Animals of Patagonia - vertebrates

Animals of Patagonia

Terrestrial and marine vertebrates

Mammals of Patagonia	Marine mammals \| Terrestrial mammals \| Seabirds \| Terrestrial birds \| Reptils and amphibia
	Marine mammals	Cetacea Order Cetacea	Archaeocetes Sub-order Archaeoceti	Ancient whales
			Mysticetes Sub-order Mysticeti	Right whale Eubalaena australis
			Odontocetes Sub-order Odontoceti	Dolphins \| Orca Delfínidos y Orcinus orca
		Pinnipeds Order Carnivora	Walruses - Odobenidae	-
			Sea lions - Fur seals Otariidae	Southern sea Lion Arctocefalus sp.
			Earless seals Phocidae	Elephant seal Mirounga leonina
	Terrestrial mammals	Marsupials Order Metatheria	Didelphidae	Didelphis sp., Lestodelphis sp., Thylamys sp.
			Caenolestidae	Rhyncholestes raphanurus
			Microbioteridae	Monito de monte Dromiciops australis
		Artiodactyls Order Arctiodactyla	Camels - Llamas - guanacos Camelidae	Guanaco Lama guanicoe
		Artiodactyls Order Arctiodactyla	Deer Cervidae	Pudú Pudu puda
		Bats Order Chiroptera	Evening bats Vespertionilidae	*Lasiurus cinereus* Myotis sp.
		Bats Order Chiroptera	Free tailed bats Molossidae	Eumops sp. and Tadarida sp.
		Order Xenarthra	Armadillos Dasypodidae	Piche and peludo Zaedius y Chaetophractus sp.
		Carnivores Order carnivora	Canines Canidae	Red and grey foxes Pseudalopex sp.
			Mustelids Mustelidae	Skunk Coenopatus chinga
			Cats Felidae	Jaguarundi Herpailurus yaguarondi
				Geoffroy's Cat Oncifelis geoffroyi
				Puma, cougar Puma concolor
		Rodents Order Rodentia	CHECKLIST- List of all the species of mammals
			Tucos Ctenomidae	Tuco Tuco Ctenomys haigi
			Rats and mice Muridae	Norvegian rat and house mouse
			Nutria, coypu Myocastoridae	Coipo Myocastor coipus
			Chinchillas Chinchillidae	Chinchilla and Vizcacha
			Cavids Cavidae	Patagonian hare or mara Dolichotis patagonum
Birds of Patagonia	Seabirds and acquatic
		Checklist: list of all the species of birds
		Sphenisciformes	Penguins Spheniscidae	Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus
		Podicipediformes	Grebes Podicipedidae	Huala
		Podicipediformes	Albatross Diomedeidae	Albatross
		Procellariiformes	Petrels, shearwaters Procellariidae	Giant petrel
			Storm Petrels Hydrobatidae	Storm petrels
			Dive petrels Pelecanoididae	Dive petrel
		Pelecaniformes	Cormorans Phalacrocoracidae	Cormorans
		Pelecaniformes	Egrets Ardeidae	Egrets
		Anseriformes	Ducks Anatidae	ducks
		Charadriiformes	Oystercatchers Hematopodidae	Oystercatcher
			Stilts, avocets Recurvirostridae	Avocet
			Shorebirds Charadriidae	Shorebird
			Sandpipers, shorebirds colopacidae	Shorebird
			Agachonas Thinocoridae	Agachona
			Chionididae	Chionis alba
			Skuas Stercoraridae	Skuas
			Gulls, terns Laridae	Artic Tern Sterna paradisaea
		Ciconiiformes	Storks Ciconiidae	Storks
		Ciconiiformes	Ibis, bandurrias Threskiornithidae	Bandurria
		Gruiformes	Rails Rallidae	Rail

	Terrestrial birds	Ratites Rheiformes	Ratites Rheidae	Choique Pterocnemia pennata
		Eagle and hawk Falconiformes	Eagles and haws Accipitridae	Eagle
		Eagle and hawk Falconiformes	Hawk Falconidae	Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
		Doves Columbiformes	Doves Columbidae	Rock dove
		Parrots Psittaciformes	Parrots Psittacidae	Patagonian parrot
		Anseriformes	Condor, vulture Cathartidae	Vulture
		Owls Strigiformes	Barn Owls Tytonidae	Barn owl Tyto alba
		Owls Strigiformes	Owls Strigidae	Ñacurutu
		Songbirds Passeriformes	Monkingbird Mimidae	Patagonian monkingbird Mimus patagonicus
			Zorzales Muscicapidae	Zorzal patagónico
			Blackbirds Icteridae	blackbird
			Swallows Hirundinidae	Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
			Songbirds Troglodytidae	Troglodytes aedon
			Songbirds Furnariidae	Asthenes modesta
			Songbirds Tyrannidae	Tyrannus savana
			Songbirds Emberizidae	Zonotrichia capensis
			Sparrow Ploceidae	Sparrow Passer domesticus
		Flamingos Phoenicopteriformes	Flamingos Phoenicopteridae	Flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
		Tinamoos Tinamiformes	Tinamoos Tinamidae	Crested elegant tinamoo Eudromia elegans
		Caprimulgiformes	Goatsuckers Caprimulgidae	Goatsucker
Amphibia	Checklist: of amphibians and reptils of Patagonia
		Toads and frogs Order Anura	Toads Bufonidae	American Toad Bufo arenarum
			Frogs Leptodactylidae	Alsodes gargola
			Frogs Hylidae	Hyla pulchela
			Frogs Rhinodermatidae	Rhinoderma darwinii
REPTIL		Turtles Order Testudines	Common turtle Testudinidae	Testudo chilensis
		Order Squamata	Iguanidae	Diplolaemus bibronii
			Teiidae	Tupinambis rufescens
			Gekkos Geckkonidae	Homonota darwini
			Amphisbaenidae	Amphisbaena angustifrons
			Leptotyphopidae	Leptotyphlops australis
			Snakes Colubridae	Philodryas patagoniensis
			Snakes Elapidae	Micrurus pyrrhocryptus
			Snakes Crotalidae	Bothrops alternatus, Bothrops ammodytoides

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