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MAMMALS OF THE MANU LEARNING CENTER
Updated January 2014 63 confirmed species
Colour code Key
Uncertain record: old records of
species out of range or not
recorded recently. Needing
further confirmation.
New to the MLC since January of
2013.
Following taxonomy of Mammal Species of the World (version 3.0)
Order Didelphimorphia
Family Didelphidae
Brown Four-eyed Opossum Metachirus nudicaudatus
Brown-eared Woolly Opossum Caluromys lanatus
Gray Four-eyed Opossum Philander opossum
Common Opossum Didelphis marsupialis
Short-tailed Opossum Monodelphis sp.
Water Opossum Chironectes minimus
White-bellied Slender Opossum Marmosops noctivagus
Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse Opossum Micoureus regina
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Order Cingulata
Family Dasypodidae
Giant Armadillo Priodontes maximus
Nine-banded Long-nosed Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
Greater Long-nosed Armadillo Dayspus kappleri
Order Pilosa
Family Bradypodidae
Brown-throated Sloth Bradypus variegatus
Family Megalonychidae
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni
Family Cyclopedidae
Silky Anteater Cyclopes dydactylus
Family Myrmecophagidae
Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Southern Tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla
Order Chiroptera
Family Emballonuridae
Greater Sac-winged Bat Saccopteryx bilineata
Family Phyllostomidae
Chestnut Short-tailed Bat Carollia castanea
Common Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus
Dark Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus obscurus
Seba's Short-tailed Bat Carollia perspicillata
Silky Short-tailed Bat Carollia brevicauda
Spectral Bat Vampyrum spectrum
Order Primates
Family Aotidae
Black-headed Night Monkey Aotus nigriceps
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Family Atelidae
Bolivian Red Howler Alouatta sara
Gray Woolly Monkey Lagothrix cana
Peruvian Spider Monkey Ateles chamek
Family Cebidae
Black-capped Squirrel Monkey Saimiri boliviensis
Tufted Capuchin Cebus apella
Brown-mantled Tamarin Saguinus fuscicollis
White-fronted Capuchin Cebus albifrons
Family Pitheciidae
Brown Titi Callicebus brunneus
Order Carnivora
Family Canidae
Bush Dog Speothos venaticus
Short-eared Dog Atelocynus microtis
Family Felidae
Jaguar Panthera onca
Jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi
Margay Leopardus wiedii
Ocelot Leopardus pardalis
Puma Puma concolor
Family Mustelidae
Greater Grison Galictis vittata
Neotropical Otter Lontra longicaudis
Tayra Eira barbara
Amazon weasel Mustela africana
Family Procyonidae
Crab-eating Raccoon Procyon cancrivorus
Kinkajou Potos flavus
Allen's Olingo Bassaricyon alleni
South American Coati Nasua nasua
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Order Perissodactyla
Family Tapiridae
South American Tapir Tapirus terrestris
Order Artiodactyla
Family Cervidae
South American Red Brocket Mazama americana
Family Tayassuidae
Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu
White-lipped Peccary Tayassu pecari
Order Rodentia
Family Caviidae
Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Family Cuniculidae
Paca Cuniculus paca
Family Dasyproctidae
Brown Agouti Dasyprocta punctata
Green Acouchi Myoprocta pratti
Family Erethizontidae
Bicolor-spined Porcupine Coendou bicolor
Family Echymidae
Bolivian Bamboo Rat Dactylomys bolivianus
Family Muridae
Long-nosed Mouse Oxymycterus sp.
Bristly Mouse Neacomys spinosus
Family Sciuridae
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel Microsciurus flaviventer
Bolivian Squirrel Sciurus ignitus
Southern Amazon Red Squirrel Sciurus spadiceus
