Mammals of Argentina - Systematic List - EcoRegistros

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Argentina

Mammals 241 - Systematic Listing

(225 speciess + 16 forms with special treatment that are not considered at the species level)

Number of records: 21.825

Last update: 24/03/2026 23:40:18

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Provinces / departments

Antártida Argentina

Buenos Aires

Catamarca

Chaco

Chubut

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Córdoba

Corrientes

Entre Ríos

Formosa

Islas del Atlántico Sur

Islas Malvinas

Jujuy

La Pampa

La Rioja

Mendoza

Misiones

Neuquén

Océano Atlántico - Aguas argentinas

Río Negro

Salta

San Juan

San Luis

Santa Cruz

Santa Fe

Santiago del Estero

Tierra del Fuego

Tucumán

Regions

Cuyo

Litoral

Noroeste

Pampeana

Patagonia

Belonging

Group

English Common Name

Scientific Name

Spanish Common Name

Portuguese Common Name

Family

Order

TOP 10 Ranking species

1) Walter Liriel Gómez Umpierrez 82 1) Diego Oscar 82 3) Jorge La Grotteria 80 4) Nicolas Olejnik 79 5) Román Montero 78 6) Marcelo Gavensky 77 7) Diego Carus 76 8) Santiago Juan Torres 70 9) Gonzalo Diaz 65 10) Manuel Godoy 63

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TOP 10 Ranking of records

1) Jorge La Grotteria 1293 2) Nicolas Olejnik 1239 3) Santiago Juan Torres 1071 4) Diego Oscar 761 5) María Alejandra Sosa 685 6) Román Montero 509 7) Gustavo Fernando Durán 493 8) Gonzalo Diaz 467 9) Hernán Tolosa 330 10) Zulima América Schupbach 318

Order

Family

English Common Name

Spanish Common Name

Portuguese Common Name

Scientific Name

Belonging

Records

Chance of observation

Conservation status

Notes

1

Didelphimorphia

Native

2

I

2

Colicorto Musaraña

Monodelphis sorex

Not listed

1

I

3

Mesopotamian Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Comadrejita Litoraleña

Thylamys citellus

Native

14

II

4

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

Caluromys lanatus

Native

8

II

LC

5

Chironectes minimus

Not listed

1

I

LC

6

Brazilian White-eared Opossum

Comadreja Overa

Gambá-de-orelha-branca

Didelphis albiventris

Native

493

VI

LC

7

Southern Black-eared Opossum

Comadreja Grande

Didelphis aurita

Native

55

III

LC

8

Big Lutrine Opossum

Comadreja Colorada

Lutreolina crassicaudata

Native

71

III

LC

9

Gray Four-eyed Opossum

Comadreja de Cuatro Ojos

Philander opossum

Native

4

I

LC

10

White-bellied Woolly Mouse Opossum

Comadrejita Grande Baya

Marmosa constantiae

Not listed

3

I

LC

11

Northeastern Woolly Mouse Opossum

Marmosa Cenicienta

Marmosa demerarae

Not listed

8

II

LC

12

Southeastern Woolly Mouse Opossum

Marmosa paraguayana

Native

1

I

LC

13

Orange-sided Opossum

Colicorto Pampeano

Monodelphis dimidiata

Native

8

II

LC

14

Ihering´s Three-striped Opossum

Colicorto Estriado Menor

Monodelphis iheringi

Not listed

3

I

DD

15

Tawny-headed Opossum

Colicorto Cabeza Roja

Monodelphis scalops

Native

3

I

LC

16

Chacoan Mouse Opossum

Comadrejita Rojiza Chaqueña

Cryptonanus chacoensis

Native

3

I

LC

17

Comadrejita Ágil

Gracilinanus agilis

Native

6

II

LC

18

Elegant Fat-tailed Opossum

Thylamys elegans

Native

1

I

LC

19

Pallid Fat-tailed Opossum

Comadrejita Enana

Thylamys pallidior

Native

17

II

LC

20

Chacoan Fat-tailed Opossum

Thylamys pusillus

Native

2

I

LC

21

Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Opossum

Comadrejita Yungueña

Thylamys venustus

Not listed

1

I

DD

22

Microbiotheriidae

Southern Monito del Monte

Monito del Monte

Dromiciops gliroides

Native

8

II

NT

23

Pink Fairy Armadillo

Pichiciego Pampeano

Chlamyphorus truncatus

Native

6

II

DD

24

Screaming Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus vellerosus

Native

33

III

LC

25

Large Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus villosus

Native

466

VI

LC

26

Six-banded Armadillo

Euphractus sexcinctus

Native

75

III

LC

27

Piche Patagónico

Native

138

IV

NT

28

Chacoan Naked-tailed Armadillo

Cabasú Chaqueño

Cabassous chacoensis

Native

3

I

NT

29

Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo

Tatú Rabo Molle

Tatu de Rabo Mole

Cabassous tatouay

Not listed

1

I

LC

30

Giant Armadillo

Priodontes maximus

Native

1

I

VU

31

Southern Three-banded Armadillo

Quirquincho Bola

Tolypeutes matacus

Native

57

III

NT

32

Southern Long-nosed Armadillo

Mulita Pampeana

Dasypus hybridus

Native

220

V

33

Not listed

2

I

34

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Native

144

IV

LC

35

Myrmecophagidae

Oso Hormiguero Gigante

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

Native

36

III

VU

36

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

Native

35

III

LC

37

Azara´s Night Monkey

Native

19

II

LC

38

Black-and-gold Howler

Alouatta caraya

Native

398

VI

NT

39

Mono Aullador Rojo

Alouatta guariba

Native

2

I

VU

40

Hooded Capuchin

Caí de las Yungas

Native

40

III

LC

41

Black-horned Capuchin

Sapajus nigritus

Native

243

V

NT

42

Lepus europaeus

Exotic

1275

VI

LC

43

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Exotic

157

IV

EN

44

Sylvilagus brasiliensis

Native

170

IV

EN

45

Brazilian Guinea Pig

Native

1365

VI

LC

46

Montane Guinea Pig

Native

5

II

LC

47

Southern Highland Yellow-toothed Cavy

Cuis Común Andino

Native

16

II

DD

48

Lowland Yellow-toothed Cavy

Galea leucoblephara

Native

223

V

LC

49

Southern Mountain Cavy

Cuis Chico Menor

Microcavia australis

Native

241

V

LC

50

Thomas´s Mountain Cavy

Cuis Chico Mayor

Microcavia maenas

Native

130

IV

51

Shipton´s Mountain Cavy

Microcavia shiptoni

Native

7

II

LC

52

Patagonian Mara

Dolichotis patagonum

Native

336

VI

NT

53

Conejo de los Palos

Dolichotis salinicola

Native

84

III

LC

54

Greater Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Native

1114

VI

LC

55

Native

3

I

LC

56

Azara´s Agouti

Dasyprocta azarae

Native

255

V

DD

57

Dasyprocta variegata

Native

56

III

DD

58

Common Mountain Viscacha

Lagidium viscacia

Native

196

V

LC

59

Wolffsohn´s Mountain Viscacha

Chinchillon Anaranjado

Lagidium wolffsohni

Native

15

II

DD

60

Common Plains Viscacha

Lagostomus maximus

Native

274

VI

LC

61

Bicolor-spined Porcupine

Coendou bicolor

Native

1

I

LC

62

Paraguayan Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Ouriço-cacheiro

Coendou spinosus

Native

8

II

LC

63

Ashy Chinchilla Rat

Rata Chinchilla

Abrocoma cinerea

Not listed

2

I

LC

64

Ctenomys aff. mendocinus

Native

4

I

65

Tuco Tuco Pampeano

Ctenomys azarae

Native

5

II

66

Ctenomys frater

Native

1

I

67

Tuco Tuco Heniacamiare

Ctenomys heniacamiare

Native

2

I

68

Tuco-tuco Chico

Ctenomys pundti

Native

2

I

69

Native

47

III

70

Tucu Tucu del Sur

Ctenomys australis

Native

41

III

EN

71

Tuco Tuco De Berg

Native

11

II

72

Emilio´s Tuco-tuco

Tuco-tuco De Las Dunas

Ctenomys emilianus

Not listed

2

I

LC

73

Patagonian Tuco-tuco

Tuco-tuco Patagónico

Native

3

I

LC

74

Maule Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys maulinus

Native

1

I

LC

75

Mendoza Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys mendocinus

Native

10

II

LC

76

Andean Tuco-tuco

Tuco Tuco De La Puna

Ctenomys opimus

Native

43

III

LC

77

Osvaldo Reig´s Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys osvaldoreigi

Not listed

3

I

CR

78

Pearson´s Tuco-tuco

Tucu Tucu de Pearson

Ctenomys pearsoni

Native

2

I

NT

79

Rio Negro Tuco-tuco

Tuco Tuco Oriental

Ctenomys rionegrensis

Native

16

II

EN

80

Salta Tuco-tuco

Tuco-tuco Salteño

Ctenomys saltarius

Not listed

1

I

DD

81

Silky Tuco-tuco

Tuco-tuco Enano

Ctenomys sericeus

Native

2

I

DD

82

Talas Tuco-tuco

Tucu Tuco De Los Talares

Ctenomys talarum

Native

33

III

LC

83

Robust Tuco-tuco

Tuco Tuco Robusto

Ctenomys tuconax

Native

2

I

DD

84

Santa Fe Tuco-tuco

Tuco-tuco Santafesino

Ctenomys yolandae

Native

4

I

DD

85

Atlantic Bamboo Rat

Rato da Taquara

Kannabateomys amblyonyx

Native

5

II

LC

86

Ratão-do-banhado

Myocastor coypus

Native

1577

VI

LC

87

Rata Cola De Pincel

Octodontomys gliroides

Native

2

I

LC

88

Native

1

I

89

Pallas´s Squirrel

Ardilla de Panza Roja

Callosciurus erythraeus

Exotic

89

III

LC

90

Guianan Squirrel

Sciurus aestuans

Native

72

III

LC

91

Bolivian Squirrel

Sciurus ignitus

Native

54

III

LC

92

Andean Squirrel

Sciurus pucheranii

Native

1

I

DD

93

North American Beaver

Castor Americano

Castor canadensis

Exotic

36

III

LC

94

Abrothrix lanosus

Native

1

I

95

Ratón Ventriblanco

Akodon albiventer

Native

3

I

96

Not listed

1

I

97

Native

12

II

98

Oligoryzomys sp.

Not listed

2

I

99

Rata Almizclera

Ondatra zibethicus

Exotic

10

II

LC

100

Andean Soft-haired Mouse

Abrothrix andina

Native

12

II

LC

101

Ornate Soft-haired Mouse

Ratón Tricolor

Abrothrix jelskii

Native

1

I

LC

102

Long-haired Soft-haired Mouse

Ratón De Pelos Largos

Abrothrix longipilis

Native

1

I

LC

103

Olive Soft-haired Mouse

Ratoncito De Los Guindales

Abrothrix olivacea

Native

13

II

LC

104

Valdivian Long-clawed Mouse

Ratón Topo Pardo

Geoxus valdivianus

Native

3

I

LC

105

Andean Long-clawed Mouse

Ratón Topo Cordillerano

Paynomys macronyx

Not listed

1

I

LC

106

Azara´s Grass Mouse

Ratón de Pastizal Pampeano

Native

10

II

LC

107

Dolores Grass Mouse

Ratón Cordobés

Native

2

I

LC

108

Montane Grass Mouse

Ratón Selvático

Akodon montensis

Not listed

1

I

LC

109

Gray-bellied Grass Mouse

Ratón de Vientre Gris

Akodon simulator

Native

2

I

LC

110

Spegazzini´s Grass Mouse

Akodon spegazzinii

Native

3

I

LC

111

Hocicudo Común

Oxymycterus rufus

Native

6

II

LC

112

Brazilian Marsh Rat

Rata Nutria Colorada

Holochilus brasiliensis

Native

40

III

LC

113

Yellow Pygmy Rice Rat

Colilargo Menor

Oligoryzomys flavescens

Native

10

II

LC

114

Long-tailed Pygmy Rice Rat

Ratón Colilargo

Oligoryzomys longicaudatus

Native

19

II

LC

115

Olrog´s Chaco Mouse

Ratón Chaqueño

Andalgalomys olrogi

Not listed

1

I

LC

116

Drylands Vesper Mouse

Laucha Bimaculada

Calomys musculinus

Native

6

II

LC

117

Morgan´s Gerbil Mouse

Laucha Sedosa Patagónica

Eligmodontia morgani

Native

2

I

LC

118

Lowland Gerbil Mouse

Eligmodontia typus

Not listed

1

I

LC

119

Graomys chacoensis

Native

4

I

DD

120

Common Pericote

Laucha Orejuda Común

Graomys griseoflavus

Native

7

II

LC

121

Southern Big-eared Mouse

Loxodontomys micropus

Native

1

I

LC

122

Bonarian Leaf-eared Mouse

Pericote Bonaerense

Phyllotis bonariensis

Native

1

I

NT

123

Yellow-rumped Leaf-eared Mouse

Phyllotis xanthopygus

Not listed

1

I

LC

124

Delicate Salt Flat Mouse

Ratón de la Salina

Salinomys delicatus

Not listed

1

I

DD

125

Hairy-soled Conyrat

Reithrodon auritus

Native

5

II

LC

126

Exotic

24

III

LC

127

Rattus norvegicus

Exotic

46

III

LC

128

Exotic

46

III

LC

129

Greater Bulldog Bat

Murcielago Pescador

Noctilio leporinus

Not listed

2

I

LC

130

Common Vampire Bat

Vampiro de Azara

Desmodus rotundus

Native

21

II

LC

131

Pallas´s Long-tongued Bat

Murciélago Picaflor Castaño

Glossophaga soricina

Native

2

I

LC

132

Common Big-eared Bat

Murciélago Común De Orejas Largas

Micronycteris microtis

Native

2

I

LC

133

Woolly False Vampire Bat

Falso Vampiro Orejón

Chrotopterus auritus

Not listed

1

I

LC

134

Great Fruit-eating Bat

Murcielago Cara Listada

Artibeus lituratus

Native

9

II

LC

135

White-lined Broad-nosed Bat

Falso Vampiro Listado

Platyrrhinus lineatus

Native

8

II

LC

136

Little Yellow-shouldered Bat

Murciélago de Charreteras Menor

Sturnira lilium

Native

3

I

LC

137

Not listed

2

I

138

Native

4

I

139

Common Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Moloso Orejas Anchas Pardo

Eumops bonariensis

Not listed

7

II

LC

140

Patagonian Dwarf Bonneted Bat

Moloso Gris de Orejas Anchas

Eumops patagonicus

Not listed

3

I

LC

141

Western Bonneted Bat

Not listed

2

I

LC

142

Pallas´s Mastiff Bat

Molossus molossus

Native

3

I

LC

143

Common Black Mastiff Bat

Murciélago Mastín Negro

Not listed

1

I

LC

144

Brazilian Free-tailed Bat

Murciélago Cola de Ratón

Tadarida brasiliensis

Native

62

III

LC

145

Vespertilionidae

Native

2

I

146

Native

2

I

147

Neoeptesicus sp.

Native

1

I

148

Vespertilionidae sp.

Native

4

I

149

Murciélago Orejas De Ratón Del Sur

Myotis chiloensis

Native

2

I

LC

150

Dinelli´s Myotis

Orejas de Ratón

Myotis dinellii

Native

39

III

LC

151

Yellowish Myotis

Murcielaguito Pardo

Not listed

7

II

LC

152

Small Big-eared Brown Bat

Murcielago Orejon Chico

Histiotus montanus

Not listed

4

I

LC

153

Tropical Big-eared Brown Bat

Murciélago Orejón Tropical

Histiotus velatus

Native

1

I

DD

154

Argentine Serotine

Murciélago Pardo Argentino

Neoeptesicus furinalis

Native

3

I

LC

155

Southern Red Bat

Murciélago Rojizo

Lasiurus blossevillii

Native

14

II

LC

156

Northern Hoary Bat

Murciélago Ceniciento

Lasiurus cinereus

Native

14

II

157

Southern Yellow Bat

Murciélago Leonado

Not listed

3

I

LC

158

Eastern Forest Bat

Murciélago Pardo Chico

Vespadelus pumilus

Native

7

II

LC

159

Molina´s Hog-nosed Skunk

Conepatus chinga

Native

517

VI

LC

160

Native

86

III

LC

161

Native

401

VI

LC

162

Galictis vittata

Native

1

I

LC

163

Patagonian Weasel

Huroncito Patagónico

Lyncodon patagonicus

Native

5

II

LC

164

North American River Otter

Nutria de Río de América del Norte

Lontra canadensis

Native

2

I

LC

165

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

Native

325

VI

NT

166

Southern River Otter

Lontra provocax

Not listed

1

I

EN

167

Smooth-coated Otter

Lutra perspicillata

Native

1

I

VU

168

Visón Norteamericano

Exotic

41

III

LC

169

South American Coati

Native

250

V

LC

170

Crab-eating Raccoon

Procyon cancrivorus

Native

148

IV

LC

171

South American Fur Seal

Lobo Marino de Dos Pelos

Arctocephalus australis

Native

74

III

LC

172

Antarctic Fur Seal

Lobo Marino de dos Pelos Antártico

Arctocephalus gazella

Native

20

II

LC

173

Subantarctic Fur Seal

Lobo Marino de Dos Pelos Subantártico

Arctocephalus tropicalis

Native

5

II

LC

174

South American Sea Lion

Lobo Marino de Un Pelo

Leão-marinho-da-patagônia

Otaria flavescens

Native

574

VI

LC

175

Hydrurga leptonyx

Native

15

II

LC

176

Foca de Weddell

Leptonychotes weddellii

Native

10

II

LC

177

Foca Cangrejera

Lobodon carcinophaga

Native

14

II

LC

178

Southern Elephant Seal

Elefante Marino del Sur

Mirounga leonina

Native

213

V

LC

179

Canis familiaris

Exotic

2

I

NA

180

Exotic

5

II

LC

181

Crab-eating Fox

Cerdocyon thous

Native

419

VI

LC

182

Chrysocyon brachyurus

Native

80

III

NT

183

Lycalopex culpaeus

Native

354

VI

LC

184

South American Gray Fox

Zorro Gris Chico

Lycalopex grisea

Native

308

VI

LC

185

Zorro Gris Pampeano

Graxaim-do-campo

Lycalopex gymnocerca

Native

1317

VI

LC

186

Native

2

I

187

Herpailurus yagouaroundi

Native

105

IV

LC

188

Uruguayan Colocolo

Gato del Pajonal Uruguayo

Leopardus fasciatus

Native

1

I

189

Northern Colocolo

Gato del Pajonal del Norte

Leopardus garleppi

Native

14

II

190

Geoffroy´s Cat

Leopardus geoffroyi

Native

416

VI

LC

191

Leopardus guigna

Not listed

3

I

VU

192

Southern Oncilla

Tirica Misionero

Gato-do-mato-pequeno

Leopardus guttulus

Native

8

II

VU

193

Andean Mountain Cat

Leopardus jacobita

Native

2

I

EN

194

Southern Colocolo

Gato del Pajonal del Sur

Leopardus pajeros

Native

37

III

195

Leopardus pardalis

Native

30

III

LC

196

Leopardus wiedii

Native

3

I

NT

197

Native

192

V

LC

198

Native

22

II

NT

199

Anta-brasileira

Tapirus terrestris

Native

78

III

VU

200

African Wild Ass

Equus africanus

Exotic

3

I

CR

201

Exotic

2

I

EN

202

Antílope Negro

Antilope cervicapra

Exotic

29

III

LC

203

Exotic

1

I

NA

204

Domestic Cattle

Native

1

I

NA

205

Búfalo de Agua

Bubalus bubalis

Exotic

5

II

NA

206

Ciervo de los Pantanos

Cervo-do-pantanal

Blastocerus dichotomus

Native

393

VI

VU

207

North Andean Huemul

Hippocamelus antisensis

Native

14

II

VU

208

South Andean Huemul

Hippocamelus bisulcus

Native

11

II

EN

209

Common Red Brocket

Corzuela Colorada

Mazama americana

Native

66

III

DD

210

Native

10

II

VU

211

Venado de las Pampas

Ozotoceros bezoarticus

Native

44

III

NT

212

Native

3

I

NT

213

Common Brown Brocket

Veado-catingueiro

Subulo gouazoubira

Native

599

VI

LC

214

Exotic

151

IV

LC

215

Ciervo Canadiense

Cervus canadensis

Exotic

1

I

LC

216

Western Red Deer

Ciervo Colorado

Exotic

149

IV

LC

217

Common Fallow Deer

Exotic

18

II

LC

218

Eurasian Wild Pig

Exotic

156

IV

LC

219

Collared Peccary

Pecarí de Collar

Dicotyles tajacu

Native

129

IV

LC

220

Chacoan Peccary

Pecarí Quimilero

Parachoerus wagneri

Native

3

I

EN

221

White-lipped Peccary

Pecarí Labiado

Native

23

III

VU

222

Native

1686

VI

LC

223

Native

394

VI

LC

224

Southern Right Whale

Ballena Franca Austral

Eubalaena australis

Native

196

V

LC

225

Balaenopteridae

Balaenoptera sp.

Native

2

I

226

Antarctic Minke Whale

Ballena Minke Austral

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Not listed

4

I

NT

227

Balaenoptera borealis

Native

18

II

EN

228

Balaenoptera physalus

Native

5

II

VU

229

Ballena Jorobada

Megaptera novaeangliae

Native

59

III

LC

230

Delphinus delphis

Native

72

III

LC

231

Common Bottlenose Dolphin

Delfín Nariz de Botella

Tursiops truncatus

Native

25

III

LC

232

Long-finned Pilot Whale

Calderón Común

Globicephala melas

Native

2

I

LC

233

False Killer Whale

Pseudorca crassidens

Native

3

I

NT

234

Native

56

III

DD

235

Commerson´s Dolphin

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Native

90

III

LC

236

Chilean Dolphin

Delfín Chileno

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Native

8

II

NT

237

Peale´s Dolphin

Delfín Austral

Sagmatias australis

Native

42

III

LC

238

Sagmatias obscurus

Native

29

III

LC

239

Burmeister´s Porpoise

Marsopa Espinosa

Boto-de-burmeister

Phocoena spinipinnis

Native

6

II

NT

240

Pontoporia blainvillei

Native

44

III

VU

241

Pygmy Sperm Whale

Cachalote Pigmeo

Cachalote-pigmeu

Kogia breviceps

Native

1

I

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