List of mammals of Tijuca National Park
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There are at least 62 species of mammals known to occur in the Tijuca National Park in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.[1]
Order: Chiroptera
[edit]- Family: Molossidae
- Genus: Cynomops
- Cinnamon dog-faced bat, Cynomops abrasus
- Genus: Molossus
- Velvety free-tailed bat, Molossus molossus
- Black mastiff bat, Molossus rufus
- Genus: Tadarida
- Brazilian free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
- Genus: Nyctinomops
- Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
- Genus: Eumops
- Black bonneted bat, Eumops auripendulus
- Genus: Cynomops
- Family: Vespertilionidae
- Genus: Eptesicus
- Brazilian brown bat, Eptesicus brasiliensis
- Diminutive serotine, Eptesicus diminutus
- Argentine brown bat, Eptesicus furinalis
- Genus: Histiotus
- Tropical big-eared brown bat, Histiotus velatus
- Genus: Lasiurus
- Southern yellow bat, Lasiurus ega
- Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
- Genus: Myotis
- Silver-tipped myotis, Myotis albescens
- Black myotis, Myotis nigricans
- Red myotis, Myotis ruber
- Genus: Eptesicus
- Family: Phyllostomidae
- Genus: Lonchophylla
- Godman's nectar bat, Lonchophylla mordax
- Genus: Micronycteris
- Little big-eared bat, Micronycteris megalotis
- White-bellied big-eared bat, Micronycteris minuta
- Genus: Mimon
- Golden bat, Mimon bennettii
- Genus: Phylloderma
- Pale-faced bat, Phylloderma stenops
- Genus: Phyllostomus
- Pale spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus discolor
- Greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus
- Genus: Tonatia
- Greater round-eared bat, Tonatia bidens
- Genus: Lophostoma
- White-throated round-eared bat, Lophostoma silvicola
- Genus: Anoura
- Tailed tailless bat, Anoura caudifer
- Geoffroy's tailless bat, Anoura geoffroyi
- Genus: Glossophaga
- Pallas's long-tongued bat, Glossophaga soricina
- Genus: Lonchophylla
- Genus: Carollia
- Seba's short-tailed bat, Carollia perspicillata
- Genus: Artibeus
- Fringed fruit-eating bat, Artibeus fimbriatus
- Great fruit-eating bat, Artibeus lituratus
- Dark fruit-eating bat, Artibeus obscurus
- Genus: Dermanura
- Gervais's fruit-eating bat, Dermanura cinerea
- Genus: Chiroderma
- Brazilian big-eyed bat, Chiroderma doriae
- Hairy big-eyed bat, Chiroderma villosum
- Genus: Platyrrhinus
- White-lined broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus lineatus
- Genus: Vampyressa
- Southern little yellow-eared bat, Vampyressa pusilla
- Genus: Desmodus
- Common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus
- Genus: Diaemus
- White-winged vampire bat, Diaemus youngii
- Genus: Diphylla
- Hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudata
- Genus: Pygoderma
- Ipanema bat, Pygoderma bilabiatum
- Genus: Sturnira
- Little yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira lilium
- Family: Noctilionidae
- Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus
- Family: Callitrichidae
- Genus: Callithrix
- Common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus (introduced)
- Genus: Callithrix
- Family: Cebidae
- Genus: Saimiri
- Common squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus (introduced)
- Genus: Sapajus
- Black capuchin, Sapajus nigritus
- Genus: Saimiri
- Family: Sciuridae
- Genus: Sciurus
- Ingram's squirrel, Sciurus ingrami
- Genus: Sciurus
- Family: Muridae
- Family: Cricetidae
- Genus: Oxymycterus
- Atlantic Forest hocicudo, Oxymycterus dasytrichus
- Genus: Oxymycterus
- Family: Cuniculidae
- Genus: Cuniculus
- Lowland paca, Cuniculus paca
- Genus: Cuniculus
- Family: Dasyproctidae
- Genus: Dasyprocta
- Azara's agouti, Dasyprocta azarae
- Genus: Dasyprocta
- Family: Erethizontidae
- Genus: Coendou
- Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine, Coendou villosus
- Genus: Coendou
- Family: Echimyidae
- Genus: Trinomys
- Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat, Trinomys dimidiatus
- Genus: Trinomys
Order: Lagomorpha
[edit]- Family: Leporidae
- Genus: Sylvilagus
- Brazilian cottontail, Sylvilagus brasiliensis
- Genus: Sylvilagus
- Family: Myrmecophagidae
- Genus: Tamandua
- Southern tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla
- Genus: Tamandua
- Family: Bradypodidae
- Genus: Bradypus
- Brown-throated sloth, Bradypus variegatus
- Genus: Bradypus
- Genus: Dasypus
- Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus
- Genus: Dasypus
- Family: Canidae
- Genus: Cerdocyon
- Crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous
- Genus: Cerdocyon
- Family: Procyonidae
- Genus: Nasua
- South American coati, Nasua nasua
- Genus: Procyon
- Crab-eating raccoon, Procyon cancrivorus
- Genus: Nasua
- Family: Felidae
Infraclass: Metatheria
[edit]Order: Didelphimorphia
[edit]- Family: Didelphidae
- Genus: Caluromys
- Bare-tailed woolly opossum, Caluromys philander
- Genus: Chironectes
- Water opossum, Chironectes minimus
- Genus: Didelphis
- Big-eared opossum, Didelphis aurita
- Genus: Metachirus
- Brown four-eyed opossum, Metachirus nudicaudatus
- Genus: Marmosa
- Woolly mouse opossum, Marmosa demerarae
- Genus: Monodelphis
- Northern three-striped opossum, Monodelphis americana
- Southern three-striped opossum, Monodelphis theresa
- Genus: Philander
- Southeastern four-eyed opossum, Philander frenatus
- Genus: Caluromys
References
[edit]- ^ Freitas, S. R.; Neves, C. L.; Chernicharo, P. (2006). "Tijuca National Park: two pioneering restorationist initiatives in Atlantic forest in southeastern Brazil". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 66 (4): 975–982. doi:10.1590/s1519-69842006000600004.