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Brazil

Official name
Federative Republic of Brazil
ISO alpha-2 code
BR
ISO alpha-3 code
BRA
ISO numeric-3 code
76
Continent
Latin America and the Caribbean
Subscribe to Brazil
Assessment ID
194682
Taxon name
Mico melanurus
(É. Geoffroy em Humboldt, 1812)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mico melanurus
(É. Geoffroy em Humboldt, 1812)
Common name(s)
sagui-marrom
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
callitrichidae
Genus
Mico
Species
melanurus
Species authority
(É. Geoffroy em Humboldt, 1812)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Brazil
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Brazil
Country ISO code(s)
BRA
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
2014
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministério Do Meio Ambiente Instituto Chico Mendes De Conservação Da Biodiversidade.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
No longer working - need to find new one
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
Lista de especies ameacadas 2014
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), 2014. Espécies Ameaçadas - Lista 2014: Lista nacional do risco de extinção da fauna brasileira (Brazil - List of endangered species). http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/lista-de-especies.html
Assessment ID
194674
Taxon name
Megaptera novaeangliae
(Borowski, 1781)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Megaptera novaeangliae
(Borowski, 1781)
Common name(s)
jubarte
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
balaenopteridae
Genus
Megaptera
Species
novaeangliae
Species authority
(Borowski, 1781)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Brazil
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Brazil
Country ISO code(s)
BRA
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
2014
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministério Do Meio Ambiente Instituto Chico Mendes De Conservação Da Biodiversidade.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
No longer working - need to find new one
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
Lista de especies ameacadas 2014
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), 2014. Espécies Ameaçadas - Lista 2014: Lista nacional do risco de extinção da fauna brasileira (Brazil - List of endangered species). http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/lista-de-especies.html
Assessment ID
194671
Taxon name
Marmosops ocellatus
(Tate, 1931)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Marmosops ocellatus
(Tate, 1931)
Common name(s)
cuíca
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Marmosops
Species
ocellatus
Species authority
(Tate, 1931)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Brazil
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Brazil
Country ISO code(s)
BRA
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
2014
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministério Do Meio Ambiente Instituto Chico Mendes De Conservação Da Biodiversidade.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
No longer working - need to find new one
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
Lista de especies ameacadas 2014
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), 2014. Espécies Ameaçadas - Lista 2014: Lista nacional do risco de extinção da fauna brasileira (Brazil - List of endangered species). http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/lista-de-especies.html
Assessment ID
194663
Taxon name
Lontra longicaudis
(Olfers, 1818)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lontra longicaudis
(Olfers, 1818)
Common name(s)
lontra
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Lontra
Species
longicaudis
Species authority
(Olfers, 1818)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Brazil
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Brazil
Country ISO code(s)
BRA
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
2014
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministério Do Meio Ambiente Instituto Chico Mendes De Conservação Da Biodiversidade.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
No longer working - need to find new one
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
Lista de especies ameacadas 2014
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), 2014. Espécies Ameaçadas - Lista 2014: Lista nacional do risco de extinção da fauna brasileira (Brazil - List of endangered species). http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/lista-de-especies.html
Assessment ID
194662
Taxon name
Lonchophylla bokermanni
Sazima, Vizotto & Taddei, 1978
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lonchophylla bokermanni
Sazima, Vizotto & Taddei, 1978
Common name(s)
morcego
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Lonchophylla
Species
bokermanni
Species authority
Sazima, Vizotto & Taddei, 1978
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Brazil
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Brazil
Country ISO code(s)
BRA
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
2014
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministério Do Meio Ambiente Instituto Chico Mendes De Conservação Da Biodiversidade.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
No longer working - need to find new one
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
Lista de especies ameacadas 2014
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), 2014. Espécies Ameaçadas - Lista 2014: Lista nacional do risco de extinção da fauna brasileira (Brazil - List of endangered species). http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/lista-de-especies.html
Assessment ID
194643
Taxon name
Juliomys rimofrons
Oliveira & Bonvicino, 2002
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Juliomys rimofrons
Oliveira & Bonvicino, 2002
Common name(s)
rato-do-mato
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Juliomys
Species
rimofrons
Species authority
Oliveira & Bonvicino, 2002
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Brazil
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Brazil
Country ISO code(s)
BRA
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
2014
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministério Do Meio Ambiente Instituto Chico Mendes De Conservação Da Biodiversidade.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
No longer working - need to find new one
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
Lista de especies ameacadas 2014
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), 2014. Espécies Ameaçadas - Lista 2014: Lista nacional do risco de extinção da fauna brasileira (Brazil - List of endangered species). http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/lista-de-especies.html
Assessment ID
194627
Taxon name
Hyleaamys oniscus
(Thomas, 1904)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Hyleaamys oniscus
(Thomas, 1904)
Common name(s)
rato-do-mato
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Hyleaamys
Species
oniscus
Species authority
(Thomas, 1904)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Brazil
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Brazil
Country ISO code(s)
BRA
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
2014
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministério Do Meio Ambiente Instituto Chico Mendes De Conservação Da Biodiversidade.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
No longer working - need to find new one
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
Lista de especies ameacadas 2014
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), 2014. Espécies Ameaçadas - Lista 2014: Lista nacional do risco de extinção da fauna brasileira (Brazil - List of endangered species). http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/lista-de-especies.html
Assessment ID
194583
Taxon name
Ctenomys ibicuiensis
Freitas, Fernandes, Fornel & Roratto, 2012
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ctenomys ibicuiensis
Freitas, Fernandes, Fornel & Roratto, 2012
Common name(s)
tuco-tuco
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
ctenomyidae
Genus
Ctenomys
Species
ibicuiensis
Species authority
Freitas, Fernandes, Fornel & Roratto, 2012
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Brazil
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Brazil
Country ISO code(s)
BRA
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
2014
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministério Do Meio Ambiente Instituto Chico Mendes De Conservação Da Biodiversidade.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
No longer working - need to find new one
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
Lista de especies ameacadas 2014
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), 2014. Espécies Ameaçadas - Lista 2014: Lista nacional do risco de extinção da fauna brasileira (Brazil - List of endangered species). http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/lista-de-especies.html
Assessment ID
194564
Taxon name
Chiropotes albinasus
(I. Geoffroy & Deville, 1848)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chiropotes albinasus
(I. Geoffroy & Deville, 1848)
Common name(s)
cuxiú-de-nariz-vermelho
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
pitheciidae
Genus
Chiropotes
Species
albinasus
Species authority
(I. Geoffroy & Deville, 1848)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Brazil
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Brazil
Country ISO code(s)
BRA
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
2014
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministério Do Meio Ambiente Instituto Chico Mendes De Conservação Da Biodiversidade.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
No longer working - need to find new one
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
Lista de especies ameacadas 2014
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), 2014. Espécies Ameaçadas - Lista 2014: Lista nacional do risco de extinção da fauna brasileira (Brazil - List of endangered species). http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/lista-de-especies.html
Assessment ID
194558
Taxon name
Cavia magna
Ximenez, 1980
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cavia magna
Ximenez, 1980
Common name(s)
preá
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
caviidae
Genus
Cavia
Species
magna
Species authority
Ximenez, 1980
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Brazil
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Brazil
Country ISO code(s)
BRA
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
2014
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Ministério Do Meio Ambiente Instituto Chico Mendes De Conservação Da Biodiversidade.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
No longer working - need to find new one
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
Lista de especies ameacadas 2014
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), 2014. Espécies Ameaçadas - Lista 2014: Lista nacional do risco de extinção da fauna brasileira (Brazil - List of endangered species). http://www.icmbio.gov.br/portal/biodiversidade/fauna-brasileira/lista-de-especies.html