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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
328080
Taxon name
Puma concolor
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Puma concolor
Common name(s)
puma
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
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
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
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
328079
Taxon name
Pudu mephistophiles
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pudu mephistophiles
Common name(s)
pudú
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Pudu
Species
mephistophiles
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
328078
Taxon name
Pteronura brasiliensis
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Pteronura brasiliensis
Common name(s)
lobo de río
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
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
328074
Taxon name
Priodontes maximus
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Priodontes maximus
Common name(s)
armadillo gigante
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
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
328066
Taxon name
Plecturocebus oenanthe
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Plecturocebus oenanthe
Common name(s)
tocón
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
pitheciidae
Genus
Plecturocebus
Species
oenanthe
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
328065
Taxon name
Platalina genovensium
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Platalina genovensium
Common name(s)
murciélago longirostro peruano
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Platalina
Species
genovensium
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
328039
Taxon name
Panthera onca
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Panthera onca
Common name(s)
jaguar
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Panthera
Species
onca
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
Near Threatened
Abbreviated status
NT
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
328035
Taxon name
Oxymycterus hiska
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Oxymycterus hiska
Common name(s)
ratón hocicudo
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Oxymycterus
Species
hiska
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
328033
Taxon name
Otaria byronia
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Otaria byronia
Common name(s)
lobo chusco
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
otariidae
Genus
Otaria
Species
byronia
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
328023
Taxon name
Neusticomys peruviensis
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Neusticomys peruviensis
Common name(s)
rata acuática peruana
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Neusticomys
Species
peruviensis
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.