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Animals in Peru
The coastal zone of Peru is found along the Pacific Ocean. The habitat includes sandy beaches and deserts. Sea bass and black marlin are in the warmer waters to the north and the colder southern waters are home to flounder and chita. Sea mammals such as sea lions are found in the coastal islands and preserves.
The highland area of Peru is near the Andes mountains. Related to the llama but smaller, the alpaca is an important pack and wool animal in the region. Large birds of prey, like the endangered Andean condor, soar through the skies. The Andean mountain cat lives in altitudes of 11,500 to 15,700 feet and is about the size of a domesticated house cat. Little is known about the feline since none are kept in captivity. Chinchillas, which have become popular pets all over the world, are native to the Peruvian highlands. Andean deer and foxes, called culpeo, are also native to this region. The spectacled bear is found in the Andes and is the only known bear species in South America.
The most well-known habitat in Peru is the jungle area in the northern half of the country. Predators like piranha fish, crocodiles and pythons inhabit the watery regions of the jungle. Amazonian manatees and giant river otters live in the Amazon River as well. Dozens of monkey species live in the jungles of Peru. The pygmy marmoset is one of the smallest primates in the world, and Spix's night (owl) monkey is the only nocturnal New World monkey in existence.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Peru.
Even-toed ungulates in Peru
Northern pudu Collared peccary White-lipped peccary White-tailed deer North andean deer Vicugna Chunyi Red brocket Brown brocket GuanacoCarnivores in Peru
Kinkajou Giant brazilian otter South american coati Maned wolf Crab-eating raccoon Cougar Marine otter La plata otter Eyra cat Chilean pampa cat Andean cat Short-eared dog Peruvian desert fox Andean fox Tropical weasel South american fur seal Jaguar Molina's hog-nosed skunk Ocelot Bush dog Amazonian hog-nosed skunk Margay Lesser grison Greater grison Tayra Long-tailed weasel Allen's olingo Andean bearDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Peru
Common minke whale Bryde's whale Killer whale Blue whale Bunch Amazon river dolphin Pygmy sperm whale Fraser's dolphin Blainville's beaked whale Dusky dolphin Ginkgo-toothed beaked whale Gray's beaked whale Lesser beaked whale Estuarine dolphin Pygmy killer whale Bridled dolphin False killer whale Black porpoise Long-beaked dolphin Southern right whale dolphin Pacific pilot whale Rough-toothed dolphin Long-finned pilot whale Atlantic dolphinBats in Peru
Thomas's nectar bat Pallas's long-tongued bat Pygmy fruit-eating bat Bogota yellow-shouldered bat Rufous dog-faced bat Tent-maiking bat Common vampire bat Hairy yellow-shouldered bat Tomes's sword-nosed bat Brown tent-making bat White-winged vampire bat Little yellow-shouldered bat Dwarf dog-faced bat Black mastiff bat Bedentate yellow-eared bat Northern ghost bat Louis's yellow-shouldered bat Brock's yellow-eared bat Greater ghost bat Greater yellow-shouldered bat Fischer's little fruit bat Pallas's mastiff bat Long-legged bat Melissa's yellow-eared bat Lesser ghost bat Lesser yellow-shouldered bat Dwarf little fruit bat Big-eared brown bat Little yellow-eared bat Tilda yellow-shouldered bat Small big-eared brown bat Great stripe-faced bat Hairy-legged vampire bat Brazilian free-tailed bat Spectral bat Long-snouted bat Ghost-faced bat Proboscis bat White-lined bat Kalinowski's mastiff bat Chestnut sac-winged bat Greater sac-winged bat Short-headed broad-nosed bat Incan little mastiff bat Frosted sac-winged bat Thomas's broad-nosed bat Heller's broad-nosed bat Lesser sac-winged bat Buffy broad-nosed bat Greater broad-nosed bat Silver-tipped myotis Macconnell's bat Brazilian brown bat Atacama myotis Argentine brown bat Smokey bat Hairy-legged myotis Big brown bat Chestnut short-tailed bat Black myotis Harmles serotine Seba's short-tailed bat Riparian myotis Black bonneted bat Handley's tailless bat Geoffroy's tailless bat Velvety myotis Dwarf bonneted bat Broad-toothed tailless bat Hawaiian hoary bat Wagner's bonneted bat Shaggy bat Peter's disk-winged bat Hairy big-eared bat Sanborn's bonneted bat Little big-eared bat Western bonneted bat Spix's disk-winged bat Andesen's fruit-eating bat Greater dog-like bat Lesser bulldog bat White-bellied big-eared bat Thumbless bat Salvin's big-eyed bat Blunt-eared bat Brown fruit-eating bat Big crested mastiff bat White-winged dog-like bat Greater bulldog bat Little big-eyed bat Greater round-eared bat Fraternal fruit-eating bat Visored bat Brown mastiff bat Lesser dog-like bat Peale's free-tailed bat Dark long-tongued bat Hairy big-eyed bat Silver fruit-eating bat Broad-eared bat Chestnut long-tongued bat Davy's naked-backed bat Pale-faced bat Big free-tailed bat Intermediate long-tailed bat Jamaican fruit-eating bat Big naked-backed bat Pale spear-nosed bat Handley's nectar bat Western nectar bat Lesser long-tailed bat Fringe-lipped bat Great fruit-eating bat Aratathomas's yellow0shouldered bat Parnell's mustached bat Lesser spear-nosed bat Striped hairy-nosed bat Orange nectar bat Commissaris's long-tongued bat Dark fruit-eating bat Bidentate yellow-shouldered bat Wagner's mustached bat Greater spear-nosed batAmerican marsupials in Peru
Brown four-eyed opossum Short-furred woolly mouse opossum Aceramarca gracile mouse opossum Sepia short-tailed opossum Agile gracile mouse opossum Black four-eyed opossum Elegant fat-tailed opossum Emilia's short-tailed opossum Anderson's mouse opossum Osgood's short-tailed opossum Little rufous mouse opossum Theresa's short-tailed opossum Andean slender mouse opossum Delicate slender mouse opossum Western woolly opossum Black-shouldered opossum White-eared opossum Common opossum Murine mouse opossum Bushy-tailed opossum Water opossum Robinson's mouse opossum Red mouse opossum White-bellied slender mouse opossumHares, pikas, and rabbits in Peru
Forest rabbitShrew opossums in Peru
Gray-bellied shrew opossum Incan shrew opossumHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Peru
Andean tapir Brazilian tapirPrimates in Peru
Long-haired spider monkey Equatorial saki Ed-chested mustached tamarin Black-chested mustached tamarin Bald uakari Andean titi monkey Goeldi's marmoset Black-headed squirrel monkey Golden-mantled saddle-back tamarin Ma's night monkey Black-headed night monkey Night monkey Black-faced black spider monkey Black-mantled tamarin Coppery titi monkey Saddlebacked tamarin Booted titi Emperor tamarin White-fronted capuchin Brown titi monkey Red howler monkey Andean night monkey Golden-mantled howling monkey Gray monkey saki Geoffroy's monk sakiRodents in Peru
Jelski's altiplano mouse Friendly leaf-eared mouse Trinidad arboreal rice rat Andean leaf-eared mouse Andean pygmy rice rat Bicolor-spined porcupine Bolivian big-eared mouse Mountain paca Darwin's leaf-eared mouse Sandy pygmy rice rat White-toothed tuco-tuco Painted big-eared mouse Highland grass mouse Puna mouse Definitive leaf-eared mouse Destructive pygmy rice rat Highland tuco-tuco Andean big-eared mouse White-bellied grass mouse Gerbil leaf-eared mouse Small-eared pygmy rice rat Peruvian tuco-tuco Bolivian grass mouse Master leaf-eared mouse Narrow-footed bristly mouse Bolivian bamboo rat Pacarana Smoky grass mouse Coues's climbing mouse Bunchgrass leaf-eared mouse Ashy chinchilla rat Amazon bamboo rat Junin grass mouse White-footed climbing mouse Tomes's rice rat Marsh rat Peruvian bamboo rat Pleasant bolo mouse Koford's grass mouse Yellow-bellied climbing mouse Capybara Thespian grass mouse Ecuadorean rice rat Stolzmann's crab-eating rat Golden oldfield mouse Soft grass mouse Peruvian rice rat Peruvian tree rat Ash-colored oldfield mouse El dorado grass mouse Keays's rice rat Zuniga's dark rice rat Yellow-crowned brush-tailed rat Dark tree rat Daphne's oldfield mouse Altiplano grass mouse Light-footed rice rat Green acouchi Spiny tree rat Andean gerbil mouse Andean vesper mouse Peruvian oldfield mouse Puno grass mouse Macconnell's rice rat Red acouchi Woolly-headed spiny tree rat Peruvian vesper mouse Slender oldfield mouse Silent grass mouse Neotropical pygmy squirrel Black-eared rice rat Inca oldfield mouse Cloud forest grass mouse Bolivian squirrel Bolivian spiny rat Elegant rice rat Strong-tailed oldfield mouse Northern amazon red squirrel Huallaga spiny rat Gray rice rat Northern viscacha Kalinowski's oldfield mouse Andean mouse JunÃn red squirrel Cuvier's spiny rat Yellowish rice rat Southern viscacha Distinguished oldfield mouse Sanborn's squirrel Pacific spiny rat Yungas rice rat Guinea pig Thomas's oldfield mouse Southern amazon red squirrel Hendee's spiny rat Incan hocicudo Montane guinea pig Rosalinda's oldfield mouse Guayaquil squirrel Long-tailed spiny rat Paramo hocicudo Bristly mouse Taczanowski's oldfield mouse Ucayali spiny mouse Napo spiny rat Small hocicudo Andean swamp rat Chibchan water mouse Simon's spiny rat Peruvian fish-eating rat Andean rat Short-tailed chinchilla Steere's spiny rat Altiplano chincilla mouse Common yellow-toothed cavy Black agouti Gerlepp's mouse Kalinowski agouti Highland small rice rat Forest small rice rat Bicolored arboreal rice rat Amazon dwarf squirrel Dusky arboreal rice rat Andean altiplano mouse Robert's arboreal rice ratDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Peru
Amazonian manateeEdentates in Peru
Cabasu Giant armadillo Greater long-nosed armadillo Common long-nosed armadillo Hairy long-nosed armadillo
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