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Assessment ID
73033
Taxon name
Sciurus flammifer
Thomas, 1904
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sciurus flammifer
Thomas, 1904
Common name(s)
Spanish: Ardilla del Caura; English: Fiery squirrel
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
sciuridae
Genus
Sciurus
Species
flammifer
Species authority
Thomas, 1904
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.academia.edu/584671/Libro_Rojo_de_la_Fauna_Venezolana
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Yes
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
73032
Taxon name
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Chigüire; English: Capybara
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
hydrochaeridae
Genus
Hydrochaeris
Species
hydrochaeris
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Least Concern
Abbreviated status
LC
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.academia.edu/584671/Libro_Rojo_de_la_Fauna_Venezolana
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
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
73031
Taxon name
Heteromys oasicus
Anderson, 2003
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Heteromys oasicus
Anderson, 2003
Common name(s)
Spanish: Ratón mochilero de Paraguaná; English: Paraguana spiny pocket mouse
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
heteromyidae
Genus
Heteromys
Species
oasicus
Species authority
Anderson, 2003
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered (En Peligro)
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B2ab(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.academia.edu/584671/Libro_Rojo_de_la_Fauna_Venezolana
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Yes
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Pérdida y degradación de hábitat/ Loss and degradation of habitat
Publication
Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
73030
Taxon name
Heteromys australis
Thomas, 1901
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Heteromys australis
Thomas, 1901
Common name(s)
Spanish: Ratón mochilero suramericano; English: Southern spiny pocket mouse
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
heteromyidae
Genus
Heteromys
Species
australis
Species authority
Thomas, 1901
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.academia.edu/584671/Libro_Rojo_de_la_Fauna_Venezolana
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
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
73029
Taxon name
Sphiggurus pruinosus
Thomas, 1905
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Sphiggurus pruinosus
Thomas, 1905
Common name(s)
Spanish: Puercoespín peludo escarchado; English: Frosted hairy dwarf porcupine
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
erethizontidae
Genus
Sphiggurus
Species
pruinosus
Species authority
Thomas, 1905
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Coendou pruinosus, Sphiggurus vestitus
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
C1
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.academia.edu/584671/Libro_Rojo_de_la_Fauna_Venezolana
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
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Pérdida y degradación de hábitat/ Loss and degradation of habitat
Publication
Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
73028
Taxon name
Olallamys edax
(Thomas, 1916)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Olallamys edax
(Thomas, 1916)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Rata de bambusales; English: Greedy olalla rat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
echimyidae
Genus
Olallamys
Species
edax
Species authority
(Thomas, 1916)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B1ab(iii)
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.academia.edu/584671/Libro_Rojo_de_la_Fauna_Venezolana
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
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Pérdida y degradación de hábitat/ Loss and degradation of habitat; Factores intrínsecos/ Intrinsic factors
Publication
Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
73027
Taxon name
Isothrix bistriata
Wagner, 1845
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Isothrix bistriata
Wagner, 1845
Common name(s)
Spanish: Rata listada cola de pincel; English: Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
echimyidae
Genus
Isothrix
Species
bistriata
Species authority
Wagner, 1845
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.academia.edu/584671/Libro_Rojo_de_la_Fauna_Venezolana
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
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
73026
Taxon name
Dinomys branickii
Peters, 1873
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dinomys branickii
Peters, 1873
Common name(s)
Spanish: Pacarana; English: Pacarana
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
dinomyidae
Genus
Dinomys
Species
branickii
Species authority
Peters, 1873
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered (En Peligro)
Abbreviated status
EN
Qualifying criteria (if given)
A3cd
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.academia.edu/584671/Libro_Rojo_de_la_Fauna_Venezolana
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
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
Pérdida y degradación de hábitat/ Loss and degradation of habitat; Cosecha/ Harvesting; Factores intrínsecos/ Intrinsic factors
Publication
Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
73025
Taxon name
Myoprocta exilis
(Wagler, 1831)
Uploaded by
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myoprocta exilis
(Wagler, 1831)
Common name(s)
Spanish: Picurito rabudo; English: Red acouchi
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
agoutidae
Genus
Myoprocta
Species
exilis
Species authority
(Wagler, 1831)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.academia.edu/584671/Libro_Rojo_de_la_Fauna_Venezolana
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
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.
Assessment ID
73024
Taxon name
Dasyprocta punctata
Gray, 1842
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dasyprocta punctata
Gray, 1842
Common name(s)
Spanish: Picure zuliano; English: Central american agouti
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
agoutidae
Genus
Dasyprocta
Species
punctata
Species authority
Gray, 1842
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Venezuela
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Country ISO code(s)
VEN
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Data Deficient
Abbreviated status
DD
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2008
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Libro Rojo de Fauna Venezolana. 2008. Provita, Caracas.
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 + 30 pp; IUCN (2003) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Criteria at Regional Levels. Version 3.0. IUCN Species Survival Commission, IUCN Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.academia.edu/584671/Libro_Rojo_de_la_Fauna_Venezolana
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
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
No information available
Publication
Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición
Rodríguez, J.P. Y F. Rojas-Suárez (eds.) 2008. Libro Rojo de la Fauna Venezolana. Tercera Edición. Provita y Shell Venezuela, S.A., Caracas, Venezuela. 364 pp.