This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Trinidad and Tobago. There are 101 mammal species in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

, of which 0 are critically endangered, 0 are endangered, 1 is vulnerable, and 0 are near-threatened. However, it is very important to note that the populations of many of the game mammals as well as predatory mammals are locally threatened in Trinidad and Tobago due mainly to heavy hunting/poaching and habitat loss/fragmentation, with a number of species already having been extirpated on the island of Tobago. This list is derived from the IUCN Red List

IUCN Red List

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species , founded in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature is the world's main authority on the conservation status of species...

 which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...

, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.


The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN

World Conservation Union

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources is an international organization dedicated to finding "pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges." The organization publishes the IUCN Red List, compiling information from a network of...

:

EX	Extinct	No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW	Extinct in the wild	Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR	Critically Endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT	Near Threatened	The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC	Least Concern	There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD	Data Deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

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:

LR/cd	Lower Risk/conservation dependent	Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
LR/nt	Lower Risk/near threatened	Species which are close to being classified as Vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
LR/lc	Lower Risk/least concern	Species for which there are no identifiable risks.

Order: Sirenia

Sirenia

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit swamps, rivers, estuaries, marine wetlands, and coastal marine waters. Four species are living, in two families and genera. These are the dugong and manatees...

 (manatees and dugongs)

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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
      • West Indian Manatee
        West Indian Manatee
        The West Indian Manatee is a manatee, and the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order Sirenia . The West Indian Manatee, Trichechus manatus, is a species distinct from the Amazonian Manatee, T. inunguis, and the West African Manatee, T. senegalensis...
        
         Trichechus manatus VU

Order: Cingulata (armadillos)

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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
      Dasypus
      Dasypus is a genus of armadillo in the Dasypodidae family. It is the only genus in the subfamily Dasypodinae and contains the following species:*Nine-banded Armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus*Seven-banded Armadillo, Dasypus septemcinctus...
      
      
      • Nine-banded Armadillo
        Nine-banded Armadillo
        The nine-banded armadillo , or the nine-banded, long-nosed armadillo, is a species of armadillo found in North, Central, and South America, making it the most widespread of the armadillos...
        
         Dasypus novemcinctus LC

Order: Pilosa

Pilosa

The order Pilosa is a group of placental mammals, extant today only in the Americas. It includes the anteaters and sloths, including the recently extinct ground sloths....

 (anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

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The order Pilosa is extant only in the Americas and includes the anteater

Anteater

Anteaters, also known as antbear, are the four mammal species of the suborder Vermilingua commonly known for eating ants and termites. Together with the sloths, they compose the order Pilosa...

s, sloth

Sloth

Sloths are the six species of medium-sized mammals belonging to the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae , part of the order Pilosa and therefore related to armadillos and anteaters, which sport a similar set of specialized claws.They are arboreal residents of the jungles of Central and South...

s, and tamandua

Tamandua

Tamandua is a genus of anteaters. It has two members: the Southern Tamandua and the Northern Tamandua . They live in forests and grasslands, are semi-arboreal, and possess partially prehensile tails. They mainly eat ants and termites, but they occasionally eat bees, beetles, and insect larvae...

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• Suborder: Vermilingua
  • Family: Cyclopedidae
    Cyclopedidae
    Cyclopedidae is a family of anteaters that includes the silky anteater and its extinct relatives....
    
    
    • Genus: Cyclopes
      • Silky Anteater
        Silky Anteater
        The Silky Anteater or Pygmy Anteater is a species of anteater from Central and South America, ranging from extreme southern Mexico south to Brazil Delta Amacuro Venezuela and possibly Paraguay...
        
         Cyclopes didactylus LC
  • Family: Myrmecophagidae
    Myrmecophagidae
    Myrmecophagidae is a family of anteaters, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek words for 'ant' and 'eat' . Myrmecophagids are native to Central and South America, from southern Mexico to northern Argentina. There are 2 genera and 3 species in the family, consisting of the Giant Anteater,...
    
     (American anteaters)
    • Genus: Tamandua
      Tamandua
      Tamandua is a genus of anteaters. It has two members: the Southern Tamandua and the Northern Tamandua . They live in forests and grasslands, are semi-arboreal, and possess partially prehensile tails. They mainly eat ants and termites, but they occasionally eat bees, beetles, and insect larvae...
      
      
      • Southern Tamandua
        Southern Tamandua
        The southern tamandua, also called a collared anteater, or lesser anteater , is a species of anteater from South America. It is a solitary animal, found in many habitats from mature to highly disturbed secondary forests and arid savannas. It feeds on ants, termites and bees...
        
         Tamandua tetradactyla LC

Order: Primates

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The order Primates contains all the species commonly related to the lemur

Lemur

Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures of Roman mythology due to the ghostly vocalizations, reflective eyes, and the nocturnal habits of some species...

s, monkey

Monkey

A monkey is a primate, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey. There are about 260 known living species of monkey. Many are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys...

s, and ape

Ape

Apes are Old World anthropoid mammals, more specifically a clade of tailless catarrhine primates, belonging to the biological superfamily Hominoidea. The apes are native to Africa and South-east Asia, although in relatively recent times humans have spread all over the world...

s, with the latter category including humans. It is divided informally into three main groupings: prosimian

Prosimian

Prosimians are a grouping of mammals defined as being primates, but not monkeys or apes. They include, among others, lemurs, bushbabies, and tarsiers. They are considered to have characteristics that are more primitive than those of monkeys and apes. Prosimians are the only primates native to...

s, monkeys of the New World

New World monkey

New World monkeys are the five families of primates that are found in Central and South America: Callitrichidae, Cebidae, Aotidae, Pitheciidae, and Atelidae. The five families are ranked together as the Platyrrhini parvorder and the Ceboidea superfamily, which are essentially synonymous since...

, and monkeys and apes of the Old World

Catarrhini

Catarrhini is one of the two subdivisions of the higher primates . It contains the Old World monkeys and the apes, which in turn are further divided into the lesser apes or gibbons and the great apes, consisting of the orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos, and humans...

.

• Suborder: Haplorrhini
  Haplorrhini
  The haplorhines, the "dry-nosed" primates , are members of the Haplorhini clade: the prosimian tarsiers and the anthropoids...
  
  
  • Infraorder: Simiiformes
    • Parvorder: Platyrrhini (New World monkeys)
      • Family: Cebidae
        Cebidae
        The Cebidae is one of the five families of New World monkeys now recognised. It includes the capuchin monkeys and squirrel monkeys. These species are found throughout tropical and subtropical South and Central America.-Characteristics:...
        
        
        • Subfamily: Cebinae
          • Genus: Cebus
            CEBus
            CEBus, short for Consumer Electronics Bus, also known as EIA-600, is a set of electrical standards and communication protocols for electronic devices to transmit commands and data...
            
            
            • White-fronted Capuchin
              White-fronted Capuchin
              The white-fronted capuchin, Cebus albifrons, is a species of capuchin monkey, a type of New World primate, found in seven different countries in South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago...
              
               Cebus albifrons LC
      • Family: Atelidae
        Atelidae
        Atelidae is 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...
        
        
        • Subfamily: Alouattinae
          • Genus: Alouatta
            • Venezuelan Red Howler
              Venezuelan Red Howler
              The Venezuelan red howler is a South American species of howler monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the western Amazon Basin in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil...
              
               Alouatta seniculus LC

Order: Rodent

Rodent

Rodentia is an order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing incisors in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....

ia (rodents)

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Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40 percent of mammalian species. They have two incisor

Incisor

Incisors are the first kind of tooth in heterodont mammals. They are located in the premaxilla above and mandible below.-Function:...

s in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be keep short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara

Capybara

The capybara , also known as capivara in Portuguese, and capibara, chigüire in Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador ronsoco in Peru, chigüiro, and carpincho in Spanish, is the largest living rodent in the world. Its closest relatives are agouti, chinchillas, coyphillas, and guinea pigs...

 can weigh up to 45 kg (100 lb).

• Suborder: Hystricognathi
  Hystricognathi
  Hystricognathi is an infraorder of rodents. Hystricognaths are distinguished from other rodents by the bone structure of their skulls. The masseter medialis passes partially through the infraorbital foramen and connects to the bone on the opposite side...
  
  
  • Family: Erethizontidae (New World porcupines)
    • Subfamily: Erethizontinae
      • Genus: Coendou
        • Brazilian Porcupine
          Brazilian Porcupine
          The Brazilian Porcupine is a porcupine found in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, the Guyanas, Bolivia and Trinidad, with a single record from Ecuador. It inhabits tropical forests at elevations up to 1500 m....
          
           Coendou prehensilis LR/lc
  • Family: Cuniculidae
    Paca
    The Lowland 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...
    
    
    • Genus: Cuniculus
      Paca
      The Lowland 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...
      
      
      • Lowland Paca Cuniculus paca LC
  • Family: Dasyproctidae
    Dasyproctidae
    Dasyproctidae is a family of large South American rodents, comprising the agoutis and acouchis. Their fur is a reddish or dark colour above, with a paler underside. They are herbivorous, often feeding on ripe fruit that falls from trees...
    
    
    • Genus: Dasyprocta
      • Brazilian Agouti
        Brazilian Agouti
        The Brazilian Agouti, Dasyprocta leporina, is a South American agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae.It is found in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad & Tobago and Brazil.It has also been introduced to the Lesser Antilles...
        
         Dasyprocta leporina LC
  • Family: Echimyidae
    • Subfamily: Echimyinae
      • Genus: Makalata
        Makalata
        Makalata is a genus of rodents in the family Echimyidae.It contains the following species:* Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat * Long-tailed Armored Tree-rat * Dusky Spiny Tree Rat...
        
        
        • Armored Spiny Rat Makalata armata LR/lc
    • Subfamily: Eumysopinae
      • Genus: Proechimys
        Proechimys
        Proechimys is a genus of South American spiny rats of the family Echimyidae....
        
        
        • Trinidad Spiny Rat
          Trinidad Spiny Rat
          The Trinidad Spiny Rat is a species of rodent in the Echimyidae family. It is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago....
          
           Proechimys trinitatis LR/lc
• Suborder: Sciurognathi
  Sciurognathi
  Sciurognathi is a suborder of rodents that includes squirrels, chipmunks, beavers, and many types of mice. The group is characterized by a specific shape to the lower jaw. In sciurognaths, the angular process of the jaw is in the same plane as the root of the incisors...
  
  
  • Family: Sciuridae (squirrels)
    • Subfamily: Sciurinae
      Sciurinae
      The Sciurinae is a subfamily of squirrels in the . It unites the flying squirrels with certain related tree squirrels. Older sources place the flying squirrels in a separate subfamily and unite all remaining sciurids into the subfamily Sciurinae, but this has been strongly refuted by genetic...
      
      
      • Tribe: Sciurini
        Sciurini
        Sciurini is a tribe that includes about forty species of squirrels, mostly from the Americas. It includes five living genera—the American dwarf squirrels, Microsciurus; the Bornean Rheithrosciurus; the widespread American and Eurasian tree squirrels of the genus Sciurus, which includes some of the...
        
        
        • Genus: Sciurus
          Sciurus
          The genus Sciurus contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.-Species:There are 30 species.Genus Sciurus - Tree squirrels*Subgenus Sciurus...
          
          
          • Red-tailed Squirrel
            Red-tailed Squirrel
            The red-tailed Squirrel is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to South America. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
            
             Sciurus granatensis LR/lc
  • Family: Heteromyidae
    Heteromyidae
    The family of rodents that include kangaroo rats, kangaroo mice and rock pocket mice is the Heteromyidae family. Most heteromyids live in complex burrows within the deserts and grasslands of western North America, though species within the Heteromys and Liomys genera are also found in forests and...
    
    
    • Subfamily: Heteromyinae
      • Genus: Heteromys
        Heteromys
        Heteromys is a genus of rodent in the family Heteromyidae.It contains the following species:* Trinidad Spiny Pocket Mouse * Southern Spiny Pocket Mouse...
        
        
        • Trinidad Spiny Pocket Mouse
          Trinidad Spiny Pocket Mouse
          The Trinidad Spiny Pocket Mouse is a species of rodent in the Heteromyidae family. It is found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
          
           Heteromys anomalus LR/lc
  • Family: Cricetidae
    Cricetidae
    The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
    
    
    • Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
      Sigmodontinae
      The subfamily Sigmodontinae is one of the most diverse groups of mammals. It 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 species count...
      
      
      • Genus: Akodon
        Akodon
        Akodon is a genus consisting of South American grass mice. They mostly occur south of the Amazon Basin and along the Andes north to Venezuela, but are absent from much of the basin itself, the far south of the continent, and the lowlands west of the Andes. Akodon is one of the most species-rich...
        
        
        • Northern Grass Mouse
          Northern Grass Mouse
          The Northern Grass Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.-References:...
          
           Akodon urichi LR/lc
      • Genus: Nectomys
        Nectomys
        Nectomys is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is closely related to Amphinectomys and was formerly considered congeneric with Sigmodontomys...
        
        
        • Trinidad Water Rat
          Trinidad Water Rat
          Nectomys palmipes, also known as the Trinidad Nectomys or Trinidad Water Rat, is a species of rodent in genus Nectomys of family Cricetidae. It is found on the island of Trinidad and on the nearby mainland of Venezuela.-Literature cited:...
          
           Nectomys palmipes LR/lc
      • Genus: Oecomys
        Oecomys
        Oecomys is a genus of rodent within the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It contains about 17 species, which live in trees and are distributed across forested parts of South America, extending into Panama and Trinidad.-Literature cited:...
        
        
        • Savanna Arboreal Rice Rat Oecomys speciosus LR/lc
        • Trinidad Arboreal Rice Rat
          Trinidad Arboreal Rice Rat
          Oecomys trinitatis, also known as the Long-furred Oecomys, Long-furred Rice Rat, Trinidad Arboreal Rice Rat, or Big Arboreal Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oecomys of family Cricetidae...
          
           Oecomys trinitatis LR/lc
      • Genus: Oligoryzomys
        Oligoryzomys
        Oligoryzomys is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Many species are known as pygmy rice rats or colilargos...
        
        
        • Fulvous Pygmy Rice Rat
          Fulvous Pygmy Rice Rat
          Oligoryzomys fulvescens, also known as the Fulvous Colilargo, Fulvous Pygmy Rice Rat, or Northern Pygmy Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Oligoryzomys of family Cricetidae...
          
           Oligoryzomys fulvescens LR/lc
      • Genus: Hylaeamys
        Hylaeamys
        Hylaeamys is a genus of South American oryzomyine rodents found principally in humid forested areas east of the Andes. The species in this genus have historically been placed in Oryzomys. They are most closely related to Euryoryzomys, Transandinomys, Nephelomys, Oecomys, and Handleyomys, and most...
        
        
        • Azara's Broad-headed Rice Rat
          Azara's Broad-headed Rice Rat
          Hylaeamys megacephalus, also known as Azara's Broad-headed Oryzomys or the Large-headed Rice Rat, is a species of rodent in the genus Hylaeamys of family Cricetidae, of which it is the type species...
          
           Hylaeamys megacephalus LR/lc
      • Genus: Rhipidomys
        Rhipidomys
        Rhipidomys is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae, comprising at least 18 species of climbing mouse:* Southern Climbing Mouse * Cariri Climbing Mouse...
        
        
        • Coues's Climbing Mouse
          Coues's Climbing Mouse
          Coues's Climbing Mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It is named after American zoologist Elliott Coues.-References:...
          
           Rhipidomys couesi LR/lc
      • Genus: Zygodontomys
        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 east to the Guianas. It contains two species: Zygodontomys brunneus and Zygodontomys brevicauda....
        
        
        • Short-tailed Cane Rat
          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. It occurs from Costa Rica via Panama, Colombia and Venezuela into Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and northern...
          
           Zygodontomys brevicauda LR/lc

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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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
    • Greater Bulldog Bat
      Greater Bulldog Bat
      The greater bulldog bat or fisherman bat is a type of fishing bat native to Latin America. The bat uses echolocation to detect water ripples made by the fish upon which it preys, then uses the pouch between its legs to scoop the fish up and its sharp claws to catch and cling to it...
      
       Noctilio leporinus LR/lc
• Family: Natalidae
  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 their name suggests, funnel-shaped ears. They are small, at only 3.5 to...
  
  
  • Genus: Natalus
    Natalus
    The genus Natalus of funnel-eared bats is found from Mexico to Brazil and the Caribbean islands. They are slender bats with unusually long tails and, as their name suggests, funnel-shaped ears. They are small, at only 3.5 to 5.5 cm in length, with brown, grey, or reddish fur...
    
    
    • Trinidadian Funnel-eared Bat
      Trinidadian Funnel-eared Bat
      The Trinidadian Funnel-eared Bat is a species of bat in the Natalidae family. It is endemic to Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago and Netherlands Antilles.-References:...
      
       Natalus tumidirostris LR/lc
• Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Subfamily: Myotinae
    • Genus: Myotis
      • Hairy-legged Myotis
        Hairy-legged Myotis
        The Hairy-Legged Myotis is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family.It can be found in the following countries: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and...
        
         Myotis keaysi LR/lc
      • Black Myotis
        Black Myotis
        The Black Myotis , is a bat species from South and Central America.Its body is dark brown/black. The head to body length, not including the tail, is about 5cm . The Black Myotis is a tiny bat with a small pointed non-noseleaf snout. Its ears are pointy and triangular, and extremely sensitive...
        
         Myotis nigricans LR/lc
      • Riparian Myotis
        Riparian Myotis
        The Riparian Myotis , is a bat species from South and Central America....
        
         Myotis riparius LR/lc
  • Subfamily: Vespertilioninae
    Vespertilioninae
    Vespertilioninae is a subfamily of Vesper Bats from the family Vespertilionidae.-Classification:Subfamily Vespertilioninae*Tribe Eptesicini**Genus Arielulus***Collared Pipistrelle, Arielulus aureocollaris...
    
    
    • Genus: Eptesicus
      Eptesicus
      Eptesicus is a genus of bats, commonly called house bats, in the family Vespertilionidae.The 25 species within this genus are:*Little black serotine *Bobrinski's Serotine...
      
      
      • Brazilian Brown Bat
        Brazilian Brown Bat
        The Brazilian Brown Bat, Eptesicus brasiliensis, is a bat species from South and Central America....
        
         Eptesicus brasiliensis LR/lc
    • Genus: Lasiurus
      Lasiurus
      Lasiurus is the genus comprising hairy-tailed bats. The name Lasiurus is derived from the Greek lasios and oura . It contains some of the most attractive bats in the whole continent of North America including such species as the red bat, L. borealis, and the hoary bat, L. cinereus...
      
      
      • Eastern Red Bat
        Eastern Red Bat
        The Eastern Red Bat is a species of bat from the family Vespertilionidae. See also the Desert red bat , a related species....
        
         Lasiurus borealis LR/lc
      • Southern Yellow Bat
        Southern Yellow Bat
        The Southern Yellow Bat , is a species of bat in the vesper bat family, Vespertilionidae. It is native to South, North and Central America, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States to Argentina. This species roosts in trees and vegetation...
        
         Lasiurus ega LR/lc
    • Genus: Rhogeessa
      Rhogeessa
      Rhogeessa is a genus of bats within the "Vesper bats" family, Vespertilionidae. Species within this genus are:*Yucatan Yellow Bat *Allen's Yellow Bat *Genoways's Yellow Bat...
      
      
      • Black-winged Little Yellow Bat
        Black-winged Little Yellow Bat
        The Black-winged Little Yellow Bat , is a Central American bat species found from Mexico to Costa Rica.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
        
         Rhogeessa tumida LR/lc
• Family: Molossidae
  • Genus: Cynomops
    Cynomops
    Cynomops is a genus of Central and South American bats in the family Molossidae. It has sometimes been considered a subgenus of Molossops...
    
    
    • Greenhall's Dog-faced bat
      Greenhall's Dog-faced bat
      Greenhall's Dog-faced Bat is a species of bat distributed from Colombia to Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guianas, northeastern Brazil and Trinidad....
      
       Cynomops greenhalli LR/lc
  • Genus: Eumops
    Eumops
    Eumops is a genus of bats in the family Molossidae.-Reference:* Baker, R.J.; McDonough, M.M.; Swier, V.J.; Larsen, P.A.; Carrera, J.P.; Ammerman, L.K. 2009. New species of bonneted bat, genus Eumops from the lowlands of western Ecuador and Peru. Acta Chiropterologica 11 : 1-13....
    
    
    • Black Bonneted Bat
      Black Bonneted Bat
      The Black Bonneted Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Barquez, R., Rodriguez, B., Miller, B. & Diaz, M. 2008. . Downloaded on 3 March 2009.*...
      
       Eumops auripendulus LR/lc
  • Genus: Molossus
    Molossus (genus)
    Molossus is a genus of bats. The genus contains ten species with a New World distribution from Mexico in the north to northern Argentina at its most southerly limit...
    
    
    • Black Mastiff Bat
      Black Mastiff Bat
      The Black Mastiff Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Barquez, R., Rodriguez, B., Miller, B. & Diaz, M. 2008. . Downloaded on 03 March 2009.*-External links:*...
      
       Molossus ater LR/lc
    • Velvety Free-tailed Bat
      Velvety Free-tailed Bat
      The Velvety Free-tailed Bat or Pallas's Mastiff Bat , is a bat species in the family Molossidae. It occurs in the Americas from Argentina north to Cuba and Mexico and also the Florida Keys in the United States....
      
       Molossus molossus LR/lc
    • Miller's Mastiff Bat
      Miller's Mastiff Bat
      Miller's Mastiff Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guyana, Mexico, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.-References:...
      
       Molossus pretiosus LR/lc
    • Sinaloan Mastiff Bat
      Sinaloan Mastiff Bat
      The Sinaloan Mastiff Bat is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
      
       Molossus sinaloae LR/lc
  • Genus: Nyctinomops
    Nyctinomops
    Nyctinomops is a genus of bats in the family Molossidae....
    
    
    • Broad-eared Bat
      Broad-eared Bat
      The Broad-eared Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*-External links:...
      
       Nyctinomops laticaudatus LR/lc
  • Genus: Promops
    Promops
    Promops is a genus of molossid bats.-Species:Promops is a genus of molossid bats.-Species:Promops is a genus of molossid bats.-Species::Promops centralis - big crested mastiff bat:Promops nasutus - brown mastiff bat...
    
    
    • Big Crested Mastiff Bat
      Big Crested Mastiff Bat
      The Big Crested Mastiff Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
      
       Promops centralis LR/lc
    • Brown Mastiff Bat
      Brown Mastiff Bat
      The Brown Mastiff Bat , is a South American bat species, found in Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina.-References:*...
      
       Promops nasutus LR/lc
  • Genus: Tadarida
    Tadarida
    The genus Tadarida has ten or more species of bats divided into two subgenera, with the first of these containing seven species spread across the Old World...
    
    
    • Mexican Free-tailed Bat
      Mexican Free-tailed Bat
      The Mexican free-tailed bat , also known as the Brazilian free-tailed bat, is a medium-sized bat that is native to the Americas and is widely regarded as one of the most abundant mammals in North America...
      
       Tadarida brasiliensis LR/nt
• Family: Emballonuridae
  • Genus: Diclidurus
    Diclidurus
    Diclidurus is a genus of bats whose common name is the ghost bats. They all inhabit South America and sometimes also Central America....
    
    
    • Northern Ghost Bat
      Northern Ghost Bat
      The Northern Ghost Bat or Jumby Bat, Diclidurus albus, is a bat species from South America, Trinidad, and Central America. It is a relatively rare, completely white, insectivorous bat, with an unusual sac at the base of its tail. Specimens have been found infected with rabies in...
      
       Diclidurus albus LR/lc
  • Genus: Peropteryx
    Peropteryx
    Peropteryx is a genus of 5 species of bat in the family Emballonuridae, namely:*Greater Dog-like Bat *White-winged Dog-like Bat *Lesser Dog-like Bat...
    
    
    • Lesser Doglike Bat
      Lesser Doglike Bat
      The Lesser Dog-like Bat, Peropteryx macrotis, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
      
       Peropteryx macrotis LR/lc
  • Genus: Rhynchonycteris
    • Proboscis Bat
      Proboscis Bat
      The proboscis bat, Rhynchonycteris naso, is a bat species from South and Central America. Other common names include sharp-nosed bat, Brazilian long-nosed bat and river bat in English, and murciélago narizón in Spanish. It is monotypic within its genus.This species is in the family Emballonuridae,...
      
       Rhynchonycteris naso LR/lc
  • Genus: Saccopteryx
    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 Saccopteryx bilineata...
    
    
    • Greater Sac-winged Bat
      Greater Sac-winged Bat
      The Greater Sac-winged Bat, Saccopteryx bilineata, is a bat of the family Emballonuridae native to Middle 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 insectivores and use echolocation calls through the mouth to...
      
       Saccopteryx bilineata LR/lc
    • Lesser Sac-winged Bat
      Lesser Sac-winged Bat
      The Lesser Sac-winged Bat is a bat species of the family Emballonuridae from South and Middle America.-References:*...
      
       Saccopteryx leptura LR/lc
• Family: Mormoopidae
  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....
  
  
  • Genus: Mormoops
    Mormoops
    Mormoops is a genus of bat in the family Mormoopidae.It contains the following species:* Antillean Ghost-faced Bat * Giant Ghost-faced Bat * Ghost-faced Bat...
    
    
    • Ghost-faced Bat
      Ghost-faced Bat
      The Ghost-faced Bat is a bat in the genus Mormoops. It occurs in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico. Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela and in Texas in the United States. Mormoops megalophylla is one of only two extant species within it genus, the other being...
      
       Mormoops megalophylla LR/lc
  • Genus: Pteronotus
    Pteronotus
    Pteronotus is a genus of bats. Seven extant species have been recognized, as well as one relatively recently extinct species-References:...
    
    
    • Naked-backed Bat Pteronotus davyi LR/lc
    • Parnell's Mustached Bat
      Parnell's Mustached Bat
      Parnell's Mustached Bat, Pteronotus parnellii is an insectivorous bat native to North, Central and South America. This bat species ranges from southern Sonora, Mexico south to Brazil. Historically, it had a wider range as fossil specimens have been collected on the island of New Providence,...
      
       Pteronotus parnellii LR/lc
    • Wagner's Mustached Bat
      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:...
      
       Pteronotus personatus LR/lc
• Family: Phyllostomidae
  • Subfamily: Phyllostominae
    Phyllostominae
    Phyllostominae is a subfamily of bats.-List of species:Subfamily Phyllostominae* Tribe Micronycterini**Genus: Glyphonycteris***Behn's Bat, Glyphonycteris behnii***Davies's Big-eared Bat, Glyphonycteris daviesi...
    
    
    • Genus: Glyphonycteris
      Glyphonycteris
      Glyphonycteris is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It contains the following species:* Behn's Bat * Davies's Big-eared Bat * Tricolored Big-eared Bat...
      
      
      • Davies's Big-eared Bat
        Davies's Big-eared Bat
        Davies's Big-eared Bat or the Graybeard Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.-Source:* Ochoa, J. & Velazco, P. 2008. . Downloaded...
        
         Glyphonycteris daviesi LR/nt
      • Tricolored Big-eared Bat
        Tricolored Big-eared Bat
        The Tricolored Big-eared Bat, Glyphonycteris sylvestris, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Zortea, M., Sampaio, E., Lim, B., Peters, S. & Arroyo-Cabrales, J. 2008. . Downloaded on 04 March 2009.*...
        
         Glyphonycteris sylvestris LR/nt
    • Genus: Lampronycteris
      • Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat
        Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat
        The Yellow-throated Big-eared Bat, Lampronycteris brachyotis , is a species of bat from South and Central America, where it ranges from southern Mexico to Brazil. It is monotypic within the genus Lampronycteris....
        
         Lampronycteris brachyotis LR/lc
    • Genus: Lonchorhina
      Lonchorhina
      Lonchorhina is a genus of Central and South American bats in the family Phyllostomidae.-Species:Genus Lonchorhina - Sword-nosed Bats*Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat, Lonchorhina aurita - Tomes, 1863...
      
      
      • Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat
        Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat
        Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat, Lonchorhina aurita, is a bat species from South and Central America. Also found in the Bahamas, known only from one specimen collected on the island of New Providence.-References:...
        
         Lonchorhina aurita LR/lc
    • Genus: Lophostoma
      Lophostoma
      Lophostoma is a genus of Central and South American bats in the family Phyllostomidae.-Species:Genus Lophostoma*Equatorial Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma aequatorialis*Pygmy Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma brasiliense...
      
      
      • Pygmy Round-eared Bat
        Pygmy Round-eared Bat
        The Pygmy Round-eared Bat, Lophostoma brasiliense, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
        
         Lophostoma brasiliense LR/lc
    • Genus: Micronycteris
      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*Giovanni's Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris giovanniae...
      
      
      • Hairy Big-eared Bat
        Hairy Big-eared Bat
        The Hairy Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris hirsuta, is a bat species from South and Central America....
        
         Micronycteris hirsuta LR/lc
      • Little Big-eared Bat
        Little Big-eared Bat
        The Little Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris megalotis, is a bat species from South and Central America....
        
         Micronycteris megalotis LR/lc
      • White-bellied Big-eared Bat
        White-bellied Big-eared Bat
        The White-bellied Big-eared Bat, Micronycteris minuta, is a bat species from South and Central America....
        
         Micronycteris minuta LR/lc
    • Genus: Mimon
      Mimon
      Mimoň is a town in the Czech Republic.- People :* Rudolf Watzke , bass singer* Rudolf Schicketanz , Nazi politician* Hans Watzek , poltician...
      
      
      • Striped Hairy-nosed Bat
        Striped Hairy-nosed Bat
        The Striped Hairy-nosed Bat, Mimon crenulatum, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.-References:...
        
         Mimon crenulatum LR/lc
    • Genus: Phyllostomus
      Phyllostomus
      Phyllostomus is a genus of leaf-nosed bat. It contains four described species.-Species:Genus Phyllostomus - Spear-nosed Bats*Pale Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus discolor*Lesser Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus elongatus...
      
      
      • Pale Spear-nosed Bat
        Pale Spear-nosed Bat
        The Pale Spear-nosed Bat, Phyllostomus discolor, is a bat species from South and Central America. It ranges from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and southeast Brazil.It eats flowers and fruit as well as insects...
        
         Phyllostomus discolor LR/lc
      • Greater Spear-nosed Bat
        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 LR/lc
    • Genus: Tonatia
      Tonatia
      Tonatia is a genus of South and Central American phyllostomid bats.-Species:Tonatia is a genus of South and Central American phyllostomid bats.-Species:Tonatia is a genus of South and Central American phyllostomid bats....
      
      
      • Greater Round-eared Bat
        Greater Round-eared Bat
        The Greater Round-eared Bat, Tonatia bidens, is a bat species from South America. It is found in northeastern and southern Brazil, northern Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia. The species feeds on fruit as well as hunting small birds. Once caught birds are taken to a shelter and consumed.-References:*...
        
         Tonatia bidens LR/lc
      • Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat
        Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat
        The Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat, Tonatia saurophila, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
        
         Tonatia saurophila LR/lc
    • Genus: Trachops
      • Fringe-lipped Bat
        Fringe-lipped Bat
        OnThe Fringe-lipped Bat , also known as the Frog-eating Bat, is a leaf-nosed bat. It has three subspecies currently known today. It ranges from southern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil. The species is monotypic within its genus.-Description:The fringe-lipped bat has a total length of 7.84 mm...
        
         Trachops cirrhosus LR/lc
    • Genus: Trinycteris
      • Niceforo's Big-eared Bat
        Niceforo's Big-eared Bat
        Niceforo's Big-eared Bat, Trinycteris nicefori, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is monotypic within its genus....
        
         Trinycteris nicefori LR/lc
    • Genus: Vampyrum
      • Spectral Bat
        Spectral Bat
        The Spectral Bat is a large, carnivorous leaf-nosed bat. Some alternate names for this species are the False Vampire Bat, Linnaeus's False Vampire Bat and the Spectral Vampire Bat...
        
         Vampyrum spectrum LR/nt
  • Subfamily: Glossophaginae
    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...
    
    
    • Genus: Anoura
      Anoura
      Anoura is a genus of leaf-nosed bats from Central and South America.-Species:*Anoura aequatoris*Cadena's Tailless Bat, Anoura cadenai*Anoura canishina*Tailed Tailless Bat, Anoura caudifer*Handley's Tailless Bat, Anoura cultrata...
      
      
      • Geoffroy's Tailless Bat
        Geoffroy's Tailless Bat
        Geoffroy's Tailless Bat , is a bat species from South and Central America, where it is found from central Mexico to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.-Habitat:...
        
         Anoura geoffroyi LR/lc
    • Genus: Choeroniscus
      Choeroniscus
      Choeroniscus is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It contains the following species:* Godman's Long-tailed Bat * Greater Long-tailed Bat...
      
      
      • Intermediate Long-tailed Bat Choeroniscus intermedius LR/nt
    • Genus: Glossophaga
      Glossophaga
      Glossophaga is a genus of bats in the leaf-nosed bat family, Phyllostomidae. Members of the genus are native to the American Neotropics.-Species:*G. commissarisi : Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat - Central and South America...
      
      
      • Miller's Long-tongued Bat
        Miller's Long-tongued Bat
        Miller's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga longirostris, is a bat species from northern South America, and the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. It is found in northern Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, the Netherlands Antilles and the U.S. Virgin Islands....
        
         Glossophaga longirostris LR/lc
      • Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
        Pallas's Long-tongued Bat
        Pallas's Long-tongued Bat, Glossophaga soricina, is a South and Central American bat. It has the fastest metabolism ever recorded in a mammal, similar to those of hummingbirds...
        
         Glossophaga soricina LR/lc
  • Subfamily: Carolliinae
    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...
    
    
    • Genus: Carollia
      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 Carollia are recognized, with a number having been described since...
      
      
      • Seba's Short-tailed Bat
        Seba's Short-tailed Bat
        Seba's Short-tailed Bat, Carollia perspicillata, is a common and widespread bat species from South and Central America.C. perspicillata dwells in both moist evergreen and dry deciduous forests, usually below 1,000 meters altitude, typically roosting in groups of 10-100 bats in caves, hollow trees,...
        
         Carollia perspicillata LR/lc
  • Subfamily: Stenodermatinae
    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...
    
    
    • Genus: Ametrida
      • Little White-shouldered Bat
        Little White-shouldered Bat
        The Little White-shouldered Bat, Ametrida centurio, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is monotypic within its genus.-References:*...
        
         Ametrida centurio LR/lc
    • Genus: Artibeus
      Artibeus
      The Neotropical fruit bats are a genus of bats within the subfamily Stenodermatinae. The genus consists of 21 species, which are native to Central and South America, as well as parts of the Caribbean.-Description:...
      
      
      • Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
        Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
        Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat, Artibeus cinereus, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela....
        
         Artibeus cinereus LR/lc
      • Jamaican fruit bat
        Jamaican fruit bat
        The Jamaican, Common or Mexican fruit bat is a fruit bat native to Central and South America, as well as the Greater and many of the Lesser Antilles. It is also an uncommon resident of the Southern Bahamas...
        
         Artibeus jamaicensis LR/lc
      • Great Fruit-eating Bat
        Great Fruit-eating Bat
        The Great Fruit-eating Bat , is a bat species in the family Phyllostomidae from South and Central America. It is found from Mexico to Brazil and Argentina, as well as in Barbados, Grenada, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.They are 10.5 g at birth and...
        
         Artibeus lituratus LR/lc
    • Genus: Centurio
      Wrinkle-faced Bat
      The Wrinkle-faced Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the only identified member of the genus Centurio. It is found in various countries in and around Central America. It eats fruit but is not classified within the fruit bats. It is classified as a leaf-nosed bat but does...
      
      
      • Wrinkle-faced Bat
        Wrinkle-faced Bat
        The Wrinkle-faced Bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the only identified member of the genus Centurio. It is found in various countries in and around Central America. It eats fruit but is not classified within the fruit bats. It is classified as a leaf-nosed bat but does...
        
         Centurio senex LR/lc
    • Genus: Chiroderma
      Chiroderma
      Chiroderma is a genus of leaf-nosed bat found in Central America, South America and the Lesser Antilles.-Species:Genus Chiroderma - Big-eyed Bats or White-lined Bats*Brazilian Big-eyed Bat, Chiroderma doriae...
      
      
      • Little Big-eyed Bat
        Little Big-eyed Bat
        The Little Big-eyed Bat, Chiroderma trinitatum, is a bat species from South and Central America....
        
         Chiroderma trinitatum LR/lc
      • Hairy Big-eyed Bat
        Hairy Big-eyed Bat
        The Hairy Big-eyed Bat, Chiroderma villosum, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
        
         Chiroderma villosum LR/lc
    • Genus: Mesophylla
      • MacConnell's Bat
        MacConnell's Bat
        MacConnell's Bat, Mesophylla macconnelli, is a bat species from South and Central America. It is monotypic within its genus....
        
         Mesophylla macconnelli LR/lc
    • Genus: Sturnira
      Sturnira
      Sturnira is a genus of bat in the family Phyllostomidae.It contains the following species:* Aratathomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira aratathomasi* Bidentate Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira bidens...
      
      
      • Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
        Little Yellow-shouldered Bat
        The Little Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira lilium, is a bat species from South and Central America. The Little Yellow-shouldered Bat is a frugivor.-References:* Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 26 October 2008.*...
        
         Sturnira lilium LR/lc
      • Tilda's Yellow-shouldered Bat
        Tilda's Yellow-shouldered Bat
        Tilda's Yellow-shouldered Bat, Sturnira tildae, is a bat species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago....
        
         Sturnira tildae LR/lc
    • Genus: Uroderma
      Uroderma
      Uroderma is a genus of Central and South American phyllostomid bats.-Species:Uroderma is a genus of Central and South American phyllostomid bats.-Species:Uroderma is a genus of Central and South American phyllostomid bats....
      
      
      • Tent-making Bat
        Tent-making Bat
        The Tent-making Bat, Uroderma bilobatum, is a bat species from South and Central America. It lives in hollowed out trees. It is sometimes speculated that the bat is green in color, even though it is only thought so because of the "tent" the bat makes is made out a leaf that is green in color, in...
        
         Uroderma bilobatum LR/lc
    • Genus: Vampyrodes
      • Great Stripe-faced Bat
        Great Stripe-faced Bat
        The Great Stripe-faced Bat, Vampyrodes caraccioli, is a bat species from South and Central America, where it is found from southern Mexico to Bolivia and northwestern Brazil, as well as on Trinidad. The Great Stripe-faced Bat is a frugivore. It is monotypic within its genus....
        
         Vampyrodes caraccioli LR/lc
    • Genus: Platyrrhinus
      Platyrrhinus
      Platyrrhinus is a genus of leaf-nosed bats.-Species:Genus Platyrrhinus*Alberico's Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus albericoi*Platyrrhinus angustirostris*Platyrrhinus aquilus...
      
      
      • Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
        Heller's Broad-nosed Bat
        Heller's Broad-nosed Bat, Platyrrhinus helleri, is a bat species from South and Central America.-References:* Miller, B., Reid, F., Arroyo-Cabrales, J., Cuarón, A.D. & de Grammont, P.C. 2008. . Downloaded on 28 February 2009.*...
        
         Platyrrhinus helleri LR/lc
  • Subfamily: Desmodontinae
    • Genus: Desmodus
      Desmodus
      Desmodus is a genus of bats often referred to as the vampire bats. Along with the genera, Diaemus and Diphylla, Desmodus makes up the subfamily Desmodontinae of family Phyllostomidae, the vampire bats.Genus Desmodus - vampire bats...
      
      
      • Common Vampire Bat
        Common Vampire Bat
        The Common Vampire Bat is a small leaf-nosed bat native to the Americas. It is one of three extant species of vampire bat, the other two being the Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and the White-winged Vampire Bat. Along with them, it is the only parasitic mammal. It mainly feeds on the blood of livestock...
        
         Desmodus rotundus LR/lc
    • Genus: Diaemus
      • White-winged Vampire Bat
        White-winged Vampire Bat
        The White-winged Vampire Bat is a species of vampire bat. It is the only member of the genus Diaemus. It is found from Mexico to southern Argentina and is present on the islands of Trinidad and Isla Margarita...
        
         Diaemus youngi LR/lc
• Family: Furipteridae
  Furipteridae
  Furipteridae is one of the families of bats. This family contains only two species, the Smokey Bat and the Thumbless Bat. Both are from Central and South America, and are closely related to the bats in the Natalidae and Thyropteridae families. They can be recognized by their reduced and...
  
  
  • Genus: Furipterus
    • Furipteridae
      Furipteridae
      Furipteridae is one of the families of bats. This family contains only two species, the Smokey Bat and the Thumbless Bat. Both are from Central and South America, and are closely related to the bats in the Natalidae and Thyropteridae families. They can be recognized by their reduced and...
      
       Furipterus horrens LR/lc

Order: Cetacea

Cetacea

The order Cetacea includes the marine mammals commonly known as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Cetus is Latin and is used in biological names to mean "whale"; its original meaning, "large sea animal", was more general. It comes from Ancient Greek , meaning "whale" or "any huge fish or sea...

 (whales)

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The order Cetacea includes whale

Whale

Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga...

s, dolphin

Dolphin

Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. There are almost forty species of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from and , up to and . They are found worldwide, mostly in the shallower seas of the continental shelves, and are carnivores, mostly eating...

s and porpoise

Porpoise

Porpoises are small cetaceans of the family Phocoenidae; they are related to whales and dolphins. They are distinct from dolphins, although the word "porpoise" has been used to refer to any small dolphin, especially by sailors and fishermen...

s. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic

Aquatic adaptation

Several animal groups have undergone aquatic adaptation, going from being purely terrestrial animals to living at least part of the time in water. The adaptations in early speciation tend to develop as the animal ventures into water in order to find available food. As successive generations spend...

 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: Odontoceti
  • Superfamily: Platanistoidea
    • Family: Ziphidae
      • Subfamily: Hyperoodontidae
        • Genus: Mesoplodon
          • Gervais' Beaked Whale
            Gervais' Beaked Whale
            Gervais' beaked whale , sometimes known as the Antillian beaked whale, Gulf Stream beaked whale, or European beaked whale is the most frequently stranding type of mesoplodont whale off the coast of North America...
            
             Mesoplodon europaeus DD
    • Family: Delphinidae (marine dolphins)
      • Genus: Steno
        • Rough-toothed Dolphin
          Rough-toothed Dolphin
          The Rough-toothed dolphin is 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...
          
           Steno bredanensis DD
      • Genus: Sotalia
        • Costero
          Costero
          The Costero is found in the coastal waters to the north and east of South America. The common name "costero" has been suggested by Caballero and colleagues due to the species' affinity for coastal habitats. The Costero is a member of the oceanic dolphin family . Physically it resembles the...
          
           Sotalia guianensis DD
      • Genus: Lagenodelphis
        • Fraser's Dolphin
          Fraser's Dolphin
          Fraser's Dolphin or Sarawak Dolphin 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 DD
      • Genus: Grampus
        • Risso's Dolphin
          Risso's Dolphin
          Risso's dolphin is the only species of dolphin in the genus Grampus.-Taxonomy:Risso's dolphin is named after Antoine Risso, whose description formed the basis of the first public description of the animal, by Georges Cuvier, in 1812...
          
           Grampus griseus DD

Order: Carnivora

Carnivora

The diverse order Carnivora |Latin]] carō "flesh", + vorāre "to devour") includes over 260 species of placental mammals. Its members are formally referred to as carnivorans, while the word "carnivore" can refer to any meat-eating animal...

 (carnivorans)

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There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

• Suborder: Feliformia
  Feliformia
  The Feliformia are a suborder within the order Carnivora and includes cats , hyenas, mongooses, civets and related taxa. The other suborder of Carnivora is Caniformia...
  
  
  • Family: Felidae
    Felidae
    Felidae is the biological family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid. Felids are the strictest carnivores of the thirteen terrestrial families in the order Carnivora, although the three families of marine mammals comprising the superfamily pinnipedia are as carnivorous as the...
    
     (cats)
    • Subfamily: Felinae
      Felinae
      Felinae is a subfamily of the family Felidae which includes the genera and species listed below. Most are small to medium-sized cats, although the group does include some larger animals, such as the Cougar and Cheetah....
      
      
      • Genus: Leopardus
        Leopardus
        Leopardus is a genus consisting of small spotted cats mostly native to Middle and South America. Very few range into the southern United States. The genus is considered the oldest branch of the part of the cat family to cross into the Americas, followed by the genera Lynx and Puma...
        
        
        • Ocelot
          Ocelot
          The ocelot , pronounced /ˈɒsəˌlɒt/, also known as the dwarf leopard or McKenney's wildcat is a wild cat distributed over South and Central America and Mexico, but has been reported as far north as Texas and in Trinidad, in the Caribbean...
          
           Leopardus pardalis LC
• Suborder: Caniformia
  Caniformia
  Caniformia, or Canoidea , is a suborder within the order Carnivora. They typically possess a long snout and non-retractile claws . The Pinnipedia evolved from caniform ancestors and are accordingly assigned to this group...
  
  
  • Family: Procyonidae
    Procyonidae
    Procyonidae is a New World family of the order Carnivora. It includes the raccoons, coatis, kinkajous, olingos, ringtails and cacomistles. Procyonids inhabit a wide range of environments, and are generally omnivorous.-Characteristics:...
    
     (raccoons)
    • Genus: Procyon
      Procyon (genus)
      Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals, comprising three species commonly known as raccoons, in the family Procyonidae. The most familiar species, the common raccoon , is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and are...
      
      
      • Crab-eating Raccoon
        Crab-eating raccoon
        The Crab-eating Raccoon is a species of raccoon native to marshy and jungle areas of Central and South America . It is found from Costa Rica south through most areas of South America east of the Andes down to northern Argentina and Uruguay...
        
         Procyon cancrivorus LC
  • Family: Mustelidae
    Mustelidae
    Mustelidae , commonly referred to as the weasel family, are a family of carnivorous mammals. Mustelids are diverse and the largest family in the order Carnivora, at least partly because in the past it has been a catch-all category for many early or poorly differentiated taxa...
    
     (mustelids)
    • Genus: Eira
      Eira
      Eira is a neighborhood in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.The district dates back to the early 20th century and received its name after Eira Hospital in the neighboring district of Ullanlinna, which in turn took its name from Eira Hospital in Stockholm, which was named after Eir, the old...
      
      
      • Tayra
        Tayra
        The tayra , also known as the Tolomuco or Perico ligero in Central America, and San Hol or viejo de monte in the Yucatan Peninsula is an omnivorous animal from the weasel family Mustelidae. It is the only species in the genus Eira...
        
         Eira barbara LC
    • Genus: Lontra
      Lontra
      Lontra is a genus of otters from the American continent.The genus comprises four species:*North American River Otter *Southern River Otter *Neotropical Otter...
      
      
      • Neotropical River Otter
        Neotropical River Otter
        The Neotropical Otter , Lontra longicaudis, is an otter species found in Central America, South America and the island of Trinidad....
        
         Lontra longicaudis LC

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

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The even-toed ungulates are ungulate

Ungulate

Ungulates are several groups of mammals, most of which use the tips of their toes, usually hoofed, to sustain their whole body weight while moving. They make up several orders of mammals, of which six to eight survive...

s 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 human

Human

Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...

s.

• Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
  • Genus: Pecari
    Pecari
    Pecari is a genus of mammals in the peccary family, Tayassuidae. The genus was monotypic until the description of P. maximus in 2007, but the scientific evidence for its status as a species separate from P...
    
    
    • Collared Peccary
      Collared Peccary
      The collared peccary is a species of mammal in the family Tayassuidae that is found in North, Central, and South America. They are commonly referred to as javelina, saíno or báquiro, although these terms are also used to describe other species in the family...
      
       Pecari tajacu LC
• Family: Cervidae (deer)
  • Subfamily: Capreolinae
    Capreolinae
    Capreolinae, also known as Odocoileinae or the New World deer , is a subfamily of deer...
    
    
    • Genus: Mazama
      • Red Brocket
        Red Brocket
        The Red Brocket , is a species of brocket deer from forests in South America, ranging from northern Argentina to Colombia and the Guianas...
        
         Mazama americana DD
      • Gray Brocket
        Gray Brocket
        The Gray Brocket , also known as the brown brocket, is a species of brocket deer from northern Argentina, Bolivia, eastern and southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It formerly included the Amazonian Brown Brocket and sometimes also the Yucatan Brown Brocket as subspecies...
        
         Mazama gouazoupira DD

Order: Didelphimorphia

Didelphimorphia

Opossums make up the largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, including 103 or more species in 19 genera. They are also commonly called possums, though that term technically refers to Australian fauna of the suborder Phalangeriformes. The Virginia opossum was the first animal to be...

 (common opossums)

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Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere

Western Hemisphere

The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...

. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South America

South America

South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...

n marsupial

Marsupial

Marsupials are an infraclass of mammals, characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young. Close to 70% of the 334 extant species occur in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands, with the remaining 100 found in the Americas, primarily in South America, but with thirteen in Central...

s in the late Cretaceous

Cretaceous

The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...

 or early Paleocene

Paleocene

The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era...

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

Cat

The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...

, with a long snout and prehensile tail.

• Family: Didelphidae (American opossums)
  • Subfamily: Caluromyinae
    Caluromyinae
    Caluromyinae is a subfamily of opossums. It includes the extant genera Caluromys, Caluromysiops and Glironia, as well as the extinct Pachybiotherium. It has sometimes been classed as a full family, Caluromyidae....
    
    
    • Genus: Caluromys
      • Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum
        Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum
        The bare-tailed woolly opossum , also called the white-eared opossum, is an opossum species from South America. Its range includes Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela...
        
         Caluromys philander LR/nt
  • Subfamily: Didelphinae
    Didelphinae
    Didelphinae is a subfamily of opossums. Specimens have been collected throughout the Americas but are predominant in South and Central America....
    
    
    • Genus: Didelphis
      Didelphis
      The six species in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as large American opossums, are members of the Didelphimorphia order....
      
      
      • Common Opossum
        Common Opossum
        The common opossum , also called the southern or black-eared opossum, is a mammal species living from the northeast of Mexico to Bolivia, including the Lesser Antilles, where it is called manicou. It prefers the woods, but can also live in fields and cities...
        
         Didelphis marsupialis LC
    • Genus: Marmosa
      Marmosa
      The nine species in the genus Marmosa are relatively small Neotropic members of the order Didelphimorphia. This genus is one of four that are known as mouse opossums. The others are Micoureus , Thylamys and Tlacuatzin, the grayish mouse opossum...
      
      
      • Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum
        Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum
        Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum , also known as the Common or Murine Mouse Opossum, is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae.-Range and habitat:...
        
         Marmosa murina LR/lc
      • Robinson's Mouse Opossum
        Robinson's Mouse Opossum
        Robinson's Mouse Opossum is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family.It is found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela....
        
         Marmosa robinsoni LR/lc
    • Genus: Marmosops
      Marmosops
      Marmosops is a genus of Neotropic opossums of the family Didelphidae. It includes the following species:* Genus Marmosops** Bishop's Slender Opossum ** Narrow-headed Slender Opossum...
      
      
      • Gray-bellied Slender Mouse Opossum Marmosops fuscatus LR/nt

See also

• List of chordate orders
• List of regional mammals lists
• List of prehistoric mammals
• Mammal classification
  Mammal classification
  Mammalia is a class of animal within the Phylum Chordata. Mammal classification has been through several iterations since Carolus Linnaeus initially defined the class. Many earlier ideas have been completely abandoned by modern taxonomists, among these are the idea that bats are related to birds...
  
  
• New mammal species