List of mammals in Ecuador

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Ecuador. There are 317 mammal species in Ecuador, of which 1 is critically endangered, 10 are endangered, 23 are vulnerable, and 7 are near-threatened.2 of the species listed for Ecuador are considered to be extinct. [This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institute, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.]

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

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:

ubclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

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[
Amazonian Manatee] 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 "Trichechus inunguis" VU

Order: Cingulata (armadillos)

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

*Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos)
**Subfamily: Dasypodinae
***Genus: Dasypus
**** Greater Long-nosed Armadillo "Dasypus kappleri" LC
**** Nine-banded Armadillo "Dasypus novemcinctus" LC
**Subfamily: Tolypeutinae
***Genus: Cabassous
**** Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo "Cabassous unicinctus" LC
***Genus: Priodontes
**** Giant Armadillo "Priodontes maximus" VU

Order: Pilosa (anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

-----The order Pilosa is extant only in the Americas and includes the anteaters, sloths, and tamanduas.

*Suborder: Folivora
**Family: Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths)
***Genus: Bradypus
**** Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth "Bradypus variegatus" LC
**Family: Megalonychidae (two-toed sloths)
***Genus: Choloepus
**** Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth "Choloepus didactylus" LC
**** Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth "Choloepus hoffmanni" LC
*Suborder: Vermilingua
**Family: Cyclopedidae
***Genus: Cyclopes
**** Silky Anteater "Cyclopes didactylus" LC
**Family: Myrmecophagidae (American anteaters)
***Genus: Myrmecophaga
**** Giant Anteater "Myrmecophaga tridactyla" NT
***Genus: Tamandua
**** Northern Tamandua "Tamandua mexicana" LC
**** Southern Tamandua "Tamandua tetradactyla" LC

Order: Primates

----- The order Primates contains all the species commonly related to the lemurs, monkeys, and apes, with the latter category including humans. It is divided informally into three main groupings: prosimians, monkeys of the New World, and monkeys and apes of the Old World.

*Suborder: Haplorrhini
**Infraorder: Simiiformes
***Parvorder: Platyrrhini
****Family: Cebidae (New World monkeys)
*****Subfamily: Callitrichinae
******Genus: Callithrix
******* Pygmy Marmoset "Cebuella pygmaea" LC
******Genus: Saguinus
******* Brown-mantled Tamarin "Saguinus fuscicollis" LC
******* Golden-mantled Tamarin "Saguinus tripartitus" LC
*****Subfamily: Cebinae
******Genus: Cebus
******* White-fronted Capuchin "Cebus albifrons" LC
******* White-headed Capuchin "Cebus capucinus" LC
******* Large-headed Capuchin "Cebus macrocephalus" LC
******Genus: Saimiri
******* Common Squirrel Monkey "Saimiri sciureus" LC
****Family: Aotidae
*****Genus: Aotus
****** Gray-bellied Night Monkey "Aotus lemurinus" VU
****** Spix's Night Monkey "Aotus vociferans" LC
****Family: Pitheciidae
*****Subfamily: Callicebinae
******Genus: Callicebus
******* White-tailed Titi "Callicebus discolor" LC
******* Lucifer Titi "Callicebus lucifer" LC
*****Subfamily: Pitheciinae
******Genus: Pithecia
******* Equatorial Saki "Pithecia aequatorialis" LR/lc
******* Monk Saki "Pithecia monachus" LC
****Family: Atelidae
*****Subfamily: Alouattinae
******Genus: Alouatta
******* Mantled Howler "Alouatta palliata" LC
******* Venezuelan Red Howler "Alouatta seniculus" LC
*****Subfamily: Atelinae
******Genus: Ateles
******* White-fronted Spider Monkey "Ateles belzebuth" VU
******Genus: Lagothrix
******* Brown Woolly Monkey "Lagothrix lagothricha" LR/lc
******* Silvery Woolly Monkey "Lagothrix poeppigii" NT

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

-----Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

*Suborder: Hystricognathi
**Family: Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
***Subfamily: Erethizontinae
****Genus: Coendou
***** Bicolor-spined Porcupine "Coendou bicolor" LR/lc
**Family: Dinomyidae (pacarana)
***Genus: Dinomys
**** Pacarana "Dinomys branickii" EN
**Family: Caviidae (guinea pigs)
***Subfamily: Caviinae
****Genus: Cavia
***** Brazilian Guinea Pig "Cavia aperea" LR/lc
***** Guinea pig "Cavia porcellus" LR/lc
**Family: Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas)
***Genus: Dasyprocta
**** Black Agouti "Dasyprocta fuliginosa" LR/lc
**** Central American Agouti "Dasyprocta punctata" LR/lc
***Genus: Myoprocta
**** Red Acouchi "Myoprocta acouchy" LR/lc
**** Red Acouchi "Myoprocta exilis" DD
**Family: Agoutidae
***Genus: Agouti
**** Paca "Agouti paca" LR/lc
**** Mountain Paca "Agouti taczanowskii" LR/nt
**Family: Echimyidae
***Subfamily: Dactylomyinae
****Genus: Dactylomys
***** Amazon Bamboo Rat "Dactylomys dactylinus" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Echimyinae
****Genus: Diplomys
***** Arboreal Soft-furred Spiny Rat "Diplomys caniceps" LR/nt
****Genus: Echimys
***** Dark Tree Rat "Echimys saturnus" LR/lc
****Genus: Makalata
***** Armored Spiny Rat "Makalata armata" LR/lc
***** "Makalata occasius" CR
***Subfamily: Eumysopinae
****Genus: Hoplomys
***** Armored Rat "Hoplomys gymnurus" LR/lc
****Genus: Mesomys
***** Spiny Tree Rat "Mesomys hispidus" LR/lc
****Genus: Proechimys
***** Pacific Spiny Rat "Proechimys decumanus" LR/lc
***** Ecuadoran Spiny Rat "Proechimys gularis" LR/lc
***** Napo Spiny Rat "Proechimys quadruplicatus" LR/lc
***** Tome's Spiny-rat "Proechimys semispinosus" LR/lc
***** Simon's Spiny Rat "Proechimys simonsi" LR/lc
*Suborder: Sciurognathi
**Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
***Subfamily: Sciurinae
****Tribe: Sciurini
*****Genus: Microsciurus
****** Amazon Dwarf Squirrel "Microsciurus flaviventer" LR/lc
****** Western Dwarf Squirrel "Microsciurus mimulus" LR/lc
*****Genus: Sciurus
****** Red-tailed Squirrel "Sciurus granatensis" LR/lc
****** Northern Amazon Red Squirrel "Sciurus igniventris" LR/lc
****** Southern Amazon Red Squirrel "Sciurus spadiceus" LR/lc
****** Guayaquil Squirrel "Sciurus stramineus" LR/lc
**Family: Heteromyidae
***Subfamily: Heteromyinae
****Genus: Heteromys
***** Southern Spiny Pocket Mouse "Heteromys australis" LR/lc
**Family: Cricetidae
***Subfamily: Tylomyinae
****Genus: Tylomys
***** Mira Climbing Rat "Tylomys mirae" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Neotominae
****Genus: Reithrodontomys
***** Mexican Harvest Mouse "Reithrodontomys mexicanus" LR/lc
***Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
****Genus: Aepeomys
***** Olive Montane Mouse "Aepeomys lugens" LR/lc
****Genus: Akodon
***** Highland Grass Mouse "Akodon aerosus" LR/lc
***** Ecuadorean Grass Mouse "Akodon latebricola" LR/lc
***** Soft Grass Mouse "Akodon mollis" LR/lc
****Genus: Anotomys
***** Fish-eating Rat "Anotomys leander" EN
****Genus: Bolomys
***** Spotted Bolo Mouse "Bolomys punctulatus" LR/lc
****Genus: Chilomys
***** Colombian Forest Mouse "Chilomys instans" LR/lc
****Genus: Holochilus
***** Wagner's Marsh Rat "Holochilus sciureus" LR/lc
****Genus: Ichthyomys
***** Crab-eating Rat "Ichthyomys hydrobates" LR/nt
***** Stolzmann's Crab-eating Rat "Ichthyomys stolzmanni" LR/lc
***** Tweedy's Crab-eating Rat "Ichthyomys tweedii" LR/lc
****Genus: Melanomys
***** Dusky Rice Rat "Melanomys caliginosus" LR/lc
***** Robust Dark Rice Rat "Melanomys robustulus" LR/lc
****Genus: Microryzomys
***** Highland Small Rice Rat "Microryzomys altissimus" LR/lc
***** Forest Small Rice Rat "Microryzomys minutus" LR/lc
****Genus: Neacomys
***** Northern Bristly Mouse "Neacomys spinosus" LR/lc
***** Narrow-footed Bristly Mouse "Neacomys tenuipes" LR/lc
****Genus: Nesoryzomys
***** Darwin's Rice Rat "Nesoryzomys darwini" EX
***** Fernandina Rice Rat "Nesoryzomys fernandinae" VU
***** Indefatigable Galapagos Mouse "Nesoryzomys indefessus" EX
***** Fernandina Island Galapagos Mouse "Nesoryzomys narboroughi" NT
***** Santiago Galapagos Mouse "Nesoryzomys swarthi" VU
****Genus: Neusticomys
***** Montane Fish-eating Rat "Neusticomys monticolus" LR/lc
****Genus: Oecomys
***** Bicolored Arboreal Rice Rat "Oecomys bicolor" LR/lc
***** Foothill Arboreal Rice Rat "Oecomys superans" LR/lc
****Genus: Oligoryzomys
***** Destructive Pygmy Rice Rat "Oligoryzomys destructor" DD
***** Fulvous Pygmy Rice Rat "Oligoryzomys fulvescens" LR/lc
****Genus: Oryzomys
***** Tomes's Rice Rat "Oryzomys albigularis" LR/lc
***** Alfaro's Rice Rat "Oryzomys alfaroi" LR/lc
***** Ecuadorean Rice Rat "Oryzomys auriventer" LR/lc
***** Peruvian Rice Rat "Oryzomys balneator" LR/lc
***** Bolivar Rice Rat "Oryzomys bolivaris" LR/lc
***** Galapagos Rice Rat "Oryzomys galapagoensis" VU
***** Hammond's Rice Rat "Oryzomys hammondi" LR/lc
***** Macconnell's Rice Rat "Oryzomys macconnelli" LR/lc
***** Azara's Broad-headed Rice Rat "Oryzomys megacephalus" LR/lc
***** Talamancan Rice Rat "Oryzomys talamancae" LR/lc
***** Yellowish Rice Rat "Oryzomys xantheolus" LR/lc
****Genus: Phyllotis
***** Andean Leaf-eared Mouse "Phyllotis andium" LR/lc
***** Haggard's Leaf-eared Mouse "Phyllotis haggardi" LR/lc
****Genus: Rhipidomys
***** Coues's Climbing Mouse "Rhipidomys couesi" LR/lc
***** Broad-footed Climbing Mouse "Rhipidomys latimanus" LR/lc
***** White-footed Climbing Mouse "Rhipidomys leucodactylus" LR/lc
***** Long-tailed Climbing Mouse "Rhipidomys mastacalis" LR/lc
****Genus: Scolomys
***** South American Spiny Mouse "Scolomys melanops" EN
****Genus: Sigmodon
***** Unexpected Cotton Rat "Sigmodon inopinatus" LR/lc
***** Peruvian Cotton Rat "Sigmodon peruanus" LR/lc
****Genus: Sigmodontomys
***** Alfaro's Rice Water Rat "Sigmodontomys alfari" LR/lc
****Genus: Thomasomys
***** Golden Oldfield Mouse "Thomasomys aureus" LR/lc
***** Beady-eyed Mouse "Thomasomys baeops" LR/lc
***** Ashy-bellied Oldfield Mouse "Thomasomys cinereiventer" LR/lc
***** Ash-colored Oldfield Mouse "Thomasomys cinereus" LR/lc
***** Slender Oldfield Mouse "Thomasomys gracilis" LR/lc
***** Paramo Oldfield Mouse "Thomasomys paramorum" LR/lc
***** Thomas's Oldfield Mouse "Thomasomys pyrrhonotus" LR/lc
***** Rhoads's Oldfield Mouse "Thomasomys rhoadsi" LR/lc
***** Forest Oldfield Mouse "Thomasomys silvestris" LR/lc

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

-----The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth 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 (rabbits, hares)
**Genus: Sylvilagus
*** Tapeti "Sylvilagus brasiliensis" LR/lc

Order: Soricomorpha (shrews, moles, and soledons)

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The "shrew-forms" are insectivorous mmmals. The shrews and soledons closely resemble mice while the moles are stout bodied burrowers.

*Family: Soricidae (shrews)
**Subfamily: Soricinae
***Tribe: Blarinini
****Genus: Cryptotis
***** Ecuadorean Small-eared Shrew "Cryptotis montivaga" LR/lc
***** Scaly-footed Small-eared Shrew "Cryptotis squamipes" LR/lc
***** Thomas's Small-eared Shrew "Cryptotis thomasi" LR/lc

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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[
Western mastiff bat] 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 "Noctilio albiventris" LR/lc
*** Greater Bulldog Bat "Noctilio leporinus" LR/lc
*Family: Vespertilionidae
**Subfamily: Myotinae
***Genus: Myotis
**** Silver-tipped Myotis "Myotis albescens" LR/lc
**** Hairy-legged Myotis "Myotis keaysi" LR/lc
**** Black Myotis "Myotis nigricans" LR/lc
**** Montane Myotis "Myotis oxyotus" LR/lc
**** Riparian Myotis "Myotis riparius" LR/lc
**** Velvety Myotis "Myotis simus" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
***Genus: Eptesicus
**** "Eptesicus andinus" LR/lc
**** Brazilian Brown Bat "Eptesicus brasiliensis" LR/lc
**** Argentine Brown Bat "Eptesicus furinalis" LR/lc
**** Harmles Serotine "Eptesicus innoxius" VU
***Genus: Histiotus
**** Small Big-eared Brown Bat "Histiotus montanus" LR/lc
***Genus: Lasiurus
**** Desert red bat "Lasiurus blossevillii" LR/lc
**** Hoary bat "Lasiurus cinereus" LR/lc
**** Southern Yellow Bat "Lasiurus ega" LR/lc
*Family: Molossidae
**Genus: Cynomops
*** Greenhall's Dog-faced bat "Cynomops greenhalli" LR/lc
*** Southern Dog-faced Bat "Cynomops planirostris" LR/lc
**Genus: Eumops
*** Black Bonneted Bat "Eumops auripendulus" LR/lc
*** Dwarf Bonneted Bat "Eumops bonariensis" LR/lc
*** Wagner's Bonneted Bat "Eumops glaucinus" LR/lc
*** Western mastiff bat "Eumops perotis" LR/lc
**Genus: Molossops
*** Equatorial Dog-faced Bat "Molossops aequatorianus" VU
**Genus: Molossus
*** Black Mastiff Bat "Molossus ater" LR/lc
*** Bonda Mastiff Bat "Molossus bondae" LR/lc
*** Velvety Free-tailed Bat "Molossus molossus" LR/lc
**Genus: Nyctinomops
*** Big Free-tailed Bat "Nyctinomops macrotis" LR/lc
**Genus: Promops
*** Big Crested Mastiff Bat "Promops centralis" LR/lc
*** Brown Mastiff Bat "Promops nasutus" LR/lc
**Genus: Tadarida
*** Mexican Free-tailed Bat "Tadarida brasiliensis" LR/nt
*Family: Emballonuridae
**Genus: Balantiopteryx
*** Ecuadorian Sac-winged Bat "Balantiopteryx infusca" EN
**Genus: Centronycteris
*** Shaggy Bat "Centronycteris maximiliani" LR/lc
**Genus: Diclidurus
*** Northern Ghost Bat "Diclidurus albus" LR/lc
**Genus: Peropteryx
*** Greater Dog-like Bat "Peropteryx kappleri" LR/lc
*** Lesser Doglike Bat "Peropteryx macrotis" LR/lc
**Genus: Rhynchonycteris
*** Proboscis Bat "Rhynchonycteris naso" LR/lc
**Genus: Saccopteryx
*** Greater Sac-winged Bat "Saccopteryx bilineata" LR/lc
*** Frosted Sac-winged Bat "Saccopteryx canescens" LR/lc
*** Lesser Sac-winged Bat "Saccopteryx leptura" LR/lc
*Family: Mormoopidae
**Genus: Mormoops
*** Ghost-faced Bat "Mormoops megalophylla" LR/lc
**Genus: Pteronotus
*** Big Naked-backed Bat "Pteronotus gymnonotus" LR/lc
*Family: Phyllostomidae
**Subfamily: Phyllostominae
***Genus: Glyphonycteris
**** Graybeard Bat "Glyphonycteris daviesi" LR/nt
**** Tricolored Big-eared Bat "Glyphonycteris sylvestris" LR/nt
***Genus: Lonchorhina
**** Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat "Lonchorhina aurita" LR/lc
***Genus: Lophostoma
**** Pygmy Round-eared Bat "Lophostoma brasiliense" LR/lc
**** White-throated Round-eared Bat "Lophostoma silvicolum" LR/lc
***Genus: Macrophyllum
**** Long-legged Bat "Macrophyllum macrophyllum" LR/lc
***Genus: Micronycteris
**** Hairy Big-eared Bat "Micronycteris hirsuta" LR/lc
**** Little Big-eared Bat "Micronycteris megalotis" LR/lc
**** White-bellied Big-eared Bat "Micronycteris minuta" LR/lc
***Genus: Mimon
**** Striped Hairy-nosed Bat "Mimon crenulatum" LR/lc
***Genus: Phylloderma
**** Pale-faced Bat "Phylloderma stenops" LR/lc
***Genus: Phyllostomus
**** Pale Spear-nosed Bat "Phyllostomus discolor" LR/lc
**** Lesser Spear-nosed Bat "Phyllostomus elongatus" LR/lc
**** Greater Spear-nosed Bat "Phyllostomus hastatus" LR/lc
***Genus: Trachops
**** Fringe-lipped Bat "Trachops cirrhosus" LR/lc
***Genus: Vampyrum
**** Spectral Bat "Vampyrum spectrum" LR/nt
**Subfamily: Lonchophyllinae
***Genus: Lionycteris
**** Chestnut Long-tongued Bat "Lionycteris spurrelli" LR/lc
***Genus: Lonchophylla
**** Handley's Nectar Bat "Lonchophylla handleyi" VU
**** Western Nectar Bat "Lonchophylla hesperia" VU
**** Godman's Nectar Bat "Lonchophylla mordax" LR/lc
**** Orange Nectar Bat "Lonchophylla robusta" LR/lc
**** Thomas's Nectar Bat "Lonchophylla thomasi" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Glossophaginae
***Genus: Anoura
**** Tailed Tailless Bat "Anoura caudifer" LR/lc
**** Handley's Tailless Bat "Anoura cultrata" LR/lc
**** Geoffroy's Tailless Bat "Anoura geoffroyi" LR/lc
***Genus: Choeroniscus
**** Minor Long-nosed Long-tongued Bat "Choeroniscus minor" LR/lc
**** Greater Long-tailed Bat "Choeroniscus periosus" VU
***Genus: Glossophaga
**** Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat "Glossophaga commissarisi" LR/lc
**** Miller's Long-tongued Bat "Glossophaga longirostris" LR/lc
**** Pallas's Long-tongued Bat "Glossophaga soricina" LR/lc
***Genus: Lichonycteris
**** Dark Long-tongued Bat "Lichonycteris obscura" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Carolliinae
***Genus: Carollia
**** Chestnut Short-tailed Bat "Carollia castanea" LR/lc
**** Seba's Short-tailed Bat "Carollia perspicillata" LR/lc
***Genus: Rhinophylla
**** Hairy Little Fruit Bat "Rhinophylla alethina" LR/nt
**** Fischer's Little Fruit Bat "Rhinophylla fischerae" LR/nt
**** Dwarf Little Fruit Bat "Rhinophylla pumilio" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
***Genus: Artibeus
**** Andersen's Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus anderseni" LR/lc
**** Fraternal Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus fraterculus" VU
**** Silver Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus glaucus" LR/lc
**** "Artibeus intermedius" LR/lc
**** Jamaican fruit bat "Artibeus jamaicensis" LR/lc
**** Great Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus lituratus" LR/lc
**** Dark Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus obscurus" LR/nt
**** Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus phaeotis" LR/lc
**** Toltec Fruit-eating Bat "Artibeus toltecus" LR/lc
***Genus: Chiroderma
**** Salvin's Big-eyed Bat "Chiroderma salvini" LR/lc
**** Little Big-eyed Bat "Chiroderma trinitatum" LR/lc
**** Hairy Big-eyed Bat "Chiroderma villosum" LR/lc
***Genus: Enchisthenes
**** Velvety Fruit-eating Bat "Enchisthenes hartii" LR/lc
***Genus: Mesophylla
**** MacConnell's Bat "Mesophylla macconnelli" LR/lc
***Genus: Sturnira
**** Aratathomas's Yellow0shouldered Bat "Sturnira aratathomasi" LR/nt
**** Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat "Sturnira bidens" LR/nt
**** Bogota Yellow-shouldered Bat "Sturnira bogotensis" LR/lc
**** Hairy Yellow-shouldered Bat "Sturnira erythromos" LR/lc
**** Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat "Sturnira ludovici" LR/lc
**** Louis's Yellow-shouldered Bat "Sturnira luisi" LR/lc
**** Greater Yellow-shouldered Bat "Sturnira magna" LR/nt
**** Tilda's Yellow-shouldered Bat "Sturnira tildae" LR/lc
***Genus: Uroderma
**** Tent-making Bat "Uroderma bilobatum" LR/lc
**** Brown Tent-making Bat "Uroderma magnirostrum" LR/lc
***Genus: Vampyressa
**** Striped Yellow-eared Bat "Vampyressa nymphaea" LR/lc
**** Southern Little Yellow-eared Bat "Vampyressa pusilla" LR/lc
***Genus: Platyrrhinus
**** Short-headed Broad-nosed Bat "Platyrrhinus brachycephalus" LR/lc
**** Thomas's Broad-nosed Bat "Platyrrhinus dorsalis" LR/lc
**** Heller's Broad-nosed Bat "Platyrrhinus helleri" LR/lc
**** Buffy Broad-nosed Bat "Platyrrhinus infuscus" LR/nt
**** Greater Broad-nosed Bat "Platyrrhinus vittatus" LR/lc
**Subfamily: Desmodontinae
***Genus: Desmodus
**** Common Vampire Bat "Desmodus rotundus" LR/lc
***Genus: Diaemus
**** White-winged Vampire Bat "Diaemus youngi" LR/lc
***Genus: Diphylla
**** Hairy-legged Vampire Bat "Diphylla ecaudata" LR/nt
*Family: Furipteridae
**Genus: Amorphochilus
*** Smokey Bat "Amorphochilus schnablii" VU
**Genus: Furipterus
*** Furipteridae "Furipterus horrens" LR/lc
*Family: Thyropteridae
**Genus: Thyroptera
*** Peter's Disk-winged Bat "Thyroptera discifera" LR/lc
*** Spix's Disk-winged Bat "Thyroptera tricolor" LR/lc

Order: Cetacea (whales)

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The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic 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
***Subfamily: Balaenopterinae
****Genus: Balaenoptera
***** Minke Whale "Balaenoptera acutorostrata" LR/nt
***** Blue Whale "Balaenoptera musculus" EN
***** Fin Whale "Balaenoptera physalus" EN
***Subfamily: Megapterinae
****Genus: Megaptera
***** Humpback Whale "Megaptera novaeangliae" VU
*Suborder: Odontoceti
**Superfamily: Platanistoidea
***Family: Iniidae
****Genus: Inia
***** Boto "Inia geoffrensis" VU
***Family: Kogiidae
****Genus: Kogia
***** Pygmy Sperm Whale "Kogia breviceps" LR/lc
***** Dwarf Sperm Whale "Kogia sima" LR/lc
***Family: Ziphidae
****Genus: Ziphius
***** Cuvier's Beaked Whale "Ziphius cavirostris" DD
****Subfamily: Hyperoodontidae
*****Genus: Mesoplodon
****** Blainville's Beaked Whale "Mesoplodon densirostris" DD
****** Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale "Mesoplodon ginkgodens" DD
****** Pygmy Beaked Whale "Mesoplodon peruvianus" DD
***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
****Genus: Steno
***** Rough-toothed Dolphin "Steno bredanensis" DD
****Genus: Sotalia
***** Tucuxi "Sotalia fluviatilis" DD
****Genus: Stenella
***** Spinner Dolphin "Stenella longirostris" LR/cd
****Genus: Delphinus
***** Common dolphin "Delphinus delphis" LR/lc
****Genus: Lagenodelphis
***** Fraser's Dolphin "Lagenodelphis hosei" DD
****Genus: Feresa
***** Pygmy Killer Whale "Feresa attenuata" DD
****Genus: Pseudorca
***** False Killer Whale "Pseudorca crassidens" LR/lc
****Genus: Orcinus
***** Orca "Orcinus orca" LR/cd
****Genus: Globicephala
***** Pilot whale "Globicephala macrorhynchus" LR/cd

Order: Carnivora (carnivores)

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[
Argentine Grey Fox] The carnivores include over 260 species, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. Carnivores have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

*Suborder: Feliformia
**Family: Felidae (cats)
***Subfamily: Felinae
****Genus: Leopardus
***** Ocelot "Leopardus pardalis" LC
***** Oncilla "Leopardus tigrinus" NT
***** Margay "Leopardus wiedii" LC
****Genus: Oncifelis
***** Chilean Pampa Cat "Oncifelis colocolo" NT
****Genus: Puma
***** Jaguarundi "Puma yaguarondi" LC
***** Cougar "Puma concolor" NT
***Subfamily: Pantherinae
****Genus: Panthera
***** Jaguar "Panthera onca" NT
*Suborder: Caniformia
**Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
***Genus: Lycalopex
**** Culpeo "Lycalopex culpaeus" LC
**** South American Gray Fox "Lycalopex griseus" LC
**** Sechura Fox "Lycalopex sechurae" DD
***Genus: Atelocynus
**** Short-eared Dog "Atelocynus microtis" DD
***Genus: Speothos
**** Bush Dog "Speothos venaticus" VU
**Family: Ursidae (bears)
***Genus: Tremarctos
**** Spectacled Bear "Tremarctos ornatus" VU
**Family: Procyonidae (raccoons)
***Genus: Procyon
**** Crab-eating Raccoon "Procyon cancrivorus" LR/lc
***Genus: Nasua
**** South American Coati "Nasua nasua" LR/lc
***Genus: Nasuella
**** Mountain Coati "Nasuella olivacea" DD
***Genus: Potos
**** Kinkajou "Potos flavus" LR/lc
***Genus: Bassaricyon
**** Allen's Olingo "Bassaricyon alleni" LR/lc
**** Bushy-tailed Olingo "Bassaricyon gabbii" LR/nt
**Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
***Genus: Mustela
**** Tropical Weasel "Mustela africana" DD
**** Colombian Weasel "Mustela felipei" EN
**** Long-tailed Weasel "Mustela frenata" LR/lc
***Genus: Eira
**** Tayra "Eira barbara" LR/lc
***Genus: Galictis
**** Greater grison "Galictis vittata" LR/lc
***Genus: Lontra
**** Neotropical River Otter "Lontra longicaudis" DD
***Genus: Pteronura
**** Giant Otter "Pteronura brasiliensis" EN
**Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
***Genus: Arctocephalus
**** Galapagos Fur Seal "Arctocephalus galapagoensis" VU
***Genus: Zalophus
**** Galápagos Sea Lion "Zalophus wollebaeki" VU
**Family: Mephitidae
***Genus: Conepatus
**** Striped Hog-nosed Skunk "Conepatus semistriatus" LR/lc

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

-----The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.

*Family: Tapiridae (tapirs)
**Genus: Tapirus
*** Baird's Tapir "Tapirus bairdii" EN
*** Mountain Tapir "Tapirus pinchaque" EN
*** Brazilian Tapir "Tapirus terrestris" VU

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

-----The even-toed ungulates are ungulates 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 humans.

*Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
**Genus: Tayassu
*** Collared Peccary "Tayassu tajacu" LR/lc
*** White-lipped Peccary "Tayassu pecari" LR/lc
*Family: Cervidae (deer)
**Subfamily: Capreolinae
***Genus: Hippocamelus
**** Peruvian Huemul "Hippocamelus antisensis" DD
***Genus: Mazama
**** Red Brocket "Mazama americana" DD
**** Gray Brocket "Mazama gouazoupira" DD
**** Little Red Brocket "Mazama rufina" LR/nt
***Genus: Odocoileus
**** White-tailed deer "Odocoileus virginianus" LR/lc
***Genus: Pudu
**** Northern Pudu "Pudu mephistophiles" LR/nt

Infraclass: Metatheria

Order: Didelphimorphia (common opossums)

-----Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene.They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house cat, with a long snout and prehensile tail.

*Family: Didelphidae (American opossums)
**Subfamily: Caluromyinae
***Genus: Caluromys
**** Central American Woolly Opossum "Caluromys derbianus" VU
**** Brown-eared Woolly Opossum "Caluromys lanatus" LR/nt
***Genus: Glironia
**** Bushy-tailed Opossum "Glironia venusta" VU
**Subfamily: Didelphinae
***Genus: Chironectes
**** Water Opossum "Chironectes minimus" LR/nt
***Genus: Didelphis
**** White-eared Opossum "Didelphis albiventris" LR/lc
**** Common Opossum "Didelphis marsupialis" LR/lc
***Genus: Marmosa
**** Rufous Mouse Opossum "Marmosa lepida" LR/nt
**** Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum "Marmosa murina" LR/lc
**** Robinson's Mouse Opossum "Marmosa robinsoni" LR/lc
**** Red Mouse Opossum "Marmosa rubra" LR/lc
***Genus: Marmosops
**** Tschudi's Slender Opossum "Marmosops impavidus" LR/nt
**** White-bellied Slender Opossum "Marmosops noctivagus" LR/lc
***Genus: Metachirus
**** Brown Four-eyed Opossum "Metachirus nudicaudatus" LR/lc
***Genus: Micoureus
**** Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse Opossum "Micoureus regina" LR/lc
***Genus: Monodelphis
**** Sepia Short-tailed Opossum "Monodelphis adusta" LR/lc
***Genus: Philander
**** Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum "Philander andersoni" LR/lc
**** Gray Four-eyed Opossum "Philander opossum" LR/lc

Order: Paucituberculata (shrew opossums)

-----There are six extant species of shrew opossum. They are small shrew-like marsupials confined to the Andes.

*Family: Caenolestidae
**Genus: Caenolestes
*** Gray-bellied Shrew Opossum "Caenolestes caniventer" LR/lc
*** Blackish Shrew Opossum "Caenolestes convelatus" LR/lc
*** Dusky Shrew Opossum "Caenolestes fuliginosus" LR/lc

Notes

References

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ee also

*List of chordate orders
*List of regional mammals lists
*List of prehistoric mammals
*Mammal classification
*New mammal species