This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Colombia. Of the mammals in

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the ...

, four are critically endangered, eight are endangered, twenty-seven are vulnerable, and six are near threatened. One of the species listed for Colombia is considered to be extinct. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natu ...

: 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:

Subclass:
Theria Theria (; Greek: , wild beast) is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-laying monotremes. ...

Infraclass:
Metatheria Metatheria is a mammalian clade that includes all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals. First proposed by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1880, it is a more inclusive group than the marsupials; it contains all marsupials as w ...

Order: Didelphimorphia (common opossums)

---- Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the

Western Hemisphere The Western Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth that lies west of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and east of the antimeridian. The other half is called the Eastern Hemisphere. Politically, the te ...

. Opossums probably diverged from the basic

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sou ...

marsupial Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia. All extant marsupials are endemic to Australasia, Wallacea and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic common to most of these species is that the young are carried in ...

s in the late

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era, as well as the longest. At around 79 million years, it is the longest geological period of ...

or early

Paleocene The Paleocene, ( ) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek ''pala ...

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

cat The cat (''Felis catus'') is a domestic species of small carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and is commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat to distinguish it from the wild members of ...

, with a long snout and

prehensile Prehensility is the quality of an appendage or organ that has adapted for grasping or holding. The word is derived from the Latin term ''prehendere'', meaning "to grasp". The ability to grasp is likely derived from a number of different orig ...

tail. *Family: Didelphidae (American opossums) **Subfamily:

Caluromyinae Caluromyinae is a subfamily of opossums. It includes the extant genera '' Caluromys'' and '' Caluromysiops'', as well as the extinct '' Pachybiotherium''. Until recently, the genus ''Glironia'' was also included. It has sometimes been classed as ...

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Derby's woolly opossum Derby's woolly opossum (''Caluromys derbianus''), or the Central American woolly opossum, is an opossum found in deciduous and moist evergreen forests of Central America, from southern Mexico to western Ecuador and Colombia. It was first describ ...

, ''Caluromys derbianus'' VU ****

Brown-eared woolly opossum The brown-eared woolly opossum (''Caluromys lanatus''), also known as the western woolly opossum, is an opossum from South America. It was first described by German naturalist Ignaz von Olfers in 1818. The opossum is characterized by a brown to ...

, ''Caluromys lanatus'' LR/nt **Subfamily:

Didelphinae The Didelphinae are a subfamily of opossums consisting of 15 genera and 123 species. Specimens have been collected throughout the Americas, but are predominant in South and Central America. Some sources call this subfamily the "American opossu ...

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Chironectes The water opossum (''Chironectes minimus''), also locally known as the yapok (), is a marsupial of the family Didelphidae.* It is the only living member of its genus, ''Chironectes''. This semiaquatic creature is found in and near freshwater ...

'' **** Water opossum, ''Chironectes minimus'' LR/nt ***Genus: ''

Didelphis ''Didelphis'' is a genus of New World marsupials. The six species in the genus ''Didelphis'', commonly known as Large American opossums, are members of the ''opossum'' order, Didelphimorphia. The genus ''Didelphis'' is composed of cat-sized om ...

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White-eared opossum The white-eared opossum (''Didelphis albiventris''), known as the timbu in Brazil and comadreja overa in Argentina, is an opossum species found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is a terrestrial and, sometimes, arboreal ani ...

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Common opossum The common opossum (''Didelphis marsupialis''), also called the southern or black-eared opossum or gambá, and sometimes called a possum, is a marsupial species living from the northeast of Mexico to Bolivia (reaching the coast of the South Paci ...

, ''Didelphis marsupialis'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Gracilinanus ''Gracilinanus'' is a genus of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It was separated from the genus ''Marmosa The 27 species in the genus ''Marmosa'' are relatively small Neotropical members of the family Didelphidae. This genus is one of t ...

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Wood sprite gracile opossum The wood sprite gracile opossum (''Gracilinanus dryas'') is a mammal. It is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threa ...

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Long-tailed gracile mouse opossum The long-tailed gracile mouse opossum (''Gracilinanus longicaudus'') is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area ...

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Northern gracile opossum The northern gracile opossum (''Gracilinanus marica'') is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of ...

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Columbian gracile mouse opossum The Colombian gracile mouse opossum (''Gracilinanus perijae'') is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest A forest is an area of lan ...

, ''Gracilinanus perijae'' DD ***Genus: ''

Lutreolina ''Lutreolina'' is a genus of opossum found in South America. Both extant species in this genus are known as lutrine opossums. They have an otter-like body plan and occasionally semiaquatic tendencies, hence the genus name ''Lutreolina'', which i ...

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Big lutrine opossum The big lutrine opossum (''Lutreolina crassicaudata''), also known as the little water opossum, comadreja colorada, thick-tailed opossum, or coligrueso is an opossum species from South America in the genus ''Lutreolina''. Description The big ...

, ''Lutreolina crassicaudata'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Marmosa'' ****

Alston's mouse opossum Alston's mouse opossum (''Marmosa alstoni''), also known as Alston's opossum, is a medium-sized pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is arboreal and nocturnal, inhabiting forests from Belize to northern Colombia. The main compone ...

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White-bellied woolly mouse opossum The white-bellied woolly mouse opossum (''Marmosa constantiae'') is a small pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It was formerly assigned to the genus '' Micoureus'', which was made a subgenus of ''Marmosa'' in 2009. The specific epith ...

, ''Marmosa constantiae'' LR/nt **** Woolly mouse opossum, ''Marmosa demerarae'' LR/lc **** Rufous mouse opossum, ''Marmosa lepida'' LR/nt ****

Linnaeus's mouse opossum Linnaeus's mouse opossum (''Marmosa murina''), also known as the common or murine mouse opossum, is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Range and habitat Its range includes Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guy ...

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Bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum The bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum (''Marmosa regina'') 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 tropic ...

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Robinson's mouse opossum Robinson's mouse opossum (''Marmosa robinsoni'') is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Robinson's mouse opossums move a ...

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Guajira mouse opossum The Guajira mouse opossum (''Marmosa xerophila'') is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivar ...

, ''Marmosa xerophila'' EN ***Genus: ''

Marmosops ''Marmosops'' is a genus of Neotropical opossums of the family Didelphidae. The genus was originally treated as a subgenus from the genus ''Marmosa'' rather than having their own classification. This was changed in 1989 by Gardner and Crieghton ...

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Dusky slender opossum The dusky slender opossum (''Marmosops fuscatus'') is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss. References Opossums Mammals of the ...

, ''Marmosops fuscatus'' LR/nt **** Handley's slender opossum, ''Marmosops handleyi'' CR **** Tschudi's slender opossum, ''Marmosops impavidus'' LR/nt **** Delicate slender opossum, ''Marmosops parvidens'' LR/nt ***Genus: '' Metachirus'' ****

Brown four-eyed opossum The brown four-eyed opossum (''Metachirus nudicaudatus'') is a pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is found in different forested habitats of Central and South America, from Nicaragua to Brazil and northern Argentina, includin ...

, ''Metachirus nudicaudatus'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Monodelphis'' ****

Sepia short-tailed opossum The sepia short-tailed opossum (''Monodelphis adusta'') is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link= ...

, ''Monodelphis adusta'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Philander'' ****

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 vertica ...

, ''Philander andersoni'' LR/lc **** Gray four-eyed opossum, ''Philander opossum'' LR/lc

Order:
Paucituberculata Paucituberculata is an order of South American marsupials. Although currently represented only by the seven living species of shrew opossums, this order was formerly much more diverse, with more than 60 extinct species named from the fossil re ...
(shrew opossums)

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

shrew Shrews (family Soricidae) are small mole-like mammals classified in the order Eulipotyphla. True shrews are not to be confused with treeshrews, otter shrews, elephant shrews, West Indies shrews, or marsupial shrews, which belong to differ ...

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s confined to the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

. *Family: Caenolestidae **Genus: ''

Caenolestes The common shrew opossums (genus ''Caenolestes'') are members of the family Caenolestidae. They are found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República ...

'' *** Northern caenolestid, ''C. convelatus'' *** Dusky caenolestid, ''C. fuliginosus''

Infraclass:
Eutheria Eutheria (; from Greek , 'good, right' and , 'beast'; ) is the clade consisting of all therian mammals that are more closely related to placentals than to marsupials. Eutherians are distinguished from noneutherians by various phenotypic tra ...

Order:
Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct ...
(manatees and dugongs)

---- 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 Trichechidae is a family of sirenians that includes all living manatees and several extinct genera. Systematics TRICHECHIDAE *MiosireninaeM. Voss. 2014. On the invalidity of Halitherium schinzii Kaup, 1838 (Mammalia, Sirenia), with comments o ...

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Trichechus Manatees (family Trichechidae, genus ''Trichechus'') are large, fully aquatic, mostly herbivorous marine mammals sometimes known as sea cows. There are three accepted living species of Trichechidae, representing three of the four living species ...

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Amazonian manatee The Amazonian manatee (''Trichechus inunguis'') is a species of manatee that lives in the Amazon Basin in Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. It has thin, wrinkled brownish or gray colored skin, with fine hairs scattered over its body and a wh ...

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West Indian manatee The West Indian manatee (''Trichechus manatus''), also known as the North American manatee, is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the eastern US to northern Brazil. Living alone or in herds, it feeds on un ...

, ''T. manatus'' VU

Order:
Cingulata Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra, is an order of armored New World placental mammals. Dasypodids and chlamyphorids, the armadillos, are the only surviving families in the order. Two groups of cingulates much larger than extant ar ...
(armadillos)

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

Dasypodidae Dasypodidae is a family of mostly extinct genera of armadillos. One genus, ''Dasypus'', is extant, with at least seven living species. __TOC__ Classification Below is a taxonomy of armadillos in this family. Family Dasypodidae *† Genus ...

(armadillos) **Subfamily:

Dasypodinae Dasypodidae is a family of mostly extinct genera of armadillos. One genus, ''Dasypus'', is extant, with at least seven living species. __TOC__ Classification Below is a taxonomy of armadillos in this family. Family Dasypodidae *† Genus ...

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Dasypus ''Dasypus'' is the only extant genus in the family Dasypodidae. Its species are known as long-nosed or naked-tailed armadillos. They are found in South, Central, and North America, as well as on the Caribbean islands of Grenada, Trinidad and T ...

'' **** Greater long-nosed armadillo, ''Dasypus kappleri'' LC ****

Nine-banded armadillo The nine-banded armadillo (''Dasypus novemcinctus''), also known as the nine-banded long-nosed armadillo or common long-nosed armadillo, is a mammal found in North, Central, and South America, making it the most widespread of the armadillos. ...

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Llanos long-nosed armadillo The Llanos long-nosed armadillo (''Dasypus sabanicola'') or northern long-nosed armadillo is a species of armadillo in the family Dasypodidae. It is endemic to Colombia and Venezuela, where its habitat is the intermittently flooded grassland of ...

, ''Dasypus sabanicola'' LC **Subfamily:

Tolypeutinae Tolypeutinae is a subfamily of armadillos in the family Chlamyphoridae, consisting of the giant, three-banded and naked-tailed armadillos. __TOC__ Taxonomy It contains the following genera: *''Cabassous'' *'' Kuntinaru'' *'' Priodontes'' *''T ...

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Northern naked-tailed armadillo The northern naked-tailed armadillo (''Cabassous centralis'') is a species of armadillo. It is one of only two species of armadillo found outside of South America, the other being the more widely distributed nine-banded armadillo. Description T ...

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Southern naked-tailed armadillo The southern naked-tailed armadillo (''Cabassous unicinctus'') is a species of small armadillo from South America. Description Smaller than some other armadillos, males measure an average of in head-body length, and weigh around , while females ...

, ''Cabassous unicinctus'' LC ***Genus: ''

Priodontes The giant armadillo (''Priodontes maximus''), colloquially ''tatu-canastra'', ''tatou'', ''ocarro'' or ''tatú carreta'', is the largest living species of armadillo (although their extinct relatives, the glyptodonts, were much larger). It live ...

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Giant armadillo The giant armadillo (''Priodontes maximus''), colloquially ''tatu-canastra'', ''tatou'', ''ocarro'' or ''tatú carreta'', is the largest living species of armadillo (although their extinct relatives, the glyptodonts, were much larger). It live ...

, ''Priodontes maximus'' VU

Order: Pilosa (anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

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

anteater Anteater is a common name for the four extant mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua (meaning "worm tongue") commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together wit ...

sloth Sloths are a group of Neotropical xenarthran mammals constituting the suborder Folivora, including the extant arboreal tree sloths and extinct terrestrial ground sloths. Noted for their slowness of movement, tree sloths spend most of their l ...

s, and

tamandua ''Tamandua'' is a genus of anteaters with two species: the southern tamandua (''T. tetradactyla'') and the northern tamandua (''T. mexicana''). They live in forests and grasslands, are semiarboreal, and possess partially prehensile tails. They m ...

s. *Suborder: Folivora **Family: Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths) ***Genus: '' Bradypus'' **** Pale-throated three-toed sloth, ''Bradypus tridactylus'' LC **** Brown-throated three-toed sloth, ''Bradypus variegatus'' LC **Family: Choloepodidae (two-toed sloths) ***Genus: '' Choloepus'' **** Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, ''Choloepus didactylus'' LC ****

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (''Choloepus hoffmanni''), also known as the northern two-toed sloth is a species of sloth from Central and South America. It is a solitary, largely nocturnal and arboreal animal, found in mature and secondary rainf ...

, ''Choloepus hoffmanni'' LC *Suborder: Vermilingua **Family: Cyclopedidae ***Genus: ''

Cyclopes In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes ( ; el, Κύκλωπες, ''Kýklōpes'', "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops ; , ''Kýklōps'') are giant one-eyed creatures. Three groups of Cyclopes can be distinguish ...

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Silky anteater The silky anteater, also known as the pygmy anteater, has traditionally been considered a single species of anteater, ''Cyclopes didactylus'', in the genus ''Cyclopes'', the only living genus in the family Cyclopedidae. Found in southern Mexico ...

, ''C. didactylus'' LC **** Central American silky anteater, ''C. dorsalis'' **Family:

Myrmecophagidae The Myrmecophagidae are a family of anteaters, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek words for 'ant' and 'eat' (''myrmeco-'' and '). Two genera and three species are in the family, consisting of the giant anteater, and the tamanduas. T ...

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Myrmecophaga The giant anteater (''Myrmecophaga tridactyla'') is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters, of which it is the largest member. The only extant member of the genus ''Myrmecophag ...

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Giant anteater The giant anteater (''Myrmecophaga tridactyla'') is an insectivorous mammal native to Central and South America. It is one of four living species of anteaters, of which it is the largest member. The only extant member of the genus ''Myrmecophag ...

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Tamandua ''Tamandua'' is a genus of anteaters with two species: the southern tamandua (''T. tetradactyla'') and the northern tamandua (''T. mexicana''). They live in forests and grasslands, are semiarboreal, and possess partially prehensile tails. They m ...

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Northern tamandua The northern tamandua (''Tamandua mexicana'') is a species of tamandua, an 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 ...

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Southern tamandua The southern tamandua (''Tamandua tetradactyla''), also called the collared anteater or lesser anteater, is a species of anteater from South America and the island of Trinidad in the Caribbean. It is a solitary animal found in many habitats, fro ...

, ''Tamandua tetradactyla'' LC

Order:
Primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians ( monkeys and apes, the latter includin ...
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---- The order Primates contains

human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, cultu ...

s and their closest relatives:

lemur Lemurs ( ) (from Latin ''lemures'' – ghosts or spirits) are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea (), divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera and around 100 existing species. They are endemic to the island of Madagas ...

s, lorisoids,

monkey Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomple ...

s, and apes. *Suborder:

Haplorhini Haplorhini (), the haplorhines ( Greek for "simple-nosed") or the "dry-nosed" primates, is a suborder of primates containing the tarsiers and the simians (Simiiformes or anthropoids), as sister of the Strepsirrhini ("moist-nosed"). The name is so ...

**Infraorder:

Simiiformes The simians, anthropoids, or higher primates are an infraorder (Simiiformes ) of primates containing all animals traditionally called monkeys and apes. More precisely, they consist of the parvorders New World monkeys (Platyrrhini) and Cata ...

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Cebidae The Cebidae are one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. Extant members are the capuchin and squirrel monkeys. These species are found throughout tropical and subtropical South and Central America. Characteristics Cebid m ...

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Callitrichinae The Callitrichidae (also called Arctopitheci or Hapalidae) are a family of New World monkeys, including marmosets, tamarins, and lion tamarins. At times, this group of animals has been regarded as a subfamily, called the Callitrichinae, of the fa ...

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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 name ''Callithrix'' is derived from the Greek words ''kallos'', ...

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Pygmy marmoset Pygmy marmosets are two species of small New World monkeys in the genus ''Cebuella''. They are native to rainforests of the western Amazon Basin in South America. These primates are notable for being the smallest monkeys in the world, at just ov ...

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Lesson's saddle-back tamarin Lesson's saddle-back tamarin (''Leontocebus fuscus'') is a species of saddle-back tamarin, a type of small monkey from South America. Lesson's saddle-back tamarin was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the brown-mantled tamarin, ''L. fusc ...

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Black-mantled tamarin The black-mantled tamarin, ''Leontocebus nigricollis'', is a species of saddle-back tamarin from the northwestern Amazon in far western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, north-eastern Peru and eastern Ecuador. There are 3 subspecies: *Spix's blac ...

, ''Leontocebus nigricollis'' LC ******Genus: ''

Saguinus The tamarins are squirrel-sized New World monkeys from the family Callitrichidae in the genus ''Saguinus''. They are the first offshoot in the Callitrichidae tree, and therefore are the sister group of a clade formed by the lion tamarins, Goel ...

'' ******* Geoffroy's tamarin, ''Saguinus geoffroyi'' LC ******* Mottle-faced tamarin, ''Saguinus inustus'' LC *******

White-footed tamarin The white-footed tamarin (''Saguinus leucopus'') is a tamarin species endemic to Colombia. It is a silvery brown colour with pale streaks and russet underparts, and is very similar in appearance to the cotton-top tamarin, from which it is separa ...

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Cottontop tamarin The cotton-top tamarin (''Saguinus oedipus'') is a small New World monkey weighing less than . This New World monkey can live up to 24 years, but most of them die by 13 years. One of the smallest primates, the cotton-top tamarin is easily reco ...

, ''Saguinus oedipus'' EN ******Genus: ''

Callimico The Goeldi's marmoset or Goeldi's monkey (''Callimico goeldii'') is a small, South American New World monkey that lives in the upper Amazon basin region of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. It is the only species classified in the genus '' ...

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Goeldi's marmoset The Goeldi's marmoset or Goeldi's monkey (''Callimico goeldii'') is a small, South American New World monkey that lives in the upper Amazon basin region of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. It is the only species classified in the genus ''Call ...

, ''Callimico goeldii'' NT *****Subfamily: Cebinae ******Genus: ''

Cebus Gracile capuchin monkeys are capuchin monkeys in the genus ''Cebus''. At one time all capuchin monkeys were included within the genus ''Cebus''. In 2011, Jessica Lynch Alfaro ''et al.'' proposed splitting the genus between the robust capuchin ...

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Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin (''Cebus albifrons'') is a species of gracile capuchin monkey. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, and potentially the island of Trinidad. Taxonomy The species name ''Cebus albifrons'' was formerly co ...

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Sapajus Robust capuchin monkeys are capuchin monkeys in the genus ''Sapajus''. Formerly, all capuchin monkeys were placed in the genus ''Cebus''. ''Sapajus'' was erected in 2012 by Jessica Lynch Alfaro et al. to differentiate the robust (tufted) capuchin ...

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Large-headed capuchin The large-headed capuchin (''Sapajus apella macrocephalus'') is a subspecies of the tufted capuchin monkey from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_ ...

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Saimiri Squirrel monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus ''Saimiri''. ''Saimiri'' is the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae. The name of the genus is of Tupi origin (''sai-mirím'' or ''çai-mbirín'', with ''sai'' meaning 'monkey' and ''mirím'' ...

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Humboldt's squirrel monkey Humboldt's squirrel monkey (''Saimiri cassiquiarensis'') is a species of squirrel monkey Squirrel monkeys are New World monkeys of the genus ''Saimiri''. ''Saimiri'' is the only genus in the subfamily Saimirinae. The name of the genus is of T ...

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Gray-bellied night monkey The gray-bellied night monkey (''Aotus lemurinus''), also called the grey-legged douroucouli Nancy Ma's night monkey Nancy Ma's night monkey (''Aotus nancymaae'') is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Brazil and Peru. It is known in medical research as a model organism A model organism (often shortened to model) is a non-human spec ...

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Black-headed night monkey The black-headed night monkey (''Aotus nigriceps'') is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. The ''A. nigriceps'' in Peru were notably inhabiting areas that were degraded, and often these areas were ...

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Three-striped night monkey The three-striped night monkey (''Aotus trivirgatus''), also known as northern night monkey or northern owl monkey, is one of several species of owl monkeys currently recognised. It is found in Venezuela and north-central Brazil. Until 1983, all ...

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Spix's night monkey Spix's night monkey (''Aotus vociferans''), also known as the Colombian gray night monkey, noisy night monkey and Spix's owl monkey, is a night monkey species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The Spix's nigh ...

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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. Most species are native to the Amazon region ...

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Callicebinae The titis, or titi monkeys, are New World monkeys of the subfamily Callicebinae, which contains three extant genera: ''Cheracebus'', ''Callicebus'', and ''Plecturocebus.'' This subfamily also contains the extinct genera '' Miocallicebus, Homuncu ...

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Callicebus ''Callicebus'' is a genus of monkeys known as titi monkeys. Historically, titis were monogeneric, comprising only the genus ''Callicebus'' Thomas, 1903. Owing to the great diversity found across titi monkey species, a new genus-level taxonomy w ...

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White-tailed titi The white-tailed titi monkey (''Plecturocebus discolor'') is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in the tropical regions of Mexico, Central and South America ...

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Lucifer titi The Lucifer titi monkey (''Cheracebus lucifer'') is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It was described as ''Callicebus lucifer'' in 1914. The Lucifer titi h ...

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Colombian black-handed titi The Colombian black-handed titi monkey (''Cheracebus medemi'') is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, endemic to Colombia. It was originally described in the genus '' Callicebus'' in 1963. Description Colombian black-handed titis s ...

, ''Callicebus medemi'' LC ******* Ornate titi, ''Callicebus ornatus'' VU *****Subfamily:

Pitheciinae Pitheciinae is a subfamily of the New World monkey family Pitheciidae. It contains three genera and 14 species. Pitheciines are forest dwellers from northern and central South America, east of the Andes. They are small to medium-sized primat ...

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Pithecia Sakis, or saki monkeys, are any of several New World monkeys of the genus ''Pithecia''. They are closely related to the bearded sakis of genus ''Chiropotes''. Range Sakis' range includes northern and central South America, extending from the s ...

'' ******* Hairy saki, ''Pithecia hirsuta'' DD ******* Miller's saki, ''Pithecia milleri'' DD ******Genus: ''

Cacajao Uakari (, ) is the common name for the New World monkeys of the genus ''Cacajao''. Both the English and scientific names are believed to have originated from indigenous languages. The uakaris are unusual among New World monkeys in that the tail ...

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Bald uakari The bald uakari (''Cacajao calvus'') or bald-headed uakari is a small New World monkey characterized by a very short tail; bright, crimson face; a bald head; and long coat. The bald uakari is restricted to várzea forests and other wooded habitat ...

, ''Cacajao calvus'' VU possibly extirpated ******* Black-headed uakari, ''Cacajao melanocephalus'' LC ****Family: Atelidae *****Subfamily:

Alouattinae Howler monkeys (genus ''Alouatta'', monotypic in subfamily Alouattinae) are the most widespread primate genus in the Neotropics and are among the largest of the platyrrhines along with the muriquis (''Brachyteles''), the spider monkey Spider ...

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Alouatta Howler monkeys (genus ''Alouatta'', monotypic in subfamily Alouattinae) are the most widespread primate genus in the Neotropics and are among the largest of the platyrrhines along with the muriquis (''Brachyteles''), the spider monkeys (''Atele ...

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Mantled howler The mantled howler (''Alouatta palliata'') 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. It takes its "mantle ...

, ''Alouatta palliata'' LC ******* Venezuelan red howler, ''Alouatta seniculus'' LC *****Subfamily:

Atelinae The Atelinae are 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 tails, which can support their entire body w ...

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Ateles Spider monkeys are New World monkeys belonging to the genus ''Ateles'', part of the subfamily Atelinae, family Atelidae. Like other atelines, they are found in tropical forests of Central and South America, from southern Mexico to Brazil. The ...

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White-fronted spider monkey The white-bellied spider monkey (''Ateles belzebuth''), also known as the white-fronted or long-haired 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, ...

, ''Ateles belzebuth'' VU ******* Black-headed spider monkey, ''Ateles fusciceps'' CR ******* Geoffroy's spider monkey, ''Ateles geoffroyi'' LC *******

Brown spider monkey The brown spider monkey or variegated spider monkey (''Ateles hybridus'') is a critically endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey, from forests in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela. Like all spider monkeys, it ...

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Lagothrix The woolly monkeys are the genus ''Lagothrix'' of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae. Both species in this genus originate from the rainforests of South America. They have prehensile tails and live in relatively large ...

'' ******* Brown woolly monkey, ''Lagothrix lagothricha'' LR/lc ******* Colombian woolly monkey, ''Lagothrix lugens'' VU

Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
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---- Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two

incisor Incisors (from Latin ''incidere'', "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and on the mandible below. Humans have a total of eight (two on each side, top and bottom). Opossums have 18, wher ...

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

capybara The capybaraAlso called capivara (in Brazil), capiguara (in Bolivia), chigüire, chigüiro, or fercho (in Colombia and Venezuela), carpincho (in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) and ronsoco (in Peru). or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydro ...

can weigh up to . *Suborder: Hystricognathi **Family: Erethizontidae (New World porcupines) ***Subfamily:

Erethizontinae Erethizontinae is a subfamily of the New World porcupine family Erethizontidae, and includes all species of the family with the exception of the bristle-spined rat, ''Chaetomys subspinosus'', which is classified in its own subfamily, Chaetomyina ...

****Genus: '' Coendou'' ***** Bicolor-spined porcupine, ''Coendou bicolor'' LR/lc *****

Brazilian porcupine The Brazilian porcupine (''Coendou prehensilis'') is a porcupine found in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, Bolivia and Trinidad, with a single record from Ecuador. It inhabits tropical for ...

, ''Coendou prehensilis'' LR/lc ***** Stump-tailed porcupine, ''Coendou rufescens'' LR/lc ***** Brown hairy dwarf porcupine, ''Coendou vestitus'' VU **Family: Dinomyidae (pacarana) ***Genus: '' Dinomys'' ****

Pacarana The pacarana (''Dinomys branickii'') is a rare and slow-moving hystricognath rodent indigenous to South America. Native Tupi people call it the ''pacarana'' (false paca) because it is superficially similar to the paca, a different rodent which is ...

, ''Dinomys branickii'' EN **Family:

Caviidae Caviidae, the cavy family, is composed of rodents native to South America and includes the domestic guinea pig, wild cavies, and the largest living rodent, the capybara. They are found across South America in open areas from moist savanna to tho ...

(guinea pigs) ***Subfamily: Caviinae ****Genus: '' Cavia'' ***** Brazilian guinea pig, ''Cavia aperea'' LR/lc ***Subfamily:

Hydrochoerinae Hydrochoerinae is a subfamily of Caviidae, consisting of two living genera, '' Hydrochoerus'', the capybaras, and ''Kerodon'', the rock cavies. In addition, a number of extinct genera related to capybaras should also be placed in this subfamily. ...

(capybaras and rock cavies) ****Genus: '' Hydrochoerus'' *****

Capybara The capybaraAlso called capivara (in Brazil), capiguara (in Bolivia), chigüire, chigüiro, or fercho (in Colombia and Venezuela), carpincho (in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) and ronsoco (in Peru). or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydro ...

, ''Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris'' LR/lc **Family: Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas) ***Genus: '' Dasyprocta'' **** Black agouti, ''Dasyprocta fuliginosa'' LR/lc ****

Central American agouti The Central American agouti (''Dasyprocta punctata'') is a species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae. The main portion of its range is from Chiapas and the Yucatan Peninsula (southern Mexico), through Central America, to northwestern Ecua ...

, ''Dasyprocta punctata'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Myoprocta'' **** Red acouchi, ''Myoprocta acouchy'' LR/lc **Family: Cuniculidae ***Genus: '' Cuniculus'' ****

Lowland paca The lowland paca (''Cuniculus 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, and has been introduced to Cuba and Algeria. The animal is calle ...

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Mountain paca The mountain paca (''Cuniculus taczanowskii'') 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 ...

, ''Cuniculus taczanowskii'' LR/nt **Family: Echimyidae ***Subfamily:

Dactylomyinae Echimyidae is the family of neotropical spiny rats and their fossil relatives. This is the most species-rich family of hystricognath rodents. It is probably also the most ecologically diverse, with members ranging from fully arboreal to terr ...

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Amazon bamboo rat ''For Asian bamboo rats (family: Spalacidae), see Bamboo rat.'' The Amazon bamboo rat (''Dactylomys dactylinus'') is a species of spiny rat from the Amazon Basin of South America.Pearson, David L., and Les Beletsky. Travellers' Wildlife Guides: ...

, ''Dactylomys dactylinus'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Olallamys'' ***** White-tailed olalla rat, ''Olallamys albicauda'' LR/nt ***** Greedy olalla rat, ''Olallamys edax'' LR/nt ***Subfamily:

Echimyinae Echimyinae is a subfamily of rodents belonging to the spiny rats family Echimyidae. It contains 14 arboreal genera—all the members of the tribe Echimyini, plus ''Callistomys''—a few terrestrial genera (''Thrichomys'', ''Hoplomys'', and ''Pro ...

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Colombian soft-furred spiny rat The Colombian soft-furred spiny-rat (''Diplomys caniceps''), or arboreal soft-furred spiny-rat, is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae Echimyidae is the family of neotropical spiny rats and their fossil relatives. This is the most ...

, ''Diplomys caniceps'' LR/nt ***** Rufous soft-furred spiny-rat, ''Diplomys labilis'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Santamartamys'' ***** Red-crested tree-rat, ''Santamartamys rufodorsalis'' CR ****Genus: '' Echimys'' ***** Speckled spiny tree-rat, ''Echimys semivillosus'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Isothrix'' ***** Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat, ''Isothrix bistriata'' LR/nt ***Subfamily:

Eumysopinae Echimyidae is the family of neotropical spiny rats and their fossil relatives. This is the most species-rich family of hystricognath rodents. It is probably also the most ecologically diverse, with members ranging from fully arboreal to terr ...

****Genus: '' Hoplomys'' ***** Armored rat, ''Hoplomys gymnurus'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Mesomys'' *****

Ferreira's spiny tree-rat Ferreira's spiny tree-rat (''Mesomys hispidus'') is a spiny rat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. The etymology of the species name corresponds to the Latin word ' ...

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Proechimys ''Proechimys'' is a genus of South American spiny rats of the family Echimyidae. All species of the genus are terrestrial. In the lowland Neotropical forests, ''Proechimys'' rodents are often the most abundant non-volant mammals. They are recog ...

'' ***** Short-tailed spiny rat, ''Proechimys brevicauda'' LR/lc ***** Colombian spiny rat, ''Proechimys canicollis'' LR/lc ***** Guyenne spiny rat, ''Proechimys guyannensis'' LR/lc ***** Boyaca spiny rat, ''Proechimys chrysaeolus'' LR/lc ***** Magdalena spiny rat, ''Proechimys magdalenae'' LR/lc ***** Minca spiny rat, ''Proechimys mincae'' LR/lc ***** O'Connell's spiny rat, ''Proechimys oconnelli'' LR/lc ***** Gray-footed spiny rat, ''Proechimys poliopus'' LR/lc ***** Napo spiny rat, ''Proechimys quadruplicatus'' LR/lc *****

Tome's spiny rat Tome's spiny rat (''Proechimys semispinosus''), also known as Tomes' spiny rat or the Central American spiny rat, is a species of spiny rat distributed from Honduras to Ecuador. The IUCN has assessed its conservation status as being of "least ...

, ''Proechimys semispinosus'' LR/lc ***** Simon's spiny rat, ''Proechimys simonsi'' LR/lc *Suborder: Sciurognathi **Family:

Sciuridae Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...

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Sciurinae Sciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels (in the family Sciuridae), uniting the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily (Pteromyinae) and unite all remaining sciurids into ...

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Sciurini Sciurini is a tribe that includes about forty species of squirrels,Thorington and Hoffmann, 2005, p. 754 mostly from the Americas. It includes five living genera—the American dwarf squirrels, '' Microsciurus''; the Bornean '' Rheithrosciuru ...

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Microsciurus ''Microsciurus'' or dwarf squirrels is a genus of squirrels from the tropical regions of Central and South America. Taxonomy and systematics Recent DNA analysis has shown that there is some confusion regarding the traditional classification ...

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Sciurus The genus ''Sciurus'' contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America. Species The number of species in the genus is subject to change. In 2005, Thorington & H ...

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Red-tailed squirrel The red-tailed squirrel (''Sciurus granatensis'') is a species of tree squirrel distributed from southern Central America to northern South America. Distribution It is found in Central and South America ( Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panam ...

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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 Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link= ...

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Andean squirrel The Andean squirrel (''Sciurus pucheranii'') is a tree squirrel endemic to Colombia where it inhabits montane rain forest and cloud forests of the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central ranges of the Colombian Andes, at elevations betw ...

, ''Sciurus pucheranii'' LR/lc ****** Southern Amazon red squirrel, ''Sciurus spadiceus'' LR/lc **Family: Geomyidae ***Genus: '' Orthogeomys'' **** Thaeler's pocket gopher, ''Orthogeomys thaeleri'' LR/lc **Family: Heteromyidae ***Subfamily: Heteromyinae ****Genus: '' Heteromys'' ***** Trinidad spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys anomalus'' LR/lc ***** Southern spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys australis'' LR/lc ***** Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse, ''Heteromys desmarestianus'' LR/lc **Family:

Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At almost 608 species, it is the second-largest family of mammals, and h ...

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Tylomys ''Tylomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It contains the following species: * Chiapan climbing rat (''Tylomys bullaris'') * Fulvous-bellied climbing rat (''Tylomys fulviventer'') * Mira climbing rat The Mira climbing rat ( ...

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Mira climbing rat The Mira climbing rat (''Tylomys mirae'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World ...

, ''Tylomys mirae'' LR/lc ***Subfamily: Neotominae ****Genus: ''

Reithrodontomys ''Reithrodontomys'' is the genus of groove-toothed New World harvest mice. Species This genus contains these species: *Baker's small-toothed harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys bakeri'' *Short-nosed harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys brevirostris'' * ...

'' ***** Mexican harvest mouse, ''Reithrodontomys mexicanus'' LR/lc ***Subfamily:

Sigmodontinae The rodent subfamily Sigmodontinae 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 c ...

****Genus: '' Aepeomys'' ***** Dusky montane mouse, ''Aepeomys fuscatus'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

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 ...

'' ***** Colombian grass mouse, ''Akodon affinis'' LR/lc ***** Bogotá grass mouse, ''Akodon bogotensis'' LR/lc ***** Northern grass mouse, ''Akodon urichi'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Calomys Vesper mice are rodents belonging to a genus ''Calomys''. They are widely distributed in South America. Some species are notable as the vectors of Argentinian hemorrhagic fever and Bolivian hemorrhagic fever. The genus was originally named ''H ...

'' ***** Hummelinck's vesper mouse, ''Calomys hummelincki'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Chibchanomys'' ***** Chibchan water mouse, ''Chibchanomys trichotis'' LR/nt ****Genus: '' Chilomys'' ***** Colombian forest mouse, ''Chilomys instans'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Holochilus ''Holochilus'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae,* sometimes called marsh rats. It contains five living species, '' H. brasiliensis'', '' H. chacarius'', '' H. nanus'', '' H. oxe'', and '' H. sciureus' ...

'' ***** Amazonian marsh rat, ''Holochilus sciureus'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Ichthyomys'' ***** Crab-eating rat, ''Ichthyomys hydrobates'' LR/nt ****Genus: ''

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 '' Melanom ...

'' ***** Dusky rice rat, ''Melanomys caliginosus'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Microryzomys ''Microryzomys'' is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is closely related to '' Oreoryzomys'', '' Oligoryzomys'', and '' Neacomys''.Weksler, 2006 It contains two species, both restricted to the Andes: '' M. altiss ...

'' ***** Highland small rice rat, ''Microryzomys altissimus'' LR/lc ***** Forest small rice rat, ''Microryzomys minutus'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Neacomys'' ***** Common bristly mouse, ''Neacomys spinosus'' LR/lc ***** Narrow-footed bristly mouse, ''Neacomys tenuipes'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Nectomys'' *****

Scaly-footed water rat ''Nectomys squamipes'', also known as the Atlantic Forest nectomys, South American water rat, or scaly-footed water rat, is a semiaquatic insectivorous rodent species. It is from Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay — found primarily near forest ...

, ''Nectomys squamipes'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Neusticomys'' ***** Montane fish-eating rat, ''Neusticomys monticolus'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Oecomys'' ***** Bicolored arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys bicolor'' LR/lc ***** Unicolored arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys concolor'' LR/lc ***** Yellow arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys flavicans'' LR/lc ***** Savanna arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys speciosus'' LR/lc ***** Trinidad arboreal rice rat, ''Oecomys trinitatis'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Oligoryzomys ''Oligoryzomys'' is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Many species are known as pygmy rice rats or colilargos.Musser and Carleton, 2005 The genus is found from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego and includes approximately 1 ...

'' ***** Destructive pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys destructor'' DD ***** Fulvous pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys fulvescens'' LR/lc ***** Grayish pygmy rice rat, ''Oligoryzomys griseolus'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Oryzomys ''Oryzomys'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini living in southern North America and far northern South America. It includes eight species, two of which—the marsh rice rat (''O. palustris'') of the United States an ...

'' ***** Tomes's rice rat, ''Oryzomys albigularis'' LR/lc ***** Alfaro's rice rat, ''Oryzomys alfaroi'' LR/lc ***** Bolivar rice rat, ''Oryzomys bolivaris'' LR/lc ***** Coues' rice rat, ''Oryzomys couesi'' LR/lc ***** Gorgas's rice rat, ''Oryzomys gorgasi'' CR ***** Colombian rice rat, ''Oryzomys intectus'' 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 ****Genus: ''

Rhipidomys ''Rhipidomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae, The following 24 species of climbing mouse species are currently recognised: * '' Rhipidomys albujai'' * Southern climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys austrinus'') * Cariri climbing mouse ...

'' ***** Cauca climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys caucensis'' LR/nt ***** Coues's climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys couesi'' LR/lc ***** Buff-bellied climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys fulviventer'' LR/lc ***** Broad-footed climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys latimanus'' LR/lc ***** Atlantic Forest climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys mastacalis'' LR/lc ***** Venezuelan climbing mouse, ''Rhipidomys venezuelae'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Sigmodon'' ***** Alston's cotton rat, ''Sigmodon alstoni'' LR/lc ***** Southern cotton rat, ''Sigmodon hirsutus'' LC ****Genus: ''

Sigmodontomys ''Sigmodontomys'' is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is related to ''Nectomys'' and '' Melanomys'' and used to be included in ''Nectomys''. It includes two species, '' Sigmodontomys alfari'' and the much rarer ...

'' ***** Alfaro's rice water rat, ''Sigmodontomys alfari'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Thomasomys ''Thomasomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae, named after British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. Nuclear DNA sequence analysis has indicated that it is a sister taxon to ''Rhagomys''. It contains the following species: * Anderson's ...

'' ***** Golden Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys aureus'' LR/lc ***** Silky Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys bombycinus'' LR/lc ***** Ashy-bellied Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys cinereiventer'' LR/lc ***** Woodland Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys hylophilus'' LR/lc ***** Soft-furred Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys laniger'' LR/lc ***** Unicolored Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys monochromos'' LR/nt ***** Snow-footed Oldfield mouse, ''Thomasomys niveipes'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Zygodontomys ''Zygodontomys'' is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of the family Cricetidae. Its closest relative may be '' Scolomys''. It ranges from Central America east to the Guianas The Guianas, sometimes called by the Spanish loan-word ''Gu ...

'' ***** Short-tailed cane rat, ''Zygodontomys brevicauda'' LR/lc ***** Brown cane mouse, ''Zygodontomys brunneus'' LR/lc

Order:
Lagomorpha The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ ...
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---- The lagomorphs comprise two families,

Leporidae Leporidae is the family of rabbits and hares, containing over 60 species of extant mammals in all. The Latin word ''Leporidae'' means "those that resemble ''lepus''" (hare). Together with the pikas, the Leporidae constitute the mammalian order ...

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hare Hares and jackrabbits are mammals belonging to the genus ''Lepus''. They are herbivores, and live solitarily or in pairs. They nest in slight depressions called forms, and their young are able to fend for themselves shortly after birth. The g ...

s and

rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit sp ...

s), and Ochotonidae (

pika A pika ( or ; archaically spelled pica) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal found in Asia and North America. With short limbs, very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative, the rabbit, but wi ...

s). Though they can resemble

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...

s, and were classified as a

superfamily SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...

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:

(rabbits, hares) **Genus: '' Sylvilagus'' *** Andean tapetí, ''Sylvilagus andinus'' DD *** Bogota tapetí, ''Sylvilagus apollinaris'' NE *** Common tapetí, ''Sylvilagus brasiliensis'' EN *** Eastern cottontail, ''Sylvilagus floridanus'' LR/lc *** Fulvous tapetí, ''Sylvilagus fulvescens'' NE *** Nicefor's tapetí, ''Sylvilagus nicefori'' NE *** Colombian tapetí, ''Sylvilagus salentus'' NE *** Santa Marta tapetí, ''Sylvilagus sanctaemartae'' DD

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

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solenodon Solenodons (from el, τέλειος , 'channel' or 'pipe' and el, ὀδούς , 'tooth') are venomous, nocturnal, burrowing, insectivorous mammals belonging to the family Solenodontidae . The two living solenodon species are the Cuban solen ...

s closely resemble mice,

hedgehog A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera found throughout parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introductio ...

s carry spines, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers. *Family: Soricidae (shrews) **Subfamily:

Soricinae The red-toothed shrews of the subfamily Soricinae are one of three living subfamilies of shrews, along with Crocidurinae (white-toothed shrews) and Myosoricinae (African white-toothed shrews). In addition, the family contains the extinct subfamil ...

***Tribe: Blarinini ****Genus: ''

Cryptotis The genus ''Cryptotis'' is a group of relatively small shrews with short ears, which are usually not visible, and short tails, commonly called small-eared shrews. They have 30 teeth and are members of the red-toothed shrew subfamily. Since 1992, ...

'' ***** Andean small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis avia'' LR/lc ***** Scaly-footed small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis squamipes'' LR/lc ***** Thomas' small-eared shrew, ''Cryptotis thomasi'' LR/lc

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Chiroptera Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bir ...
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---- The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals. *Family: Noctilionidae **Genus: '' Noctilio'' ***

Lesser bulldog bat The lesser bulldog bat (''Noctilio albiventris'') is an insectivorous and occasionally carnivorous bat of the (Neotropics), ranging through Central America and northern South America. Some unique characteristics of the bat include, large feet th ...

, ''Noctilio albiventris'' LR/lc ***

Greater bulldog bat The greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat (''Noctilio leporinus'') is a species of fishing bat native to Latin America (Spanish: ''murciélago pescador''; Portuguese: ''morcego-pescador''). The bat uses echolocation to detect water ripples made ...

, ''Noctilio leporinus'' LR/lc *Family:

Vespertilionidae Vespertilionidae is a family of microbats, of the order Chiroptera, flying, insect-eating mammals variously described as the common, vesper, or simple nosed bats. The vespertilionid family is the most diverse and widely distributed of bat famili ...

**Subfamily: Myotinae ***Genus: '' Myotis'' ****

Silver-tipped myotis The silver-tipped myotis (''Myotis albescens'') is a species of mouse-eared bat found in a range of lowland habitats in the Americas. It is part of the vesper bat genus ''Myotis'', which includes many common species across the world. Genetic an ...

, ''Myotis albescens'' LR/lc ****

Hairy-legged myotis The hairy-legged myotis (''Myotis keaysi'') is a species of mouse-eared bat. It is found from southern Tamaulipas in Mexico, through much of Central America and across northern South America as far east as Trinidad. Further south, it is found a ...

, ''Myotis keaysi'' LR/lc **** Curacao myotis, ''Myotis nesopolus'' LR/nt **** Black myotis, ''Myotis nigricans'' LR/lc **** Montane myotis, ''Myotis oxyotus'' LR/lc **** Riparian myotis, ''Myotis riparius'' LR/lc ****

Velvety myotis The velvety myotis (''Myotis simus''), is a species of vesper bat from South America. Description The velvety myotis is a small bat, although of average size for a myotine, with a total length of and weighing between . It has short, velvety, ...

, ''Myotis simus'' LR/lc **Subfamily: Vespertilioninae ***Genus: '' Eptesicus'' **** Little black serotine, ''Eptesicus andinus'' LR/lc ****

Brazilian brown bat The Brazilian brown bat (''Eptesicus brasiliensis''), is a bat species from South and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States ...

, ''Eptesicus brasiliensis'' LR/lc ****

Argentine brown bat The Argentine brown bat (''Eptesicus furinalis''), is a bat species from South and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to ...

, ''Eptesicus furinalis'' LR/lc **** Big brown bat, ''Eptesicus fuscus'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Histiotus ''Histiotus'' (meaning "sail ears") is a genus of South American vesper bats with species that include: * Strange big-eared brown bat, ''Histiotus alienus'' * Cadena-García's big-eared brown bat, ''Histiotus cadenai'' * Colombian big-eared ...

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Small big-eared brown bat The small big-eared brown bat (''Histiotus montanus'') is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae. It can be found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western ...

, ''Histiotus montanus'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Lasiurus ''Lasiurus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Its members are known as hairy-tailed bats or red bats. Phylogeny The following is the relationship of the three genera formerly included within ''Lasiurus'', based on an analysis ...

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Desert red bat The western red bat or desert red bat (''Lasiurus frantzii'') is a species of microbat in the family Vespertilionidae. It is found in western North America and Central America. Taxonomy Previously, it was believed to be a subspecies of t ...

, ''Lasiurus blossevillii'' LR/lc ****

Tacarcuna bat The Tacarcuna bat (''Lasiurus castaneus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental countr ...

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Hoary bat The hoary bat (''Lasiurus cinereus'') is a species of bat in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. It lives throughout most of North America (possibly including Hawaii, although this is disputed). Taxonomy The hoary bat was described as a ...

, ''Lasiurus cinereus'' LR/lc ****

Southern yellow bat The southern yellow bat (''Dasypterus ega'') is a species of vesper bat that belongs to suborder microchiroptera (microbat) in the family Vespertilionidae. It is native to South, North and Central America, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in ...

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Big red bat The big red bat (''Aeorestes egregius'') is a species of vesper bat from South and Central America. Taxonomy It was described as a new species in 1870 by German naturalist Wilhelm Peters. Peters placed it in the now-defunct genus ''Atalpha'', w ...

, ''Lasiurus egregius'' LR/nt ***Genus: ''

Rhogeessa ''Rhogeessa'' is a genus of bats within the vesper bats family, Vespertilionidae. Species * Yucatan yellow bat (''R. aeneus'') * Allen's yellow bat (''R. alleni'') * Bickham's little yellow bat (''Rhogeessa bickhami'') * Genoways's yellow bat ( ...

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Tiny yellow bat The tiny yellow bat (''Rhogeessa minutilla'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. References Rhogeessa Bats of South America Mammals of Colombia Mammals of Venezuela Vulnerable animals Vulnerable biot ...

, ''Rhogeessa minutilla'' LR/nt *Family: Molossidae **Genus: ''

Cynomops ''Cynomops'' is a genus of Central and South American dog-faced bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable ...

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Cinnamon dog-faced bat The cinnamon dog-faced bat (''Cynomops abrasus''), is a South American bat species of the family Molossidae. It is found in northern and central South America. Taxonomy The bat belongs to the genus ''Cynomops'', which was recently split fro ...

, ''Cynomops abrasus'' LR/nt *** 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 The dwarf bonneted bat, or Peters' mastiff bat, (''Eumops bonariensis''), is a bat species from South and Central America. Description As its common name implies, ''E. bonariensis'' is the smallest species of bonneted bat. Adults measure in t ...

, ''Eumops bonariensis'' LR/lc ***

Big bonneted bat The big bonneted bat, or Dabbene's mastiff bat (''Eumops dabbenei'') is a species of bat in the family Molossidae, native to South America. It is named for a former conservator at the Buenos Aires National Museum. Description The big bonneted ba ...

, ''Eumops dabbenei'' LR/lc *** Wagner's bonneted bat, ''Eumops glaucinus'' LR/lc *** Sanborn's bonneted bat, ''Eumops hansae'' LR/lc *** Western mastiff bat, ''Eumops perotis'' LR/lc **Genus: '' Molossops'' *** Mato Grosso dog-faced bat, ''Molossops mattogrossensis'' LR/nt *** Dwarf dog-faced bat, ''Molossops temminckii'' LR/lc **Genus: '' Molossus'' ***

Black mastiff bat The black mastiff bat (''Molossus rufus'') is a bat species. It ranges from the northern region of South America (excluding Chile), most of Central America (excluding Belize) and parts of southern Mexico. Taxonomy The black mastiff bat was de ...

, ''Molossus ater'' LR/lc *** Bonda mastiff bat, ''Molossus bondae'' LR/lc *** Velvety free-tailed bat, ''Molossus molossus'' LR/lc *** Miller's mastiff bat, ''Molossus pretiosus'' LR/lc *** Sinaloan mastiff bat, ''Molossus sinaloae'' LR/lc **Genus: ''

Nyctinomops ''Nyctinomops'' is a genus of bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats ...

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Peale's free-tailed bat Peale's free-tailed bat (''Nyctinomops aurispinosus'') is a bat species from South and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United State ...

, ''Nyctinomops aurispinosus'' LR/lc *** Broad-eared bat, ''Nyctinomops laticaudatus'' LR/lc ***

Big free-tailed bat The big free-tailed bat (''Nyctinomops macrotis'') is a bat species found in the Americas. Taxonomy It was described as a new species in 1839 by British zoologist John Edward Gray. Gray placed it in the now-defunct genus ''Nyctinomus'', with a ...

, ''Nyctinomops macrotis'' LR/lc **Genus: ''

Promops ''Promops'' is a genus of free-tailed bats. Species * '' Promops centralis'' - big crested mastiff bat * '' Promops davisoni'' * '' Promops nasutus'' - brown mastiff bat References Molossidae Bat genera Taxa named by Paul Gervais ...

'' *** Big crested mastiff bat, ''Promops centralis'' 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: '' Cormura'' *** Wagner's sac-winged bat, ''Cormura brevirostris'' LR/lc **Genus: '' Cyttarops'' *** Short-eared bat, ''Cyttarops alecto'' LR/nt **Genus: '' Diclidurus'' *** Northern ghost bat, ''Diclidurus albus'' LR/lc *** Greater ghost bat, ''Diclidurus ingens'' VU ***

Isabelle's ghost bat Isabelle's ghost bat (''Diclidurus isabella'') is a bat species found in northwestern Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela, and possibly Colombia. It was discovered in October 1916 by Emilie Snethlage, and described by Oldfield Thomas Michael R ...

, ''Diclidurus isabella'' LR/nt **Genus: '' Peropteryx'' *** Greater dog-like bat, ''Peropteryx kappleri'' LR/lc *** White-winged dog-like bat, ''Peropteryx leucoptera'' LR/lc ***

Lesser doglike bat The lesser dog-like bat (''Peropteryx macrotis''), also known as Peters' sac-winged bat, is a species of bat from South and Central America. First described in 1826, it was renamed in 1843 because the original scientific name was already in use ...

, ''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 The frosted sac-winged bat (''Saccopteryx canescens'') is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and possibly Bolivia , image_flag ...

, ''Saccopteryx canescens'' LR/lc ***

Lesser sac-winged bat The lesser sac-winged bat or lesser white-lined bat (''Saccopteryx leptura'') is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America. Description The lesser white-lined bat belongs to the genus ''Saccopteryx''. The ba ...

, ''Saccopteryx leptura'' LR/lc *Family:

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. They are distinguished by the presenc ...

**Genus: ''

Mormoops ''Mormoops'' is a genus of bat in the family Mormoopidae. It contains the following species: * Antillean ghost-faced bat (''Mormoops blainvillii'') * Giant ghost-faced bat (†''Mormoops magna'') * Ghost-faced bat The ghost-faced bat (''Mo ...

'' *** Ghost-faced bat, ''Mormoops megalophylla'' LR/lc **Genus: ''

Pteronotus ''Pteronotus'' is a genus of bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats ...

'' *** Naked-backed bat, ''Pteronotus davyi'' LR/lc ***

Big naked-backed bat The big naked-backed bat (''Pteronotus gymnonotus''), is a bat species from South and Central America. Taxonomy It was described as a new species in 1843 by German zoologist Johann Andreas Wagner. Wagner placed it in the now-defunct genus ''Ch ...

, ''Pteronotus gymnonotus'' LR/lc *** Parnell's mustached bat, ''Pteronotus parnellii'' LR/lc ***

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 Wagner's mustached bat is a relat ...

, ''Pteronotus personatus'' LR/lc *Family: Phyllostomidae **Subfamily: Phyllostominae ***Genus: ''

Chrotopterus The big-eared woolly bat or (Peters's) woolly false vampire bat (''Chrotopterus auritus'') is a species of bat, belonging to the family Phyllostomidae. The name ''Chrotopterus'' is derived from Greek roots ''ch''ariots (skin, color), and ''pte ...

'' **** Big-eared woolly bat, ''Chrotopterus auritus'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Glyphonycteris'' **** Davies's big-eared bat, ''Glyphonycteris daviesi'' LR/nt **** Tricolored big-eared bat, ''Glyphonycteris sylvestris'' LR/nt ***Genus: '' Lampronycteris'' **** Yellow-throated big-eared bat, ''Lampronycteris brachyotis'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Lonchorhina'' **** Tomes's sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina aurita'' LR/lc **** Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina marinkellei'' VU **** Orinoco sword-nosed bat, ''Lonchorhina orinocensis'' LR/nt ***Genus: ''

Lophostoma ''Lophostoma'' is a genus of Central and South American bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true ...

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Pygmy round-eared bat The pygmy round-eared bat (''Lophostoma brasiliense'') is a bat species from South and Central America. Description Its ears are large with rounded tips. Its upper lip has several small warts. The fur is dark brown or black in color. Its forearm ...

, ''Lophostoma brasiliense'' LR/lc **** Carriker's round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma carrikeri'' VU ****

White-throated round-eared bat The white-throated round-eared bat (''Lophostoma silvicolum'') is a bat species found from Honduras to Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. It creates roosts inside the nests of the termite, ''Nasutitermes corniger''. It thrives on a mainly insect-based ...

, ''Lophostoma silvicolum'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Macrophyllum The long-legged bat (''Macrophyllum macrophyllum'') is a member of the Phyllostomidae family in the order Chiroptera. Both males and females of this species are generally small, with wingspans reaching 80mm with an average weight ranging betwee ...

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Long-legged bat The long-legged bat (''Macrophyllum macrophyllum'') is a member of the Phyllostomidae family in the order Chiroptera. Both males and females of this species are generally small, with wingspans reaching 80mm with an average weight ranging betwee ...

, ''Macrophyllum macrophyllum'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Micronycteris ''Micronycteris'' is a genus of leaf-nosed bat The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomidae) are found from southern North America to South America, specifically from the Southwest United States to northern Argentina. They are ecologically t ...

'' **** Hairy big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris hirsuta'' LR/lc ****

Little big-eared bat The little big-eared bat (''Micronycteris megalotis'') is a bat species in the order Chiroptera and family Phyllostomidae. It is from South and Central America particularly Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Bo ...

, ''Micronycteris megalotis'' LR/lc ****

White-bellied big-eared bat The white-bellied big-eared bat (''Micronycteris minuta'') is a bat species from South and Central America, as well as Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Cara ...

, ''Micronycteris minuta'' LR/lc **** Schmidts's big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris schmidtorum'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Mimon'' **** Striped hairy-nosed bat, ''Mimon crenulatum'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Neonycteris'' **** Least big-eared bat, ''Neonycteris pusilla'' VU ***Genus: ''

Phylloderma The pale-faced bat (''Phylloderma stenops'') is a bat species from South and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the no ...

'' **** Pale-faced bat, ''Phylloderma stenops'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Phyllostomus'' **** Pale spear-nosed bat, ''Phyllostomus discolor'' LR/lc ****

Lesser spear-nosed bat The lesser spear-nosed bat (''Phyllostomus elongatus'') is a bat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, Re ...

, ''Phyllostomus elongatus'' LR/lc ****

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'' lives in t ...

, ''Phyllostomus hastatus'' LR/lc **** Guianan spear-nosed bat, ''Phyllostomus latifolius'' LR/nt ***Genus: ''

Tonatia ''Tonatia'' is a small genus of South and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the C ...

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Stripe-headed round-eared bat The stripe-headed round-eared bat (''Tonatia saurophila'') is a species of bat from family Phyllostomidae. It can be found on forests in Central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) ...

, ''Tonatia saurophila'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Trachops The fringe-lipped bat (''Trachops cirrhosus'') is a leaf-nosed bat from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. It has three subspecies and no known fossils. It is the only species within its genus. Morphology The fringe-lipped bat has ...

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Fringe-lipped bat The fringe-lipped bat (''Trachops cirrhosus'') is a leaf-nosed bat from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. It has three subspecies and no known fossils. It is the only species within its genus. Morphology The fringe-lipped bat has ...

, ''Trachops cirrhosus'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Trinycteris'' **** Niceforo's big-eared bat, ''Trinycteris nicefori'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Vampyrum'' ****

Spectral bat The spectral bat (''Vampyrum spectrum''), also called the great false vampire bat or Linnaeus's false vampire bat, is a large, carnivorous leaf-nosed bat found in Mexico, Central America, and South America. It is the only member of the genus '' ...

, ''Vampyrum spectrum'' LR/nt **Subfamily: Lonchophyllinae ***Genus: '' Lionycteris'' **** Chestnut long-tongued bat, ''Lionycteris spurrelli'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

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'' * Chocoan long-tongued bat, ''L ...

'' **** Handley's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla handleyi'' VU **** Godman's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla mordax'' LR/lc ****

Orange nectar bat The orange nectar bat (''Lonchophylla robusta'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Orange nectar bats in Costa Rica were observed util ...

, ''Lonchophylla robusta'' LR/lc **** Thomas's nectar bat, ''Lonchophylla thomasi'' LR/lc **Subfamily:

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'' ***Tailed ...

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Anoura ''Anoura'' is a genus of leaf-nosed bats from Central and South America. ''Anoura'' members lack or have a short tail, and are nectarivorous bats of small to medium size among the Phyllostomidae. Etymology The genus ''Anoura'' was described i ...

'' **** Tailed tailless bat, ''Anoura caudifer'' LR/lc **** Handley's tailless bat, ''Anoura cultrata'' LR/lc **** Geoffroy's tailless bat, ''Anoura geoffroyi'' LR/lc **** Broad-toothed tailless bat, ''Anoura latidens'' LR/nt ***Genus: '' Choeroniscus'' ****

Godman's long-tailed bat Godman's long-tailed bat (''Choeroniscus godmani'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Suriname, and Venezuela Venezuela ( ...

, ''Choeroniscus godmani'' LR/nt **** Intermediate long-tailed bat, ''Choeroniscus intermedius'' LR/nt **** Minor long-nosed long-tongued bat, ''Choeroniscus minor'' LR/lc **** Greater long-tailed bat, ''Choeroniscus periosus'' VU ***Genus: ''

Glossophaga ''Glossophaga'' (long-tongued bat) is a genus of bats in the leaf-nosed bat family, Phyllostomidae. Members of the genus are native to the American Neotropics. Species *''G. antillarum'' (Rehn, 1902): Jamaican long-tongued bat, Jamaica. *'' ...

'' **** Commissaris's long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga commissarisi'' LR/lc **** Miller's long-tongued bat, ''Glossophaga longirostris'' LR/lc ****

Pallas's long-tongued bat Pallas's long-tongued bat (''Glossophaga soricina'') is a South and Central American bat with a fast metabolism that feeds on nectar. Metabolism It has the fastest metabolism ever recorded in a mammal, similar to those of hummingbirds. Although ...

, ''Glossophaga soricina'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Leptonycteris'' **** Southern long-nosed bat, ''Leptonycteris curasoae'' VU ***Genus: '' Lichonycteris'' **** Dark long-tongued bat, ''Lichonycteris obscura'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Scleronycteris'' **** Ega long-tongued bat, ''Scleronycteris ega'' VU **Subfamily:

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'' ** Chestnut S ...

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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 ...

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Silky short-tailed bat The silky short-tailed bat (''Carollia brevicauda'') is a bat species found in Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) ...

, ''Carollia brevicauda'' LR/lc **** 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 **Subfamily:

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 ...

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Artibeus The Neotropical fruit bats (''Artibeus'') are a genus of bats within the subfamily Stenodermatinae. The genus consists of 12 species, which are native to Central and South America, as well as parts of the Caribbean. Description These bats grow ...

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Large fruit-eating bat The large fruit-eating bat (''Artibeus amplus'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in the countries of Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela. The large fruit-eating bat is one of only a few microbats that eats leaves (a b ...

, ''Artibeus amplus'' LR/nt **** Andersen's fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus anderseni'' LR/lc **** Brown fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus concolor'' LR/nt **** Silver fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus glaucus'' 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 **** Flat-faced fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus planirostris'' LR/lc **** Toltec fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus toltecus'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Centurio'' ****

Wrinkle-faced bat The wrinkle-faced bat (''Centurio senex'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae and the only identified member of the genus ''Centurio''. This bat is found in various countries in and around Central America. It eats fruit but is not ...

, ''Centurio senex'' 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: ''

Ectophylla The Honduran white bat (''Ectophylla alba''), also called the Caribbean white tent-making bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomatidae. It is the only member of the genus ''Ectophylla''. The genus and the species were both scientifi ...

'' **** Honduran white bat, ''Ectophylla alba'' LR/nt ***Genus: '' Enchisthenes'' **** Velvety fruit-eating bat, ''Enchisthenes hartii'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Mesophylla'' **** MacConnell's bat, ''Mesophylla macconnelli'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Sphaeronycteris'' **** Visored bat, ''Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Sturnira ''Sturnira'' known as a yellow-shouldered bat or American epauleted bat, is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. The genus name comes from the Latin for "starling Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds in the family Stur ...

'' **** Aratathomas's yellow-shouldered 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 ****

Little yellow-shouldered bat The little yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira lilium'') is a bat species from South and Central America. It is a frugivore A frugivore is an animal that thrives mostly on raw fruits or succulent fruit-like produce of plants such as roots, sho ...

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Highland yellow-shouldered bat The highland yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira ludovici'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela ...

, ''Sturnira ludovici'' LR/lc **** Louis's yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira luisi'' LR/lc **** Greater yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira magna'' LR/nt **** Talamancan yellow-shouldered bat, ''Sturnira mordax'' 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'' **** Bidentate yellow-eared bat, ''Vampyressa bidens'' LR/nt **** Brock's yellow-eared bat, ''Vampyressa brocki'' LR/nt **** Melissa's yellow-eared bat, ''Vampyressa melissa'' LR/nt **** Striped yellow-eared bat, ''Vampyressa nymphaea'' LR/lc **** Southern little yellow-eared bat, ''Vampyressa pusilla'' LR/lc ***Genus: ''

Vampyrodes The great stripe-faced bat or stripe-faced vampire bat (''Vampyrodes caraccioli'') is a bat species found from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northwestern Brazil, as well as on Trinidad. The great stripe-faced bat is a frugivore. It is one of ...

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Platyrrhinus ''Platyrrhinus'' is a genus of leaf-nosed bats in the tribe Stenodermatini of family Phyllostomidae. Twenty one species are known: * Alberico's broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus albericoi'' *Slender broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus angustirostri ...

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Choco broad-nosed bat The Choco broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus chocoensis'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is native to Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador, where it is found in the Choco region lowlands. It is threatened by habitat loss. In 2013 ...

, ''Platyrrhinus chocoensis'' VU **** 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 **** White-lined broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus lineatus'' LR/lc **** Shadowy broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus umbratus'' LR/nt **** Greater broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus vittatus'' LR/lc **Subfamily: Desmodontinae ***Genus: '' Desmodus'' ****

Common vampire bat The common vampire bat (''Desmodus rotundus'') is a small, leaf-nosed bat native to Latin America. It is one of three extant species of vampire bat, the other two being the hairy-legged and the white-winged vampire bats. The common vampire bat ...

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White-winged vampire bat The white-winged vampire bat (''Diaemus youngi''), a species of vampire bat, is the only member of the genus ''Diaemus''. They are found from Mexico to northern Argentina and are present on the islands of Trinidad and Margarita. Etymology and ta ...

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Diphylla The hairy-legged vampire bat (''Diphylla ecaudata'') is one of three extant species of vampire bats. It mainly feeds on the blood of wild birds, but can also feed both on domestic birds and humans. This vampire bat lives mainly in tropical and su ...

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Natalidae The family Natalidae, or funnel-eared bats, are found from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean islands. The family has three genera, '' Chilonatalus'', '' Natalus'' and '' Nyctiellus''. They are slender bats with unusually long tails and, as thei ...

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Chilonatalus The genus ''Chilonatalus'' of funnel-eared bats is found in South America and the Antilles The Antilles (; gcf, label= Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antilles; nl, Antillen; ht, Antiy; pap, Antias; Jamaican Patois: ''A ...

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Cuban funnel-eared bat The Cuban funnel-eared bat (''Chilonatalus micropus'') is a species of bat in the family Natalidae. It is one of two species within the genus ''Chilonatalus'' and is found only in the Caribbean. Description All natalids have large, funnel-sha ...

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Furipteridae Furipteridae is family of bats, allying two genera of single species, '' Amorphochilus schnablii'' (smoky bat) and the type '' Furipterus horrens'' (thumbless bat). They are found in Central and South America and are closely related to the bats ...

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Furipterus The thumbless bat (''Furipterus horrens'') is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Furipteridae Furipteridae is family of bats, allying two genera of single species, '' Amorphochilus schnablii'' (smoky bat) and the type '' Furipterus h ...

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Thumbless bat The thumbless bat (''Furipterus horrens'') is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Furipteridae Furipteridae is family of bats, allying two genera of single species, '' Amorphochilus schnablii'' (smoky bat) and the type '' Furipterus h ...

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Thyroptera Disk-winged bats are a small group of bats of the family Thyropteridae and genus Thyroptera. 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 five e ...

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Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel th ...
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whale Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. As an informal and colloquial grouping, they correspond to large members of the infraorder Cetacea, i.e. all cetaceans apart from dolphins and ...

dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (the b ...

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porpoise Porpoises are a group of fully aquatic marine mammals, all of which are classified under the family Phocoenidae, parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). Although similar in appearance to dolphins, they are more closely related to narwhals a ...

s. 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 Baleen whales ( systematic name Mysticeti), also known as whalebone whales, are a parvorder of carnivorous marine mammals of the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises) which use keratinaceous baleen plates (or "whalebone") in the ...

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Balaenopteridae Rorquals () are the largest group of baleen whales, which comprise the family Balaenopteridae, containing ten extant species in three genera. They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale, which can reach , and the fin wha ...

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Balaenoptera ''Balaenoptera'' () is a genus of rorquals containing eight extant species. ''Balaenoptera'' comprises all but two of the extant species in its family (the humpback whale and gray whale); the genus is currently polyphyletic, with the two afore ...

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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 w ...

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Bryde's whale Bryde's whale ( Brooder's), or the Bryde's whale complex, putatively comprises three species of rorqual and maybe four. The "complex" means the number and classification remains unclear because of a lack of definitive information and research. ...

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Blue whale The blue whale (''Balaenoptera musculus'') is a marine mammal and a baleen whale. Reaching a maximum confirmed length of and weighing up to , it is the largest animal known to have ever existed. The blue whale's long and slender body can ...

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Megaptera The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The humpb ...

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Humpback whale The humpback whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'') is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual (a member of the family Balaenopteridae) and is the only species in the genus ''Megaptera''. Adults range in length from and weigh up to . The hu ...

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Odontoceti The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and sperm whales. Seventy-three species ...

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Delphinidae Oceanic dolphins or Delphinidae are a widely distributed family of dolphins that live in the sea. Close to forty extant species are recognised. They include several big species whose common names contain "whale" rather than "dolphin", such as the ...

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Delphinus Delphinus (Pronounced or ) is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator. Its name is the Latin version for the Greek word for dolphin (). It is one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2n ...

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Short-finned pilot whale The short-finned pilot whale (''Globicephala macrorhynchus'') is one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus '' Globicephala'', which it shares with the long-finned pilot whale (''G. melas''). It is part of the oceanic dolphin family (Del ...

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Fraser's dolphin Fraser's dolphin or the Sarawak dolphin (''Lagenodelphis hosei'') 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'' is sp ...

, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' DD ****Genus: '' Grampus'' *****

Risso's dolphin Risso's dolphin (''Grampus griseus'') is a dolphin, the only species of the genus ''Grampus''. Some of the closest related species to these dolphins include: pilot whales (''Globicephala'' spp.), pygmy killer whales (''Feresa attenuata''), melon ...

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Orcinus ''Orcinus'' is a genus of Delphinidae, the family of carnivorous marine mammals known as dolphins. It includes the largest delphinid species, '' Orcinus orca'', known as the orca or killer whale. Two extinct species are recognised, ''Orcinus pa ...

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Killer whale The orca or killer whale (''Orcinus orca'') is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family, of which it is the largest member. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Orcinus'' and is recognizable by its black-and-white pat ...

, ''Orcinus orca'' DD ****Genus: '' Peponocephala'' ***** Melon-headed whale, ''Peponocephala electra'' DD ****Genus: '' Pseudorca'' ***** False killer whale, ''Pseudorca crassidens'' DD ****Genus: ''

Sotalia The dolphin genus ''Sotalia'' is considered to have two member species with the classification of '' Sotalia guianensis'' as a distinct species from '' Sotalia fluviatilis'' in 2007. This was a result of recent morphometric analyses, as well as mi ...

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Guiana dolphin The Guiana dolphin (''Sotalia guianensis''), also known as the estuarine dolphin or costero, is a dolphin found in the coastal waters to the north and east of South America, and east of Central America. It is a member of the oceanic dolphin fam ...

, ''Sotalia guianensis'' DD ***** Tucuxi, ''Sotalia fluviatilis'' DD *****

Amazon river dolphin The Amazon river dolphin (''Inia geoffrensis''), also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale classified in the family Iniidae. Three subspecies are currently recognized: ''I. g. geoffrensis'' (Amazon river ...

, ''Sotalia geoffrensis'' DD ****Genus: ''

Stenella ''Stenella'' is a genus of marine mammals in Delphinidae, the family informally known as the oceanic dolphins. Species Currently, five species are recognised in this genus: The common name for species in this genus is the "spotted dolphins" o ...

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Pantropical spotted dolphin The pantropical spotted dolphin (''Stenella attenuata'') 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 s ...

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Clymene dolphin The Clymene dolphin (''Stenella clymene''), in older texts known as the short-snouted spinner dolphin, is a dolphin endemic to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only confirmed case of hybrid speciation in marine mammals, descending from the spinner ...

, ''Stenella clymene'' DD ***** Striped dolphin, ''Stenella coeruleoalba'' DD *****

Atlantic spotted dolphin The Atlantic spotted dolphin (''Stenella frontalis'') is a dolphin found in warm temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the species have a very distinctive spotted coloration all over their bodies. Taxonomy The Atl ...

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Spinner dolphin The spinner dolphin (''Stenella longirostris'') is a small dolphin found in off-shore tropical waters around the world. It is famous for its acrobatic displays in which it rotates around its longitudinal axis as it leaps through the air. It is a ...

, ''Stenella longirostris'' DD ****Genus: '' Steno'' *****

Rough-toothed dolphin The rough-toothed dolphin (''Steno bredanensis'') is a 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. The genus name ''Steno'', of which this spe ...

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Tursiops Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals in the genus ''Tursiops.'' They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the commo ...

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Common bottlenose dolphin The common bottlenose dolphin or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (''Tursiops truncatus'') is a wide-ranging marine mammal of the family Delphinidae. The common bottlenose dolphin is a very familiar dolphin due to the wide exposure it gets in captiv ...

, ''Tursiops truncatus'' ***Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales) ****Genus: ''

Physeter ''Physeter'' is a genus of toothed whales. There is only one living species in this genus: the sperm whale (''Physeter macrocephalus''). Some extremely poorly known fossil species have also been assigned to the same genus including ''Physeter ant ...

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Sperm whale The sperm whale or cachalot (''Physeter macrocephalus'') is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. It is the only living member of the genus ''Physeter'' and one of three extant species in the sperm whale famil ...

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Kogiidae Kogiidae is a family comprising at least two extant species of Cetacea, the pygmy (''Kogia breviceps)'' and dwarf (''K. sima)'' sperm whales. As their common names suggest, they somewhat resemble sperm whales, with squared heads and small lowe ...

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Pygmy sperm whale The pygmy sperm whale (''Kogia breviceps'') is one of two extant species in the family Kogiidae in the sperm whale superfamily. They are not often sighted at sea, and most of what is known about them comes from the examination of stranded speci ...

, ''Kogia breviceps'' DD ***** Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' DD **Superfamily Ziphioidea ***Family:

Ziphidae Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a family of cetaceans noted as being one of the least known groups of mammals because of their deep-sea habitat and apparent low abundance. Only three or four of the 24 species are reasonably well-kn ...

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Mesoplodon Mesoplodont whales are 16 species of toothed whale in the genus ''Mesoplodon'', making it the largest genus in the cetacean order. Two species were described as recently as 1991 (pygmy beaked whale) and 2002 (Perrin's beaked whale), and marine ...

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Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale The ginkgo-toothed beaked whale (''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'') is a poorly known species of whale even for a beaked whale, and was named for the unusual shape of its dual teeth. It is a fairly typical-looking species, but is notable for the males ...

, ''Mesoplodon ginkgodens'' DD ***** Pygmy beaked whale, ''Mesoplodon peruvianus'' DD ****Genus: '' Ziphius'' *****

Cuvier's beaked whale The Cuvier's beaked whale, goose-beaked whale, or ziphius (''Ziphius cavirostris'') is the most widely distributed of all beaked whales in the family Ziphiidae. It is smaller than most baleen whales yet large among beaked whales. Cuvier's beaked ...

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Order:
Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...
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---- There are over 260 species of carnivores, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition. *Suborder:

Feliformia Feliformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "cat-like" carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, viverrids, and related taxa. Feliformia stands in contrast to the other suborder of Carnivora, Canifor ...

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Felidae Felidae () is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a felid (). The term "cat" refers both to felids in general and specifically to the dom ...

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Felinae The Felinae are a subfamily of the family Felidae. This subfamily comprises the small cats having a bony hyoid, because of which they are able to purr but not roar. Other authors have proposed an alternative definition for this subfamily: a ...

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Jaguarundi The jaguarundi (''Herpailurus yagouaroundi'') is a wild cat native to the Americas. Its range extends from central Argentina in the south to northern Mexico, through Central and South America east of the Andes. The jaguarundi is a medium-size ...

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Pampas cat The Pampas cat (''Leopardus colocola'') is a small wild cat native to South America. It is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List as habitat conversion and destruction may cause the population to decline in the future. It is named after ...

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Ocelot The ocelot (''Leopardus pardalis'') is a medium-sized spotted wild cat that reaches at the shoulders and weighs between on average. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Two subspecies are recognized. It is native to the southwe ...

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Oncilla The oncilla (''Leopardus tigrinus''), also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat ranging from Central America to central Brazil. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and the pop ...

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Margay The margay (''Leopardus wiedii'') is a small wild cat native to Central and South America. A solitary and nocturnal cat, it lives mainly in primary evergreen and deciduous forest. Until the 1990s, margays were hunted illegally for the wild ...

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Cougar The cougar (''Puma concolor'') is a large cat native to the Americas. Its range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere. ...

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Pantherinae Pantherinae is a subfamily within the family Felidae Felidae () is the family of mammals in the order Carnivora colloquially referred to as cats, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a felid (). The term "cat" ref ...

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Panthera ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae that was named and described by Lorenz Oken in 1816 who placed all the spotted cats in this group. Reginald Innes Pocock revised the classification of this genus in 1916 as comprising the tig ...

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Jaguar The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus ''Panthera'' native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the th ...

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Caniformia Caniformia is a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of "dog-like" carnivorans. They include dogs (wolves, foxes, etc.), bears, raccoons, and mustelids. The Pinnipedia ( seals, walruses and sea lions) are also assigned to this group. T ...

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Canidae Canidae (; from Latin, '' canis'', " dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade. A member of this family is also called a canid (). There are three subfamilies found withi ...

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Atelocynus The short-eared dog (''Atelocynus microtis''), also known as the short-eared zorro or small-eared dog,de la Rosa, Carlos L.; and Nocke, Claudia. A Guide to the Carnivores of Central America: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. Austin: Uni ...

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Short-eared dog The short-eared dog (''Atelocynus microtis''), also known as the short-eared zorro or small-eared dog,de la Rosa, Carlos L.; and Nocke, Claudia. A Guide to the Carnivores of Central America: Natural History, Ecology, and Conservation. Austin: Uni ...

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Cerdocyon The crab-eating fox (''Cerdocyon thous''), also known as the forest fox, wood fox, bushdog (not to be confused with the bush dog) or maikong, is an extant species of medium-sized canid endemic to the central part of South America since at least ...

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Crab-eating fox The crab-eating fox (''Cerdocyon thous''), also known as the forest fox, wood fox, bushdog (not to be confused with the bush dog) or maikong, is an extant species of medium-sized canid endemic to the central part of South America since at least ...

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Lycalopex The South American foxes (''Lycalopex''), commonly called ''raposa'' in Portuguese, or ''zorro'' in Spanish, are a genus from South America of the subfamily Caninae. Despite their name, they are not true foxes, but are a unique canid genus mo ...

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Culpeo The culpeo (''Lycalopex culpaeus''), also known as culpeo zorro, Andean zorro, Andean fox, Paramo wolf, Andean wolf,Comparative ecology of two South American foxes, 'Dusicvon ariseus' and 'culpaeus' by Warren E. Johnson. Doctoral dissertation. Io ...

, ''Lycalopex culpaeus'' LC ***Genus: ''

Speothos ''Speothos'' is a genus of canid found in Central and South America. The genus includes the living bush dog, '' Speothos venaticus'', and an extinct Pleistocene species, '' Speothos pacivorus''. Unusually, the fossil species was identified and ...

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Bush dog The bush dog (''Speothos venaticus'') is a canine found in Central and South America. In spite of its extensive range, it is very rare in most areas except in Suriname, Guyana and Peru; it was first identified by Peter Wilhelm Lund from foss ...

, ''Speothos venaticus'' VU ***Genus: ''

Urocyon ''Urocyon'' (Greek: "tailed dog") is a genus of Canidae which includes the gray fox (''Urocyon cinereoargenteus'') and the island fox (''Urocyon littoralis''). These two fox species are found in the Western Hemisphere. Whole genome sequencing i ...

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Gray fox The gray fox (''Urocyon cinereoargenteus''), or grey fox, is an omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, widespread throughout North America and Central America. This species and its only congener, the diminutive island fox (''Urocyon littor ...

, ''Urocyon cinereoargenteus'' LC **Family:

Ursidae Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Nort ...

(bears) ***Genus: ''

Tremarctos ''Tremarctos'' is a genus of the bear subfamily Tremarctinae, endemic to Americas from the Pliocene to recent. The northern species, the Florida short-faced bear, became extinct 11,000 years ago.B. Kurten & E. Anderson (1980): Pleistocene ma ...

'' **** Spectacled bear, ''Tremarctos ornatus'' VU **Family:

Procyonidae Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It comprises the raccoons, ringtails, cacomistles, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, and olinguitos. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments and are generally omnivorous. Charac ...

(raccoons) ***Genus: '' Bassaricyon'' ****

Eastern lowland olingo The eastern lowland olingo (''Bassaricyon alleni'') is a species of olingo from South America, where it is known from the lowlands east of the Andes in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela.Western lowland olingo The western lowland olingo (''Bassaricyon medius'') is a species of olingo from Central and South America, where it is known from Panama and from Colombia and Ecuador west of the Andes. Description The western lowland olingo is smaller than the ...

, ''Bassaricyon medius'' LC **** Olinguito, ''Bassaricyon neblina'' NT ***Genus: '' Nasua'' ****

White-nosed coati The white-nosed coati (''Nasua narica''), also known as the coatimundi (), is a species of coati and a member of the family Procyonidae (raccoons and their relatives). Local Spanish names for the species include ''pizote'', ''antoon'', and ''te ...

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South American coati The South American coati (''Nasua nasua''), also known as the ring-tailed coati, is a coati species and a member of the raccoon family (Procyonidae), found in the tropical and subtropical parts of South America. An adult generally weighs from a ...

, ''Nasua nasua'' LC ***Genus: '' Nasuella'' **** Mountain coati, ''Nasuella olivacea'' NT ***Genus: '' Potos'' ****

Kinkajou The kinkajou ( /ˈkɪŋkədʒuː/ ''KING-kə-joo''; ''Potos flavus'') is a tropical 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'' ...

, ''Potos flavus'' LC ***Genus: '' Procyon'' **** Crab-eating raccoon, ''Procyon cancrivorus''LC **Family:

Mustelidae The Mustelidae (; from Latin ''mustela'', weasel) are a family of carnivorous mammals, including weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks and wolverines, among others. Mustelids () are a diverse group and form the largest family in th ...

(mustelids) ***Genus: '' Eira'' ****

Tayra The tayra (''Eira barbara'') is an omnivorous animal from the weasel family, native to the Americas. It is the only species in the genus ''Eira''. Tayras are also known as the ''tolomuco'' or ''perico ligero'' in Central America, ''motete'' in ...

, ''Eira barbara'' LC ***Genus: '' Galictis'' **** Greater grison, ''Galictis vittata'' LC ***Genus: ''

Lontra ''Lontra'' is a genus of otters from the Americas. Species These species were previously included in the genus ''Lutra'', together with the Eurasian otter The Eurasian otter (''Lutra lutra''), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river ...

'' **** Neotropical river otter, ''Lontra longicaudis'' NT ***Genus: '' Neogale'' ****

Amazon weasel The Amazon weasel (''Neogale africana''), also known as the tropical weasel, is a species of weasel native to South America. It was first identified from a museum specimen mislabelled as coming from Africa, hence the scientific name. Taxonomy ...

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Colombian weasel The Colombian weasel (''Neogale felipei''), also known as Don Felipe's weasel, is a very rare species of weasel only known with certainty from the departments of Huila and Cauca in Colombia and nearby northern Ecuador (where it is only known fr ...

, ''N. felipei'' VU **** Long-tailed weasel, ''N. frenata'' LC ***Genus: '' Pteronura'' **** Giant otter, ''Pteronura brasiliensis'' EN **Family: Mephitidae ***Genus: '' Conepatus'' ****

Striped hog-nosed skunk The striped hog-nosed skunk (''Conepatus semistriatus'') is a skunk species from Central and South America (from southern Mexico to northern Peru, and in the extreme east of Brazil). This species of skunk is considered a generalist species, bec ...

, ''Conepatus semistriatus'' **Family: Phocidae (earless seals) ***Genus: '' Neomonachus'' **** Caribbean monk seal, ''Neomonachus tropicalis'' EX **Family: Otariidae ***Genus: ''

Otaria The South American sea lion (''Otaria flavescens'', formerly ''Otaria byronia''), also called the southern sea lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the western and southeastern coasts of South America. It is the only membe ...

'' **** South American sea lion, ''Otaria flavescens'' LC (vagrant) ***Genus: ''

Arctocephalus The genus ''Arctocephalus'' consists of the southern fur seals. ''Arctocephalus'' translates to "bear head." Taxonomy The number of species within the genus has been questioned, primarily based on limited molecular data. The issue is complicat ...

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Galápagos fur seal The Galápagos fur seal (''Arctocephalus galapagoensis'') is one of eight seals in the genus '' Arctocephalus'' and one of nine seals in the subfamily '' Arctocephalinae.'' It is the smallest of all of the eared seals. They are endemic to the Gal ...

, ''Arctocephalus galapagoensis'' EN ***Genus: ''

Zalophus ''Zalophus'' is a genus of the family Otariidae (sea lions and fur seals) of the order Carnivora. Description The seals of the genus ''Zalophus'' present a notorious sexual dimorphism, since the adult males have a pronounced sagittal crest, an ...

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Galápagos sea lion The Galápagos sea lion (''Zalophus wollebaeki'') is a species of sea lion that lives and breeds on the Galápagos Islands and, in smaller numbers, on Isla de la Plata (Ecuador). Being fairly social, they are often spotted sun-bathing on sandy ...

, ''Zalophus wollebaeki'' EN

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

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mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe. *Family: Tapiridae (tapirs) **Genus: ''

Tapirus ''Tapirus'' is a genus of tapir which contains the three living American tapir species. The Malayan tapir is usually included in ''Tapirus'' as well, although some authorities have moved it into its own genus, '' Acrocodia''. Extant species Th ...

'' *** 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: Cervidae (deer) **Subfamily: Capreolinae ***Genus: ''Brocket deer, Mazama'' **** Red brocket, ''Mazama americana'' DD **** Merida brocket, ''Mazama bricenii'' VU **** Amazonian brown brocket, ''Mazama nemorivaga'' LC **** Little red brocket, ''Mazama rufina'' LR/nt **** Central American red brocket, ''Mazama temama'' DD ***Genus: ''Odocoileus'' **** White-tailed deer, ''O. virginianus'' LC ***Genus: ''Pudú, Pudu'' **** Northern pudú, Pudu, ''Pudu mephistophiles'' DD *Family: Hippopotamidae (hippopotamus) **Genus: ''Hippopotamus (genus), Hippopotamus'' *** Hippopotamus, ''Hippopotamus amphibius'' VU introduced *Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries) **Genus: ''Dicotyles'' *** Collared peccary, ''Dicotyles tajacu'' LC **Genus: ''Tayassu'' *** White-lipped peccary, ''Tayassu pecari'' NT

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mammals Of Colombia Lists of mammals by country, Colombia Mammals of Colombia, Lists of biota of Colombia, Mammals Lists of mammals of South America, Colombia

Subclass: Theria Theria (; Greek: , wild beast) is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-laying monotremes. ...

Infraclass: Metatheria Metatheria is a mammalian clade that includes all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals. First proposed by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1880, it is a more inclusive group than the marsupials; it contains all marsupials as w ...

Order: Didelphimorphia (common opossums)

Order: Paucituberculata Paucituberculata is an order of South American marsupials. Although currently represented only by the seven living species of shrew opossums, this order was formerly much more diverse, with more than 60 extinct species named from the fossil re ... (shrew opossums)

Infraclass: Eutheria Eutheria (; from Greek , 'good, right' and , 'beast'; ) is the clade consisting of all therian mammals that are more closely related to placentals than to marsupials. Eutherians are distinguished from noneutherians by various phenotypic tra ...

Order: Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct ... (manatees and dugongs)

Order: Cingulata Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra, is an order of armored New World placental mammals. Dasypodids and chlamyphorids, the armadillos, are the only surviving families in the order. Two groups of cingulates much larger than extant ar ... (armadillos)

Order: Pilosa (anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

Order: Primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians ( monkeys and apes, the latter includin ...s

Order: Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...ia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ ... (lagomorphs)

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

Order: Chiroptera Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bir ... (bats)

Order: Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel th ... (whales)

Order: Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ... (carnivorans)

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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Subclass:
Theria Theria (; Greek: , wild beast) is a subclass of mammals amongst the Theriiformes. Theria includes the eutherians (including the placental mammals) and the metatherians (including the marsupials) but excludes the egg-laying monotremes. ...

Infraclass:
Metatheria Metatheria is a mammalian clade that includes all mammals more closely related to marsupials than to placentals. First proposed by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1880, it is a more inclusive group than the marsupials; it contains all marsupials as w ...

Order:
Paucituberculata Paucituberculata is an order of South American marsupials. Although currently represented only by the seven living species of shrew opossums, this order was formerly much more diverse, with more than 60 extinct species named from the fossil re ...
(shrew opossums)

Infraclass:
Eutheria Eutheria (; from Greek , 'good, right' and , 'beast'; ) is the clade consisting of all therian mammals that are more closely related to placentals than to marsupials. Eutherians are distinguished from noneutherians by various phenotypic tra ...

Order:
Sirenia The Sirenia (), commonly referred to as sea-cows or sirenians, are an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. The Sirenia currently comprise two distinct ...
(manatees and dugongs)

Order:
Cingulata Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra, is an order of armored New World placental mammals. Dasypodids and chlamyphorids, the armadillos, are the only surviving families in the order. Two groups of cingulates much larger than extant ar ...
(armadillos)

Order:
Primate Primates are a diverse order of mammals. They are divided into the strepsirrhines, which include the lemurs, galagos, and lorisids, and the haplorhines, which include the tarsiers and the simians ( monkeys and apes, the latter includin ...
s

Order:
Rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are n ...
ia (rodents)

Order:
Lagomorpha The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two living families: the Leporidae (hares and rabbits) and the Ochotonidae ( pikas). The name of the order is derived from the Ancient Greek ''lagos'' (λαγ ...
(lagomorphs)

Order:
Chiroptera Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bir ...
(bats)

Order:
Cetacea Cetacea (; , ) is an infraorder of aquatic mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Key characteristics are their fully aquatic lifestyle, streamlined body shape, often large size and exclusively carnivorous diet. They propel th ...
(whales)

Order:
Carnivora Carnivora is a Clade, monophyletic order of Placentalia, placental mammals consisting of the most recent common ancestor of all felidae, cat-like and canidae, dog-like animals, and all descendants of that ancestor. Members of this group are f ...
(carnivorans)