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MAMMALS
& OTHER WILDLIFE
in South
America
In Argentina, Brazil,
Chile,
Ecuador, & Venezuela
Tours during the months of February,
March, June, July, August, September,
October, November.
A List compiled by Armas Hill
With South American Mammals
found during Focus On Nature Tours, 1992 to 2010
noted with an (*)
There have been 47 FONT Tours in Brazil.
In southern South America, 14 tours in Argentina and 17 in Chile.
In northern South America, 6 tours in Venezuela and 8 in Ecuador.
UPPER LEFT PHOTO: A GUANACO photographed during a FONT tour in Argentina
Codes:
Threatened Species, designated in CITES:
(t1): critically endangered
(t2):
endangered
(t3):
vulnerable
(ti): threatened (but with status indeterminate)
The above codes with the 2-letter country code below reflects the mammals's status in that
country.
(i): species introduced into South America
The following codes with an (*) indicates the
mammal seen during a FONT tour (or tours) in that country.
AR: Argentina
so: southern Argentina (including
Valdez Peninsula)
tf: Tierra del Fuego
BR: Brazil
af: Alta Floresta (southern
Amazonian)
am: Amazonia (particulary the area of
Manaus)
fs: far-southern Brazil, Rio Grande
do Sul
ig: Iguazu
mn: Minas Gerais
mt: Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul (including the
Pantanal)
se: southeast Brazil (the states of
Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo)
CH: Chile
ce: central Chile from the Pacific
coast, up into the Andes
fn: in the far-north in areas of
Arica & Lauca National Park
tf: Tierra del Fuego
EC:
Ecuador
az: Amazonian, along the Napo River
gp: Galapagos
we: western Ecuador
PG: Paraguay
PE: Peru
UG: Uruguay
VE: Venezuela
ll: the Llanos
Some local names are in the following list beneath the scientific names, with the above two-letter country codes.
There are 341 species in the list that follows. (More will be added.)
Of these, 123 species have been
found during FONT South American tours.
Links:
Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Brazil
Upcoming
FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Argentina & Chile
Bird-Lists
(noting those found during previous FONT tours):
A Complete
List of Argentina Birds (with photos):
Part 1: Tinamous to Flycatchers
Part 2: Antshrikes to Grosbeaks
A Complete List of Brazil Birds:
Part 1: Tinamous to Flycatchers
Part 2: Antshrikes to Grosbeaks
Photos of Brazilian birds are in regional lists:
Mato Grosso
Minas Gerais
Southeast Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul
Directory of Photos in this Website, in this list & others
Mammals:
AMERICAN OPOSSUMS - Family Didelphidae (totally 78 species)
















































Other Nature:


