page_title: List of mammals of Uruguay
section_title: Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
hierarchical_section_title: List of mammals of Uruguay / Subclass: Theria / Infraclass: Eutheria / Order: Carnivora (carnivorans)
caption_attribution_description: English: A photo of a jaguar (Panthera onca) at the Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
context_page_description: This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Uruguay. This list is derived from the IUCN Red List which lists species of mammals and includes those mammals that have recently been classified as extinct. The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those used in existing Wikipedia articles as of 21 May 2007 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN, Smithsonian Institution, or University of Michigan where no Wikipedia article was available.
  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: Carnivorans include over 260 species, the majority of which eat meat as their primary dietary item. They have a characteristic skull shape and dentition.
  Suborder: Feliformia
  Family: Felidae (cats)
  Subfamily: Felinae
  Genus: Leopardus
  Colocolo, Leopardus colocolo NT
  Geoffroy's cat, Leopardus geoffroyi NT
  Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis LC
  Margay, Leopardus wiedii LC
  Genus: Puma
  Cougar, Puma concolor LC
  Jaguarundi, Puma yagouaroundi LC
  Subfamily: Pantherinae
  Genus: Panthera
  Jaguar, Panthera onca NT - regionally extinct
  Suborder: Caniformia
  Family: Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  Genus: Lycalopex
  Pampas fox, Lycalopex gymnocercus LC
  Genus: Cerdocyon
  Crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous LC
  Genus: Chrysocyon
  Maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus NT
  Family: Procyonidae (raccoons)
  Genus: Procyon
  Crab-eating raccoon, Procyon cancrivorus LR/lc
  Genus: Nasua
  South American coati, Nasua nasua LR/lc
  Family: Mustelidae (mustelids)
  Genus: Lontra
  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: Phocidae (earless seals)
  Genus: Leptonychotes
  Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii LR/lc
  Genus: Lobodon
  Crabeater seal, Lobodon carcinophaga LR/lc
  Genus: Mirounga
  Southern elephant seal, Mirounga leonina LR/lc
  Family: Mephitidae
  Genus: Conepatus
  Molina's hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus chinga LR/lc
caption: Jaguar
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