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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
Assessment ID
194256
Taxon name
Puma yagouarondi
(É. Geoffroy, 1803)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Puma yagouarondi
(É. Geoffroy, 1803)
Common name(s)
Jaguarundi
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Puma
Species
yagouarondi
Species authority
(É. Geoffroy, 1803)
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
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
C1
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.
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
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
194255
Taxon name
Puma concolor
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Puma concolor
(Linnaeus, 1771)
Common name(s)
Onça-parda
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Puma
Species
concolor
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1771)
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
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
C1
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.
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
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
194252
Taxon name
Pteronura brasiliensis
(Gmelin, 1788)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pteronura brasiliensis
(Gmelin, 1788)
Common name(s)
Ariranha
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Pteronura
Species
brasiliensis
Species authority
(Gmelin, 1788)
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
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
A3cd
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.
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
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
194219
Taxon name
Priodontes maximus
(Kerr, 1792)
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Priodontes maximus
(Kerr, 1792)
Common name(s)
Tatu-canastra
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cingulata
Family
dasypodidae
Genus
Priodontes
Species
maximus
Species authority
(Kerr, 1792)
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
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
A2cd
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.
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
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
194212
Taxon name
Pontoporia blainvillei
(Gervais & d'Orbigny, 1844)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pontoporia blainvillei
(Gervais & d'Orbigny, 1844)
Common name(s)
Toninha
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
pontoporiidae
Genus
Pontoporia
Species
blainvillei
Species authority
(Gervais & d'Orbigny, 1844)
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
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
A4cde
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.
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
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
194187
Taxon name
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Cachalote
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
physeteridae
Genus
Physeter
Species
macrocephalus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
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
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
A1d
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.
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
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
194179
Taxon name
Phyllomys unicolor
(Wagner, 1842)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phyllomys unicolor
(Wagner, 1842)
Common name(s)
Rato-da-árvore
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
echimyidae
Genus
Phyllomys
Species
unicolor
Species authority
(Wagner, 1842)
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
Critically Endangered
Abbreviated status
CR
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
B1ab(iii)
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.
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
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
194178
Taxon name
Phyllomys thomasi
(Ihering, 1871)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phyllomys thomasi
(Ihering, 1871)
Common name(s)
Rato-da-árvore
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
echimyidae
Genus
Phyllomys
Species
thomasi
Species authority
(Ihering, 1871)
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
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
B1ab(iii)
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.
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
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
194177
Taxon name
Phyllomys lundi
Leite, 2003
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phyllomys lundi
Leite, 2003
Common name(s)
Rato-da-árvore
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
echimyidae
Genus
Phyllomys
Species
lundi
Species authority
Leite, 2003
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
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
B2ab(iii,iv)
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.
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
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
194176
Taxon name
Phyllomys brasiliensis
Lund, 1840
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Phyllomys brasiliensis
Lund, 1840
Common name(s)
Rato-da-árvore
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
echimyidae
Genus
Phyllomys
Species
brasiliensis
Species authority
Lund, 1840
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
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
B2ab(iii,iv)
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.
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
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