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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
293236
Taxon name
Chinchilla brevicaudata
(Lichtenstein, 1829)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chinchilla brevicaudata
(Lichtenstein, 1829)
Common name(s)
Chinchilla del altiplano
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
chinchillidae
Genus
Chinchilla
Species
brevicaudata
Species authority
(Lichtenstein, 1829)
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
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
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
293235
Taxon name
Chelemys macronyx
(Thomas, 1894)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chelemys macronyx
(Thomas, 1894)
Common name(s)
Ratón topo grande
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Chelemys
Species
macronyx
Species authority
(Thomas, 1894)
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
293234
Taxon name
Chaetophractus villosus
(Desmarest, 1804)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chaetophractus villosus
(Desmarest, 1804)
Common name(s)
Peludo
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cingulata
Family
dasypodidae
Genus
Chaetophractus
Species
villosus
Species authority
(Desmarest, 1804)
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
293233
Taxon name
Chaetophractus vellerosus
(Gray, 1865)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chaetophractus vellerosus
(Gray, 1865)
Common name(s)
Piche llorón
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cingulata
Family
dasypodidae
Genus
Chaetophractus
Species
vellerosus
Species authority
(Gray, 1865)
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
293232
Taxon name
Chaetophractus nationi
(Thomas, 1894)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chaetophractus nationi
(Thomas, 1894)
Common name(s)
Quirquincho andino
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cingulata
Family
dasypodidae
Genus
Chaetophractus
Species
nationi
Species authority
(Thomas, 1894)
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
293231
Taxon name
Chacodelphys formosa
(Shamel, 1930)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chacodelphys formosa
(Shamel, 1930)
Common name(s)
Comadrejita de Shamel
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Chacodelphys
Species
formosa
Species authority
(Shamel, 1930)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Gracilinanus formosus (Shamel, 1930) (accepted name) http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/a81d828b825dadb1a444bf6d2ccd2bdd/source/tree
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
293230
Taxon name
Cerdocyon thous
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cerdocyon thous
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Common name(s)
Zorro de monte
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
canidae
Genus
Cerdocyon
Species
thous
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1766)
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
293229
Taxon name
Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Lacépède, 1804
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cephalorhynchus commersonii
Lacépède, 1804
Common name(s)
Tonina overa
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Cephalorhynchus
Species
commersonii
Species authority
Lacépède, 1804
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
293228
Taxon name
Cebus apella paraguayanus
Fischer, 1829
Infrarank
Cebus apella paraguayanus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cebus apella paraguayanus
Fischer, 1829
Common name(s)
Mono caí
Assessed taxon level
Subspecies
Infrarank
Cebus apella paraguayanus
Infratype
Subspecies (animalia)
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
cebidae
Genus
Cebus
Species
apella paraguayanus
Species authority
Fischer, 1829
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
293227
Taxon name
Cebus apella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cebus apella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Mono caí negro
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
cebidae
Genus
Cebus
Species
apella
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
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)