List of mammals of Guatemala

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This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Guatemala. Of the mammal species in Guatemala, one is critically endangered, four are endangered, four are vulnerable, and three are near threatened. One species is considered extinct. [1]

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The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

EXExtinctNo reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EWExtinct in the wildKnown only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CRCritically endangeredThe species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
ENEndangeredThe species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VUVulnerableThe species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NTNear threatenedThe species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LCLeast concernThere are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DDData deficientThere is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:

LR/cdLower risk/conservation dependentSpecies which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued.
LR/ntLower risk/near threatenedSpecies which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes.
LR/lcLower risk/least concernSpecies for which there are no identifiable risks.

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Metatheria

Order: Didelphimorphia (common opossums)

Derby's woolly opossum Caluromys philander Schreber.jpg
Derby's woolly opossum
Water opossum Schwimmbeutler-drawing.jpg
Water opossum

Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere. Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene. They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house cat, with a long snout and prehensile tail.

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)

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West Indian manatees

Sirenia is an order of fully aquatic, herbivorous mammals that inhabit rivers, estuaries, coastal marine waters, swamps, and marine wetlands. All four species are endangered.

Order: Cingulata (armadillos)

The armadillos are small mammals with a bony armored shell. They are native to the Americas. There are around 20 extant species.

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Nine-banded armadillo

Order: Pilosa (anteaters, sloths and tamanduas)

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Silky anteater

The order Pilosa is extant only in the Americas and includes the anteaters, sloths, and tamanduas.

Order: Primates

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Mantled howler

The order Primates contains humans and their closest relatives: lemurs, lorisoids, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes.

Order: Rodentia (rodents)

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Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine
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Lowland paca
Central American agouti Dasyprocta punctata (Gamboa, Panama).jpg
Central American agouti
Variegated squirrel Sciurus variegatoides Costa Rica 2.jpg
Variegated squirrel
Yucatan gray squirrel Yucatan gray squirrel.jpg
Yucatan gray squirrel
Sumichrast's vesper rat Scotinomys teguina, Nyctomys sumichrasti.jpg
Sumichrast's vesper rat
Coues' rice rat Oryzomys couesi, Tylomys panamensis.jpg
Coues' rice rat

Rodents make up the largest order of mammals, with over 40% of mammalian species. They have two incisors in the upper and lower jaw which grow continually and must be kept short by gnawing. Most rodents are small though the capybara can weigh up to 45 kg (99 lb).

Order: Lagomorpha (lagomorphs)

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Tapeti

The lagomorphs comprise two families, Leporidae (hares and rabbits), and Ochotonidae (pikas). Though they can resemble rodents, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early 20th century, they have since been considered a separate order. They differ from rodents in a number of physical characteristics, such as having four incisors in the upper jaw rather than two.

Order: Eulipotyphla (shrews, hedgehogs, moles, and solenodons)

Eulipotyphlans are insectivorous mammals. Shrews and solenodons closely resemble mice, hedgehogs carry spines, while moles are stout-bodied burrowers.

Order: Chiroptera (bats)

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Eastern pipistrelle
Greater long-nosed bat Leptonycteris nivalis.jpg
Greater long-nosed bat
Seba's short-tailed bat Carolliapiper.jpg
Seba's short-tailed bat
Pygmy fruit-eating bat Artibeus phaeotis.jpg
Pygmy fruit-eating bat
Salvin's big-eyed bat Chiroderma salvini.jpg
Salvin's big-eyed bat
Heller's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus helleri.jpg
Heller's broad-nosed bat
Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus A Catenazzi.jpg
Common vampire bat
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White-winged vampire bat

The bats' most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

Order: Cetacea (whales)

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Clymene dolphin
Short-finned pilot whale Pilot whale.jpg
Short-finned pilot whale
Killer whale Killerwhales jumping.jpg
Killer whale

The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater.

Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)

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Jaguar
Margay Margaykat Leopardus wiedii.jpg
Margay
Jaguarundi Herpailurus yagouaroundi Jaguarundi ZOO Decin.jpg
Jaguarundi
Coyote Coyote arizona.jpg
Coyote
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White-nosed coati

There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.

Order: Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

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Baird's tapir

The odd-toed ungulates are browsing and grazing mammals. They are usually large to very large, and have relatively simple stomachs and a large middle toe.

Order: Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans.

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Collared peccary

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
  2. ↑ Aurioles-Gamboa, D.; Hernández-Camacho, J. (2015). "Zalophus californianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T41666A45230310. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T41666A45230310.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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