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Peru

Official name
Republic of Peru
ISO alpha-2 code
PE
ISO alpha-3 code
PER
ISO numeric-3 code
604
Continent
Latin America and the Caribbean
Subscribe to Peru
Assessment ID
328120
Taxon name
Thomasomys incanus
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Thomasomys incanus
Common name(s)
ratón montaraz incaico
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Thomasomys
Species
incanus
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Peru
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Peru
Country ISO code(s)
PER
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
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Not extracted
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
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
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre. 2004. Decreto Supremo No. 034-2004-AG - 17 de Setiembre del 2004. Instituto nacional de recursos naturales, Lima. Peru.
Assessment ID
328119
Taxon name
Thomasomys gracilis
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Thomasomys gracilis
Common name(s)
ratón montaraz delicado
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Thomasomys
Species
gracilis
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Peru
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Peru
Country ISO code(s)
PER
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
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Not extracted
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
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
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre. 2004. Decreto Supremo No. 034-2004-AG - 17 de Setiembre del 2004. Instituto nacional de recursos naturales, Lima. Peru.
Assessment ID
328118
Taxon name
Thomasomys apeco
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Thomasomys apeco
Common name(s)
ratón de Apeco
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Thomasomys
Species
apeco
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Peru
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Peru
Country ISO code(s)
PER
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
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Not extracted
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
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
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre. 2004. Decreto Supremo No. 034-2004-AG - 17 de Setiembre del 2004. Instituto nacional de recursos naturales, Lima. Peru.
Assessment ID
328109
Taxon name
Tapirus terrestris
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tapirus terrestris
Common name(s)
sachavaca
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
perissodactyla
Family
tapiridae
Genus
Tapirus
Species
terrestris
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Peru
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Peru
Country ISO code(s)
PER
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
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Not extracted
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
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
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre. 2004. Decreto Supremo No. 034-2004-AG - 17 de Setiembre del 2004. Instituto nacional de recursos naturales, Lima. Peru.
Assessment ID
328108
Taxon name
Tapirus pinchaque
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Tapirus pinchaque
Common name(s)
pinchaque
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
perissodactyla
Family
tapiridae
Genus
Tapirus
Species
pinchaque
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Peru
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Peru
Country ISO code(s)
PER
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
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Not extracted
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
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
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre. 2004. Decreto Supremo No. 034-2004-AG - 17 de Setiembre del 2004. Instituto nacional de recursos naturales, Lima. Peru.
Assessment ID
328095
Taxon name
Sturnira nana
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sturnira nana
Common name(s)
murciélago frugívoro enano
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Sturnira
Species
nana
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Peru
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Peru
Country ISO code(s)
PER
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
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Not extracted
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
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
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre. 2004. Decreto Supremo No. 034-2004-AG - 17 de Setiembre del 2004. Instituto nacional de recursos naturales, Lima. Peru.
Assessment ID
328089
Taxon name
Sciurus sanborni
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sciurus sanborni
Common name(s)
ardilla de Sanborn
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
sciuridae
Genus
Sciurus
Species
sanborni
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Peru
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Peru
Country ISO code(s)
PER
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
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Not extracted
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
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
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre. 2004. Decreto Supremo No. 034-2004-AG - 17 de Setiembre del 2004. Instituto nacional de recursos naturales, Lima. Peru.
Assessment ID
328088
Taxon name
Sciurus pyrrhinus
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sciurus pyrrhinus
Common name(s)
ardilla rojiza
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
sciuridae
Genus
Sciurus
Species
pyrrhinus
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Peru
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Peru
Country ISO code(s)
PER
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
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Not extracted
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
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
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre. 2004. Decreto Supremo No. 034-2004-AG - 17 de Setiembre del 2004. Instituto nacional de recursos naturales, Lima. Peru.
Assessment ID
328086
Taxon name
Saguinus labiatus
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Saguinus labiatus
Common name(s)
pichico de barriga anaranjada
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
callitrichidae
Genus
Saguinus
Species
labiatus
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Peru
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Peru
Country ISO code(s)
PER
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
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Not extracted
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
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
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre. 2004. Decreto Supremo No. 034-2004-AG - 17 de Setiembre del 2004. Instituto nacional de recursos naturales, Lima. Peru.
Assessment ID
328084
Taxon name
Rhipidomys ochrogaster
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Rhipidomys ochrogaster
Common name(s)
rata
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Rhipidomys
Species
ochrogaster
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Peru
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Peru
Country ISO code(s)
PER
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
2004
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Not extracted
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
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
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre
Categorización de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna Silvestre. 2004. Decreto Supremo No. 034-2004-AG - 17 de Setiembre del 2004. Instituto nacional de recursos naturales, Lima. Peru.