Bolivia

Checklist of Endemic Mammal Species

This list of mammal species found exclusively in Bolivia 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.

For a 2019 alternative discussion of Bolivia's mammals including endemics see (ResearchGate)

Micronycteris yatesi (Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae) Yates' Big-eared Bat

Marmosops creightoni (Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae) Creighton's Slender Opossum

Monodelphis sanctaerosae (Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae) Santa Rosa Short-tailed Opossum

Cyclopes catellus (Pilosa - Cyclopedidae) Amboro Silky Anteater

Alouatta sara (Primates - Atelidae) Bolivian Red Howler

Plecturocebus modestus (Primates - Pitheciidae) Rio Beni Titi

Plecturocebus olallae (Primates - Pitheciidae) Olallas' Titi

Abrocoma boliviensis (Rodentia - Abrocomidae) Bolivian Chinchilla Rat

Akodon dayi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Day's Grass Mouse

Akodon pervalens (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Tarija Grass Mouse

Akodon siberiae (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Cochabamba Grass Mouse

Akodon varius (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Variable Grass Mouse

Hylaeamys acritus (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Bolivian Rice Rat

Juscelinomys huanchacae (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Huanchaca Burrowing Mouse

Oecomys mamorae (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Mamore Arboreal Rice Rat

Oecomys sydandersoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Anderson's Arboreal Rice Rat

Oligoryzomys pachecoi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Pacheco's Pygmy Rice Rat

Oxymycterus hucucha (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Quechuan Hocicudo

Tapecomys wolffsohni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Wolffsohn's Leaf-eared Mouse

Thomasomys andersoni (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Anderson's Oldfield Mouse

Thomasomys australis (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Austral Oldfield Mouse

Thomasomys ladewi (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Ladew's Oldfield Mouse

Ctenomys andersoni (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Anderson's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys boliviensis (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Bolivian Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys erikacuellarae (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Erika's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys goodfellowi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Goodfellows' Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys lessai (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Lessa's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys lewisi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Lewis' Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys mariafarelli (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Maria Farell's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys steinbachi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Steinbach's Tuco-tuco

Ctenomys yatesi (Rodentia - Ctenomyidae) Yates' Tuco-tuco

The following additional species was recognized after the version of the ASM Mammal Diversity Database listed above. This single species added to the 31 listed above total 32 endemic mammal species for Bolivia.

(# 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)

Eptesicus langeri (Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae) Langer's Serotine

Oxymycterus paramensis # (Rodentia - Cricetidae) Northern Páramo Hocicudo