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 Car ...

, 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. Ch ...

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 well ...

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 term We ...

. 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 southe ...

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 a po ...

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 th ...

or early

Paleocene The Paleocene, ( ) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch (geology), epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 mya (unit), million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period (geology), Period in the modern Cenozoic Era (geology), E ...

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

prehensile Prehensility is the quality of an appendage or organ (anatomy), organ that has Adaptation (biology), adapted for grasping or holding. The word is derived from the Latin term ''prehendere'', meaning "to grasp". The ability to grasp is likely der ...

tail. *Family: Didelphidae (American opossums) **Subfamily: Caluromyinae ***Genus: '' Caluromys'' **** Derby's woolly opossum, ''Caluromys derbianus'' VU **** Brown-eared woolly opossum, ''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'' ****

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 a ...

, ''Didelphis albiventris'' LR/lc ****

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'' in 1989, and has since had the genera ''Cryptonanus'', ''Chacodelphys'', and ''Hyladelphys'' removed from it. Physical description ...

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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 thre ...

, ''Gracilinanus dryas'' VU ****

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 are ...

, ''Gracilinanus longicaudus'' DD ****

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 ...

, ''Gracilinanus marica'' LR/nt ****

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 la ...

, ''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 is ...

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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 The 27 species in the genus ''Marmosa'' are relatively small Neotropical members of the family Didelphidae. This genus is one of three that are known as mouse opossums. The others are '' Thylamys'' (the "fat-tailed mouse opossums") and '' Tlacua ...

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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 component ...

, ''Marmosa alstoni'' LR/nt ****

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 The woolly mouse opossum or long-furred woolly mouse opossum (''Marmosa demerarae''), known locally as the ''cuíca'', is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes central Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana ...

, ''Marmosa demerarae'' LR/lc ****

Rufous mouse opossum The rufous mouse opossum (''Marmosa lepida'') or little rufous mouse opossum is an opossum species from South America. The species has been found in Bolivia, Suriname, French Guinea, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname in l ...

, ''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, Gu ...

, ''Marmosa murina'' LR/lc ****

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 tropical rain ...

, ''Marmosa regina'' LR/lc ****

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 al ...

, ''Marmosa robinsoni'' LR/lc ****

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. References

Opossums Marsupials of South America Mammals of Colombia Mammals of Venezuela Mammals ...

, ''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 Habitat destruction (also termed habitat lo ...

, ''Marmosops fuscatus'' LR/nt **** Handley's slender opossum, ''Marmosops handleyi'' CR **** Tschudi's slender opossum, ''Marmosops impavidus'' LR/nt ****

Delicate slender opossum The delicate slender opossum (''Marmosops parvidens'') is a small pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae that occurs in French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and adjacent Venezuela and Brazil. '' Marmosops pinheiroi'', ''Marmosops bishopi'' an ...

, ''Marmosops parvidens'' LR/nt ***Genus: '' Metachirus'' ****

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

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

Monodelphis ''Monodelphis'' is a genus of marsupials in the family Didelphidae, commonly referred to as short-tailed opossums. They are found throughout South America. , the most recently described species is ''M. vossi''. Species * Sepia short-tailed o ...

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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=n ...

, ''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 vertical ...

, ''Philander andersoni'' LR/lc ****

Gray four-eyed opossum The gray four-eyed opossum (''Philander opossum'') is an opossum species from Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and southwestern Brazil, at altitudes from sea level to 1600 m, but generally below . Its habit ...

, ''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 reco ...
(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 different fa ...

-like

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 ...

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Northern caenolestid The northern caenolestid (''Caenolestes convelatus''), also known as the blackish shrew opossum, is a shrew opossum found in Colombia and Ecuador. It is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. Taxonomy and etymology The northern caenolestid is one ...

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

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Sirenia (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 **Genus: ''

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 whit ...

, ''T. inunguis'' VU *** West Indian manatee, ''T. manatus'' VU

Order: Cingulata (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 (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 *† Genu ...

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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 Toba ...

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Greater long-nosed armadillo The greater long-nosed armadillo (''Dasypus kappleri'') is a South American species of armadillo found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil. It is a solitary, nocturnal, terrestrial animal tha ...

, ''Dasypus kappleri'' LC **** Nine-banded armadillo, ''Dasypus novemcinctus'' LC **** Llanos long-nosed armadillo, ''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'' *''To ...

***Genus: ''

Cabassous ''Cabassous'' is a genus of South and Central American armadillos. The name is the Latinised form of the Kalini word for "armadillo". Cladogram of living ''Cabassous'' The genus contains the following four species In biology, a species ...

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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 Th ...

, ''Cabassous centralis'' DD ****

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 lives ...

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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 Glyptodontidae, glyptodonts, were much l ...

, ''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 with ...

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 li ...

s, and tamanduas. *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 Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (''Choloepus didactylus''), also known as the southern two-toed sloth, unau, or Linne's two-toed sloth is a species of sloth from South America, found in Venezuela, the Guyanas, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil north ...

, ''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 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 with ...

**Family: Cyclopedidae ***Genus: '' Cyclopes'' **** Silky anteater, ''C. didactylus'' LC **** Central American silky anteater, ''C. dorsalis'' **Family: Myrmecophagidae (American anteaters) ***Genus: '' Myrmecophaga'' **** Giant anteater, ''Myrmecophaga tridactyla'' NT ***Genus: '' Tamandua'' **** Northern tamandua, ''Tamandua mexicana'' LC **** Southern tamandua, ''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 including huma ...
s

---- 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, culture, ...

s and their closest relatives: lemurs, 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

ape Apes (collectively Hominoidea ) are a clade of Old World simians native to sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia (though they were more widespread in Africa, most of Asia, and as well as Europe in prehistory), which together with its siste ...

s. *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 some ...

**Infraorder: Simiiformes ***Parvorder: Platyrrhini (New World monkeys) ****Family:

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 mo ...

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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'', me ...

'' ******* Pygmy marmoset, ''Cebuella pygmaea'' LC ******Genus: '' Leontocebus'' *******

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. fus ...

, ''Leontocebus fuscus'' LC *******

Black-mantled tamarin The black-mantled tamarin, ''Leontocebus nigricollis'', is a species of saddle-back tamarin from the northwestern Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainfores ...

, ''Leontocebus nigricollis'' LC ******Genus: '' Saguinus'' ******* Geoffroy's tamarin, ''Saguinus geoffroyi'' LC *******

Mottle-faced tamarin The mottle-faced tamarin (''Saguinus inustus'') is a species of tamarin from South America. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South Am ...

, ''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 separat ...

, ''Saguinus leucopus'' VU *******

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 recogn ...

, ''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 ''Call ...

'' ******* Goeldi's marmoset, ''Callimico goeldii'' NT *****Subfamily: Cebinae ******Genus: '' Cebus'' ******* Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin, ''Cebus albifrons'' LC ******* Colombian white-faced capuchin, ''Cebus capucinus'' LC *******

Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin The Río Cesar white-fronted capuchin (''Cebus cesarae'') is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from the Río Cesar Valley in northern Colombia. It had previously been considered a subspecies of the white-fronted capuchin (''C. albifrons''). ...

, ''Cebus cesare'' DD *******

Sierra de Perijá white-fronted capuchin The Sierra de Perijá white-fronted capuchin (''Cebus leucocephalus'') is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from Colombia and Venezuela. It had formerly been regarded as a subspecies of the Humboldt's white-fronted capuchin Humboldt's whit ...

, ''Cebus leucocephalus'' *******

Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin The Santa Marta white-fronted capuchin (''Cebus malitiosus'') is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from Colombia. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the ''Cebus albifrons'' or a synonym of the Colombian white-faced capuchin (''C. capu ...

, ''Cebus malitiosus'' EN *******

Varied white-fronted capuchin The varied white-fronted capuchin (''Cebus versicolor'') is a species of gracile capuchin monkey from Colombia. It had been classified as a subspecies of the white-fronted capuchin (''C. albifrons'') Genetic analysis by Jean Boubli in 2012 reve ...

, ''Cebus versicolor'' EN ******* Marañón white-fronted capuchin, ''Cebus yuracus'' ******Genus '' Sapajus'' ******* Large-headed capuchin, ''Sapajus macrocephalus'' LC ******Genus: '' Saimiri'' *******

Humboldt's squirrel monkey Humboldt's squirrel monkey (''Saimiri cassiquiarensis'') is a species of squirrel monkey from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It had previously been considered a subspecies of the common squirrel monkey, ''S. scuireus'', but was el ...

, ''Saimiri cassiquiarensis'' ****Family:

Aotidae Night monkeys, also known as owl monkeys or douroucoulis (), are nocturnal New World monkeys of the genus ''Aotus'', the only member of the family Aotidae (). The genus comprises eleven species which are found across Panama and much of South Ame ...

*****Genus: '' Aotus'' ****** Gray-bellied night monkey, ''Aotus lemurinus'' VU ****** Nancy Ma's night monkey, ''Aotus nancymaae'' LC ****** Black-headed night monkey, ''Aotus nigriceps'' LC ******

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 ...

, ''Aotus trivirgatus'' LC ****** Spix's night monkey, ''Aotus vociferans'' LC ****Family: Pitheciidae *****Subfamily:

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 ...

******Genus: '' Callicebus'' *******

White-tailed titi The white-tailed titi monkey (''Plecturocebus discolor'') is a species of titi monkey, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat ...

, ''Callicebus discolor'' LC *******

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 has p ...

, ''Callicebus lucifer'' LC *******

Black titi The black titi monkey (''Cheracebus lugens''), is a species of titi, a type of New World monkey, from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. It was described in 1811 as ''Calicebus lugens''. It is sometimes called the wid ...

, ''Callicebus lugens'' LC ******* Colombian black-handed titi, ''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 primates, ...

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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 so ...

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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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Atelidae The Atelidae are one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. It was formerly included in the family Cebidae. Atelids are generally larger monkeys; the family includes the howler, spider, woolly, and woolly spider monkeys (t ...

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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 monkeys (''Ateles' ...

******Genus: '' Alouatta'' ******* Mantled howler, ''Alouatta palliata'' LC *******

Venezuelan red howler The Colombian red howler or Venezuelan red howler (''Alouatta seniculus'') is a South American species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey, found in the western Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. The populatio ...

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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 ...

******Genus: '' Ateles'' ******* White-fronted spider monkey, ''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 soci ...

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Brown woolly monkey The common woolly monkey, brown woolly monkey, or Humboldt's woolly monkey (''Lagothrix lagothricha'') is a woolly monkey from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, and Venezuela. It lives in groups of two to 70 individuals, usually splitting ...

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Colombian woolly monkey The Colombian woolly monkey (''Lagothrix lagothricha lugens'') is a critically endangered subspecies of the common woolly monkey from Colombia. It was initially thought to be a subspecies of the common woolly monkey (''L. lagothricha''), but wa ...

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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 na ...
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---- Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors 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 The bristle-spined rat (''Chaetomys subspinosus'') is an arboreal rodent from th ...

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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 ...

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Stump-tailed porcupine The stump-tailed porcupine (''Coendou rufescens'') is a species of rodent in the family Erethizontidae. It is found mainly in Colombia, with a few records from Ecuador. This species was formerly sometimes assigned to ''Echinoprocta'', a genus no ...

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

Dinomys 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 ...

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

, ''Dinomys branickii'' EN **Family: Caviidae (guinea pigs) ***Subfamily:

Caviinae Caviinae is a subfamily uniting all living members of the family Caviidae with the exception of the maras, capybaras, and ''Kerodon''. The subfamily traditionally contained the guinea pig or cavy-like forms along with the cursorially adapted ( ...

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Cavia ''Cavia'' is a genus in the subfamily Caviinae that contains the rodents commonly known as guinea pigs or cavies. The best-known species in this genus is the domestic guinea pig, ''Cavia porcellus'', a meat animal in South America and a common ...

'' ***** Brazilian guinea pig, ''Cavia aperea'' LR/lc ***Subfamily: Hydrochoerinae (capybaras and rock cavies) ****Genus: ''

Hydrochoerus The genus ''Hydrochoerus'' contains two living and two extinct species of rodents from South America, the Caribbean island of Grenada, California and Panama. Capybaras are the largest living rodents in the world. The genus name is derived from th ...

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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 Ecuad ...

, ''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 cal ...

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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 ****Genus: ''

Dactylomys ''Dactylomys'' is the genus of South American bamboo rats They are arboreal members of the family Echimyidae. Systematics The genus name ''Dactylomys'' derives from the two Ancient Greek words (), meaning "finger", and (), meaning "mouse, rat" ...

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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 ...

****Genus: '' Diplomys'' *****

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. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland fore ...

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Rufous soft-furred spiny-rat The rufous soft-furred spiny-rat (''Diplomys labilis''), known as ''ratón espinoso'' meaning "spiny" or "thorny" rat in Spanish, is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama Panama ( , ; ...

, ''Diplomys labilis'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Santamartamys The red-crested tree-rat or Santa Marta toro (''Santamartamys rufodorsalis'') is a species of tree-rat found in the monotypic genus ''Santamartamys'' in the family Echimyidae. It is nocturnal and is believed to feed on plant matter, and is mainly ...

'' ***** Red-crested tree-rat, ''Santamartamys rufodorsalis'' CR ****Genus: ''

Echimys ''Echimys'' is a genus of the spiny rats family, the Echimyidae. Members of this genus are collectively called spiny tree-rats. The genus name ''Echimys'', and also its synonym ''Echinomys'', derive from the two Ancient Greek words (), meani ...

'' ***** Speckled spiny tree-rat, ''Echimys semivillosus'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Isothrix The toros or brush-tailed rats, genus ''Isothrix'', are a group of spiny rats found in tropical South America, particularly in the Amazon Basin.Nowak, Ronald M. 1999. ''Walker's Mammals of the World'', 6th edition. Johns Hopkins University Pres ...

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Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat The yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat (''Isothrix bistriata'') is a South American species of brush-tailed rat in the family Echimyidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. They are nocturnal and arboreal anim ...

, ''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 Hystricognathi, hystricognath rodents. It is probably also the most ecologically diverse, with members ranging from fully ar ...

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Hoplomys The armored rat (''Hoplomys gymnurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Hoplomys''. It is found in Latin America, from northern Honduras to northwest Ecuador. It possesses a range of spines on i ...

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Armored rat The armored rat (''Hoplomys gymnurus'') is a species of rodent in the family Echimyidae. It is monotypic within the genus ''Hoplomys''. It is found in Latin America, from northern Honduras to northwest Ecuador. It possesses a range of spines on ...

, ''Hoplomys gymnurus'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Mesomys ''Mesomys'' is a genus of South American spiny rats in the family Echimyidae. The genus name ''Mesomys'' derives from the two ancient greek words (), meaning "middle of, between", and (), meaning "mouse, rat". It refers to the fact that this ...

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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 ' meaning ' ...

, ''Mesomys hispidus'' LR/lc ****Genus: '' Proechimys'' ***** 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 The Napo spiny rat (''Proechimys quadruplicatus'') is a spiny rat species found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Ven ...

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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 "leas ...

, ''Proechimys semispinosus'' LR/lc ***** Simon's spiny rat, ''Proechimys simonsi'' LR/lc *Suborder: Sciurognathi **Family: Sciuridae (squirrels) ***Subfamily:

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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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 of ...

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Central American dwarf squirrel The Central American dwarf squirrel, also known as Alfaro's pygmy squirrel,(''Microsciurus alfari'') is a small tree squirrel in the genus ''Microsciurus'' and Tribe (biology), tribe Sciurini found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. ...

, ''Microsciurus alfari'' LR/lc ****** Amazon dwarf squirrel, ''Microsciurus flaviventer'' LR/lc ****** Western dwarf squirrel, ''Microsciurus mimulus'' LR/lc ******

Santander dwarf squirrel The Santander dwarf squirrel (''Microsciurus santanderensis'') is a small tree squirrel endemic to Colombia. Description The Santander dwarf squirrel is a small tree squirrel, measuring around from nose to rump, with a tail about the same lengt ...

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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 & Hoffma ...

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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, Panama, ...

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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=no, ...

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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 betwe ...

, ''Sciurus pucheranii'' LR/lc ****** Southern Amazon red squirrel, ''Sciurus spadiceus'' LR/lc **Family: Geomyidae ***Genus: ''

Orthogeomys The giant pocket gopher (''Orthogeomys grandis'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. It is the type species of the genus ''Orthogeomys''; some zoologists also include in th ...

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Thaeler's pocket gopher The Darien pocket gopher (''Heterogeomys dariensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is occurs in Panama and Colombia. Some authors classify it in the genus ''Orthogeomys'', but recent research has allowed this and its relate ...

, ''Orthogeomys thaeleri'' LR/lc **Family:

Heteromyidae Heteromyidae is a family of rodents consisting of kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice, pocket mice and spiny pocket mice. Most heteromyids live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western North America, though species within the gen ...

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Heteromyinae Heteromyinae is a subfamily of rodents in the family Heteromyidae, commonly known as spiny pocket mice. It contains a single extant genus, ''Heteromys'', as well as the extinct genera ''Diprionomys'' and ''Metaliomys''. ''Heteromys'' was recentl ...

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Heteromys ''Heteromys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Heteromyidae, commonly known as spiny pocket mice. It is the only extant genus in the subfamily Heteromyinae which also includes the extinct genera ''Diprionomys'' and ''Metaliomys''. ''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 ***Subfamily:

Tylomyinae The subfamily Tylomyinae consists of several species of New World rats and mice including the vesper and climbing rats. They are not as well known as their relatives in the subfamilies Sigmodontinae and Neotominae. Many authorities place all th ...

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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 (''Tylomys mirae'') * Peters ...

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Mira climbing rat The Mira climbing rat (''Tylomys mirae'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es ...

, ''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 specie ...

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

Colombian grass mouse ''Akodon affinis'', also known as the Colombian grass mouse or Cordillera Occidental akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1092 is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and comple ...

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Bogotá grass mouse The Bogotá grass mouseDuff and Lawson, 2004 or Bogotá akodont,Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1093 (''Neomicroxus bogotensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andes eastern and central Colombia and northwe ...

, ''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 ''He ...

'' ***** Hummelinck's vesper mouse, ''Calomys hummelincki'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Chibchanomys ''Chibchanomys'' is a genus 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 rats and mice. At almost 6 ...

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Chibchan water mouse The Chibchan water mouse (''Chibchanomys trichotis'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in the Andean highlands of Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are tropical cloud forests and stream A stre ...

, ''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 '' Melanomys ...

'' ***** 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. altissim ...

'' ***** 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'' LR/lc ****Genus: ''

Neusticomys ''Neusticomys'' is a genus of semiaquatic, animalivorous South American rodents in the family Cricetidae. The term ''Neusticomys'' derives from the two ancient greek words (), meaning "able to swim", and (), meaning "mouse, rat". ''N. monticol ...

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Montane fish-eating rat The montane fish-eating rat (''Neusticomys monticolus'') is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It inhabits the Andes Mountains of Colombia and Ecuador. Description Montane fish-eating rats are moderately sized rodents, ...

, ''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'', also known as the tawny oecomysMusser and Carleton, 2005 or yellow arboreal rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus ''Oecomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is found in the mountains of northwestern Venezuela Vene ...

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Savanna arboreal rice rat ''Oecomys speciosus'', also known as the savannah oecomys, arboreal rice rat, or Venezuelan arboreal rice rat,Duff and Lawson, 2004 is a species of rodent in the genus ''Oecomys'' of family Cricetidae. It ranges over northeastern List of mammals ...

, ''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 ...

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Destructive pygmy rice rat ''Oligoryzomys destructor'', also known as Tschudi's colilargoMusser and Carleton, 2005 or the destructive pygmy rice rat, is a species of rodent in the genus ''Oligoryzomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is found along the eastern Andes from souther ...

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Fulvous pygmy rice rat ''Oligoryzomys fulvescens'', also known as the fulvous colilargo,Musser and Carleton, 2005 fulvous pygmy rice rat, or northern pygmy rice rat,Duff and Lawson, 2004 is a species of rodent in the genus ''Oligoryzomys'' of family Cricetidae. It is fo ...

, ''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 and ...

'' ***** 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'', also known as Coues's rice rat, is a semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae occurring from southernmost Texas through Mexico and Central America into northwestern Colombia. It is usually found in wet habitats, such as ...

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Gorgas's rice rat ''Oryzomys gorgasi'', also known as Gorgas's oryzomysMusser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1148 or Gorgas's rice rat, is a rodent in the genus ''Oryzomys'' of family Cricetidae. First recorded in 1967, it is known from only a few localities, including ...

, ''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 The broad-footed climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys latimanus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Peru. References

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, ''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 Alston's cotton rat (''Sigmodon alstoni'') is a rodent species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela, where it inhabits lowland savanna A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. ...

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Southern cotton rat The southern cotton rat (''Sigmodon hirsutus'') is a rodent species in the family Cricetidae. It is found from southern Chiapas in Mexico through Central America, except for Belize, and as far east as northern Colombia and Venezuela. It lives in ...

, ''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 ''S ...

'' ***** 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' ...

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Woodland Oldfield mouse The woodland Oldfield mouse (''Thomasomys hylophilus'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Boli ...

, ''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 Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas ...

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Short-tailed cane rat ''Zygodontomys brevicauda'', also known as the short-tailed zygodont, short-tailed cane mouse, or common cane mouse, is a species of rodent in the genus ''Zygodontomys'' of tribe Oryzomyini. Distribution It occurs from Costa Rica via Panama, Col ...

, ''Zygodontomys brevicauda'' LR/lc ***** Brown cane mouse, ''Zygodontomys brunneus'' LR/lc

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

---- The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (

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 ge ...

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 speci ...

s), and Ochotonidae ( pikas). 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 na ...

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: Leporidae (rabbits, hares) **Genus: '' Sylvilagus'' *** Andean tapetí, ''Sylvilagus andinus'' DD *** Bogota tapetí, ''Sylvilagus apollinaris'' NE *** Common tapetí, ''Sylvilagus brasiliensis'' EN ***

Eastern cottontail The eastern cottontail (''Sylvilagus floridanus'') is a New World cottontail rabbit, a member of the family Leporidae. It is the most common rabbit species in North America. Distribution The eastern cottontail can be found in meadows and shrubby ...

, ''Sylvilagus floridanus'' LR/lc *** Fulvous tapetí, ''Sylvilagus fulvescens'' NE *** Nicefor's tapetí, ''Sylvilagus nicefori'' NE ***

Colombian tapetí Colombian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Colombia * Colombians, persons from Colombia, or of Colombian descent **For more information about the Colombian people, see: *** Demographics of Colombia *** Indigenous ...

, ''Sylvilagus salentus'' NE *** Santa Marta tapetí, ''Sylvilagus sanctaemartae'' DD

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

---- Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, while

mole Mole (or Molé) may refer to: Animals * Mole (animal) or "true mole", mammals in the family Talpidae, found in Eurasia and North America * Golden moles, southern African mammals in the family Chrysochloridae, similar to but unrelated to Talpida ...

s are stout-bodied burrowers. *Family: Soricidae (shrews) **Subfamily: Soricinae ***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, ...

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Scaly-footed small-eared shrew The scaly-footed small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis squamipes'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Re ...

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Thomas' small-eared shrew Thomas's small-eared shrew (''Cryptotis thomasi'') is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Pe ...

, ''Cryptotis thomasi'' LR/lc

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

---- 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 tha ...

, ''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 familie ...

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Myotinae Myotinae is a subfamily of vesper bats. It contains three genera: ''Eudiscopus'', '' Myotis'', and ''Submyotodon''. Before the description of ''Submyotodon'' and analysis of its phylogenetics, as well as a phylogenetic analysis of ''Eudiscopus'', ...

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Myotis The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (''Myotis'') of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun "''myotis''" itself is a New Latin construction, from the Greek "''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and "''oûs''" (mea ...

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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 ana ...

, ''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 alo ...

, ''Myotis keaysi'' LR/lc **** Curacao myotis, ''Myotis nesopolus'' LR/nt **** Black myotis, ''Myotis nigricans'' LR/lc ****

Montane myotis The montane myotis (''Myotis oxyotus'') is a species of vesper bat. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. References

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, ''Myotis oxyotus'' LR/lc ****

Riparian myotis The riparian myotis (''Myotis riparius''), is a vespertilionid bat species from South and Central America. It is a medium-sized bat compared to other South American myotis. Taxonomy The riparian myotis was originally described as a subspecies of ...

, ''Myotis riparius'' LR/lc **** Velvety myotis, ''Myotis simus'' LR/lc **Subfamily:

Vespertilioninae The Vespertilioninae are a subfamily of vesper bats from the family Vespertilionidae. Classification Subfamily Vespertilioninae *Tribe Antrozoini **Genus '' Antrozous'' *** Pallid bat, ''Antrozous pallidus'' **Genus '' Bauerus'' *** Van Geld ...

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Little black serotine The little black serotine (''Eptesicus andinus'') is a species of insectivorous vesper bat. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portug ...

, ''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 ...

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Argentine brown bat The Argentine brown bat (''Eptesicus furinalis''), is a bat species from South and Central America. Description The Argentine brown bat is a small to medium sized bat, its dorsal pelage is a cinnamon brown color. Its ventral pelage is a dark bro ...

, ''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 b ...

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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, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), offic ...

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

Lasiurus ''Lasiurus'' is a genus of bats in the 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 vespertilio ...

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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 the ...

, ''Lasiurus blossevillii'' LR/lc **** Tacarcuna bat, ''Lasiurus castaneus'' VU ****

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 ...

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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 i ...

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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'', ...

, ''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 Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a coun ...

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

Cynomops ''Cynomops'' is a genus of Central and South American dog-faced bats in the family Molossidae. It has sometimes been considered a subgenus of '' Molossops''. It contains the following species: * Cinnamon dog-faced bat (''C. abrasus'') * Free ...

'' *** Cinnamon dog-faced bat, ''Cynomops abrasus'' LR/nt *** Greenhall's dog-faced bat, ''Cynomops greenhalli'' LR/lc *** Southern dog-faced bat, ''Cynomops planirostris'' LR/lc **Genus: ''

Eumops ''Eumops'' (mastiff bats or bonneted bats) 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 ...

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Black bonneted bat The black bonneted bat, also known as Shaw's mastiff bat, (''Eumops auripendulus''), is a species of bat from the Americas. Description The black-bonneted bat is a medium-sized bat, with adults weighing between . The head and back are covered in ...

, ''Eumops auripendulus'' LR/lc *** Dwarf bonneted bat, ''Eumops bonariensis'' LR/lc *** Big bonneted bat, ''Eumops dabbenei'' LR/lc ***

Wagner's bonneted bat Wagner's bonneted bat or Wagner's mastiff batBest, T. L., et al. (1997)''Eumops glaucinus''. ''Mammalian Species'' 551, 1-6. (''Eumops glaucinus''), is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in the Americas from Argentina and Peru ...

, ''Eumops glaucinus'' LR/lc ***

Sanborn's bonneted bat Sanborn's bonneted bat (''Eumops hansae''), is a bat species from South and Central America. It was first described from a specimen collected at Colonia Hansa, Brazil, and is sometimes also known as the Hansa bonneted bat. Description Sanborn's ...

, ''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 The dwarf dog-faced bat (''Molossops temminckii'') is a species of free-tailed bat from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay, typically at lower elevations. It is one of ...

, ''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 speci ...

, ''Molossus ater'' LR/lc *** Bonda mastiff bat, ''Molossus bondae'' LR/lc ***

Velvety free-tailed bat The velvety free-tailed bat or Pallas's mastiff bat (''Molossus molossus''), is a bat species in the family Molossidae. Description ''M. molossus'' is a medium-sized bat, with a length of and with a wingspan of . This species is brown in color ...

, ''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 States ...

, ''Nyctinomops aurispinosus'' LR/lc ***

Broad-eared bat The broad-eared bat or broad-tailed bat (''Nyctinomops laticaudatus'') is a species of free-tailed bat from the Americas. Description The broad-eared bat is a relatively small bat, measuring about in total length, and weighing on average. The ...

, ''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

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Big crested mastiff bat The big crested mastiff bat (''Promops centralis''), is a bat species from South and Central America. Taxonomy It was described as a new species in 1915 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. The holotype was collected by George F. Gaumer, and p ...

, ''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 The chestnut sac-winged bat, or Wagner's sac-winged bat (''Cormura brevirostris'') is a species of sac-winged bat native to South and Central America. It is monotypic taxon, the only species within its genus. Description The chestnut sac-winged ...

, ''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 The greater ghost bat (''Diclidurus ingens'') is a bat species found in northwestern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Boli ...

, ''Diclidurus ingens'' VU *** Isabelle's ghost bat, ''Diclidurus isabella'' LR/nt **Genus: ''

Peropteryx ''Peropteryx'' is a genus of 5 species of bat in the family Emballonuridae, namely: *Greater dog-like bat (''Peropteryx kappleri'') *White-winged dog-like bat (''Peropteryx leucoptera'') *Lesser dog-like bat (''Peropteryx macrotis'') *Pale-win ...

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Greater dog-like bat The greater dog-like bat (''Peropteryx kappleri'') is a bat species found from southern Mexico through Brazil and Peru. Description It is the largest member of its genus, with a forearm length of . Individuals weigh approximately . Fur color ca ...

, ''Peropteryx kappleri'' LR/lc ***

White-winged dog-like bat The white-winged dog-like bat (''Peropteryx leucoptera'') is a bat species found in northern Brazil, southeastern Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, eastern Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Re ...

, ''Peropteryx leucoptera'' LR/lc *** Lesser doglike bat, ''Peropteryx macrotis'' LR/lc **Genus: ''

Rhynchonycteris The proboscis bat (''Rhynchonycteris naso'') is a species of bat found in South America and Central America. Other common names include Long-nosed proboscis bat, sharp-nosed bat, Brazilian long-nosed bat. and river bat It is the only species in ...

'' *** Proboscis bat, ''Rhynchonycteris naso'' LR/lc **Genus: ''

Saccopteryx ''Saccopteryx'' is a genus of sac-winged bats from Central and South America. The species within this genus are: * Antioquian sac-winged bat ''Saccopteryx antioquensis'' *Greater sac-winged bat The greater sac-winged bat (''Saccopteryx bilin ...

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Greater sac-winged bat The greater sac-winged bat (''Saccopteryx bilineata'') is a bat of the family Emballonuridae native to Central and South America. They are the most common bats seen in the rainforest, as they often roost on the outside of large trees. They are ...

, ''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. References

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, ''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 bat ...

, ''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 presence ...

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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 (''Morm ...

'' *** 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. Bat ...

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

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

, ''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 relati ...

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

Phyllostominae Phyllostominae is a subfamily of bats that include big-eared, spear-nosed, sword-nosed bats and relatives. List of species *Subfamily: Phyllostominae ** Tribe Micronycterini ***Genus: ''Glyphonycteris'' ****Behn's bat, ''Glyphonycteris behnii'' ...

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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 ''pter ...

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Big-eared woolly bat 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 ''pter ...

, ''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 The yellow-throated big-eared bat or orange-throated bat(''Lampronycteris brachyotis'') is a species of bat that ranges from southern Mexico to Brazil. It is the only species within the genus ''Lampronycteris''. A frugivore and insectivore, it i ...

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Yellow-throated big-eared bat The yellow-throated big-eared bat or orange-throated bat(''Lampronycteris brachyotis'') is a species of bat that ranges from southern Mexico to Brazil. It is the only species within the genus ''Lampronycteris''. A frugivore and insectivore, it i ...

, ''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 bats in the family Phyllostomidae. Species Genus ''Lophostoma'' *Pygmy round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma brasiliense'' * Carriker's round-eared bat, ''Lophostoma carrikeri'' *Davis's round-ea ...

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Pygmy round-eared bat The pygmy round-eared bat (''Lophostoma brasiliense'') is a bat species from South America, 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 col ...

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Carriker's round-eared bat Carriker's round-eared bat (''Lophostoma carrikeri'') is a bat species found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Boli ...

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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-base ...

, ''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 bats. List of species Genus ''Micronycteris'' - little big-eared bats * Brosset's big-eared bat, ''Micronycteris brosseti ''Simmons & Voss, 1998 * '' Micronycteris buriri'' Larsen, Siles, Pedersen, & Kw ...

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Hairy big-eared bat The hairy big-eared bat (''Micronycteris hirsuta'') 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 Caraïben) is ...

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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, Boli ...

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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 Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost islan ...

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Schmidts's big-eared bat Schmidts's big-eared bat (''Micronycteris schmidtorum'') is a bat species from South and Central America. Description Individuals weigh and have forearm lengths of . Its ears are long with rounded tips. Its dorsal fur is brown while its ventral ...

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Mimon ''Mimon'' is a bat genus from South America. Species Genus: ''Mimon'' - Gray's spear-nosed bats *Golden bat, ''Mimon bennettii'' *Cozumelan golden bat, ''Mimon cozumelae'' *Striped hairy-nosed bat, ''Mimon crenulatum'' *Koepcke's hairy-nosed bat ...

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Striped hairy-nosed bat The striped hairy-nosed bat (''Mimon crenulatum'') is a bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. References

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Neonycteris The least big-eared bat (''Neonycteris pusilla'') is a bat species of the family Phyllostomidae, found in northwestern Brazil and eastern Colombia. It is monotypic taxon, the only species within its genus. References

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Phylloderma The pale-faced bat (''Phylloderma stenops'') is a bat species from South America, South and Central America. References

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Pale-faced bat The pale-faced bat (''Phylloderma stenops'') is a bat species from South America, South and Central America. References

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Phyllostomus ''Phyllostomus'' 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 the ...

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Pale spear-nosed bat The pale spear-nosed bat (''Phyllostomus discolor'') is a species of phyllostomid bat from South and Central America. Description Pale spear-nosed bats are relatively robust for bats. Adults range from in total length, with an average wingspan ...

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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, Rep� ...

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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 tr ...

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Guianan spear-nosed bat The Guianan spear-nosed bat (''Phyllostomus latifolius'') is a bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de ...

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Tonatia ''Tonatia'' is a small genus of South and Central American phyllostomid bats. Species :Greater round-eared bat, ''Tonatia bidens'' Spix, 1823 :Stripe-headed round-eared bat The stripe-headed round-eared bat (''Tonatia saurophila'') is a speci ...

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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 and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and most ...

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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 monotypic taxon, the only species within its genus. Morphology The fringe ...

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Trinycteris Niceforo's big-eared bat (''Trinycteris nicefori'') is a bat species from South and Central America, ranging from Chiapas to Bolivia and northeastern Brazil. Its habitat is primary and secondary forest at altitudes from sea level to 1000 m. It i ...

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Niceforo's big-eared bat Niceforo's big-eared bat (''Trinycteris nicefori'') is a bat species from South and Central America, ranging from Chiapas to Bolivia and northeastern Brazil. Its habitat is primary and secondary forest at altitudes from sea level to 1000 m. It i ...

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Vampyrum 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 '' ...

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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 '' ...

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Lionycteris The chestnut long-tongued bat (''Lionycteris spurrelli'') 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 Sta ...

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Chestnut long-tongued bat The chestnut long-tongued bat (''Lionycteris spurrelli'') 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 St ...

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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 ...

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Handley's nectar bat Handley's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla handleyi'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Per� ...

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Godman's nectar bat Goldman's nectar bat (''Lonchophylla mordax'') is a bat species found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transco ...

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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 utilising a ...

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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'' *** Ta ...

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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 in ...

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Tailed tailless bat The tailed tailless bat (''Anoura caudifer'') is a species of leaf-nosed bat from South America. Taxonomy The scientific name of this species is variously given as either ''A. caudifer'' or ''A. caudifera'', with scientists having argued for bot ...

, ''Anoura caudifer'' LR/lc **** Handley's tailless bat, ''Anoura cultrata'' LR/lc ****

Geoffroy's tailless bat Geoffroy's tailless bat (''Anoura geoffroyi'') is a species of phyllostomid bat from the American tropics. Description Geoffroy's tailless bat is a medium-sized bat, measuring around in total length and weighing . It has dark to dull brown fur o ...

, ''Anoura geoffroyi'' LR/lc **** Broad-toothed tailless bat, ''Anoura latidens'' LR/nt ***Genus: ''

Choeroniscus ''Choeroniscus'' (long-tailed bat) is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It contains the following species: * Godman's long-tailed bat (''Choeroniscus godmani'') * Greater long-tailed bat The greater long-tailed bat (''Choeroniscus ...

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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 The greater long-tailed bat (''Choeroniscus periosus'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republi ...

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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. *''G ...

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Commissaris's long-tongued bat Commissaris's long-tongued bat (''Glossophaga commissarisi'') is a bat species from South and Central America. Description The bat's length ranges from 43 to 65 mm, has a wingspan of 32 to 42 mm, and weighs on average 9.3 to 9.5 grams ...

, ''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. Althou ...

, ''Glossophaga soricina'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Leptonycteris'' **** Southern long-nosed bat, ''Leptonycteris curasoae'' VU ***Genus: ''

Lichonycteris ''Lichonycteris'' (Little long-tongued bat) is a genus of bats in the family Phyllostomidae. Its members are native to South America. Species *''L. degener'' (Gerrit Smith Miller Jr., Miller, 1931): Pale brown long-nosed bat *''L. obscura'' (Old ...

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Dark long-tongued bat The dark long-tongued bat (''Lichonycteris obscura'') is a species of bat from South America, South and Central America. It was formerly considered monotypic taxon, the only species within the genus ''Lichonycteris,'' but is now recognized as on ...

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Ega long-tongued bat The Ega long-tongued bat (''Scleronycteris ega'') is a bat species found in northwestern Brazil and southern Venezuela. It is monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate ...

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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 Sho ...

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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, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Mexico and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of V ...

, ''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'' *G ...

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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 America, Central and South America, as well as parts of the Caribbean. Description ...

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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 be ...

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Andersen's fruit-eating bat Andersen's fruit-eating bat (''Dermanura anderseni'') is a bat species found in South America. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1916 by American zoologist Wilfred Hudson Osgood. The holotype had been collected in 1915 ...

, ''Artibeus anderseni'' LR/lc **** Brown fruit-eating bat, ''Artibeus concolor'' LR/nt ****

Silver fruit-eating bat The silver fruit-eating bat (''Dermanura glauca'') is a South American bat species of the family Phyllostomidae. Description The silver fruit-eating bat is a small bat, measuring only in head-body length and weighing . It has dark brown fur wh ...

, ''Artibeus glaucus'' LR/lc **** Jamaican fruit bat, ''Artibeus jamaicensis'' LR/lc ****

Great fruit-eating bat The great fruit-eating bat (''Artibeus lituratus'') is a bat species found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobag ...

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Dark fruit-eating bat The dark fruit-eating bat (''Artibeus obscurus''), is a bat species from South America. Description Dark fruit-eating bats are relatively small, with an average body length of , and weighing from . Their fur is longer and darker than that of ...

, ''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, ''Centurio senex'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Chiroderma'' **** Salvin's big-eyed bat, ''Chiroderma salvini'' LR/lc ****

Little big-eyed bat The little big-eyed bat (''Chiroderma trinitatum'') 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 ...

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Hairy big-eyed bat The hairy big-eyed bat (''Chiroderma villosum'') is a bat species from South America, South and Central America. References

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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 scientific ...

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Enchisthenes The velvety fruit-eating bat (''Enchisthenes hartii''), also known as Hart's little fruit bat, is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is monotypic, the only species within the genus ''Enchisthenes''. It is found in Central America, ...

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Mesophylla MacConnell's bat (''Mesophylla macconnelli''), is a bat species from South and Central America. It is the only species within the genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living ...

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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" and refers to , which took part in an 1836 voyage to Brazil during which ...

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Aratathomas's yellow-shouldered bat Aratathomas's yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira aratathomasi'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae native to South America. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1968. The first documentation of the species, ...

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Bidentate yellow-shouldered bat The bidentate yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira bidens'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in South America. Taxonomy and etymology It was described as a new species in 1915 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas. T ...

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Hairy yellow-shouldered bat The hairy yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira erythromos'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae native to South America. There are no recognised subspecies. Description The hairy yellow-shouldered bat is a small bat, on average measu ...

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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, shoo ...

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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. Refer ...

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Louis's yellow-shouldered bat Louis's yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira luisi'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Es ...

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Greater yellow-shouldered bat The greater yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira magna'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo na ...

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Talamancan yellow-shouldered bat The Talamancan yellow-shouldered bat (''Sturnira mordax'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found only in Costa Rica and Panama, and there are no subspecies. Description The bat is relatively small, with adults measuring ...

, ''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 two ...

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Great stripe-faced bat 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 two ...

, ''Vampyrodes caraccioli'' LR/lc ***Genus: '' Platyrrhinus'' **** Eldorado broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus aurarius'' LR/nt **** Short-headed broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus brachycephalus'' LR/lc ****

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, ...

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Thomas's broad-nosed bat Thomas's broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus dorsalis'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Esc ...

, ''Platyrrhinus dorsalis'' LR/lc **** Heller's broad-nosed bat, ''Platyrrhinus helleri'' LR/lc ****

Buffy broad-nosed bat The buffy broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus infuscus'') is a bat species found in Bolivia, western Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , o ...

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Shadowy broad-nosed bat The shadowy broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus umbratus'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. References

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Greater broad-nosed bat The greater broad-nosed bat (''Platyrrhinus vittatus'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. References

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Desmodus ''Desmodus'' is a genus of bats which—along with the genera ''Diaemus'' and ''Diphylla''—are allied as the subfamily Desmodontinae, the carnivorous, blood-consuming vampire bats of the New World leaf-nosed bat family Phyllostomidae. The ge ...

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Diaemus 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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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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Hairy-legged vampire bat 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 th ...

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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: ''Ant ...

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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-s ...

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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, in the monotypic genus ''Furipterus''. They have a small thumb which is included in the membrane of the wing, causing the 'thumbless' appeara ...

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Thumbless bat The thumbless bat (''Furipterus horrens'') is a species of insectivorous bat in the family Furipteridae, in the monotypic genus ''Furipterus''. They have a small thumb which is included in the membrane of the wing, causing the 'thumbless' appeara ...

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Thyropteridae 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 ex ...

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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 ...

'' *** Peters's disk-winged bat, ''Thyroptera discifera'' LR/lc *** Spix's disk-winged bat, ''Thyroptera tricolor'' LR/lc

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 them ...
(whales)

---- The order Cetacea includes

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 ...

s and

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 an ...

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 their ...

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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 ...

(baleen whales) ***Genus: ''

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 aforem ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

, ''Balaenoptera musculus'' ***Genus: ''

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 hump ...

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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 hump ...

, ''Megaptera novaeangliae'' *Suborder:

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 of ...

**Superfamily: Platanistoidea ***Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins) ****Genus: ''

Delphinus Delphinus (Pronounced or ) is a small constellation in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere, close to the celestial equator. Its name is the Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-Europea ...

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Short-beaked common dolphin The common dolphin (''Delphinus delphis'') is the most abundant cetacean in the world, with a global population of about six million. Despite this fact and its vernacular name, the common dolphin is not thought of as the archetypal dolphin, with ...

, ''Delphinus delphis'' DD ****Genus: '' Feresa'' *****

Pygmy killer whale The pygmy killer whale (''Feresa attenuata'') is a poorly known and rarely seen oceanic dolphin. It is the only species in the genus ''Feresa''. It derives its common name from sharing some physical characteristics with the orca also known as t ...

, ''Feresa attenuata'' DD ****Genus: '' Globicephala'' ***** Short-finned pilot whale, ''Globicephala macrorhyncus'' DD ****Genus: '' Lagenodelphis'' *****

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 spe ...

, ''Lagenodelphis hosei'' DD ****Genus: '' Grampus'' ***** Risso's dolphin, ''Grampus griseus'' DD ****Genus: ''

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 pale ...

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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 pa ...

, ''Orcinus orca'' DD ****Genus: '' Peponocephala'' *****

Melon-headed whale The melon-headed whale (''Peponocephala electra''), also known less commonly as the electra dolphin, little killer whale, or many-toothed blackfish, is a toothed whale of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). The common name is derived from t ...

, ''Peponocephala electra'' DD ****Genus: ''

Pseudorca ''Pseudorca'' is a genus of 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 exclusi ...

'' ***** 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 mito ...

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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 fami ...

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Tucuxi The tucuxi (''Sotalia fluviatilis''), alternatively known in Peru ''bufeo gris'' or ''bufeo negro'', is a species of freshwater dolphin found in the rivers of the Amazon basin. The word ''tucuxi'' is derived from the Tupi language word ''tuchuc ...

, ''Sotalia fluviatilis'' DD ***** Amazon river dolphin, ''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 ...

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Striped dolphin The striped dolphin (''Stenella coeruleoalba'') is an extensively studied dolphin found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans. It is a member of the oceanic dolphin family (biology), family, Delphinidae. Taxonomy The stripe ...

, ''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 ...

, ''Stenella frontalis'' DD ***** Spinner dolphin, ''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 ...

, ''Steno bredanensis'' DD ****Genus: ''

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 common ...

'' ***** Common bottlenose dolphin, ''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 an ...

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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 ...

, ''Physeter catodon'' DD ***Family:

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

(dwarf sperm whales) ****Genus: ''

Kogia ''Kogia'' is a genus of toothed whales within the superfamily Physeteroidea comprising two extant and two extinct species from the Neogene *Pygmy sperm whale, ''Kogia breviceps'' *Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' *†'' Kogia pusilla'', Italy, ...

'' ***** Pygmy sperm whale, ''Kogia breviceps'' DD ***** Dwarf sperm whale, ''Kogia sima'' DD **Superfamily

Ziphioidea 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-k ...

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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-k ...

(beaked whales) ****Genus: '' Mesoplodon'' *****

Gervais' beaked whale Gervais's beaked whale (''Mesoplodon europaeus''), sometimes known as the Antillean beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale (from which its scientific name is derived) is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont ...

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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 no ...

, ''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 ...

, ''Ziphius cavirostris'' DD

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 **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" refers both to felids in general and specifically to the ...

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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: as c ...

****Genus: '' Herpailurus'' *****

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-sized ...

, ''H. yagouaroundi'' ****Genus: '' Leopardus'' ***** Pampas cat ''L. colocola'' presence uncertain *****

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 southwes ...

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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 popul ...

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Southern tigrina ''Leopardus guttulus'', the southern tiger cat or southern tigrina, is a small wild cat species native to Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. Taxonomy ''Felis guttula'' was the scientific name used in 1872 by Reinhold Hensel when he described a ...

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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 wildlife ...

''L. wiedii'' ****Genus: ''

Puma Puma or PUMA may refer to: Animals * ''Puma'' (genus), a genus in the family Felidae ** Puma (species) or cougar, a large cat Businesses and organisations * Puma (brand), a multinational shoe and sportswear company * Puma Energy, a mid- and d ...

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

, ''P. concolor'' ***Subfamily: Pantherinae ****Genus: ''

Panthera ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family (biology), 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 co ...

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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 ...

, ''P. onca'' *Suborder:

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. ...

**Family:

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 within th ...

(dogs, foxes) ***Genus: '' Atelocynus'' ****

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 ...

, ''Atelocynus microtis'' NT ***Genus: '' Cerdocyon'' ****

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 ...

, ''Cerdocyon thous'' LC ***Genus: ''

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 more ...

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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 nam ...

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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 fossils ...

, ''Speothos venaticus'' VU ***Genus: '' Urocyon'' **** Gray fox, ''Urocyon cinereoargenteus'' LC **Family: Ursidae (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 mam ...

'' **** 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. Character ...

(raccoons) ***Genus: ''

Bassaricyon The genus ''Bassaricyon'' consists of small Neotropical procyonids, popularly known as olingos (), cousins of the raccoon. They are native to the rainforests of Central and South America from Nicaragua to Peru. They are arboreal and nocturnal ...

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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 The olinguito (''Bassaricyon neblina'') is a mammal of the raccoon Family (biology), family Procyonidae that lives in Montane ecology#Subtropical and tropical climate, montane forests in the Andes of western Colombia and Ecuador. It was classif ...

, ''Bassaricyon neblina'' NT ***Genus: ''

Nasua ''Nasua'' is a genus of coatis of the family Procyonidae. Two additional species of coatis, commonly known as mountain coatis, are placed in the genus ''Nasuella''. Characteristics ''Nasua'' differs from ''Nasuella'' in being larger and hav ...

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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 ...

, ''Nasua narica'' LC **** South American coati, ''Nasua nasua'' LC ***Genus: ''

Nasuella Mountain coatis are two species of procyonid mammals from the genus ''Nasuella''. Unlike the larger coatis from the genus ''Nasua'', mountain coatis only weigh and are endemic to the north Andean highlands in South America. Genetics and taxonom ...

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Mountain coati Mountain coatis are two species of procyonid mammals from the genus ''Nasuella''. Unlike the larger coatis from the genus ''Nasua'', mountain coatis only weigh and are endemic to the north Andean highlands in South America. Genetics and taxonom ...

, ''Nasuella olivacea'' NT ***Genus: ''

Potos 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'' ...

'' **** Kinkajou, ''Potos flavus'' LC ***Genus: '' Procyon'' **** Crab-eating raccoon, ''Procyon cancrivorus''LC **Family: Mustelidae (mustelids) ***Genus: '' Eira'' **** Tayra, ''Eira barbara'' LC ***Genus: ''

Galictis A grison , , also known as a South American wolverine, is any mustelid in the genus ''Galictis''. Native to Central and South America, the genus contains two extant species: the greater grison (''Galictis vittata''), which is found widely in Sou ...

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Greater grison The greater grison (''Galictis vittata'') is a species of mustelid native to Southern Mexico, Central America, and South America. Description The greater grison is a slender animal with short legs, a long neck, and a short, bushy tail. They are ...

, ''Galictis vittata'' LC ***Genus: '' Lontra'' ****

Neotropical river otter The Neotropical otter or Neotropical river otter (''Lontra longicaudis'') is an otter species found in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the island of Trinidad. It is physically similar to the northern and southern river otter, which ...

, ''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 ...

, ''N. africana'' LC ****

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 The giant otter or giant river otter (''Pteronura brasiliensis'') is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the weasel family, Mustelidae, a globally successful group of predators, reaching up to . Atypical of musteli ...

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Giant otter The giant otter or giant river otter (''Pteronura brasiliensis'') is a South American carnivorous mammal. It is the longest member of the weasel family, Mustelidae, a globally successful group of predators, reaching up to . Atypical of musteli ...

, ''Pteronura brasiliensis'' EN **Family:

Mephitidae Mephitidae is a family of mammals comprising the skunks and stink badgers. They are noted for the great development of their anal scent glands, which they use to deter predators. Skunks were formerly classified as a subfamily of the Mustelidae ...

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Conepatus The hog-nosed skunks belong to the genus ''Conepatus'' and are members of the family Mephitidae (skunks). They are native to the Americas. They have white backs and tails and black underparts. Species Extinct species †''Conepatus robustus'' ...

'' **** Striped hog-nosed skunk, ''Conepatus semistriatus'' **Family: Phocidae (earless seals) ***Genus: ''

Neomonachus ''Neomonachus'' is a genus of earless seals, within the family Phocidae. It contains two species: the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, and the extinct Caribbean monk seal. Prior to 2014, all three species of monk seal Monk seals are earless ...

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Caribbean monk seal The Caribbean monk seal (''Neomonachus tropicalis''), also known as the West Indian seal or sea wolf, was a species of seal native to the Caribbean which is now believed to be extinct. The main predators of Caribbean monk seals were sharks and h ...

, ''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 member ...

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South American sea lion 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 member ...

, ''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 complicate ...

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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 ...

'' **** Galápagos sea lion, ''Zalophus wollebaeki'' EN

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

---- The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and

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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 ( ) are large, herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Tapiridae. They are similar in shape to a pig, with a short, prehensile nose trunk. Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South and Central America, with one species inhabi ...

(tapirs) **Genus: '' Tapirus'' *** Baird's tapir, ''Tapirus bairdii'' EN *** Mountain tapir, ''Tapirus pinchaque'' EN *** Brazilian tapir, ''Tapirus terrestris'' VU

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

---- The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans. *Family: 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. Ch ...

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 well ...

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 reco ... (shrew opossums)

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

Order: Cingulata (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 including huma ...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 na ...ia (rodents)

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

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

Order: Chiroptera (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 them ... (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. Ch ...

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 well ...

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 reco ...
(shrew opossums)

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 including huma ...
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 na ...
ia (rodents)

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 them ...
(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)