Colombian Mammals

Neotropical mammals present in Colombia

Central American Agouti 1
Dasyprocta punctata
Black Agouti 2
Dasyprocta fuliginosa
Red-rumped Agouti 3
Dasyprocta leporina
Brazilian Guinea Pig 4
Cavia aperea
Pacarana
Dinomys branickii
White-tailed Olalla Rat
Olallamys albicauda
Rufous Tree Rat
Diplomys labilis
Amazon Bamboo Rat 5
Dactylomys dactylinus
Napo Spiny Rat
Proechimys quadruplicatus
Gray-footed Spiny Rat
Proechimys poliopus
Tome's Spiny Rat
Proechimys semispinosus
Huallaga Spiny Rat
Proechimys brevicauda
Cuvier's Spiny Rat
Proechimys cuvieri
Boyaca Spiny Rat
Proechimys chrysaeolus
Steere's Spiny Rat
Proechimys steerei
Minca Spiny Rat
Proechimys mincae
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 6
Hoplomys gymnurus
Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus vestitus
Rothchild's Porcupine
Coendou rothschildi
Brazilian Porcupine 7
Coendou prehensilis
Bicolor-spined Porcupine 8
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 9
Mus musculus
forest small rice rat
Microryzomys minutus
highland small rice rat
Microryzomys altissimus
bristly mouse
Neacomys spinosus
narrow-footed bristly mouse
Neacomys tenuipes
foothill arboreal rice rat
Oecomys superans
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 10
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Guianan Squirrel 12
Sciurus aestuans
Northern Amazon Red Squirrel 2
Sciurus igniventris
Andean Squirrel 13
Sciurus pucheranii
Red-tailed Squirrel 14
Sciurus granatensis
Southern Amazon Red Squirrel 2
Sciurus spadiceus
Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel
Sciurillus pusillus
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus flaviventer
Western Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus mimulus
Santander Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus santanderensis
Andean Porcupine
Coendou quichua

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