MAMMALS
during
Focus On Nature Tours
in Argentina
1991 thru 2010
(during the months of October & November)
A cumulative list compiled by Armas
Hill
PHOTO AT RIGHT: A GUANACO
photographed during a FONT tour
There have been 12 FONT tours in Argentina.
Codes:
(e): endangered
(v): vulnerable
(r): rare
(t): threatened (but with status indeterminate)
(i): introduced
ba:
in and near Buenos Aires
fs:
far-southern Argentina, including Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego (tf)
nc:
in north-central Argentina, including areas south from Jujuy (Calilegua Nat
Park), and Salta, to Tucuman and Cordoba
ne:
in northeast Argentina, including the areas of Iguazu (in Missiones) and the
Ibera Marshes (in Corrientes), and in between
nw:
in northwest Argentina (north of Jujuy), including the Altiplano
so:
in southern Argentina, including the Valdez Peninsula, and nearby areas to the
north & south, including Chubut
Links:
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Argentina
A Complete List (with some photos) of Argentina Birds, in 2
parts:
List 1: Tinamous to Flycatchers
List
2: Antshrikes to Grosbeaks
South
American Mammal List (with photos)
Land Mammals:
AMERICAN OPOSSUMS - Family
Didelphidae
- White-eared Opossum ______ ne
Didelphis albiventris
AR: Comadreja Picaza
- Big-eared Opossum ______ ne
Didelphis auita
ARMADILLOS - Family Dasypodiidae
- Southern Long-nosed Armadillo
______ ne
Dasyous hybridus
AR: Mulita Pampeana, Tatu Mulita
- Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo ______ ne
Cabassous tatouay
- Pichi ______ fs
Zaedyus pichiy
(the single member of its genus)
AR: Pichi (Patagonico)
NEW WORLD MONKEYS - Family Atelidae
- Black Howler Monkey ______ ne
(male: black;
female: brown)
Alouatta caraya
AR: Mono Aullador Negro, Caraya
Above: male Black Howler Monkey
Below: female Black Howler Monkey
Photographed during a FONT tour.
- Brown Capuchin Monkey ______ ne
(also
called Black-capped Capuchin)
Cebus apella
AR: Mono Cai
DOGS & FOXES - Family Canidae
- Maned Wolf (v) ______ ne
Chrysocyon brachyurus (the single member of its genus)
AR: Aguara Guazu, Lobo de Crin
A Maned Wolf photographed during a FONT tour
- Colpeo Fox ______ fs
(tf)
Pseudalopex (has previously been
Dusicyon) culpaeus
AR: Zorro Colorado
(On Tierra del Fuego called "Fuegian Fox", Pseudalopex
c.
magellanicus)
- Argentine Gray Fox ______
nc,so,fs (tf) (this species now includes the Pampas
Fox)
Pseudalopex
(has previously been Dusicyon)
griseus
AR: Zorro Gris, Zorro Patagonico, Chilla
(The Pampas Fox, of central & eastern Argentina has been said
to
be Dusicyon gymnocercus, AR: Zorro
Pampas)
Pampas Fox
(photo by Robert Hinz)
- Crab-eating Fox ______ ne
Cerdocyon (has previously been Dusicyon) thous (the single member of its
genus)
AR: Zorro de Monte
A Crab-eating Fox photographed during a FONT tour.
RACCOONS - Family Procyonidae
- South American Coati ______ ne
Nasua nasua
AR: Coati, Pisote
SKUNKS & ALLIES - Family Mustelidae
- Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk (t) ______ fs
(also called Patagonian Hog-nosed Skunk)
Conepatus humboldti
AR: Zorrino Patagonico, Zorrino Austral
CAMELS - Family Camelidae
- Guanaco ______ fs
Lama guanicoe
AR: Guanaco
A Guanaco photographed during a FONT tour. This
animal has been
seen during our tours in both Argentina & Chile.
- Vicuna (v) ______ nw
Vicugna vicugna
AR: Vicuna
Vicunas photographed during a FONT tour. This
animal has been seen
during our tours in northwest Argentina & in northern Chile.
- Llama ______ (a domesticated animal)
Lama glama
AR: Llama
There are 4 species of South American Lamoids.
Two are wild (the Vicuna
and
the Guanaco).
Two are domesticated (the Llama
and the Alpaca).
In Argentina: there are 8% of the South American Lamoids, including 96% of the
Guanacos.)
DEER - Family Cervidae
- Marsh Deer (v) ______ ne
Blastocerus dichotomus (the single member of its genus)
AR: Ciervo de los Pantanos
A Marsh Deer (& a cowbird) photographed during a
FONT tour.
- Gray Brocket Deer ______
ne,nc (also called Brown Brocket
Deer)
Mazama gouazoubira
AR: Corzuela Parda
SPINY RATS - Family Echimyidae
- Coypu ______
ba (also known as Nutria)
Myocastor coypus (the single member of its genus)
AR: Coipo
CAPYBARA - Family Hydrochoeridae
- Capybara ______ ne
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris (the single member of its genus &
family)
AR: Carpincho, or Puerco de Agua
The Capybara is the world's largest rodent. It is mostly aquatic.
Capybaras photographed during a FONT tour.
BEAVERS - Family Castoridae
- North American Beaver (i) ______
(introduced into Tierra del Fuego for their pelts, now quite common there)
Castor canadensis
SQUIRRELS - Family Sciuridae
- Guianan Squirrel ______ ne
(also called Brazilian Squirrel, or "Olive-colored Squirrel")
Sciurus aestuans
AR: Ardilla Gris
AGOUTIS - Family Agoutidae
- Azara's Agouti ______ ne
Dasyprocta azarai
AR: Acuti Rojizo
NEOTROPICAL RATS & MICE - Subfamily Sigmodontinae
- Web-footed Marsh Rat ______ ne
(also
called Red Marsh Rat)
Holochilus brasiliensis
AR: Rata Nutria Comun
- Cursorial Grass Mouse ______ ne
Akodon cursor
AR: Raton de Monte
GUINEA-PIGS & CAVIES - Family Caviidae
- Brazilian Guinea-Pig ______ ne
(also called Pampas Cavy)
Cavia aperea
AR: Cuis (Grande), or Cuis Pampeano
- Southern Mountain Cavy ______ nw
(also called Southern Dwarf Cavy, or Least Cavy)
Microcavia australis
AR: Cuis Chico, or Cuis de los Salitres
- Patagonian Mara ______ so
Dolichotis patagonum
AR: Mara (Patagonica) or Liebre Patagonica
TUCO-TUCOS - Family Octodontidae
- Tawny Tuco-tuco ______ nw
Ctenomys fulvus
AR: Tucotuco del Tamarugal
CHINCHILLA-RATS - Family Abrocomidae
- Ashy Chinchilla-Rat ______ nw
Abrocoma cinerea
CHINCHILLAS & VISCACHAS - Family Chinchillidae
- Short-tailed Chinchilla (e) ______ nw
Chincilla brevicaudata
AR: Chincilla Grande, or Chinchilla del Altiplano
A Short-tailed Chinchilla photographed during a FONT
tour.
- Southern Viscacha ______ nw
(was called Mountain Viscacha until recently split. Now there are 3 species in
the Lagidium genus)
Lagidium viscacia
AR: Chinchilllon Comun, or Vizcachon, or Vizcacha de la Sierra
A Southern Viscacha photographed during a FONT tour. This animal has been
seen
during our tours in Argentina & Chile.
HARES & RABBITS - Family Leporidae
- European Hare (i) ______
Lepus europa
- European Rabbit (i) ______
Oryctolagus cunicu
BATS - Order Chiroptera
- various bats ______
ne,nc
Marine Mammals:
RIGHT WHALES - Family Balaenidae
- Southern Right White (t) ______ so
(has been seen in nice numbers during FONT tours in the ocean by the coast of the
Valdez Peninsula)
Balaena (formerly Eubalaena) australis
(those in the southern oceans
were considered by some as conspecific with
the North Atlantic Right Whale, Balaena glacialis
& the North
Pacific Right Whale, Balaena japonica)
AR: Ballena Franca Austral
MARINE DOLPHINS - Family Delphinidae
- Killer Whale
______ so (also called
Orca) (seen during FONT tours in the surf, where seals and sea-lions occur on the
beach, along the coast of the Valdez Peninsula)
Orcinus orca (the single member of its genus)
AR: Orca
