The puna snipe is a bird in tribe Scolopancinai and subfamily Scolopacinae of family Scolopacidae, the sandpipers and relatives. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
The black-capped squirrel monkey is a species of New-World monkey native to the upper Amazon basin in Bolivia, western Brazil and eastern Peru. They weigh between 365 and 1,135 g and measure, from the head to the base of the tail, between 225 and 370 mm. Black-capped squirrel monkeys are primarily tree-dwelling and are found in both native and plantation forests as well as some farmed areas near running water. Their diet is omnivorous and mostly consists of flowers, fruit, leaves, nuts, seeds, insects, arachnids, eggs and small vertebrates. They mostly live in female-dominated troops of around 40 to 75 monkeys, with males having been observed to disperse to live in all-male troops after reaching sexual maturation. Their current conservation status according to the IUCN is 'Least Concern'. The species belongs to the genus Saimiri and has two subspecies, S. b. boliviensis and S. b. peruviensis.
The Altiplano grass mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bolivia, and Peru.
The Puno grass mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
The Peruvian vesper mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found only in Peru.
The montane fish-eating rat is a species of semiaquatic rodent in the family Cricetidae. It inhabits the Andes Mountains of Colombia and Ecuador.
Neusticomys is a genus of semiaquatic, animalivorous South American rodents in the family Cricetidae.
Musso's fish-eating rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae endemic to western Venezuela, where it has been found at altitudes of 1000 to 1200 m. It is semiaquatic and feeds on freshwater invertebrates.
Oyapock's fish-eating rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in French Guiana and Brazil.
The Venezuelan fish-eating rat is a species of a Rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Guyana and Venezuela.
The small hocicudo is a little known species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru on the eastern slopes of the Andes.
The Incan hocicudo is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
The Peruvian cotton rat is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
The grey-chinned hermit is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The golden-collared toucanet is a near-passerine bird in the toucan family Ramphastidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
Pouteria peruviensis is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to Peru.
The Las Cajas water mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is endemic to the Cajas National Park in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is the high grassland (páramo) of the park, where it lives near streams, eating small fish and large invertebrates. It was formerly placed in the genus Chibchanomys, but was moved to Neusticomys in 2023.
The Peruvian small-eared shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is known only from northern Peru, where it has been found in shrubby "elfin" cloud forest in the Andes at elevations from 2,050 to 3,150 m. The species may also be present in Ecuador. It has the southernmost range of any shrew in South America.
Fish-eating rat can refer to several related semiaquatic South American rodents of tribe Ichthyomyini:
Eois peruviensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Peru.
