Colombian Mammals

Neotropical mammals present in Colombia

Guaira Spiny Rat
Proechimys guairae
Colombian Spiny Rat
Proechimys canicollis
O'Connell's Spiny Rat
Proechimys oconnelli
Simon's Spiny Rat
Proechimys simonsi
Magdalena Spiny Rat
Proechimys magdalenae
Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys hispidus
Armored Rat 1
Hoplomys gymnurus
Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus vestitus
Rothchild's Porcupine
Coendou rothschildi
Brazilian Porcupine 2
Coendou prehensilis
Bicolor-spined Porcupine 3
Coendou bicolor
Stump-tailed Porcupine
Echinoprocta rufescens
Thaeler's Pocket Gopher
Orthogeomys thaeleri
Darien Pocket Gopher
Orthogeomys dariensis
Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse
Heteromys desmarestianus
southern spiny pocket mouse
Heteromys australis
Trinidad spiny pocket mouse
Heteromys anomalus
buff-bellied climbing mouse
Rhipidomys fulviventer
Coues's climbing mouse
Rhipidomys couesi
cauca climbing mouse
Rhipidomys caucensis
white-footed climbing mouse
Rhipidomys leucodactylus
Venezuelan climbing mouse
Rhipidomys venezuelae
Mount Pirri climbing mouse
Rhipidomys latimanus
Darien harvest mouse
Reithrodontomys darienensis
Mexican harvest mouse
Reithrodontomys mexicanus
Gorgas's rice rat
Oryzomys gorgasi
Coues' Rice Rat
Oryzomys couesi
Colombian Grass Mouse
Akodon affinis
Bogota Grass Mouse
Akodon bogotensis
House Mouse 4
Mus musculus
forest small rice rat
Microryzomys minutus
highland small rice rat
Microryzomys altissimus
bristly mouse
Neacomys spinosus
narrow-footed bristly mouse
Neacomys tenuipes
Trinidad arboreal rice rat
Oecomys trinitatis
arboreal rice rat
Oecomys speciosus
montane fish-eating rat
Neusticomys monticolus
grayish pygmy rice rat
Oligoryzomys griseolus
fulvous pygmy rice rat
Oligoryzomys fulvescens
destructive pygmy rice rat
Oligoryzomys destructor
Mira climbing rat
Tylomys mirae
Watson's climbing rat
Tylomys watsoni
fulvous-bellied climbing rat
Tylomys fulviventer
Unicolored Oldfield Mouse
Thomasomys monochromos
Snow-footed Oldfield Mouse
Thomasomys niveipes
Golden Oldfield Mouse
Thomasomys aureus
Ashy-bellied Oldfield Mouse
Thomasomys cinereiventer
Butcher Oldfield Mouse
Thomasomys laniger
Paramo Oldfield Mouse
Thomasomys paramorum
Woodland Oldfield Mouse
Thomasomys hylophilus
Silky Oldfield Mouse
Thomasomys bombycinus
Beady-eyed Mouse
Thomasomys baeops
brown cane mouse
Zygodontomys brunneus
short-tailed cane mouse
Zygodontomys brevicauda
Alfaro's rice water rat
Sigmodontomys alfari
Ucayali spiny mouse
Scolomys ucayalensis
Alston's cotton rat
Sigmodon alstoni
dusky rice rat
Melanomys caliginosus
marsh rat
Holochilus sciureus
Mount Pirri Isthmus rat
Isthmomys pirrensis
crab-eating rat
Ichthyomys hydrobates
Colombian forest mouse
Chilomys instans
Hummelinck's Vesper Mouse
Calomys hummelincki
Chibchan water mouse
Chibchanomys trichotis
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat 5
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Guianan Squirrel 7
Sciurus aestuans
Northern Amazon Red Squirrel 8
Sciurus igniventris
Andean Squirrel 9
Sciurus pucheranii
Red-tailed Squirrel 10
Sciurus granatensis
Southern Amazon Red Squirrel 8
Sciurus spadiceus
Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel
Sciurillus pusillus
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus flaviventer
Western Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus mimulus
Santander Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus santanderensis
Antillean Manatee 12
Trichechus manatus
Amazonian Manatee
Trichechus inunguis
scaly-footed small-eared shrew
Cryptotis squamipes
Tamá Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis tamensis
Medellín Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis medellinia
Thomas' Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis thomasi
Merida Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis meridensis
Colombian Small-eared Shrew
Cryptotis colombiana
Brown-throated Sloth 13
Bradypus variegatus
Pale-throated Sloth 14
Bradypus tridactylus
Llanos Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus sabanicola
Nine-banded Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
Giant Armadillo 15
Priodontes maximus
Cabasu
Cabassous unicinctus

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