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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
328017
Taxon name
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Common name(s)
oso hormiguero
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
pilosa
Family
myrmecophagidae
Genus
Myrmecophaga
Species
tridactyla
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
328012
Taxon name
Mormopterus phrudus
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mormopterus phrudus
Common name(s)
murciélago
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
molossidae
Genus
Mormopterus
Species
phrudus
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
328011
Taxon name
Monodelphis osgoodi
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Monodelphis osgoodi
Common name(s)
colicorto marsupial de Osgood
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Monodelphis
Species
osgoodi
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
328004
Taxon name
Melanomys zunigae
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Melanomys zunigae
Common name(s)
ratón arrozalero de Zúñiga
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Melanomys
Species
zunigae
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
328003
Taxon name
Mazama rufina
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mazama rufina
Common name(s)
venado
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Mazama
Species
rufina
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
328002
Taxon name
Mazama chunyi
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mazama chunyi
Common name(s)
tanka taruka
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Mazama
Species
chunyi
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
328001
Taxon name
Lontra felina
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lontra felina
Common name(s)
nutria marina
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Lontra
Species
felina
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
328000
Taxon name
Lonchophylla hesperia
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lonchophylla hesperia
Common name(s)
murciélago longirostro norperuano
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
chiroptera
Family
phyllostomidae
Genus
Lonchophylla
Species
hesperia
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
327991
Taxon name
Leopardus jacobita
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Leopardus jacobita
Common name(s)
gato andino
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Leopardus
Species
jacobita
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
327986
Taxon name
Lama guanicoe
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Lama guanicoe
Common name(s)
guanaco
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
camelidae
Genus
Lama
Species
guanicoe
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.