Argentina

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Argentina is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

American Society of Mammalogists (2020) Mammal Diversity Database, Version 1.2 http://www.mammaldiversity.org, accessed 24 September 2020. An online version can be found here.

Additional species recognized more recently by the Mammal Diversity Database and additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World (Lynx) are listed at the bottom of the page.

An alternative 2021 checklist of Argentine endemic mammal species is at (Table 1 of ResearchGate). Endemic Argentine mammal species are also listed at (CMA).

Eptesicus ulapesensis (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Ulapes Serotine

Chlamyphorus truncatus (Cingulata - Chlamyphoridae) Pink Fairy Armadillo

Dasypus mazzai (Cingulata - Dasypodidae) Yungas Lesser Long-nosed Armadillo

Chacodelphys formosa (Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae) Chacoan Pygmy Opossum

Lestodelphys halli (Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae) Patagonian Opossum

Thylamys citellus (Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae) Mesopotamian Fat-tailed Opossum

Thylamys pulchellus (Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae) Dry Chaco Fat-tailed Opossum

Abrocoma budini (Rodentia - Abrocomidae) Budin's Chinchilla Rat

Abrocoma famatina (Rodentia - Abrocomidae) Famatina Chinchilla Rat

Abrocoma schistacea (Rodentia - Abrocomidae) Sierra del Tontal Chinchilla Rat

Abrocoma uspallata (Rodentia - Abrocomidae) Uspallata Chinchilla Rat

Abrocoma vaccarum (Rodentia - Abrocomidae) Mendozan Chinchilla Rat

Dolichotis patagonum (Rodentia - Caviidae) Patagonian Mara

Microcavia jayat (Rodentia - Caviidae) Jayat's Mountain Cavy

Microcavia maenas (Rodentia - Caviidae) Thomas' Mountain Cavy

Microcavia shiptoni (Rodentia - Caviidae) Shipton's Mountain Cavy

Abrothrix illutea (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Gray Soft-haired Mouse

Akodon dolores (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Dolores Grass Mouse

Akodon oenos (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Monte Grass Mouse

Akodon philipmyersi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Philip Myers' Grass Mouse

Akodon polopi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Polop's Grass Mouse

Akodon spegazzinii (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Spegazzini's Grass Mouse

Akodon sylvanus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Forest Grass Mouse

Andalgalomys olrogi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Olrog's Chaco Mouse

Bibimys torresi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Torres' Pink-lipped Mouse

Calomys venustus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Cordoba Vesper Mouse

Eligmodontia bolsonensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Bolson Gerbil Mouse

Eligmodontia moreni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Monte Gerbil Mouse

Eligmodontia typus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Lowland Gerbil Mouse

Euneomys fossor (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Salta Chinchilla Rat

Graomys edithae (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Otro Cerro Pericote

Graomys griseoflavus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Common Pericote

Gyldenstolpia fronto (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Fossorial Giant Rat

Holochilus lagigliai (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Lagiglia's Marsh Rat

Necromys lilloi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Lillo's Akodont

Notiomys edwardsii (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Edwards' Long-clawed Mouse

Oligoryzomys brendae (Rodentia - Cricetidae) San Javier's Pygmy Rice Rat

Oxymycterus wayku (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Ravine Hocicudo

Phyllotis alisosiensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Los Alisos Leaf-eared Mouse

Phyllotis anitae (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Anita's Leaf-eared Mouse

Phyllotis bonariensis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Bonarian Leaf-eared Mouse

Phyllotis nogalaris (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Walnut Leaf-eared Mouse

Reithrodon caurinus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) North-western Conyrat

Salinomys delicatus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Delicate Salt Flat Mouse

Ctenomys argentinus (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Argentine Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys australis (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Dune Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys azarae (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Azara's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys bergi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Cordoba Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys bidaui (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Bidau's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys bonettoi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Bonetto's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys coludo (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Puntilla Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys contrerasi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Contreras's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys dorbignyi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) D'Orbigny's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys emilianus (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Emilio's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys famosus (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Famatina Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys fochi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Foch's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys fodax (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Lago Blanco Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys haigi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Patagonian Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys johannis (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) San Juan Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys juris (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Jujuy Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys knighti (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Catamarca Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys latro (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Mottled Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys mendocinus (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Mendoza Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys occultus (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Furtive Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys osvaldoreigi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Osvaldo Reig's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys perrensi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Perrens' Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys pontifex (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Brown Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys porteousi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Cinnamon Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys pundti (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Pundt's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys roigi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Roig's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys rosendopascuali (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Rosendo Pascual's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys saltarius (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Salta Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys scagliai (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Scaglia's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys sociabilis (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Colonial Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys talarum (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Talas Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys thalesi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Thales's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys tuconax (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Robust Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys tucumanus (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Tucuman Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys tulduco (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Sierra Tontal Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys validus (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Guaymallen Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys viperinus (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Monte Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys yolandae (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Santa Fe Tuco-tuco

Octomys mimax (Rodentia - Octodontidae) Common Viscacha Rat

Pipanacoctomys aureus (Rodentia - Octodontidae) Golden Viscacha Rat

Tympanoctomys barrerae (Rodentia - Octodontidae) Red Viscacha Rat

Tympanoctomys kirchnerorum (Rodentia - Octodontidae) Kirchners' Viscacha Rat

Tympanoctomys loschalchalerosorum (Rodentia - Octodontidae) Chalchalero Viscacha Rat

The following additional species were recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above. These 15 species added to the 87 listed above total 102 endemic mammal species for Argentina.

Molossus melini (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Melin's Mastiff Bat

Molossus paranaensis (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Paraná River Mastiff Bat

Nyctinomops mbopicuare (Chiroptera - Molossidae) Guaraní Free-tailed Bat

Myotis barquezi (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Barquez's Myotis

Microcavia sorojchi (Rodentia - Caviidae) Sorojchi Mountain Cavy

Phyllotis camiari (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Camiari Leaf-eared Mouse

Phyllotis pehuenche (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Pehuenche Leaf-eared Mouse

Ctenomys eileenae (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Eileen's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys heniacamiare (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Henia-Camiare Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys miguelchristie (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Miguel Christie's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys plebiscitum (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Plebiscite Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys pulcer (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Monte Hermoso Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys uco (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Uco Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys verzi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Verzi's Tuco-tuco

Octomys rosiae (Rodentia - Octodontidae) Rosi's Viscacha Rat

Additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World:

(# indicates a species that is considered endemic due to a different concept of species boundaries as a result of splits than is used for the animal with the same scientific name in the ASM Mammal Diversity Database)

Ctenomys sericeus # (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Silky Tuco-tuco