Chile
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Chile 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 2020 checklist of endemic mammals of Chile is at (p. 13 of mnhn.gob.cl pdf).
Cephalorhynchus
eutropia (Artiodactyla
- Delphinidae) Chilean Dolphin
Lycalopex
fulvipes (Carnivora
- Canidae) Darwin's Fox
Leopardus
colocola (Carnivora
- Felidae) Central Chilean Colocolo
Arctophoca
philippii (Carnivora
- Otariidae) Juan Fernandez Fur Seal
Thylamys
elegans (Didelphimorphia
- Didelphidae) Elegant Fat-tailed Opossum
Dromiciops
mondaca (Microbiotheria
- Microbiotheriidae) Mondaca's Monito del Monte
Abrocoma
bennettii (Rodentia
- Abrocomidae) Bennett's Chinchilla Rat
Chinchilla
chinchilla (Rodentia
- Chinchillidae) Short-tailed Chinchilla
Chinchilla
lanigera (Rodentia
- Chinchillidae) Chilean Chinchilla
Abrothrix
longipilis (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Long-haired Soft-haired Mouse
Abrothrix
sanborni (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Sanborn's Soft-haired Mouse
Chelemys
megalonyx (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Chilean Long-clawed Mouse
Eligmodontia
dunaris (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Dune
Gerbil Mouse
Geoxus
annectens (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Large Long-clawed Mouse
Geoxus
lafkenche (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Guafo Island Long-clawed Mouse
Phyllotis
darwinii (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Darwin's Leaf-eared Mouse
Phyllotis
osgoodi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Osgood's
Leaf-eared Mouse
Ctenomys
bridgesi (Rodentia
- Ctenomyidae) Bridges' Degu
Ctenomys
fulvus (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Tawny
Tuco-tuco
Octodon
degus (Rodentia - Octodontidae) Common Degu
Octodon
lunatus (Rodentia - Octodontidae) Coastal Degu
Octodon
pacificus (Rodentia
- Octodontidae) Pacific Degu
Spalacopus cyanus (Rodentia - Octodontidae) Coruro
The
following
additional species were recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal
Diversity Database listed above. These 2 species added to the 23
listed above total 25 endemic mammal species for Chile.
(# 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 2020 ASM Mammal Diversity Database)
Myotis arescens (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Valparaiso Myotis
Octodon bridgesii # (Rodentia - Octodontidae) Bridges' Degu
Additional species recognized by the Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World:
Ctenomys coyhaiquensis (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Coyhaique
Tuco-tuco