page_title: List of mammals of Peru
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Peru / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous)
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Peru. There are 417 mammal species in Peru, of which five are critically endangered, nine are endangered, thirty-two are vulnerable, and ten are near threatened.
  The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
  Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
context_section_description: There are over 260 species of carnivorans, the majority of which feed primarily on meat. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
  Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Subfamily: Felinae
  Genus: Leopardus
  Colocolo, Leopardus colocolo NT
  Andean mountain cat, Leopardus jacobita EN
  Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis LC
  Oncilla, Leopardus tigrinus NT
  Margay, Leopardus wiedii LC
  Genus: Puma
  Cougar, Puma concolor NT
  Genus: Herpailurus
  Jaguarundi, Herpailurus yagouaroundi LC
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Jaguar, Panthera onca NT
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Lycalopex
  Culpeo, Lycalopex culpaeus LC
  South American gray fox, Lycalopex griseus LC
  Sechura fox, Lycalopex sechurae DD
  Genus: Atelocynus
  Short-eared dog, Atelocynus microtis DD
  Genus: Speothos
  Bush dog, Speothos venaticus VU
  Genus: Chrysocyon
  Maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus NT
  Family: Ursidae (bears)
  Genus: Tremarctos
  Spectacled bear, Tremarctos ornatus VU
  Family: Procyonidae (raccoons)
  Genus: Procyon
  Crab-eating raccoon, Procyon cancrivorus LR/lc
  Genus: Nasua
  South American coati, Nasua nasua LR/lc
  Genus: Potos
  Kinkajou, Potos flavus LR/lc
  Genus: Bassaricyon
  Eastern lowland olingo, Bassaricyon alleni LR/lc
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Mustela
  Amazon weasel, Mustela africana DD
  Long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata LR/lc
  Genus: Eira
  Tayra, Eira barbara LR/lc
  Genus: Galictis
  Lesser grison, Galictis cuja LR/lc
  Greater grison, Galictis vittata LR/lc
  Genus: Lontra
  Marine otter, Lontra felina EN
  Neotropical river otter, Lontra longicaudis DD
  Genus: Pteronura
  Giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis EN
  Family: Otariidae (eared seals, sealions)
  Genus: Arctocephalus
  South American fur seal, Arctocephalus australis LR/lc
  Genus: Otaria
  South American sea lion, Otaria flavescens LR/lc
  Family: Mephitidae
  Genus: Conepatus
  Molina's hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus chinga LR/lc
  Striped hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus semistriatus LR/lc
caption: Argentine grey fox
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