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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
327908
Taxon name
Chinchilla brevicaudata
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chinchilla brevicaudata
Common name(s)
chinchilla
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
chinchillidae
Genus
Chinchilla
Species
brevicaudata
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
327907
Taxon name
Chibchanomys trichotis
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chibchanomys trichotis
Common name(s)
rata chibcha de oreja peluda
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Chibchanomys
Species
trichotis
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
327906
Taxon name
Cheracebus torquatus
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cheracebus torquatus
Common name(s)
tocón de collar
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
pitheciidae
Genus
Cheracebus
Species
torquatus
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
327904
Taxon name
Chaetophractus nationi
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chaetophractus nationi
Common name(s)
armadillo de Nation
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cingulata
Family
dasypodidae
Genus
Chaetophractus
Species
nationi
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
327892
Taxon name
Callimico goeldii
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Callimico goeldii
Common name(s)
pichico de Goeldi
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
callitrichidae
Genus
Callimico
Species
goeldii
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
327890
Taxon name
Cacajao calvus
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cacajao calvus
Common name(s)
huapo colorado
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
pitheciidae
Genus
Cacajao
Species
calvus
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
327879
Taxon name
Blastocerus dichotomus
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Blastocerus dichotomus
Common name(s)
ciervo de los pantanos
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Blastocerus
Species
dichotomus
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
327867
Taxon name
Ateles chamek
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ateles chamek
Common name(s)
maquisapa
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
atelidae
Genus
Ateles
Species
chamek
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
327866
Taxon name
Ateles belzebuth
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Ateles belzebuth
Common name(s)
maquisapa vientre blanco
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
primates
Family
atelidae
Genus
Ateles
Species
belzebuth
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
327863
Taxon name
Arctocephalus australis
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Arctocephalus australis
Common name(s)
lobo fino
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
otariidae
Genus
Arctocephalus
Species
australis
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.