This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Colombia. These are the mammal species in Colombia, of which 4 are critically endangered, 8 are endangered, 27 are vulnerable, and 6 are near-threatened. 1 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 IUCN:
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.
Family: Trichechidae
Genus: Trichechus
Amazonian manatee Trichechus inunguis VU
West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus VU
The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. They are native to the Americas. There are around 20 extant species.
Family: Dasypodidae (armadillos)
Subfamily: Dasypodinae
Genus: Dasypus
Greater long-nosed armadillo Dasypus kappleri LC
Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus LC
Llanos long-nosed armadillo Dasypus sabanicola LC
Subfamily: Tolypeutinae
Genus: Cabassous
Northern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous centralis DD
Southern naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous unicinctus LC
Genus: Priodontes
Giant armadillo Priodontes maximus VU
The order Pilosa is extant only in the Americas and includes the anteaters, sloths, and tamanduas.
Suborder: Folivora
Family: Bradypodidae (three-toed sloths)
Genus: Bradypus
Pale-throated three-toed sloth Bradypus tridactylus LC
Brown-throated three-toed sloth Bradypus variegatus LC
Family: Megalonychidae (two-toed sloths)
Genus: Choloepus
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Choloepus didactylus LC
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanni LC
Suborder: Vermilingua
Family: Cyclopedidae
Genus: Cyclopes
Silky anteater Cyclopes didactylus LC
Family: Myrmecophagidae (American anteaters)
Genus: Myrmecophaga
Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla NT
Genus: Tamandua
Northern tamandua Tamandua mexicana LC
Southern tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla LC
The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, monkeys, and apes.
Suborder: Haplorhini
Infraorder: Simiiformes
Parvorder: Platyrrhini (New World monkeys)
Family: Cebidae
Subfamily: Callitrichinae
Genus: Callithrix
Pygmy marmoset Cebuella pygmaea LC
Genus: Saguinus
Brown-mantled tamarin Saguinus fuscus LC
Geoffroy's tamarin Saguinus geoffroyi LC
Mottle-faced tamarin Saguinus inustus LC
White-footed tamarin Saguinus leucopus VU
Black-mantled tamarin Saguinus nigricollis LC
Cottontop tamarin Saguinus oedipus EN
Genus: Callimico
Goeldi's marmoset Callimico goeldii NT
Subfamily: Cebinae
Genus: Cebus
White-fronted capuchin Cebus albifrons LC
White-headed capuchin Cebus capucinus LC
Large-headed capuchin Cebus macrocephalus LC
Genus: Saimiri
Common squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus LC
Family: Aotidae
Genus: Aotus
Gray-bellied night monkey Aotus lemurinus VU
Nancy Ma's night monkey Aotus nancymaae LC
Black-headed night monkey Aotus nigriceps LC
Three-striped night monkey Aotus trivirgatus LC
Spix's night monkey Aotus vociferans LC
Family: Pitheciidae
Subfamily: Callicebinae
Genus: Callicebus
White-tailed titi Callicebus discolor LC
Lucifer titi Callicebus lucifer LC
Black titi Callicebus lugens LC
Colombian black-handed titi Callicebus medemi LC
Ornate titi Callicebus ornatus VU
Subfamily: Pitheciinae
Genus: Pithecia
Monk saki Pithecia monachus LC
Genus: Cacajao
Bald uakari Cacajao calvus NT
Black-headed uakari Cacajao melanocephalus LC
Family: Atelidae
Subfamily: Alouattinae
Genus: Alouatta
Mantled howler Alouatta palliata LC
Venezuelan red howler Alouatta seniculus LC
Subfamily: Atelinae
Genus: Ateles
White-fronted spider monkey Ateles belzebuth VU
Black-headed spider monkey Ateles fusciceps CR
Geoffroy's spider monkey Ateles geoffroyi LC
Brown spider monkey Ateles hybridus CR
Genus: Lagothrix
Brown woolly monkey Lagothrix lagothricha LR/lc
Colombian woolly monkey Lagothrix lugens VU
Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).
Suborder: Hystricognathi
Family: Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
Subfamily: Erethizontinae
Genus: Coendou
Bicolor-spined porcupine Coendou bicolor LR/lc
Stump-tailed porcupine Coendou rufescens LR/lc
Brown hairy dwarf porcupine Coendou vestitus VU
Family: Dinomyidae (pacarana)
Genus: Dinomys
Pacarana Dinomys branickii EN
Family: Caviidae (guinea pigs)
Subfamily: Caviinae
Genus: Cavia
Brazilian guinea pig Cavia aperea LR/lc
Guinea pig Cavia porcellus LR/lc
Subfamily: Hydrochoerinae (capybaras and rock cavies)
Genus: Hydrochoerus
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris LR/lc
Family: Dasyproctidae (agoutis and pacas)
Genus: Dasyprocta
Black agouti Dasyprocta fuliginosa LR/lc
Central American agouti Dasyprocta punctata LR/lc
Genus: Myoprocta
Red acouchi Myoprocta acouchy LR/lc
Family: Cuniculidae
Genus: Cuniculus
Lowland paca Cuniculus paca LC
Mountain paca Cuniculus taczanowskii LR/nt
Family: Echimyidae
Subfamily: Dactylomyinae
Genus: Dactylomys
Amazon bamboo rat Dactylomys dactylinus LR/lc
Genus: Olallamys
White-tailed olalla rat Olallamys albicauda LR/nt
Greedy olalla rat Olallamys edax LR/nt
Subfamily: Echimyinae
Genus: Diplomys
Colombian soft-furred spiny rat Diplomys caniceps LR/nt
Rufous soft-furred spiny-rat Diplomys labilis LR/lc
Red crested tree rat Diplomys rufodorsalis VU
Genus: Echimys
Speckled spiny tree-rat Echimys semivillosus LR/lc
Genus: Isothrix
Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat Isothrix bistriata LR/nt
Subfamily: Eumysopinae
Genus: Hoplomys
Armored rat Hoplomys gymnurus LR/lc
Genus: Mesomys
Ferreira's spiny tree-rat 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 Proechimys quadruplicatus LR/lc
Tome's spiny rat Proechimys semispinosus LR/lc
Simon's spiny rat Proechimys simonsi LR/lc
Suborder: Sciurognathi
Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
Subfamily: Sciurinae
Tribe: Sciurini
Genus: Microsciurus
Central American dwarf squirrel Microsciurus alfari LR/lc
Amazon dwarf squirrel Microsciurus flaviventer LR/lc
Western dwarf squirrel Microsciurus mimulus LR/lc
Santander dwarf squirrel Microsciurus santanderensis LR/lc
Genus: Sciurus
Red-tailed squirrel Sciurus granatensis LR/lc
Northern Amazon red squirrel Sciurus igniventris LR/lc
Andean squirrel Sciurus pucheranii LR/lc
Southern Amazon red squirrel Sciurus spadiceus LR/lc
Family: Geomyidae
Genus: Orthogeomys
Thaeler's pocket gopher Orthogeomys thaeleri LR/lc
Family: Heteromyidae
Subfamily: Heteromyinae
Genus: Heteromys
Trinidad spiny pocket mouse Heteromys anomalus LR/lc
Southern spiny pocket mouse Heteromys australis LR/lc
Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse Heteromys desmarestianus LR/lc
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Tylomyinae
Genus: Tylomys
Mira climbing rat Tylomys mirae LR/lc
Subfamily: Neotominae
Genus: Reithrodontomys
Mexican harvest mouse Reithrodontomys mexicanus LR/lc
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Aepeomys
Dusky montane mouse Aepeomys fuscatus LR/lc
Genus: Akodon
Colombian grass mouse Akodon affinis LR/lc
Bogotá grass mouse Akodon bogotensis LR/lc
Northern grass mouse Akodon urichi LR/lc
Genus: Calomys
Hummelinck's vesper mouse Calomys hummelincki LR/lc
Genus: Chibchanomys
Chibchan water mouse Chibchanomys trichotis LR/nt
Genus: Chilomys
Colombian forest mouse Chilomys instans LR/lc
Genus: Holochilus
Amazonian marsh rat Holochilus sciureus LR/lc
Genus: Ichthyomys
Crab-eating rat Ichthyomys hydrobates LR/nt
Genus: Melanomys
Dusky rice rat Melanomys caliginosus LR/lc
Genus: Microryzomys
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
Montane fish-eating rat Neusticomys monticolus LR/lc
Genus: Oecomys
Bicolored arboreal rice rat Oecomys bicolor LR/lc
Unicolored arboreal rice rat Oecomys concolor LR/lc
Yellow arboreal rice rat Oecomys flavicans LR/lc
Savanna arboreal rice rat Oecomys speciosus LR/lc
Trinidad arboreal rice rat Oecomys trinitatis LR/lc
Genus: Oligoryzomys
Destructive pygmy rice rat Oligoryzomys destructor DD
Fulvous pygmy rice rat Oligoryzomys fulvescens LR/lc
Grayish pygmy rice rat Oligoryzomys griseolus LR/lc
Genus: Oryzomys
Tomes's rice rat Oryzomys albigularis LR/lc
Alfaro's rice rat Oryzomys alfaroi LR/lc
Bolivar rice rat Oryzomys bolivaris LR/lc
Coues' rice rat Oryzomys couesi LR/lc
Gorgas's rice rat Oryzomys gorgasi CR
Colombian rice rat Oryzomys intectus LR/lc
MacConnell's rice rat Oryzomys macconnelli LR/lc
Azara's broad-headed rice rat Oryzomys megacephalus LR/lc
Talamancan rice rat Oryzomys talamancae LR/lc
Genus: Rhipidomys
Cauca climbing mouse Rhipidomys caucensis LR/nt
Coues's climbing mouse Rhipidomys couesi LR/lc
Buff-bellied climbing mouse Rhipidomys fulviventer LR/lc
Broad-footed climbing mouse Rhipidomys latimanus LR/lc
Atlantic Forest climbing mouse Rhipidomys mastacalis LR/lc
Venezuelan climbing mouse Rhipidomys venezuelae LR/lc
Genus: Sigmodon
Alston's cotton rat Sigmodon alstoni LR/lc
Southern cotton rat Sigmodon hirsutus LC
Genus: Sigmodontomys
Alfaro's rice water rat Sigmodontomys alfari LR/lc
Genus: Thomasomys
Golden Oldfield mouse Thomasomys aureus LR/lc
Silky Oldfield mouse Thomasomys bombycinus LR/lc
Ashy-bellied Oldfield mouse Thomasomys cinereiventer LR/lc
Woodland Oldfield mouse Thomasomys hylophilus LR/lc
Soft-furred Oldfield mouse Thomasomys laniger LR/lc
Unicolored Oldfield mouse Thomasomys monochromos LR/nt
Snow-footed Oldfield mouse Thomasomys niveipes LR/lc
Genus: Zygodontomys
Short-tailed cane rat Zygodontomys brevicauda LR/lc
Brown cane mouse Zygodontomys brunneus LR/lc
The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 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
Tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis LR/lc
Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus LR/lc
Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.
Family: Soricidae (shrews)
Subfamily: Soricinae
Tribe: Blarinini
Genus: Cryptotis
Andean small-eared shrew Cryptotis avia LR/lc
Scaly-footed small-eared shrew Cryptotis squamipes LR/lc
Thomas' small-eared shrew Cryptotis thomasi LR/lc
The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals in the world naturally capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.
Family: Noctilionidae
Genus: Noctilio
Lesser bulldog bat Noctilio albiventris LR/lc
Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus LR/lc
Family: Vespertilionidae
Subfamily: Myotinae
Genus: Myotis
Silver-tipped myotis Myotis albescens LR/lc
Hairy-legged myotis Myotis keaysi LR/lc
Curacao myotis Myotis nesopolus LR/nt
Black myotis Myotis nigricans LR/lc
Montane myotis Myotis oxyotus LR/lc
Riparian myotis Myotis riparius LR/lc
Velvety myotis Myotis simus LR/lc
Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
Genus: Eptesicus
Little black serotine Eptesicus andinus LR/lc
Brazilian brown bat Eptesicus brasiliensis LR/lc
Argentine brown bat Eptesicus furinalis LR/lc
Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus LR/lc
Genus: Histiotus
Small big-eared brown bat Histiotus montanus LR/lc
Genus: Lasiurus
Desert red bat Lasiurus blossevillii LR/lc
Tacarcuna bat Lasiurus castaneus VU
Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus LR/lc
Southern yellow bat Lasiurus ega LR/lc
Big red bat Lasiurus egregius LR/nt
Genus: Rhogeessa
Tiny yellow bat Rhogeessa minutilla LR/nt
Family: Molossidae
Genus: Cynomops
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
Black bonneted bat Eumops auripendulus LR/lc
Dwarf bonneted bat Eumops bonariensis LR/lc
Big bonneted bat Eumops dabbenei LR/lc
Wagner's bonneted bat Eumops glaucinus LR/lc
Sanborn's bonneted bat Eumops hansae LR/lc
Western mastiff bat Eumops perotis LR/lc
Genus: Molossops
Mato Grosso dog-faced bat Molossops mattogrossensis LR/nt
Dwarf dog-faced bat Molossops temminckii LR/lc
Genus: Molossus
Black mastiff bat Molossus ater LR/lc
Bonda mastiff bat Molossus bondae LR/lc
Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus LR/lc
Miller's mastiff bat Molossus pretiosus LR/lc
Sinaloan mastiff bat Molossus sinaloae LR/lc
Genus: Nyctinomops
Peale's free-tailed bat Nyctinomops aurispinosus LR/lc
Broad-eared bat Nyctinomops laticaudatus LR/lc
Big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops macrotis LR/lc
Genus: Promops
Big crested mastiff bat Promops centralis LR/lc
Genus: Tadarida
Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
Family: Emballonuridae
Genus: Balantiopteryx
Ecuadorian sac-winged bat Balantiopteryx infusca EN
Genus: Centronycteris
Shaggy bat Centronycteris maximiliani LR/lc
Genus: Cormura
Wagner's sac-winged bat Cormura brevirostris LR/lc
Genus: Cyttarops
Short-eared bat Cyttarops alecto LR/nt
Genus: Diclidurus
Northern ghost bat Diclidurus albus LR/lc
Greater ghost bat Diclidurus ingens VU
Isabelle's ghost bat Diclidurus isabellus LR/nt
Genus: Peropteryx
Greater dog-like bat Peropteryx kappleri LR/lc
White-winged dog-like bat Peropteryx leucoptera LR/lc
Lesser doglike bat Peropteryx macrotis LR/lc
Genus: Rhynchonycteris
Proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso LR/lc
Genus: Saccopteryx
Greater sac-winged bat Saccopteryx bilineata LR/lc
Frosted sac-winged bat Saccopteryx canescens LR/lc
Lesser sac-winged bat Saccopteryx leptura LR/lc
Family: Mormoopidae
Genus: Mormoops
Ghost-faced bat Mormoops megalophylla LR/lc
Genus: Pteronotus
Naked-backed bat Pteronotus davyi LR/lc
Big naked-backed bat Pteronotus gymnonotus LR/lc
Parnell's mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii LR/lc
Wagner's mustached bat Pteronotus personatus LR/lc
Family: Phyllostomidae
Subfamily: Phyllostominae
Genus: Chrotopterus
Big-eared wooly bat Chrotopterus auritus LR/lc
Genus: Glyphonycteris
Davies's big-eared bat Glyphonycteris daviesi LR/nt
Tricolored big-eared bat Glyphonycteris sylvestris LR/nt
Genus: Lampronycteris
Yellow-throated big-eared bat Lampronycteris brachyotis LR/lc
Genus: Lonchorhina
Tomes's sword-nosed bat Lonchorhina aurita LR/lc
Marinkelle's sword-nosed bat Lonchorhina marinkellei VU
Orinoco sword-nosed bat Lonchorhina orinocensis LR/nt
Genus: Lophostoma
Pygmy round-eared bat Lophostoma brasiliense LR/lc
Carriker's round-eared bat Lophostoma carrikeri VU
White-throated round-eared bat Lophostoma silvicolum LR/lc
Genus: Macrophyllum
Long-legged bat Macrophyllum macrophyllum LR/lc
Genus: Micronycteris
Hairy big-eared bat Micronycteris hirsuta LR/lc
Little big-eared bat Micronycteris megalotis LR/lc
White-bellied big-eared bat Micronycteris minuta LR/lc
Schmidts's big-eared bat Micronycteris schmidtorum LR/lc
Genus: Mimon
Striped hairy-nosed bat Mimon crenulatum LR/lc
Genus: Neonycteris
Least big-eared bat Neonycteris pusilla VU
Genus: Phylloderma
Pale-faced bat Phylloderma stenops LR/lc
Genus: Phyllostomus
Pale spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus discolor LR/lc
Lesser spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus elongatus LR/lc
Greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus LR/lc
Guianan spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus latifolius LR/nt
Genus: Tonatia
Stripe-headed round-eared bat Tonatia saurophila LR/lc
Genus: Trachops
Fringe-lipped bat Trachops cirrhosus LR/lc
Genus: Trinycteris
Niceforo's big-eared bat Trinycteris nicefori LR/lc
Genus: Vampyrum
Spectral bat Vampyrum spectrum LR/nt
Subfamily: Lonchophyllinae
Genus: Lionycteris
Chestnut long-tongued bat Lionycteris spurrelli LR/lc
Genus: Lonchophylla
Handley's nectar bat Lonchophylla handleyi VU
Godman's nectar bat Lonchophylla mordax LR/lc
Orange nectar bat Lonchophylla robusta LR/lc
Thomas's nectar bat Lonchophylla thomasi LR/lc
Subfamily: Glossophaginae
Genus: Anoura
Tailed tailless bat Anoura caudifer LR/lc
Handley's tailless bat Anoura cultrata LR/lc
Geoffroy's tailless bat Anoura geoffroyi LR/lc
Broad-toothed tailless bat Anoura latidens LR/nt
Genus: Choeroniscus
Godman's long-tailed bat Choeroniscus godmani LR/nt
Intermediate long-tailed bat Choeroniscus intermedius LR/nt
Minor long-nosed long-tongued bat Choeroniscus minor LR/lc
Greater long-tailed bat Choeroniscus periosus VU
Genus: Glossophaga
Commissaris's long-tongued bat Glossophaga commissarisi LR/lc
Miller's long-tongued bat Glossophaga longirostris LR/lc
Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina LR/lc
Genus: Leptonycteris
Southern long-nosed bat Leptonycteris curasoae VU
Genus: Lichonycteris
Dark long-tongued bat Lichonycteris obscura LR/lc
Genus: Scleronycteris
Ega long-tongued bat Scleronycteris ega VU
Subfamily: Carolliinae
Genus: Carollia
Silky short-tailed bat 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
Genus: Artibeus
Large fruit-eating bat Artibeus amplus LR/nt
Andersen's fruit-eating bat Artibeus anderseni LR/lc
Brown fruit-eating bat Artibeus concolor LR/nt
Silver fruit-eating bat Artibeus glaucus LR/lc
Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lc
Great fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus LR/lc
Dark fruit-eating bat Artibeus obscurus LR/nt
Pygmy fruit-eating bat Artibeus phaeotis LR/lc
Flat-faced fruit-eating bat Artibeus planirostris LR/lc
Toltec fruit-eating bat Artibeus toltecus LR/lc
Genus: Centurio
Wrinkle-faced bat Centurio senex LR/lc
Genus: Chiroderma
Salvin's big-eyed bat Chiroderma salvini LR/lc
Little big-eyed bat Chiroderma trinitatum LR/lc
Hairy big-eyed bat Chiroderma villosum LR/lc
Genus: Ectophylla
Honduran white bat Ectophylla alba LR/nt
Genus: Enchisthenes
Velvety fruit-eating bat Enchisthenes hartii LR/lc
Genus: Mesophylla
MacConnell's bat Mesophylla macconnelli LR/lc
Genus: Sphaeronycteris
Visored bat Sphaeronycteris toxophyllum LR/lc
Genus: Sturnira
Aratathomas's yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira aratathomasi LR/nt
Bidentate yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira bidens LR/nt
Bogota yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira bogotensis LR/lc
Hairy yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira erythromos LR/lc
Little yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira lilium LR/lc
Highland yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira ludovici LR/lc
Louis's yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira luisi LR/lc
Greater yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira magna LR/nt
Talamancan yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira mordax LR/nt
Tilda's yellow-shouldered bat Sturnira tildae LR/lc
Genus: Uroderma
Tent-making bat Uroderma bilobatum LR/lc
Brown tent-making bat Uroderma magnirostrum LR/lc
Genus: Vampyressa
Bidentate yellow-eared bat Vampyressa bidens LR/nt
Brock's yellow-eared bat Vampyressa brocki LR/nt
Melissa's yellow-eared bat Vampyressa melissa LR/nt
Striped yellow-eared bat Vampyressa nymphaea LR/lc
Southern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa pusilla LR/lc
Genus: Vampyrodes
Great stripe-faced bat 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 Platyrrhinus chocoensis VU
Thomas's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus dorsalis LR/lc
Heller's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus helleri LR/lc
Buffy broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus infuscus LR/nt
White-lined broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus lineatus LR/lc
Shadowy broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus umbratus LR/nt
Greater broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus vittatus LR/lc
Subfamily: Desmodontinae
Genus: Desmodus
Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus LR/lc
Genus: Diaemus
White-winged vampire bat Diaemus youngi LR/lc
Genus: Diphylla
Hairy-legged vampire bat Diphylla ecaudata LR/nt
Family: Natalidae
Genus: Chilonatalus
Cuban funnel-eared bat Chilonatalus micropus LR/lc
Family: Furipteridae
Genus: Furipterus
Thumbless bat Furipterus horrens LR/lc
Family: Thyropteridae
Genus: Thyroptera
Peter's disk-winged bat Thyroptera discifera LR/lc
Spix's disk-winged bat Thyroptera tricolor LR/lc
The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.
Suborder: Mysticeti
Family: Balaenopteridae (baleen whales)
Genus: Balaenoptera
Common minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
Bryde's whale Balaenoptera brydei
Blue whale Balaenoptera musculus
Genus: Megaptera
Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Suborder: Odontoceti
Superfamily: Platanistoidea
Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
Genus: Delphinus
Short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis DD
Genus: Feresa
Pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata DD
Genus: Globicephala
Short-finned pilot whale Globicephala macrorhyncus DD
Genus: Lagenodelphis
Fraser's dolphin Lagenodelphis hosei DD
Genus: Grampus
Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus DD
Genus: Orcinus
Killer whale Orcinus orca DD
Genus: Peponocephala
Melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra DD
Genus: Pseudorca
False killer whale Pseudorca crassidens DD
Genus: Sotalia
Guiana dolphin Sotalia guianensis DD
Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis DD
Amazon river dolphin Sotalia geoffrensis DD
Genus: Stenella
Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata DD
Clymene dolphin Stenella clymene DD
Striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba DD
Atlantic spotted dolphin Stenella frontalis DD
Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris DD
Genus: Steno
Rough-toothed dolphin Steno bredanensis DD
Genus: Tursiops
Common bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus
Family: Physeteridae (sperm whales)
Genus: Physeter
Sperm whale Physeter catodon (DD)
Family: Kogiidae (dwarf sperm whales)
Genus: Kogia
Pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps (DD)
Dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima (DD)
Superfamily Ziphioidea
Family: Ziphidae (beaked whales)
Genus: Mesoplodon
Gervais' beaked whale Mesoplodon europaeus (DD)
Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Mesoplodon ginkgodens (DD)
Pygmy beaked whale Mesoplodon peruvianus (DD)
Genus: Ziphius
Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris (DD)
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 (cats)
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Leopardus
Ocelot Leopardus pardalis LC
Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus NT
Margay Leopardus wiedii LC
Genus: Puma
Cougar Puma concolor NT
Jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi LC
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Jaguar Panthera onca NT
Suborder: Caniformia
Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
Genus: Urocyon
Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus LC
Genus: Lycalopex
Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus LC
Genus: Cerdocyon
Crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous LC
Genus: Atelocynus
Short-eared dog Atelocynus microtis DD
Genus: Speothos
Bush dog Speothos venaticus VU
Family: Ursidae (bears)
Genus: Tremarctos
Spectacled bear Tremarctos ornatus VU
Family: Procyonidae (raccoons)
Genus: Procyon
Crab-eating raccoon Procyon cancrivorus LR/lc
Genus: Nasua
White-nosed coati Nasua narica LR/lc
South American coati Nasua nasua LR/lc
Genus: Nasuella
Mountain coati Nasuella olivacea DD
Genus: Potos
Kinkajou Potos flavus LR/lc
Genus: Bassaricyon
Eastern lowland olingo Bassaricyon alleni LR/lc
Western lowland olingo Bassaricyon medius
Olinguito Bassaricyon neblina
Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
Genus: Mustela
Amazon weasel Mustela africana DD
Colombian weasel Mustela felipei EN
Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata LR/lc
Genus: Eira
Tayra Eira barbara LR/lc
Genus: Galictis
Greater grison Galictis vittata LR/lc
Genus: Lontra
Neotropical river otter Lontra longicaudis DD
Genus: Pteronura
Giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis EN
Family: Phocidae (earless seals)
Genus: Monachus
Caribbean monk seal Monachus tropicalis EX
Family: Mephitidae
Genus: Conepatus
Striped hog-nosed skunk Conepatus semistriatus LR/lc
Family: Otariidae
Genus:Otaria
South American sea lion Otaria flavescens
Genus:Arctocephalus
Galápagos fur seal Arctocephalus galapagoensis
South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis
Genus:Zalophus
Galápagos sea lion Zalophus wollebaeki
The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.
Family: Tapiridae (tapirs)
Genus: Tapirus
Baird's tapir Tapirus bairdii EN
Mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque EN
Brazilian tapir Tapirus terrestris VU
The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.
Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
Genus: Pecari
Collared peccary Pecari tajacu LC
Genus: Tayassu
White-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari NT
Family: Cervidae (deer)
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Mazama
Red brocket Mazama americana DD
Gray brocket Mazama gouazoupira DD
Little red brocket Mazama rufina LR/nt
Genus: Odocoileus
White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus LR/lc
Genus: Pudu
Pudú Pudu mephistophiles LR/nt
Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene.They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house cat, with a long snout and prehensile tail.
Family: Didelphidae (American opossums)
Subfamily: Caluromyinae
Genus: Caluromys
Derby's woolly opossum Caluromys derbianus VU
Brown-eared woolly opossum Caluromys lanatus LR/nt
Subfamily: Didelphinae
Genus: Chironectes
Water opossum Chironectes minimus LR/nt
Genus: Didelphis
White-eared opossum Didelphis albiventris LR/lc
Common opossum Didelphis marsupialis LR/lc
Genus: Gracilinanus
Wood sprite gracile opossum Gracilinanus dryas VU
Long-tailed gracile mouse opossum Gracilinanus longicaudus DD
Northern gracile opossum Gracilinanus marica LR/nt
Columbian gracile mouse opossum Gracilinanus perijae DD
Genus: Lutreolina
Lutrine opossum Lutreolina crassicaudata LR/lc
Genus: Marmosa
Alston's mouse opossum Marmosa alstoni LR/nt
White-bellied woolly mouse opossum Marmosa constantiae LR/nt
Woolly mouse opossum Marmosa demerarae LR/lc
Rufous mouse opossum Marmosa lepida LR/nt
Linnaeus's mouse opossum Marmosa murina LR/lc
Bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum Marmosa regina LR/lc
Robinson's mouse opossum Marmosa robinsoni LR/lc
Guajira mouse opossum Marmosa xerophila EN
Genus: Marmosops
Dusky slender opossum Marmosops fuscatus LR/nt
Handley's slender opossum Marmosops handleyi CR
Tschudi's slender opossum Marmosops impavidus LR/nt
Delicate slender opossum Marmosops parvidens LR/nt
Genus: Metachirus
Brown four-eyed opossum Metachirus nudicaudatus LR/lc
Genus: Monodelphis
Sepia short-tailed opossum Monodelphis adusta LR/lc
Genus: Philander
Anderson's four-eyed opossum Philander andersoni LR/lc
Gray four-eyed opossum Philander opossum LR/lc
There are six extant species of shrew opossum. They are small shrew-like marsupials confined to the Andes.
Family: Caenolestidae
Genus: Caenolestes
Northern caenolestid Caenolestes convelatus VU
Dusky caenolestid Caenolestes fuliginosus LC
