Guatemala
Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species
This list of mammal species found exclusively in Guatemala 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 are listed at the bottom of the page.
Myotis
cobanensis (Chiroptera
- Vespertilionidae) Guatemalan Myotis
Cryptotis
eckerlini (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Cucurucho Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis
goodwini (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Goodwin's Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis lacertosus (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Muscular Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis mam (Eulipotyphla - Soricidae) Mam Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis
matsoni (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Mataquescuintla Broad-clawed Shrew
Cryptotis
oreoryctes (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Highland Broad-clawed Shrew
Sorex
ibarrai (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Ibarra's Shrew
Sorex
madrensis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Sierra Shrew
Sorex
salvini (Eulipotyphla -
Soricidae) Salvin's Shrew
Sorex
veraepacis (Eulipotyphla
- Soricidae) Verapaz Shrew
Peromyscus
bakeri (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Baker's
Deermouse
Peromyscus
gardneri (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Gardner's Deermouse
Peromyscus
grandis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Large
Deermouse
Peromyscus
mayensis (Rodentia
- Cricetidae) Mayan Deermouse
Peromyscus tropicalis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Chimoxan Deermouse
The
following
additional species was recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal
Diversity Database listed above. This single species added to the 16
listed above total 17 endemic mammal species for Guatemala.
(# 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)
Peromyscus guatemalensis # (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Guatemalan Deermouse