      Argentine Brown Bat
      The Argentine Brown Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America....
      
      Eptesicus furinalis LR/lc
    - Big brown bat
      Big brown bat
      The Big Brown Bat is larger in size than comparative species of bats, from about 4 to 5 inches in body length, with a 11-13 inch wingspan and weighing 1/2 to 5/8 ounce. The fur is moderately long, and shiny brown...
      
      Eptesicus fuscus LR/lc
    - Harmless Serotine
      Harmless Serotine
      The Harmless Serotine is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in western Ecuador and northwestern Peru.-References:*...
      
      Eptesicus innoxius VU
  - Genus: Histiotus
    Histiotus
    Histiotus is a genus of South American vesper bats. Species within this genus are:*Strange Big-eared Brown Bat *Humboldt Big-eared Brown Bat *Thomas's Big-eared Brown Bat...
    - Big-eared Brown Bat
      Big-eared Brown Bat
      The Big-Eared Brown Bat is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.-Source:...
      
      Histiotus macrotus LR/nt
    - Small Big-eared Brown Bat
      Small Big-eared Brown Bat
      The Small Big-Eared Brown Bat is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It can be found in the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, possibly Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela....
      
      Histiotus montanus LR/lc
  - Genus: Lasiurus
    Lasiurus
    Lasiurus is the genus comprising hairy-tailed bats. The name Lasiurus is derived from the Greek lasios and oura . It contains some of the most attractive bats in the whole continent of North America including such species as the red bat, L. borealis, and the hoary bat, L. cinereus...
    - Desert red bat
      Desert red bat
      The desert red bat, also known as the Western Red Bat, is one of many species of bats. This particular one is from the Vespertilionidae family which is the largest family. It includes 35 genera and 318 species...
      
      Lasiurus blossevillii LR/lc
    - Hoary bat
      Hoary bat
      The hoary bat is a species of bat in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. It occurs throughout most of North America and much of South America, with disjunct populations in the Galapagos and Hawaiian Islands...
      
      Lasiurus cinereus LR/lc
- Subfamily: Tomopeatinae
  - Genus: Tomopeas
    - Blunt-eared Bat
      Blunt-eared Bat
      The Blunt-eared Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is monotypic within the genus Tomopeas and subfamily Tomopeatinae. It is endemic to Peru...
      
      Tomopeas ravus VU
Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Cynomops
  Cynomops
  Cynomops is a genus of Central and South American bats in the family Molossidae. It has sometimes been considered a subgenus of Molossops...
  - Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat
    Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat
    The Cinnamon Dog-faced Bat , is a bat species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname and Venezuela....
    
    Cynomops abrasus LR/nt
  - Southern Dog-faced Bat
    Southern Dog-faced Bat
    The Southern Dog-faced Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America....
    
    Cynomops planirostris LR/lc
- Genus: Eumops
  Eumops
  Eumops is a genus of bats in the family Molossidae.-Reference:* Baker, R.J.; McDonough, M.M.; Swier, V.J.; Larsen, P.A.; Carrera, J.P.; Ammerman, L.K. 2009. New species of bonneted bat, genus Eumops from the lowlands of western Ecuador and Peru. Acta Chiropterologica 11 : 1-13....
  - Black Bonneted Bat
    Black Bonneted Bat
    The Black Bonneted Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Barquez, R., Rodriguez, B., Miller, B. & Diaz, M. 2008. . Downloaded on 3 March 2009.*...
    
    Eumops auripendulus LR/lc
  - Dwarf Bonneted Bat
    Dwarf Bonneted Bat
    The Dwarf Bonneted Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
    
    Eumops bonariensis LR/lc
  - Wagner's Bonneted Bat
    Wagner's Bonneted Bat
    Wagner's Bonneted Bat , is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. it is found in the Americas from Argentina and Peru north to Mexico, Cuba and Florida in the United States....
    
    Eumops glaucinus LR/lc
  - Sanborn's Bonneted Bat
    Sanborn's Bonneted Bat
    Sanborn's Bonneted Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008*...
    
    Eumops hansae LR/lc
  - Western mastiff bat
    Western mastiff bat
    The western mastiff bat , also known as the western bonneted bat, the greater mastiff bat, or the greater bonneted bat, is a member of the free-tailed bat family, Molossidae. It is found in the Western United States, Mexico and South America, and is the largest bat native to North America...
    
    Eumops perotis LR/lc
- Genus: Molossops
  Molossops
  Molossops is a genus of bat in the family Molossidae.The four member species are found in nearly every country of South America, with the Dwarf Dog-faced Bat being found in the most countries.It contains the following species:...
  - Rufous Dog-faced Bat
    Rufous Dog-faced Bat
    The Rufous Dog-faced Bat , is a bat species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru and Suriname....
    
    Molossops neglectus LR/nt
  - Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
    Dwarf Dog-faced Bat
    The Dwarf Dog-faced Bat , is a bat species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay....
    
    Molossops temminckii LR/lc
- Genus: Molossus
  Molossus (genus)
  Molossus is a genus of bats. The genus contains ten species with a New World distribution from Mexico in the north to northern Argentina at its most southerly limit...
  - Black Mastiff Bat
    Black Mastiff Bat
    The Black Mastiff Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Barquez, R., Rodriguez, B., Miller, B. & Diaz, M. 2008. . Downloaded on 03 March 2009.*-External links:*...
    
    Molossus ater LR/lc
  - Molossus coibensis LR/nt
  - Velvety Free-tailed Bat
    Velvety Free-tailed Bat
    The Velvety Free-tailed Bat or Pallas's Mastiff Bat , is a bat species in the family Molossidae. It occurs in the Americas from Argentina north to Cuba and Mexico and also the Florida Keys in the United States....
    
    Molossus molossus LR/lc
- Genus: Mormopterus
  Mormopterus
  The bat genus Mormopterus belongs to a group commonly referred to as "free-tailed bats"...
  - Kalinowski's Mastiff Bat
    Kalinowski's Mastiff Bat
    Kalinowski's Mastiff Bat is a species of bat found in Chile and Peru. It is threatened by ongoing habitat loss.-References:...
    
    Mormopterus kalinowskii VU
  - Incan Little Mastiff Bat
    Incan Little Mastiff Bat
    The Incan Little Mastiff Bat is a species of bat found in Peru. It belongs to the subgenus Micronomus.The species is red listed as an endangered as of 2008, mainly because of it is known only from a single location, near the Urubamba River in Peru. It has not been found in nearby suitable...
    
    Mormopterus phrudus EN
- Genus: Nyctinomops
  Nyctinomops
  Nyctinomops is a genus of bats in the family Molossidae....
  - Peale's Free-tailed Bat
    Peale's Free-tailed Bat
    Peale's Free-tailed Bat is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
    
    Nyctinomops aurispinosus LR/lc
  - Broad-eared Bat
    Broad-eared Bat
    The Broad-eared Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*-External links:...
    
    Nyctinomops laticaudatus LR/lc
  - Big Free-tailed Bat
    Big Free-tailed Bat
    The Big Free-tailed Bat is a bat species found in South, North and Central America. They have a wingspan of 435 mm and an average length of 140 mm. This bat frequents rocky or canyon country where it roosts in crevices. This migratory species is a swift, powerful flier, and occasional individuals...
    
    Nyctinomops macrotis LR/lc
- Genus: Promops
  Promops
  Promops is a genus of molossid bats.-Species:Promops is a genus of molossid bats.-Species:Promops is a genus of molossid bats.-Species::Promops centralis - big crested mastiff bat:Promops nasutus - brown mastiff bat...
  - Big Crested Mastiff Bat
    Big Crested Mastiff Bat
    The Big Crested Mastiff Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
    
    Promops centralis LR/lc
  - Brown Mastiff Bat
    Brown Mastiff Bat
    The Brown Mastiff Bat , is a South American bat species, found in Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.-References:*...
    
    Promops nasutus LR/lc
- Genus: Tadarida
  Tadarida
  The genus Tadarida has ten or more species of bats divided into two subgenera, with the first of these containing seven species spread across the Old World...
  - Mexican Free-tailed Bat
    Mexican Free-tailed Bat
    The Mexican free-tailed bat , also known as the Brazilian free-tailed bat, is a medium-sized bat that is native to the Americas and is widely regarded as one of the most abundant mammals in North America...
    
    Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
Family: Emballonuridae
- Genus: Centronycteris
  Centronycteris
  Centronycteris is a genus of sac-winged bats. It contains 2 species:*Thomas's Shaggy Bat *Shaggy Bat ...
  - Shaggy Bat
    Shaggy Bat
    The Shaggy Bat, Centronycteris maximiliani, is a bat species from South America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
    
    Centronycteris maximiliani LR/lc
- Genus: Cormura
  - Wagner's Sac-winged Bat Cormura brevirostris LR/lc
- Genus: Diclidurus
  Diclidurus
  Diclidurus is a genus of bats whose common name is the ghost bats. They all inhabit South America and sometimes also Central America....
  - Northern Ghost Bat
    Northern Ghost Bat
    The Northern Ghost Bat or Jumby Bat, Diclidurus albus, is a bat species from South America, Trinidad, and Central America. It is a relatively rare, completely white, insectivorous bat, with an unusual sac at the base of its tail. Specimens have been found infected with rabies in...
    
    Diclidurus albus LR/lc
  - Greater Ghost Bat
    Greater Ghost Bat
    The Greater Ghost Bat, Diclidurus ingens, is a bat species from South America. It is found in northwestern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela....
    
    Diclidurus ingens VU
  - Lesser Ghost Bat
    Lesser Ghost Bat
    The Lesser Ghost Bat, Diclidurus scutatus, is a bat species from South America. It is found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam and Venezuela....
    
    Diclidurus scutatus LR/lc
- Genus: Peropteryx
  Peropteryx
  Peropteryx is a genus of 5 species of bat in the family Emballonuridae, namely:*Greater Dog-like Bat *White-winged Dog-like Bat *Lesser Dog-like Bat...
  - Greater Dog-like Bat
    Greater Dog-like Bat
    The Greater Dog-like Bat, Peropteryx kappleri, is a bat species from Central America and South America. It is found from southern Mexico through Brazil and Peru.The Greater Dog-like Bat is so named due to its remarkably dog-like characteristics....
    
    Peropteryx kappleri LR/lc
  - White-winged Dog-like Bat
    White-winged Dog-like Bat
    The White-winged Dog-like Bat, Peropteryx leucoptera, is a bat species from South America. It is found in northern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, eastern Peru, Surinam and Venezuela.-References:*...
    
    Peropteryx leucoptera LR/lc
  - Lesser Doglike Bat
    Lesser Doglike Bat
    The Lesser Dog-like Bat, Peropteryx macrotis, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
    
    Peropteryx macrotis LR/lc
- Genus: Rhynchonycteris
  - Proboscis Bat
    Proboscis Bat
    The proboscis bat, Rhynchonycteris naso, is a bat species from South and Central America. Other common names include sharp-nosed bat, Brazilian long-nosed bat and river bat in English, and murciélago narizón in Spanish. It is monotypic within its genus.This species is in the family Emballonuridae,...
    
    Rhynchonycteris naso LR/lc
- Genus: Saccopteryx
  Saccopteryx
  Saccopteryx is a genus of sac-winged bats from Central and South America. The species within this genus are:*Antioquian Sac-winged Bat Saccopteryx antioquensis*Greater Sac-winged Bat Saccopteryx bilineata...
  - Greater Sac-winged Bat
    Greater Sac-winged Bat
    The Greater Sac-winged Bat, Saccopteryx bilineata, is a bat of the family Emballonuridae native to Middle and South America.They are the most common bats seen in the rainforest as they often roost on the outside of large trees. They are insectivores and use echolocation calls through the mouth to...
    
    Saccopteryx bilineata LR/lc
  - Frosted Sac-winged Bat
    Frosted Sac-winged Bat
    The Frosted Sac-winged Bat is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South America. It is found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela and possibly Bolivia.-References:*...
    
    Saccopteryx canescens LR/lc
  - Lesser Sac-winged Bat
    Lesser Sac-winged Bat
    The Lesser Sac-winged Bat is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America.-References:*...
    
    Saccopteryx leptura LR/lc
Family: Mormoopidae
Mormoopidae
The family Mormoopidae contains bats known generally as mustached bats, ghost-faced bats, and naked-backed bats. They are found in the Americas from the Southwestern United States to Southeastern Brazil....
- Genus: Mormoops
  Mormoops
  Mormoops is a genus of bat in the family Mormoopidae.It contains the following species:* Antillean Ghost-faced Bat * Giant Ghost-faced Bat * Ghost-faced Bat...
  - Ghost-faced Bat
    Ghost-faced Bat
    The Ghost-faced Bat is a bat in the genus Mormoops. It occurs in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico. Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela and in Texas in the United States. Mormoops megalophylla is one of only two extant species within it genus, the other being...
    
    Mormoops megalophylla LR/lc
- Genus: Pteronotus
  Pteronotus
  Pteronotus is a genus of bats. Seven extant species have been recognized, as well as one relatively recently extinct species-References:...
  - Naked-backed Bat Pteronotus davyi LR/lc
  - Big Naked-backed Bat
    Big Naked-backed Bat
    The Big Naked-backed Bat, Pteronotus gymnonotus, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:*...
    
    Pteronotus gymnonotus LR/lc
  - Parnell's Mustached Bat
    Parnell's Mustached Bat
    Parnell's Mustached Bat, Pteronotus parnellii is an insectivorous bat native to North, Central and South America. This bat species ranges from southern Sonora, Mexico south to Brazil. Historically, it had a wider range as fossil specimens have been collected on the island of New Providence,...
    
    Pteronotus parnellii LR/lc
  - Wagner's Mustached Bat
    Wagner's Mustached Bat
    Wagner's Mustached Bat, Pteronotus personatus, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is one of the few New World bats species known to perform Doppler-shift compensation behavior.-Description:...
    
    Pteronotus personatus LR/lc
Family: Phyllostomidae
- Subfamily: Phyllostominae
  Phyllostominae
  Phyllostominae is a subfamily of bats.-List of species:Subfamily Phyllostominae* Tribe Micronycterini**Genus: Glyphonycteris***Behn's Bat, Glyphonycteris behnii***Davies's Big-eared Bat, Glyphonycteris daviesi...
  - Genus: Glyphonycteris
    Glyphonycteris
    Glyphonycteris is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It contains the following species:* Behn's Bat * Davies's Big-eared Bat * Tricolored Big-eared Bat...
    - Behni's Big-eared Bat Glyphonycteris behnii VU
    - Davies's Big-eared Bat
      Davies's Big-eared Bat
      Davies's Big-eared Bat or the Graybeard Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.-Source:* Ochoa, J. & Velazco, P. 2008. . Downloaded...
      
      Glyphonycteris daviesi LR/nt
    - Tricolored Big-eared Bat
      Tricolored Big-eared Bat
      The Tricolored Big-eared Bat, Glyphonycteris sylvestris, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Zortea, M., Sampaio, E., Lim, B., Peters, S. & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. 2008. . Downloaded on 04 March 2009.*...
      
      Glyphonycteris sylvestris LR/nt
  - Genus: Lonchorhina
    Lonchorhina
    Lonchorhina is a genus of Central and South American bats in the family Phyllostomidae.-Species:Genus Lonchorhina - Sword-nosed Bats*Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat, Lonchorhina aurita - Tomes, 1863...
    - Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat
      Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat
      Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat, Lonchorhina aurita, is a bat species from South and Central America. Also found in the Bahamas, known only from one specimen collected on the island of New Providence.-References:...
      
      Lonchorhina aurita LR/lc
  - Genus: Lophostoma
    Lophostoma
    Lophostoma is a genus of Central and South American bats in the family Phyllostomidae.-Species:Genus Lophostoma*Equatorial Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma aequatorialis*Pygmy Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma brasiliense...
    - Pygmy Round-eared Bat
      Pygmy Round-eared Bat
      The Pygmy Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma brasiliense, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
      
      Lophostoma brasiliense LR/lc
    - Carriker's Round-eared Bat
      Carriker's Round-eared Bat
      Carriker's Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma carrikeri, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. It was discovered by and named for the well known Dr. Robert Carriker of Lafayette, Louisiana.-References:*...
      
      Lophostoma carrikeri VU
    - White-throated Round-eared Bat
      White-throated Round-eared Bat
      The White-throated Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma silvicolum, is a South and Central American bat species, found from Honduras to Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. It creates roosts inside the nests of the termite, Nasutitermes corniger....
      
      Lophostoma silvicolum LR/lc
  - Genus: Macrophyllum
    - Long-legged Bat
      Long-legged Bat
      The Long-legged Bat, Macrophyllum macrophyllum, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is monotypic in its genus.It hunts close over the water surfaces of lakes and slowly flowing streams, where it seizes insects right above or directly off the surface in a manner similar to Noctilio...
      
      Macrophyllum macrophyllum LR/lc
  - Genus: Micronycteris
    Micronycteris
    Micronycteris is a genus of leaf-nosed bats.-List of species:Genus Micronycteris - Little Big-eared Bats*Brosset's Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris brosseti*Giovanni's Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris giovanniae...
    - Brosset's Big-eared Bat
      Brosset's Big-eared Bat
      Brosset's Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris brosseti, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, French Guyana, Guyana and Peru....
      
      Micronycteris brosseti DD
    - Hairy Big-eared Bat
      Hairy Big-eared Bat
      The Hairy Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris hirsuta, is a bat species from South and Central America....
      
      Micronycteris hirsuta LR/lc
    - Little Big-eared Bat
      Little Big-eared Bat
      The Little Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris megalotis, is a bat species from South and Central America....
      
      Micronycteris megalotis LR/lc
    - White-bellied Big-eared Bat
      White-bellied Big-eared Bat
      The White-bellied Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris minuta, is a bat species from South and Central America....
      
      Micronycteris minuta LR/lc
  - Genus: Mimon
    Mimon
    Mimoň is a town in the Czech Republic.- People :* Rudolf Watzke , bass singer* Rudolf Schicketanz , Nazi politician* Hans Watzek , poltician...
    - Striped Hairy-nosed Bat
      Striped Hairy-nosed Bat
      The Striped Hairy-nosed Bat, Mimon crenulatum, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.-References:...
      
      Mimon crenulatum LR/lc
  - Genus: Phylloderma
    - Pale-faced Bat
      Pale-faced Bat
      The Pale-faced Bat, Phylloderma stenops, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
      
      Phylloderma stenops LR/lc
  - Genus: Phyllostomus
    Phyllostomus
    Phyllostomus is a genus of leaf-nosed bat. It contains four described species.-Species:Genus Phyllostomus - Spear-nosed Bats*Pale Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus discolor*Lesser Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus elongatus...
    - Pale Spear-nosed Bat
      Pale Spear-nosed Bat
      The Pale Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus discolor, is a bat species from South and Central America. It ranges from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and southeast Brazil.It eats flowers and fruit as well as insects...
      
      Phyllostomus discolor LR/lc
    - Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
      Lesser Spear-nosed Bat
      The Lesser Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus elongatus, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela....
      
      Phyllostomus elongatus LR/lc
    - Greater Spear-nosed Bat
      Greater Spear-nosed Bat
      The Greater Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus hastatus, is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America. It is one of the larger bats of this region, and is omnivorous.- Habitat :...
      
      Phyllostomus hastatus LR/lc
  - Genus: Tonatia
    Tonatia
    Tonatia is a genus of South and Central American phyllostomid bats.-Species:Tonatia is a genus of South and Central American phyllostomid bats.-Species:Tonatia is a genus of South and Central American phyllostomid bats....
    - Greater Round-eared Bat
      Greater Round-eared Bat
      The Greater Round-eared Bat, Tonatia bidens, is a bat species from South America. It is found in northeastern and southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia. The species feeds on fruit as well as hunting small birds. Once caught birds are taken to a shelter and consumed.-References:*...
      
      Tonatia bidens LR/lc
    - Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat
      Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat
      The Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat, Tonatia saurophila, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
      
      Tonatia saurophila LR/lc
  - Genus: Trachops
    - Fringe-lipped Bat
      Fringe-lipped Bat
      OnThe Fringe-lipped Bat , also known as the Frog-eating Bat, is a leaf-nosed bat. It has three subspecies currently known today. It ranges from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. The species is monotypic within its genus.-Description:The fringe-lipped bat has a total length of 7.84 mm...
      
      Trachops cirrhosus LR/lc
  - Genus: Trinycteris
    - Niceforo's Big-eared Bat
      Niceforo's Big-eared Bat
      Niceforo's Big-eared Bat, Trinycteris nicefori, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is monotypic within its genus....
      
      Trinycteris nicefori LR/lc
  - Genus: Vampyrum
    - Spectral Bat
      Spectral Bat
      The Spectral Bat is a large, carnivorous leaf-nosed bat. Some alternate names for this species are the False Vampire Bat, Linnaeus's False Vampire Bat and the Spectral Vampire Bat...
      
      Vampyrum spectrum LR/nt
- Subfamily: Lonchophyllinae
  - Genus: Lionycteris
    - Chestnut Long-tongued Bat
      Chestnut Long-tongued Bat
      The Chestnut Long-tongued Bat, Lionycteris spurrelli, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is monotypic within its genus....
      
      Lionycteris spurrelli LR/lc
  - Genus: Lonchophylla
    Lonchophylla
    Lonchophylla is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae.-List of species:Genus Lonchophylla*Bokermann's Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla bokermanni*Cadena's Long-tongued Bat, Lonchophylla cadenai...
    - Handley's Nectar Bat
      Handley's Nectar Bat
      Handley's Nectar Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...
      
      Lonchophylla handleyi VU
    - Western Nectar Bat
      Western Nectar Bat
      The Western Nectar Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
      
      Lonchophylla hesperia VU
    - Orange Nectar Bat
      Orange Nectar Bat
      The Orange Nectar Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.-References:...
      
      Lonchophylla robusta LR/lc
    - Thomas's Nectar Bat
      Thomas's Nectar Bat
      Thomas's Nectar Bat, Lonchophylla thomasi, is a bat species from South and Central America....
      
      Lonchophylla thomasi LR/lc
  - Genus: Platalina
    - Long-snouted Bat
      Long-snouted Bat
      The Long-snouted Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Platalina. It is endemic to Peru.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
      
      Platalina genovensium VU
- Subfamily: Glossophaginae
  Glossophaginae
  Glossophaginae is a subfamily of leaf-nosed bats.-List of species:Subfamily: Glossophaginae* Tribe Glossophagini**Genus: Anoura - Geoffroy's Long-nosed Bats***Anoura aequatoris***Cadena's Tailless Bat, Anoura cadenai...
  - Genus: Anoura
    Anoura
    Anoura is a genus of leaf-nosed bats from Central and South America.-Species:*Anoura aequatoris*Cadena's Tailless Bat, Anoura cadenai*Anoura canishina*Tailed Tailless Bat, Anoura caudifer*Handley's Tailless Bat, Anoura cultrata...
    - Tailed Tailless Bat
      Tailed Tailless Bat
      The tailed tailless bat, Anoura caudifer, is a species of leaf-nosed bat from South America.-Name:The scientific name of this species is variously given as either A. caudifer or A. caudifera, with scientists having argued for both names on the basis of Latin grammar and of the ICZN rules on the...
      
      Anoura caudifer LR/lc
    - Handley's Tailless Bat
      Handley's Tailless Bat
      Handley's Tailless Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....
      
      Anoura cultrata LR/lc
    - Geoffroy's Tailless Bat
      Geoffroy's Tailless Bat
      Geoffroy's Tailless Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America, where it is found from central Mexico to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.-Habitat:...
      
      Anoura geoffroyi LR/lc
    - Broad-toothed Tailless Bat
      Broad-toothed Tailless Bat
      The Broad-toothed Tailless Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela....
      
      Anoura latidens LR/nt
  - Genus: Choeroniscus
    Choeroniscus
    Choeroniscus is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It contains the following species:* Godman's Long-tailed Bat * Greater Long-tailed Bat...
    - Intermediate Long-tailed Bat Choeroniscus intermedius LR/nt
    - Minor Long-nosed Long-tongued Bat
      Minor Long-nosed Long-tongued Bat
      The Minor Long-nosed Long-tongued Bat, Choeroniscus minor, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, northwestern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and Trinidad....
      
      Choeroniscus minor LR/lc
  - Genus: Glossophaga
    Glossophaga
    Glossophaga is a genus of bats in the leaf-nosed bat family, Phyllostomidae. Members of the genus are native to the American Neotropics.-Species:*G. commissarisi : Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat - Central and South America...
    - Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat
      Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat
      Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga commissarisi, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
      
      Glossophaga commissarisi LR/lc
    - Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
      Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
      Pallas's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga soricina, is a South and Central American bat. It has the fastest metabolism ever recorded in a mammal, similar to those of hummingbirds...
      
      Glossophaga soricina LR/lc
  - Genus: Lichonycteris
    - Dark Long-tongued Bat
      Dark Long-tongued Bat
      The Dark Long-tongued Bat, Lichonycteris obscura, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is monotypic within its genus.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
      
      Lichonycteris obscura LR/lc
- Subfamily: Carolliinae
  Carolliinae
  Carolliinae is a subfamily of bats.-Classification:Subfamily Carolliinae*Genus: Carollia - Short-tailed Leaf-nosed Bats**Benkeith's short-tailed Bat, Carollia benkeithi**Silky Short-tailed Bat, Carollia brevicauda...
  - Genus: Carollia
    Carollia
    Carollia is a genus of bats often referred to as the short-tailed fruit bats. Along with the genus, Rhinophylla, Carollia makes up the subfamily Carolliinae of family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bats. Currently, nine species of Carollia are recognized, with a number having been described since...
    - Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
      Chestnut Short-tailed Bat
      The Chestnut Short-tailed Bat, Carollia castanea, is a bat species from South and Central America....
      
      Carollia castanea LR/lc
    - Seba's Short-tailed Bat
      Seba's Short-tailed Bat
      Seba's Short-tailed Bat, Carollia perspicillata, is a common and widespread bat species from South and Central America.C. perspicillata dwells in both moist evergreen and dry deciduous forests, usually below 1,000 meters altitude, typically roosting in groups of 10-100 bats in caves, hollow trees,...
      
      Carollia perspicillata LR/lc
  - Genus: Rhinophylla
    Rhinophylla
    Rhinophylla is a genus of South American bats in the family Phyllostomidae. It contains the following species:* Hairy Little Fruit Bat * Fischer's Little Fruit Bat...
    - Fischer's Little Fruit Bat
      Fischer's Little Fruit Bat
      Fischer's Little Fruit Bat, Rhinophylla fischerae, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela....
      
      Rhinophylla fischerae LR/nt
    - Dwarf Little Fruit Bat
      Dwarf Little Fruit Bat
      The Dwarf Little Fruit Bat, Rhinophylla pumilio, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, northeastern and Amazonian Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela....
      
      Rhinophylla pumilio LR/lc
- Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
  Stenodermatinae
  Stenodermatinae is a large subfamily of bats in the family Phyllostomidae.-List of species:Subfamily Stenodermatinae*Genus: Ametrida**Little White-shouldered Bat, Ametrida centurio*Genus: Ardops**Tree Bat, Ardops nichollsi...
  - Genus: Artibeus
    Artibeus
    The Neotropical fruit bats are a genus of bats within the subfamily Stenodermatinae. The genus consists of 21 species, which are native to Central and South America, as well as parts of the Caribbean.-Description:...
    - Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat
      Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat
      Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus anderseni, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, and Peru....
      
      Artibeus anderseni LR/lc
    - Brown Fruit-eating Bat
      Brown Fruit-eating Bat
      The Brown Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus concolor, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela....
      
      Artibeus concolor LR/nt
    - Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat
      Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat
      The Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
      
      Artibeus fraterculus VU
    - Silver Fruit-eating Bat
      Silver Fruit-eating Bat
      The Silver Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus glaucus, is a South American bat species of the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.-References:*...
      
      Artibeus glaucus LR/lc
    - Jamaican fruit bat
      Jamaican fruit bat
      The Jamaican, Common or Mexican fruit bat is a fruit bat native to Central and South America, as well as the Greater and many of the Lesser Antilles. It is also an uncommon resident of the Southern Bahamas...
      
      Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lc
    - Great Fruit-eating Bat
      Great Fruit-eating Bat
      The Great Fruit-eating Bat , is a bat species in the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America. It is found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.They are 10.5 g at birth and...
      
      Artibeus lituratus LR/lc
    - Dark Fruit-eating Bat
      Dark Fruit-eating Bat
      The Dark Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus obscurus, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.-References:*...
      
      Artibeus obscurus LR/nt
    - Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat
      Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat
      The pygmy fruit-eating bat, Artibeus phaeotis, is a bat of the family Phyllostomidae. The specific name phaeotis is of Greek derivation, coming from the word phaios meaning dusky, referring to their dusky gray coloration.-Biogeography:...
      
      Artibeus phaeotis LR/lc
  - Genus: Chiroderma
    Chiroderma
    Chiroderma is a genus of leaf-nosed bat found in Central America, South America and the Lesser Antilles.-Species:Genus Chiroderma - Big-eyed Bats or White-lined Bats*Brazilian Big-eyed Bat, Chiroderma doriae...
    - Salvin's Big-eyed Bat
      Salvin's Big-eyed Bat
      Salvin's Big-eyed Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.-References:...
      
      Chiroderma salvini LR/lc
    - Little Big-eyed Bat
      Little Big-eyed Bat
      The Little Big-eyed Bat, Chiroderma trinitatum, is a bat species from South and Central America....
      
      Chiroderma trinitatum LR/lc
    - Hairy Big-eyed Bat
      Hairy Big-eyed Bat
      The Hairy Big-eyed Bat, Chiroderma villosum, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
      
      Chiroderma villosum LR/lc
  - Genus: Enchisthenes
    - Velvety Fruit-eating Bat
      Velvety Fruit-eating Bat
      The Velvety Fruit-eating Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic within the genus Enchisthenes. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, the United States, and Venezuela....
      
      Enchisthenes hartii LR/lc
  - Genus: Mesophylla
    - MacConnell's Bat
      MacConnell's Bat
      MacConnell's Bat, Mesophylla macconnelli, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is monotypic within its genus....
      
      Mesophylla macconnelli LR/lc
  - Genus: Sphaeronycteris
    - Visored Bat
      Visored Bat
      The Visored Bat, Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela. It is monotypic within its genus.- References :*...
      
      Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum LR/lc
  - Genus: Sturnira
    Sturnira
    Sturnira is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It contains the following species:* Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira aratathomasi* Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira bidens...
    - Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
      
      Sturnira aratathomasi LR/nt
    - Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat
      The Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and possibly Brazil....
      
      Sturnira bidens LR/nt
    - Bogota Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Bogota Yellow-shouldered Bat
      The Bogotá Yellow-shouldered Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela at altitudes from 300 m to above 2000 m, particularly in cloud forest. The species is primarily frugivorous; it may also consume nectar and pollen....
      
      Sturnira bogotensis LR/lc
    - Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat
      The Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.-References:...
      
      Sturnira erythromos LR/lc
    - Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
      The Little Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira lilium, is a bat species from South and Central America. The Little Yellow-shouldered Bat is a frugivor.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
      
      Sturnira lilium LR/lc
    - Louis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Louis's Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Louis's Yellow-shouldered Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
      
      Sturnira luisi LR/lc
    - Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat
      The Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.-Source:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
      
      Sturnira magna LR/nt
    - Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat
      The Lesser Yellow-shouldered Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is endemic to Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss....
      
      Sturnira nana VU
    - Tilda's Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Tilda's Yellow-shouldered Bat
      Tilda's Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira tildae, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago....
      
      Sturnira tildae LR/lc
  - Genus: Uroderma
    Uroderma
    Uroderma is a genus of Central and South American phyllostomid bats.-Species:Uroderma is a genus of Central and South American phyllostomid bats.-Species:Uroderma is a genus of Central and South American phyllostomid bats....
    - Tent-making Bat
      Tent-making Bat
      The Tent-making Bat, Uroderma bilobatum, is a bat species from South and Central America. It lives in hollowed out trees. It is sometimes speculated that the bat is green in color, even though it is only thought so because of the "tent" the bat makes is made out a leaf that is green in color, in...
      
      Uroderma bilobatum LR/lc
    - Brown Tent-making Bat
      Brown Tent-making Bat
      The Brown Tent-making Bat, Uroderma magnirostrum, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
      
      Uroderma magnirostrum LR/lc
  - Genus: Vampyressa
    Vampyressa
    Vampyressa is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It contains the following species:* Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat * Brock's Yellow-eared Bat * Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat...
    - Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat
      Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat
      The Bidentate Yellow-eared Bat, Vampyriscus bidens, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.-References:*...
      
      Vampyressa bidens LR/nt
    - Brock's Yellow-eared Bat
      Brock's Yellow-eared Bat
      Brock's Yellow-eared Bat, Vampyressa brocki, is a bat species from South America. It occurs in northwestern Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and Peru....
      
      Vampyressa brocki LR/nt
    - Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
      Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
      Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in southern Colombia, Ecuador and Peru....
      
      Vampyressa melissa LR/nt
    - Southern Little Yellow-eared Bat
      Southern Little Yellow-eared Bat
      The Southern Little Yellow-eared Bat, Vampyressa pusilla, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.-References:* Barquez, R. & Diaz, M. 2008. . Downloaded on 28 February 2009.*...
      
      Vampyressa pusilla LR/lc
  - Genus: Vampyrodes
    - Great Stripe-faced Bat
      Great Stripe-faced Bat
      The Great Stripe-faced Bat, Vampyrodes caraccioli, is a bat species from South and Central America, where it is found from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northwestern Brazil, as well as on Trinidad. The Great Stripe-faced Bat is a frugivore. It is monotypic within its genus....
      
      Vampyrodes caraccioli LR/lc
  - Genus: Platyrrhinus
    Platyrrhinus
    Platyrrhinus is a genus of leaf-nosed bats.-Species:Genus Platyrrhinus*Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus albericoi*Platyrrhinus angustirostris*Platyrrhinus aquilus...
    - Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat
      Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat
      The Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus brachycephalus, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, northwestern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.-References:*...
      
      Platyrrhinus brachycephalus LR/lc
    - Thomas's Broad-nosed Bat
      Thomas's Broad-nosed Bat
      Thomas's Broad-nosed Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 30 July 2007....
      
      Platyrrhinus dorsalis LR/lc
    - Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
      Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
      Heller's Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus helleri, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Miller, B., Reid, F., Arroyo-Cabrales, J., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C. 2008. . Downloaded on 28 February 2009.*...
      
      Platyrrhinus helleri LR/lc
    - Buffy Broad-nosed Bat
      Buffy Broad-nosed Bat
      The Buffy Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus infuscus, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru....
      
      Platyrrhinus infuscus LR/nt
    - White-lined Broad-nosed Bat
      White-lined Broad-nosed Bat
      The White-lined Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus lineatus, is a bat species from South America. It is found in southern and eastern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, French Guyana and Suriname....
      
      Platyrrhinus lineatus LR/lc
    - Greater Broad-nosed Bat
      Greater Broad-nosed Bat
      The Greater Broad-nosed Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.-References:...
      
      Platyrrhinus vittatus LR/lc
- Subfamily: Desmodontinae
  - Genus: Desmodus
    Desmodus
    Desmodus is a genus of bats often referred to as the vampire bats. Along with the genera, Diaemus and Diphylla, Desmodus makes up the subfamily Desmodontinae of family Phyllostomidae, the vampire bats.Genus Desmodus - vampire bats...
    - Common Vampire Bat
      Common Vampire Bat
      The Common Vampire Bat is a small leaf-nosed bat native to the Americas. It is one of three extant species of vampire bat, the other two being the Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and the White-winged Vampire Bat. Along with them, it is the only parasitic mammal. It mainly feeds on the blood of livestock...
      
      Desmodus rotundus LR/lc
  - Genus: Diaemus
    - White-winged Vampire Bat
      White-winged Vampire Bat
      The White-winged Vampire Bat is a species of vampire bat. It is the only member of the genus Diaemus. It is found from Mexico to southern Argentina and is present on the islands of Trinidad and Isla Margarita...
      
      Diaemus youngi LR/lc
  - Genus: Diphylla
    - Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
      Hairy-legged Vampire Bat
      The Hairy-legged Vampire Bat is one of three species of vampire bat. Despite connotations of vampires, it mainly feeds on the blood of birds. This vampire bat lives mainly in tropical and subtropical forestlands of South America...
      
      Diphylla ecaudata LR/nt
Family: Furipteridae
Furipteridae
Furipteridae is one of the families of bats. This family contains only two species, the Smokey Bat and the Thumbless Bat. Both are from Central and South America, and are closely related to the bats in the Natalidae and Thyropteridae families. They can be recognized by their reduced and...
- Genus: Amorphochilus
  - Smokey Bat
    Smokey Bat
    The Smoky Bat is a species of bat in the family Furipteridae. It is monotypic within the genus Amorphochilus. It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is rocky shores. It is threatened by habitat loss. This bat is also called the thumbless bat because its thumb is partly...
    
    Amorphochilus schnablii VU
- Genus: Furipterus
  - Furipteridae
    Furipteridae
    Furipteridae is one of the families of bats. This family contains only two species, the Smokey Bat and the Thumbless Bat. Both are from Central and South America, and are closely related to the bats in the Natalidae and Thyropteridae families. They can be recognized by their reduced and...
    
    Furipterus horrens LR/lc
Family: Thyropteridae
Thyropteridae
Disc-winged bats are a small group of bats of the family Thyropteridae. They are found in Central and South America, usually in moist tropical rain forests. It is a very small family, consisting of a single genus with four species....
- Genus: Thyroptera
  - Peter's Disk-winged Bat
    Peter's Disk-winged Bat
    Peter's Disk-winged Bat, Thyroptera discifera, is a bat species from South and Central America.-External links:*...
    
    Thyroptera discifera LR/lc
  - LaVal's Disk-winged Bat
    LaVal's disk-winged bat
    LaVal's disk-winged bat, Thyroptera lavali, is a species of bat in the family Thyropteridae. It is native to Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Venezuela, where it has been found near streams in tropical rainforest. The bat is insectivorous. It is poorly studied but is believed to be rare. The species was...
    
    Thyroptera lavali DD
  - Spix's Disk-winged Bat
    Spix's Disk-winged Bat
    Spix's Disk-winged Bat, Thyroptera tricolor, is a bat species from South and Central America. It ranges from south Mexico to Bolivia.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
    
    Thyroptera tricolor LR/lc

Order: Cetacea
Cetacea
The order Cetacea includes the marine mammals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general. It comes from Ancient Greek , meaning "whale" or "any huge fish or sea...

(whales)

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The order Cetacea includes whale

Whale

Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...

s, dolphin

Dolphin

Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating...

s and porpoise

Porpoise

Porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. They are distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" has been used to refer to any small dolphin, especially by sailors and fishermen...

s. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic

Aquatic adaptation

Several animal groups have undergone aquatic adaptation, going from being purely terrestrial animals to living at least part of the time in water. The adaptations in early speciation tend to develop as the animal ventures into water in order to find available food. As successive generations spend...

life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

Suborder: Mysticeti
- Family: Balaenopteridae
- Family: Balaenidae
  Balaenidae
  Balaenidae is a family of mysticete whales that contains two living genera. Commonly called the right whales as it contains mainly right whale species...
  - Genus: Eubalaena
    - Southern Right Whale
      Southern Right Whale
      The southern right whale is a baleen whale, one of three species classified as right whales belonging to the genus Eubalaena. Like other right whales, the southern right whale is readily distinguished from others by the callosities on its head, a broad back without a dorsal fin, and a long arching...
      
      Eubalaena australis LR/cd
  - Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
    - Genus: Balaenoptera
      Balaenoptera
      Balaenoptera is a genus of Balaenopteridae, the Rorqual whales, and contains eight species. The species Balaenoptera omurai was published in 2003...
      - Minke Whale
        Minke Whale
        Minke whale , or lesser rorqual, is a name given to two species of marine mammal belonging to a clade within the suborder of baleen whales. The minke whale was given its official designation by Lacepède in 1804, who described a dwarf form of Balænoptera acuto-rostrata...
        
        Balaenoptera acutorostrata LR/nt
      - Bryde's Whale
        Bryde's Whale
        Bryde's whales are baleen whales, one of the "great whales" or rorquals. They prefer tropical and temperate waters over the polar seas that other whales in their family frequent. They are largely coastal rather than pelagic. Bryde's whales are very similar in appearance to sei whales and almost as...
        
        Balaenoptera edeni DD
      - Sei Whale
        Sei Whale
        The sei whale , Balaenoptera borealis, is a baleen whale, the third-largest rorqual after the blue whale and the fin whale. It inhabits most oceans and adjoining seas, and prefers deep offshore waters. It avoids polar and tropical waters and semi-enclosed bodies of water...
        
        Balaenoptera borealis EN
      - Fin Whale
        Fin Whale
        The fin whale , also called the finback whale, razorback, or common rorqual, is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is the second longest whale and the sixth largest living animal after the blue whale, bowhead whale, and right whales, growing to nearly 27 metres long...
        
        Balaenoptera physalus EN
      - Blue Whale
        Blue Whale
        The blue whale is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales . At in length and or more in weight, it is the largest known animal to have ever existed....
        
        Balaenoptera musculus EN
  - Subfamily: Megapterinae
    - Genus: Megaptera
      - Humpback Whale
        Humpback Whale
        The humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. One of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from and weigh approximately . The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with unusually long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. It is an acrobatic animal, often breaching and slapping the...
        
        Megaptera novaeangliae VU
- Family: Neobalaenidae
  - Genus: Caperea
    - Pygmy Right Whale
      Pygmy Right Whale
      The pygmy right whale is a baleen whale, the sole member of the family Neobalaenidae. First described by John Edward Gray in 1846, it is the smallest of the baleen whales, ranging between and in length and 3,000 and 3,500 kg in mass...
      
      Caperea marginata LR/lc
Suborder: Odontoceti
- Superfamily: Platanistoidea
  - Family: Iniidae
    Iniidae
    Iniidae is a family of river dolphins containing one living and three extinct genera.-Taxonomy:The family was described by John Edward Gray in 1846.Current classifications include a single living genera, Inia, with one species and three subspecies...
    - Genus: Inia
      Inia
      Inia is a genus of river dolphin containing one or possibly two species.-Taxonomy:The genus was described by Alcide d'Orbigny in 1834 when Delphinus geoffrensis, described by Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville in 1817, was recognized to be a unique taxon...
      - Boto
        Boto
        The Amazon river dolphin, alternatively Bufeo, Bufeo Colorado, Boto Cor de Rosa, Boutu, Nay, Tonina, or Pink Dolphin , is a freshwater river dolphin endemic to the Orinoco, Amazon and Araguaia/Tocantins River systems of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela...
        
        Inia geoffrensis VU
  - Family: Phocoenidae
    - Genus: Phocoena
      - Burmeister's Porpoise
        Burmeister's Porpoise
        Burmeister's Porpoise is a species of porpoise endemic to the coast of South America. It was first described by Hermann Burmeister, for whom the species is named, in 1865...
        
        Phocoena spinipinnis DD
  - Family: Physeteridae
    - Genus: Physeter
      - Sperm Whale
        Sperm Whale
        The sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, is a marine mammal species, order Cetacea, a toothed whale having the largest brain of any animal. The name comes from the milky-white waxy substance, spermaceti, found in the animal's head. The sperm whale is the only living member of genus Physeter...
        
        Physeter macrocephalus VU***Family: Kogiidae
    - Genus: Kogia
      - Pygmy Sperm Whale
        Pygmy Sperm Whale
        The Pygmy Sperm Whale is one of three species of toothed whale in the sperm whale family. They are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about them comes from the examination of stranded specimens.-Taxonomy:...
        
        Kogia breviceps LR/lc
      - Dwarf Sperm Whale
        Dwarf Sperm Whale
        The Dwarf Sperm Whale is one of three species in the sperm whale family. They are not often sighted at sea. As such, most information is a result of the study of stranded carcasses.-Taxonomy:...
        
        Kogia sima LR/lc
  - Family: Ziphidae
    - Subfamily: Hyperoodontidae
      - Genus: Mesoplodon
        
        Blainville's Beaked Whale
        Blainville's Beaked Whale
        Blainville's beaked whale , or the dense-beaked whale, is the widest ranging mesoplodont whale and perhaps the most documented. Henri de Blainville first described the species in 1817 from a small piece of jaw—the heaviest bone he had ever come across—which resulted in the name densirostris...
        
        Mesoplodon densirostris DD
        
        Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale
        Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale
        The ginkgo-toothed beaked whale is a poorly known species of whale even for a beaked whale, and was named for the unusual shape of its dual teeth...
        
        Mesoplodon ginkgodens DD
        
        Gray's Beaked Whale
        Gray's Beaked Whale
        Gray's beaked whale , sometimes known as Haast's beaked whale, the Scamperdown whale, or the southern beaked whale, is one of the better-known members of the genus Mesoplodon. The scientific name refers to John Edward Gray, a zoologist at the British Museum. This species is fairly gregarious and...
        
        Mesoplodon grayi DD
        
        Pygmy Beaked Whale
        Pygmy Beaked Whale
        The pygmy beaked whale , also known as the bandolero beaked whale, Peruvian beaked whale and lesser beaked whale, is the smallest of the mesoplodonts and one of the newest discoveries. There were at least two dozen sightings of an unknown beaked whale named Mesoplodon sp...
        
        Mesoplodon peruvianus DD
  - Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
    - Genus: Steno
      - Rough-toothed Dolphin
        Rough-toothed Dolphin
        The Rough-toothed dolphin is species of dolphin that can be found in deep warm and tropical waters around the world.The species was first described by Georges Cuvier in 1823...
        
        Steno bredanensis DD
    - Genus: Sotalia
      - Tucuxi
        Tucuxi
        The Tucuxi , alternately bufeo gris or bufeo negro is a dolphin found in the rivers of the Amazon Basin. The word "tucuxi" is derived from the Tupi language word tuchuchi-ana and has now been adopted as the species' common name...
        
        Sotalia fluviatilis DD
    - Genus: Stenella
      Stenella
      Stenella is a genus of aquatic mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins.Currently five species are recognised in this genus:*Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, S. attenuata*Atlantic Spotted Dolphin, S. frontalis...
      - Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
        Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
        The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin is a species of dolphin found in all the world's temperate and tropical oceans. The species was beginning to come under threat due to the killing of millions of individuals in tuna purse seines...
        
        Stenella attenuata LR/cd
      - Spinner Dolphin
        Spinner Dolphin
        The Spinner Dolphin is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which they spin longitudinally along their axis as they leap through the air.-Taxonomy:...
        
        Stenella longirostris LR/cd
    - Genus: Delphinus
      Delphinus
      Delphinus is a constellation in the northern sky, close to the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for dolphin. Delphinus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains among the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical...
      - Long-beaked Common Dolphin
        Long-beaked Common Dolphin
        The Long-beaked Common Dolphin is a species of common dolphin. It has a more restricted range than the Short-beaked Common Dolphin . It has a disjointed range in coastal areas in tropical and warmer temperate oceans...
        
        Delphinus capensis DD
      - Short-beaked Common Dolphin
        Short-beaked Common Dolphin
        The short-beaked common dolphin is a species of common dolphin. It has a larger range than the long-beaked common dolphin , occurring throughout warm-temperate and tropical oceans, with the possible exception of the Indian Ocean...
        
        Delphinus delphis LC
    - Genus: Lagenodelphis
      - Fraser's Dolphin
        Fraser's Dolphin
        Fraser's Dolphin or Sarawak Dolphin is a cetacean in the family Delphinidae found in deep waters in the Pacific Ocean and to a lesser extent in the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.-Taxonomy:...
        
        Lagenodelphis hosei DD
    - Genus: Lagenorhynchus
      Lagenorhynchus
      Lagenorhynchus is a genus in the order Cetacea, traditionally containing six species:* white-beaked dolphin, Lagenorhynchus albirostris* Atlantic white-sided dolphin, Lagenorhynchus acutus...
      - Dusky Dolphin
        Dusky Dolphin
        The dusky dolphin is a dolphin found in coastal waters in the Southern Hemisphere. Its specific epithet is Latin for "dark" or "dim". It is very closely genetically related to the Pacific white-sided dolphin, but current scientific consensus is that they are distinct species...
        
        Lagenorhynchus obscurus DD
    - Genus: Lissodelphis
      - Southern Right Whale Dolphin
        Southern Right Whale Dolphin
        The southern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis peronii, is a small and slender species of mammal found in cool waters of the southern hemisphere...
        
        Lissodelphis peronii DD
    - Genus: Feresa
      - Pygmy Killer Whale
        Pygmy Killer Whale
        The pygmy killer whale is a small, rarely seen cetacean of the oceanic dolphin family . It derives its common name from sharing some physical characteristics with the orca It is the smallest species that has "whale" in its common name. In fact, "killer" may be more apt in the case of the pygmy...
        
        Feresa attenuata DD
    - Genus: Pseudorca
      - False Killer Whale
        False Killer Whale
        The False Killer Whale is a cetacean, and the third largest member of the oceanic dolphin family . It lives in temperate and tropical waters throughout the world. As its name implies, the False Killer Whale shares characteristics, such as appearance, with the more widely known Orca...
        
        Pseudorca crassidens LR/lc
    - Genus: Orcinus
      - Orca
        Orca
        The killer whale , commonly referred to as the orca, and less commonly as the blackfish, is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans, from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas...
        
        Orcinus orca LR/cd
    - Genus: Globicephala
      - Short-finned Pilot Whale
        Short-finned Pilot Whale
        The Short-finned Pilot Whale is one of the two species of cetacean in the genus Globicephala. It is part of the oceanic dolphin family , though its behaviour is closer to that of the larger whales....
        
        Globicephala macrorhynchus DD
      - Long-finned Pilot Whale
        Long-finned Pilot Whale
        The long-finned pilot whale is one of the two species of cetacean in the genus Globicephala. It belongs to the oceanic dolphin family , though its behavior is closer to that of the larger whales.-Description:...
        
        Globicephala melas DD

Order: Carnivora
Carnivora
The diverse order Carnivora |Latin]] carō "flesh", + vorāre "to devour") includes over 260 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, while the word "carnivore" can refer to any meat-eating animal...

(carnivorans)

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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Suborder: Feliformia
Feliformia
The Feliformia are a suborder within the order Carnivora and includes cats , hyenas, mongooses, civets and related taxa. The other suborder of Carnivora is Caniformia...
- Family: Felidae
  Felidae
  Felidae is the biological family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid. Felids are the strictest carnivores of the thirteen terrestrial families in the order Carnivora, although the three families of marine mammals comprising the superfamily pinnipedia are as carnivorous as the...
  
  (cats)
  - Subfamily: Felinae
    Felinae
    Felinae is a subfamily of the family Felidae which includes the genera and species listed below. Most are small to medium-sized cats, although the group does include some larger animals, such as the Cougar and Cheetah....
    - Genus: Leopardus
      Leopardus
      Leopardus is a genus consisting of small spotted cats mostly native to Middle and South America. Very few range into the southern United States. The genus is considered the oldest branch of the part of the cat family to cross into the Americas, followed by the genera Lynx and Puma...
      - Colocolo
        Colocolo
        Colocolo may refer to:*Colocolo , a Mapuche tribal chief.*Colo Colo creature of the Mapuche mythology.*Colocolo , a South American cat native to Chile.*Colo-Colo, a Chilean football team....
        
        Leopardus colocolo NT
      - Andean Mountain Cat Leopardus jacobita EN
      - Ocelot
        Ocelot
        The ocelot , pronounced /ˈɒsəˌlɒt/, also known as the dwarf leopard or McKenney's wildcat is a wild cat distributed over South and Central America and Mexico, but has been reported as far north as Texas and in Trinidad, in the Caribbean...
        
        Leopardus pardalis LC
      - Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus NT
      - Margay
        Margay
        The Margay is a spotted cat native to Middle and South America. Named for Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, it is a solitary and nocturnal animal that prefers remote sections of the rainforest. Although it was once believed to be vulnerable to extinction, the IUCN now lists it as "Near Threatened"...
        
        Leopardus wiedii LC
    - Genus: Puma
      Puma (genus)
      Puma is a genus in Felidae that contains the cougar and the jaguarundi, and may also include several poorly known Old World fossil representatives .-Species:*Puma concolor – CougarPuma pardoides Puma is a genus in Felidae that contains the cougar (also known as the puma, among other names)...
      - Cougar Puma concolor NT
      - Jaguarundi
        Jaguarundi
        The jaguarundi is a small-sized wild cat native to Central and South America. In 2002, the IUCN classified the jaguarundi as Least Concern as it is likely that no conservation units, with the probable exception of the mega-reserves of the Amazon basin could sustain long-term viable populations. It...
        
        Puma yagouaroundi LC
  - Subfamily: Pantherinae
    Pantherinae
    Pantherinae is the subfamily of the family Felidae, which includes the genera Panthera, Uncia and Neofelis.The divergence of Pantherinae from Felinae has been ranked between six and ten million years ago. DNA analysis suggests that the snow leopard Uncia uncia is basal to the entire Pantherinae and...
    - Genus: Panthera
      Panthera
      Panthera is a genus of the family Felidae , which contains four well-known living species: the tiger, the lion, the jaguar, and the leopard. The genus comprises about half of the Pantherinae subfamily, the big cats...
      - Jaguar
        Jaguar
        The jaguar is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere. The jaguar's present range extends from Southern United States and Mexico...
        
        Panthera onca NT
Suborder: Caniformia
Caniformia
Caniformia, or Canoidea , is a suborder within the order Carnivora. They typically possess a long snout and non-retractile claws . The Pinnipedia evolved from caniform ancestors and are accordingly assigned to this group...
- Family: Canidae
  Canidae
  Canidae is the biological family of carnivorous and omnivorous mammals that includes wolves, foxes, jackals, coyotes, and domestic dogs. A member of this family is called a canid . The Canidae family is divided into two tribes: Canini and Vulpini...
  
  (dogs, foxes)
  - Genus: Lycalopex
    - Culpeo
      Culpeo
      The culpeo , sometimes known as the culpeo zorro or Andean fox , is a South American species of wild dog. It is the second largest native canid on the continent after the maned wolf. In its appearance it bears many similarities to the widely recognized red fox...
      
      Lycalopex culpaeus LC
    - South American Gray Fox Lycalopex griseus LC
    - Sechura Fox
      Sechura Fox
      The Sechuran fox , also called the Peruvian desert fox or the Sechuran zorro, is a South American species of canid closely related to other South American "false" foxes or zorro, of which it is the smallest...
      
      Lycalopex sechurae DD
  - Genus: Atelocynus
    - Short-eared Dog
      Short-eared Dog
      The short-eared dog , also known as the short-eared fox or the short-eared zorro, is a unique and elusive canid species endemic to the Amazonian basin...
      
      Atelocynus microtis DD
  - Genus: Speothos
    Speothos
    Speothos is a genus of canid found in Central and South America. The genus includes the living Bush Dog, Speothos venaticus, as well as an extinct Pleistocene species, Speothos pacivorus. Surprisingly, the fossil species was identified and named prior to the discovery of the extant species, with...
    - Bush Dog
      Bush Dog
      The bush dog is a canid found in Central and South America, including Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru , Ecuador, the Guianas, Paraguay, northeast Argentina and Brazil...
      
      Speothos venaticus VU
  - Genus: Chrysocyon
    - Maned Wolf
      Maned Wolf
      The maned wolf is the largest canid of South America, resembling a large fox with reddish fur.This mammal is found in open and semi-open habitats, especially grasslands with scattered bushes and trees, in south, central-west and south-eastern Brazil The maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) is the...
      
      Chrysocyon brachyurus NT
- Family: Ursidae (bears)
  - Genus: Tremarctos
    Tremarctos
    Tremarctos is a genus of the family Ursidae, subfamily Tremarctinae endemic to Americas from the Pliocene to recent. The northern species, the Florida short-faced bear was extinct 11 000 years ago...
    - Spectacled Bear
      Spectacled Bear
      The spectacled bear , also known as the Andean bear and locally as ukuko, jukumari or ucumari, is the last remaining short-faced bear and the closest living relative to the Florida spectacled bear and short-faced bears of the Middle Pleistocene to Late Pleistocene age.The spectacled bear is a...
      
      Tremarctos ornatus VU
- Family: Procyonidae
  Procyonidae
  Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments, and are generally omnivorous.-Characteristics:...
  
  (raccoons)
  - Genus: Procyon
    Procyon (genus)
    Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals, comprising three species commonly known as raccoons, in the family Procyonidae. The most familiar species, the common raccoon , is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and are...
    - Crab-eating Raccoon
      Crab-eating raccoon
      The Crab-eating Raccoon is a species of raccoon native to marshy and jungle areas of Central and South America . It is found from Costa Rica south through most areas of South America east of the Andes down to northern Argentina and Uruguay...
      
      Procyon cancrivorus LR/lc
  - Genus: Nasua
    Nasua
    Nasua is a genus within the Raccoon family, Procyonidae. The three species within the genus Nasua are generally referred to as coatis. Two additional species of coatis, commonly known as mountain coatis, are placed in the genus Nasuella...
    - South American Coati
      South American Coati
      The South American Coati, or Ring-tailed Coati , is a species of coati from South America. In Brazilian Portuguese it is known as quati. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay and Venezuela. It is the southern replacement of its very...
      
      Nasua nasua LR/lc
  - Genus: Potos
    - Kinkajou
      Kinkajou
      The kinkajou , also known as the honey bear , is a rainforest mammal of the family Procyonidae related to olingos, coatis, raccoons, and the ringtail and cacomistle. It is the only member of the genus Potos. Kinkajous may be mistaken for ferrets or monkeys, but are not closely related...
      
      Potos flavus LR/lc
  - Genus: Bassaricyon
    - Allen's Olingo
      Allen's Olingo
      Allen's Olingo is a species of olingo from South America, where it is known from Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru....
      
      Bassaricyon alleni LR/lc
- Family: Mustelidae
  Mustelidae
  Mustelidae , commonly referred to as the weasel family, are a family of carnivorous mammals. Mustelids are diverse and the largest family in the order Carnivora, at least partly because in the past it has been a catch-all category for many early or poorly differentiated taxa...
  
  (mustelids)
  - Genus: Mustela
    - Tropical Weasel
      Tropical Weasel
      The Amazon weasel , also known as the tropical weasel, is a species of weasel that lives in the Amazon Rainforest in South America. It is rated "Least Concern" by the IUCN Red List. Despite its scientific name, it is not found in Africa. It is a shiny brown weasel with a white or cream belly with a...
      
      Mustela africana DD
    - Long-tailed Weasel
      Long-tailed Weasel
      The long-tailed weasel , also known as the bridled weasel or big stoat is a species of mustelid distributed from southern Canada throughout all the United States and Mexico, southward through all of Central America and into northern South America.-Evolution:The long-tailed weasel is the product of...
      
      Mustela frenata LR/lc
  - Genus: Eira
    Eira
    Eira is a neighborhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.The district dates back to the early 20th century and received its name after Eira Hospital in the neighboring district of Ullanlinna, which in turn took its name from Eira Hospital in Stockholm, which was named after Eir, the old...
    - Tayra
      Tayra
      The tayra , also known as the Tolomuco or Perico ligero in Central America, and San Hol or viejo de monte in the Yucatan Peninsula is an omnivorous animal from the weasel family Mustelidae. It is the only species in the genus Eira...
      
      Eira barbara LR/lc
  - Genus: Galictis
    Galictis
    The grison, also known as the South American glutton, is a neotropical mustelid of South America. Comprising the genus Galictis, it is divided into two species: the greater grison , which is found widely in South America, through Central America to southern Mexico; and the lesser grison , which is...
    - Lesser Grison
      Lesser Grison
      The lesser grison , Galictis cuja, is a mammal species of the ferret family Mustelidae from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay....
      
      Galictis cuja LR/lc
    - Greater grison
      Greater Grison
      The greater grison, Galictis vittata, is an animal belonging to the ferret family Mustelidae from Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil and Bolivia, living in savannas and rainforests, usually seen near rivers and streams....
      
      Galictis vittata LR/lc
  - Genus: Lontra
    Lontra
    Lontra is a genus of otters from the American continent.The genus comprises four species:*North American River Otter *Southern River Otter *Neotropical Otter...
    - Marine Otter
      Marine Otter
      The marine otter, Lontra felina, is a rare and poorly-known South American mammal of the weasel family . The scientific name means "otter cat", and in Spanish the marine otter is also often referred to as : "marine cat"...
      
      Lontra felina EN
    - Neotropical River Otter
      Neotropical River Otter
      The Neotropical Otter , Lontra longicaudis, is an otter species found in Central America, South America and the island of Trinidad....
      
      Lontra longicaudis DD
  - Genus: Pteronura
    - Giant Otter
      Giant Otter
      The giant otter is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the Mustelidae, or weasel family, a globally successful group of predators. Unusually for a mustelid, the giant otter is a social species, with family groups typically supporting three to eight members...
      
      Pteronura brasiliensis EN
- Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
  - Genus: Arctocephalus
    Arctocephalus
    The genus Arctocephalus consists of eight of the nine species of fur seal. For details see the fur seal article, or the individual species articles.-Taxonomy:* SUBORDER PINNIPEDIA* Family Otariidae...
    - South American Fur Seal
      South American Fur Seal
      The South American Fur Seal is a species of fur seal that breeds on the coasts of Chile and Argentina. The total population is around 250,000....
      
      Arctocephalus australis LR/lc
  - Genus: Otaria
    - South American Sea Lion
      South American Sea Lion
      The South American sea lion , also called the southern sea lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the Chilean, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Argentine and Southern Brazilian coasts. It is the only member of the genus Otaria...
      
      Otaria flavescens LR/lc
- Family: Mephitidae
  - Genus: Conepatus
    - Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk
      Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk
      Molina's hog-nosed skunk, also called the Andes Skunk , is a skunk species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay in heights up to 5000m.-References:**The Andes: A Trekking Guide...
      
      Conepatus chinga LR/lc
    - Striped Hog-nosed Skunk
      Striped Hog-nosed Skunk
      The striped hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus semistriatus, is a skunk species from Central and South America. It lives in a wide range of habitats including dry forest scrub and occasionally, in rainforest....
      
      Conepatus semistriatus LR/lc

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

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The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing

Grazing

Grazing generally describes a type of feeding, in which a herbivore feeds on plants , and also on other multicellular autotrophs...

mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.

Family: Tapiridae (tapirs)
- Genus: Tapirus
  - Mountain Tapir
    Mountain Tapir
    The Mountain Tapir or Woolly Tapir is the smallest of the four species of tapir and is the only one to live outside of tropical rainforests in the wild...
    
    Tapirus pinchaque EN
  - Brazilian Tapir
    Brazilian Tapir
    The South American Tapir , or Brazilian Tapir or Lowland Tapir or Anta, is one of four species in the tapir family, along with the Mountain Tapir, the Malayan Tapir, and Baird's Tapir...
    
    Tapirus terrestris VU

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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The even-toed ungulates are ungulate

Ungulate

Ungulates are several groups of mammals, most of which use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole body weight while moving. They make up several orders of mammals, of which six to eight survive...

s whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to human

Human

Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...

Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
- Genus: Pecari
  Pecari
  Pecari is a genus of mammals in the peccary family, Tayassuidae. The genus was monotypic until the description of P. maximus in 2007, but the scientific evidence for its status as a species separate from P...
  - Collared Peccary
    Collared Peccary
    The collared peccary is a species of mammal in the family Tayassuidae that is found in North, Central, and South America. They are commonly referred to as javelina, saíno or báquiro, although these terms are also used to describe other species in the family...
    
    Pecari tajacu LC
- Genus: Tayassu
  - White-lipped Peccary
    White-lipped Peccary
    The White-lipped Peccary, Tayassu pecari, is a peccary species found in Central and South America, living in rainforest, dry forest and chaco scrub. It is monotypic within the genus Tayassu....
    
    Tayassu pecari NT
Family: Camelidae (camels, llamas)
- Genus: Lama
  Llama
  The llama is a South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since pre-Hispanic times....
  - Guanaco Lama guanicoe LR/lc
- Genus: Vicugna
  Vicugna
  Vicugna is a genus containing two South American camelids, the vicuña and the alpaca.Previously thought to be descended from the llama, the alpaca was reclassified as part of Vicugna after a 2001 paper on alpaca DNA. The paper showed that the alpaca is descended from the vicuña, not the...
  - Vicuña
    Vicuña
    The vicuña or vicugna is one of two wild South American camelids, along with the guanaco, which live in the high alpine areas of the Andes. It is a relative of the llama, and is now believed to share a wild ancestor with domesticated alpacas, which are raised for their fibre...
    
    Vicugna vicugna LR/cd
Family: Cervidae (deer)
- Subfamily: Capreolinae
  Capreolinae
  Capreolinae, also known as Odocoileinae or the New World deer , is a subfamily of deer...
  - Genus: Blastocerus
    - Marsh deer
      Marsh Deer
      The Marsh Deer, Blastocerus dichotomus , is the largest deer species from South America reaching a length of and a height of at the rump. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay...
      
      Blastocerus dichotomus VU
  - Genus: Hippocamelus
    - Peruvian Huemul Hippocamelus antisensis DD
  - Genus: Mazama
    - Red Brocket
      Red Brocket
      The Red Brocket , is a species of brocket deer from forests in South America, ranging from northern Argentina to Colombia and the Guianas...
      
      Mazama americana DD
    - Dwarf Brocket
      Dwarf Brocket
      The Dwarf Brocket , or Chunyi, is a small species of deer native to the Andean highlands in western Bolivia and south-eastern Peru, where found in forest and páramo. Its pelage is redddish-brown with dark grey foreparts and neck. The underparts are lighter brown, and the muzzle short and thick...
      
      Mazama chunyi DD
    - Gray Brocket
      Gray Brocket
      The Gray Brocket , also known as the brown brocket, is a species of brocket deer from northern Argentina, Bolivia, eastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It formerly included the Amazonian Brown Brocket and sometimes also the Yucatan Brown Brocket as subspecies...
      
      Mazama gouazoupira DD
  - Genus: Odocoileus
    Odocoileus
    Odocoileus is a genus of medium-sized deer containing two species native to the Americas. The name is sometimes spelt odocoeleus; it is from a contraction of the roots odonto- and coelus meaning "hollow-tooth".-Species:...
    - White-tailed deer
      White-tailed Deer
      The white-tailed deer , also known as the Virginia deer or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States , Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru...
      
      Odocoileus virginianus LR/lc
  - Genus: Pudu
    Pudu
    Pudu may refer to:*Pudú, a genus of small deer;*Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, a town;* Pudu , a Buddhist monk in Yuan China, native of Danyang, Zhenjiang. Follower of Mao Ziyuan, propagator of the orthodoxy in the White Lotus teaching....
    - Northern Pudu Pudu mephistophiles LR/nt

Order: Didelphimorphia
Didelphimorphia
Opossums make up the largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, including 103 or more species in 19 genera. They are also commonly called possums, though that term technically refers to Australian fauna of the suborder Phalangeriformes. The Virginia opossum was the first animal to be...

(common opossums)

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Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere

The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...

. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

n marsupial

Marsupial

Marsupials are an infraclass of mammals, characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young. Close to 70% of the 334 extant species occur in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands, with the remaining 100 found in the Americas, primarily in South America, but with thirteen in Central...

s in the late Cretaceous

Cretaceous

The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...

or early Paleocene

Paleocene

The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era...

.They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house cat

Cat

The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...

, with a long snout and prehensile tail.

Family: Didelphidae (American opossums)
- Subfamily: Caluromyinae
  Caluromyinae
  Caluromyinae is a subfamily of opossums. It includes the extant genera Caluromys, Caluromysiops and Glironia, as well as the extinct Pachybiotherium. It has sometimes been classed as a full family, Caluromyidae....
  - Genus: Caluromys
    - Brown-eared Woolly Opossum
      Brown-eared Woolly Opossum
      The Brown-eared Woolly Opossum , also known as the Western Woolly Opossum, is a woolly opossum species from South America...
      
      Caluromys lanatus LR/nt
  - Genus: Caluromysiops
    - Black-shouldered Opossum
      Black-shouldered Opossum
      The Black-shouldered Opossum , also known as the White-eared Opossum is an opossum species from South America. It's found in multistrata evergreen Amazonian forests of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It is in the monotypic genus Caluromysiops.It's a rare animal species and, probably, highly...
      
      Caluromysiops irrupta VU
  - Genus: Glironia
    - Bushy-tailed Opossum
      Bushy-tailed Opossum
      The Bushy-tailed Opossum, Glironia venusta, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru....
      
      Glironia venusta VU
- Subfamily: Didelphinae
  Didelphinae
  Didelphinae is a subfamily of opossums. Specimens have been collected throughout the Americas but are predominant in South and Central America....
  - Genus: Chironectes
    - Water Opossum
      Water Opossum
      The water opossum , also locally known as the yapok, is a marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is the only member of its genus, Chironectes...
      
      Chironectes minimus LR/nt
  - Genus: Didelphis
    Didelphis
    The six species in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as large American opossums, are members of the Didelphimorphia order....
    - White-eared Opossum
      White-eared Opossum
      The White-eared Opossum is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela....
      
      Didelphis albiventris LR/lc
    - Common Opossum
      Common Opossum
      The common opossum , also called the southern or black-eared opossum, is a mammal species living from the northeast of Mexico to Bolivia, including the Lesser Antilles, where it is called manicou. It prefers the woods, but can also live in fields and cities...
      
      Didelphis marsupialis LR/lc
  - Genus: Gracilinanus
    Gracilinanus
    Gracilinanus is a genus of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It was separated from the genus Marmosa in 1989, and has since had the genus Cryptonanus removed from it...
    - Aceramarca Gracile Opossum
      Aceramarca Gracile Opossum
      The Aceramarca Gracile Mouse Opossum or Bolivian Gracile Opossum is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. This species inhabits tropical forests . It is likely that it is arboreal, although it may forage for fruit, insects and other small invertebrates on...
      
      Gracilinanus aceramarcae CR
    - Agile Gracile Opossum
      Agile Gracile Opossum
      The Agile Gracile Opossum , is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay....
      
      Gracilinanus agilis LR/nt
  - Genus: Hyladelphys
    - Peru Gracile Mouse Opossum Hyladelphys kalinowskii DD
  - Genus: Marmosa
    Marmosa
    The nine species in the genus Marmosa are relatively small Neotropic members of the order Didelphimorphia. This genus is one of four that are known as mouse opossums. The others are Micoureus , Thylamys and Tlacuatzin, the grayish mouse opossum...
    - Anderson's Mouse Opossum
      Anderson's Mouse Opossum
      The heavy-browed mouse opossum , or Anderson's mouse opossum, is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is endemic to a restricted range in southern Peru. This opossum inhabits forests; it is nocturnal and probably arboreal.-External links:*...
      
      Marmosa andersoni CR
    - Rufous Mouse Opossum
      Rufous Mouse Opossum
      The rufous mouse opossum, Marmosa lepida, is an opossum species from South America. The species has been found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Surinam in lowland tropical rainforest at altitudes from 100 to 1000 m. It is presumed to feed on insects and fruit, like its close...
      
      Marmosa lepida LR/nt
    - Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum
      Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum
      Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum , also known as the Common or Murine Mouse Opossum, is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae.-Range and habitat:...
      
      Marmosa murina LR/lc
    - Robinson's Mouse Opossum
      Robinson's Mouse Opossum
      Robinson's Mouse Opossum is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family.It is found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
      
      Marmosa robinsoni LR/lc
    - Red Mouse Opossum
      Red Mouse Opossum
      The Red mouse opossum is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes eastern Ecuador and Peru....
      
      Marmosa rubra LR/lc
  - Genus: Marmosops
    Marmosops
    Marmosops is a genus of Neotropic opossums of the family Didelphidae. It includes the following species:* Genus Marmosops** Bishop's Slender Opossum ** Narrow-headed Slender Opossum...
    - Tschudi's Slender Opossum
      Tschudi's Slender Opossum
      Tschudi's Slender Opossum, Marmosops impavidus, is an opossum species from South America, named after Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob von Tschudi. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.-References:*...
      
      Marmosops impavidus LR/nt
    - White-bellied Slender Opossum
      White-bellied Slender Opossum
      The White-bellied Slender Opossum, Marmosops noctivagus, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.Recent research suggests that M. dorothea is a synonym of M. noctivagus.-References:*...
      
      Marmosops noctivagus LR/lc
    - Delicate Slender Opossum
      Delicate Slender Opossum
      The delicate slender opossum, Marmosops parvidens, is a small pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae that occurs in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and adjacent Venezuela and Brazil...
      
      Marmosops parvidens LR/nt
  - Genus: Metachirus
    - Brown Four-eyed Opossum
      Brown Four-eyed Opossum
      The Brown Four-eyed Opossum is a pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is found in different forested habitats of Central and South America, from Nicaragua and to Paraguay and northern Argentina...
      
      Metachirus nudicaudatus LR/lc
  - Genus: Micoureus
    Micoureus
    Micoureus is a genus of Neotropic opossums of the family Didelphidae. It includes the following species:* Alston's Mouse Opossum * White-bellied Woolly Mouse Opossum...
    - Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse Opossum
      Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse Opossum
      The bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum or short-furred woolly mouse opossum is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. It is found in tropical rainforest in the westernmost portion of the Amazon Basin and the eastern...
      
      Micoureus regina LR/lc
  - Genus: Monodelphis
    - Sepia Short-tailed Opossum
      Sepia Short-tailed Opossum
      The Sepia Short-tailed Opossum is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru....
      
      Monodelphis adusta LR/lc
    - Emilia's Short-tailed Opossum
      Emilia's Short-tailed Opossum
      Emilia's Short-tailed Opossum, Monodelphis emiliae, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.-References:*...
      
      Monodelphis emiliae VU
    - Osgood's Short-tailed Opossum
      Osgood's Short-tailed Opossum
      Osgood's Short-tailed Opossum is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. The opossum is named after...
      
      Monodelphis osgoodi VU
    - Southern Three-striped Opossum
      Southern Three-striped Opossum
      The Southern Three-striped Opossum, Monodelphis theresa, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil.-References:*...
      
      Monodelphis theresa VU
  - Genus: Philander
    Gray and black four-eyed opossum
    The seven species in the genus Philander, commonly known as gray and black four-eyed opossums, are members of the order Didelphimorphia. Mature females have a well-developed marsupium. The tail appears to be hairless except for the proximal 5 or 6 cm, which has a few long hairs...
    - Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum
      Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum
      Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum, Philander andersoni, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Its dorsal fur is dark, with a black stripe, about 3-4 cm wide, going vertically down the midline of its back. Its dorsal fur is short, about 10...
      
      Philander andersoni LR/lc
    - Gray Four-eyed Opossum
      Gray Four-eyed Opossum
      The gray four-eyed opossum, Philander opossum, is an opossum species from Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and southwestern Brazil, at altitudes from sea level to 1600 m...
      
      Philander opossum LR/lc
  - Genus: Thylamys
    Thylamys
    Thylamys is a genus of opossum in the family Didelphidae. The premaxillae are rounded rather than pointed. The females lack a pouch. The females' nipples are arranged in two symmetrical rows on the abdomen All species but T...
    - Elegant Fat-tailed Opossum Thylamys elegans LR/lc

Order: Paucituberculata (shrew opossums)

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There are six extant species of shrew opossum. They are small shrew

Shrew

A shrew or shrew mouse is a small molelike mammal classified in the order Soricomorpha. True shrews are also not to be confused with West Indies shrews, treeshrews, otter shrews, or elephant shrews, which belong to different families or orders.Although its external appearance is generally that of...

-like marsupial

Marsupial

s confined to the Andes

Andes

The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. It is a continual range of highlands along the western coast of South America. This range is about long, about to wide , and of an average height of about .Along its length, the Andes is split into several ranges, which are separated...

Family: Caenolestidae
- Genus: Caenolestes
  Caenolestes
  The common shrew opossums , are members of the Caenolestidae family....
  - Gray-bellied Shrew Opossum Caenolestes caniventer LR/lc
- Genus: Lestoros
  - Incan Shrew Opossum
    Incan Shrew Opossum
    The Incan Caenolestid , or Incan Shrew Opossum, is a species of shrew opossum in the family Caenolestidae. It is endemic to Peru....
    
    Lestoros inca LR/lc

Order: SireniaSireniaSirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. Four species are living, in two families and genera. These are the dugong and manatees... (manatees and dugongs)

Order: Cingulata (armadillos)

Order: PilosaPilosaThe order Pilosa is a group of placental mammals, extant today only in the Americas. It includes the anteaters and sloths, including the recently extinct ground sloths.... (anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

Order: Primates

Order: RodentRodentRodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....ia (rodents)

Order: LagomorphaLagomorphaThe lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families, the Leporidae , and the Ochotonidae... (lagomorphs)

Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, and solenodons)

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

Order: CarnivoraCarnivoraThe diverse order Carnivora |Latin]] carō "flesh", + vorāre "to devour") includes over 260 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, while the word "carnivore" can refer to any meat-eating animal... (carnivorans)

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Order: Paucituberculata (shrew opossums)

See also

Order: Sirenia
Sirenia
Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. Four species are living, in two families and genera. These are the dugong and manatees...

(manatees and dugongs)

Order: Pilosa
Pilosa
The order Pilosa is a group of placental mammals, extant today only in the Americas. It includes the anteaters and sloths, including the recently extinct ground sloths....

(anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

Order: Rodent
Rodent
Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....

ia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha
Lagomorpha
The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families, the Leporidae , and the Ochotonidae...

(lagomorphs)

Order: Carnivora
Carnivora
The diverse order Carnivora |Latin]] carō "flesh", + vorāre "to devour") includes over 260 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, while the word "carnivore" can refer to any meat-eating animal...

(carnivorans)