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Assessment ID
83570
Taxon name
Chinchilla brevicaudata
Waterhouse, 1848
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Chinchilla brevicaudata
Waterhouse, 1848
Common name(s)
chinchilla del altiplano
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
Waterhouse, 1848
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Critically Endangered (En Peligro Critico)
Abbreviated status
CR
Qualifying criteria (if given)
A1d,B2d
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diaz, G.B., Ojeda, R.A. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de los mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. 2000. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Diaz, G.B. and R.A. Ojeda, editors. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Assessment ID
83568
Taxon name
Microcavia australis
(I. Geoffroy and d'Orbigny, 1833)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Microcavia australis
(I. Geoffroy and d'Orbigny, 1833)
Common name(s)
cuis chico
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
caviidae
Genus
Microcavia
Species
australis
Species authority
(I. Geoffroy and d'Orbigny, 1833)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
RBpm
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diaz, G.B., Ojeda, R.A. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de los mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. 2000. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Diaz, G.B. and R.A. Ojeda, editors. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Assessment ID
83567
Taxon name
Galea musteloides
Meyen, 1832
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Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Galea musteloides
Meyen, 1832
Common name(s)
cuis común
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
caviidae
Genus
Galea
Species
musteloides
Species authority
Meyen, 1832
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
RBpm
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diaz, G.B., Ojeda, R.A. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de los mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. 2000. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Diaz, G.B. and R.A. Ojeda, editors. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Assessment ID
83566
Taxon name
Dolichotis salinicola
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dolichotis salinicola
Common name(s)
conejo del palo
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
caviidae
Genus
Dolichotis
Species
salinicola
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
RBpm
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diaz, G.B., Ojeda, R.A. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de los mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. 2000. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Diaz, G.B. and R.A. Ojeda, editors. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Assessment ID
83565
Taxon name
Dolichotis patagonum
(Zimmermann, 1780)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Dolichotis patagonum
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Common name(s)
mara o liebre patagónica
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
caviidae
Genus
Dolichotis
Species
patagonum
Species authority
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
A1cde
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diaz, G.B., Ojeda, R.A. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de los mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. 2000. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Diaz, G.B. and R.A. Ojeda, editors. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Assessment ID
83563
Taxon name
Cavia aperea
Erxleben, 1777
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Cavia aperea
Erxleben, 1777
Common name(s)
cuis selvático, cuis campestre
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
caviidae
Genus
Cavia
Species
aperea
Species authority
Erxleben, 1777
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
RBpm
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diaz, G.B., Ojeda, R.A. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de los mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. 2000. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Diaz, G.B. and R.A. Ojeda, editors. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Assessment ID
83562
Taxon name
Agouti paca
(Linnaeus, 1766)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Agouti paca
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Common name(s)
paca, lapa
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
agoutidae
Genus
Agouti
Species
paca
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
RBpv
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diaz, G.B., Ojeda, R.A. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de los mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. 2000. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Diaz, G.B. and R.A. Ojeda, editors. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Assessment ID
83561
Taxon name
Abrocoma cinerea
Thomas, 1919
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Abrocoma cinerea
Thomas, 1919
Common name(s)
rata chinchilla
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
abrocomidae
Genus
Abrocoma
Species
cinerea
Species authority
Thomas, 1919
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
RBpm
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diaz, G.B., Ojeda, R.A. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de los mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. 2000. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Diaz, G.B. and R.A. Ojeda, editors. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Assessment ID
83559
Taxon name
Scapteromys tumidus
(Waterhouse, 1837)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Scapteromys tumidus
(Waterhouse, 1837)
Common name(s)
rata acuática
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
muridae
Genus
Scapteromys
Species
tumidus
Species authority
(Waterhouse, 1837)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
RBpm
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diaz, G.B., Ojeda, R.A. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de los mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. 2000. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Diaz, G.B. and R.A. Ojeda, editors. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Assessment ID
83558
Taxon name
Salinomys delicatus
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Salinomys delicatus
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
rodentia
Family
cricetidae
Genus
Salinomys
Species
delicatus
Species authority
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Argentina
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Argentina
Country ISO code(s)
ARG
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Vulnerable
Abbreviated status
VU
Qualifying criteria (if given)
B1
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2000
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Diaz, G.B., Ojeda, R.A. (eds). 2000. Libro Rojo de los mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. 2000. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (1994) IUCN Red List Categories prepared by the IUCN Species Survival Commission. IUCN, Gland, Swizterland and Cambridge, UK. 21pp
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
Diaz, G.B. and R.A. Ojeda, editors. 2000. Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos Amenazados de la Argentina. Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos, SAREM. 106 pp.