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Argentina

Official name
Argentine Republic
ISO alpha-2 code
AR
ISO alpha-3 code
ARG
ISO numeric-3 code
32
Continent
Latin America and the Caribbean
Subscribe to Argentina
Assessment ID
293246
Taxon name
Cryptonanus ignitus
(Díaz, Flores & Barquez, 2002)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cryptonanus ignitus
(Díaz, Flores & Barquez, 2002)
Common name(s)
Comadrejita de vientre rojo
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Cryptonanus
Species
ignitus
Species authority
(Díaz, Flores & Barquez, 2002)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Extinct
Abbreviated status
EX
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.sarem.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Libro-Rojo-de-mamiferos-amenazados-de-la-Argentina-2012.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina
Ojeda R., et al. (2012) Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. SAREM (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos)
Assessment ID
293245
Taxon name
Cryptonanus chacoensis
(Tate, 1931)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cryptonanus chacoensis
(Tate, 1931)
Common name(s)
Comadrejita ágil, marmosa enana, marmosa rojiza
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Cryptonanus
Species
chacoensis
Species authority
(Tate, 1931)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.sarem.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Libro-Rojo-de-mamiferos-amenazados-de-la-Argentina-2012.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina
Ojeda R., et al. (2012) Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. SAREM (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos)
Assessment ID
293244
Taxon name
Conepatus humboldtii
Gray, 1837
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Conepatus humboldtii
Gray, 1837
Common name(s)
Zorrino patagónico
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mephitidae
Genus
Conepatus
Species
humboldtii
Species authority
Gray, 1837
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.sarem.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Libro-Rojo-de-mamiferos-amenazados-de-la-Argentina-2012.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina
Ojeda R., et al. (2012) Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. SAREM (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos)
Assessment ID
293243
Taxon name
Conepatus chinga
(Molina, 1782)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Conepatus chinga
(Molina, 1782)
Common name(s)
Zorrino común
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mephitidae
Genus
Conepatus
Species
chinga
Species authority
(Molina, 1782)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.sarem.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Libro-Rojo-de-mamiferos-amenazados-de-la-Argentina-2012.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina
Ojeda R., et al. (2012) Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. SAREM (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos)
Assessment ID
293242
Taxon name
Coendou prehensilis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Coendou prehensilis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Coendú grande
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
erethizontidae
Genus
Coendou
Species
prehensilis
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.sarem.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Libro-Rojo-de-mamiferos-amenazados-de-la-Argentina-2012.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina
Ojeda R., et al. (2012) Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. SAREM (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos)
Assessment ID
293241
Taxon name
Coendou bicolor
(Tschudi, 1844)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Coendou bicolor
(Tschudi, 1844)
Common name(s)
Coendú de espinas negras
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
erethizontidae
Genus
Coendou
Species
bicolor
Species authority
(Tschudi, 1844)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.sarem.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Libro-Rojo-de-mamiferos-amenazados-de-la-Argentina-2012.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina
Ojeda R., et al. (2012) Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. SAREM (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos)
Assessment ID
293240
Taxon name
Chrysocyon brachyurus
(Illiger, 1815)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chrysocyon brachyurus
(Illiger, 1815)
Common name(s)
Aguará guazú, lobo de crín
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
canidae
Genus
Chrysocyon
Species
brachyurus
Species authority
(Illiger, 1815)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.sarem.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Libro-Rojo-de-mamiferos-amenazados-de-la-Argentina-2012.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina
Ojeda R., et al. (2012) Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. SAREM (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos)
Assessment ID
293239
Taxon name
Chrotopterus auritus
(Peters, 1856)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chrotopterus auritus
(Peters, 1856)
Common name(s)
Falso vampiro orejón
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Chrotopterus
Species
auritus
Species authority
(Peters, 1856)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.sarem.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Libro-Rojo-de-mamiferos-amenazados-de-la-Argentina-2012.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina
Ojeda R., et al. (2012) Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. SAREM (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos)
Assessment ID
293238
Taxon name
Chlamyphorus truncatus
Harlan, 1825
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chlamyphorus truncatus
Harlan, 1825
Common name(s)
Pichiciego menor
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cingulata
Family
dasypodidae
Genus
Chlamyphorus
Species
truncatus
Species authority
Harlan, 1825
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.sarem.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Libro-Rojo-de-mamiferos-amenazados-de-la-Argentina-2012.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina
Ojeda R., et al. (2012) Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. SAREM (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos)
Assessment ID
293237
Taxon name
Chironectes minimus
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chironectes minimus
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Common name(s)
Cuica de agua
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Chironectes
Species
minimus
Species authority
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2012
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Argentine Society for the Study of Mammals (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM)
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2001) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: version 3.1. IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. ii+30pp
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://www.sarem.org.ar/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Libro-Rojo-de-mamiferos-amenazados-de-la-Argentina-2012.pdf
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina
Ojeda R., et al. (2012) Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. SAREM (Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos)