Tuesday, April 1, 2008

MIni Project NUmber III

http://http://www.animalinfo.org/country/colombia.htmThreatened Species
Threatened Species: The following list includes all mammals which occur in Colombia and are rated as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.
Critically Endangered:
Gorgas's Rice Rat (Oryzomys gorgasi). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Handley's Slender Mouse Opossum (Marmosops handleyi). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Endangered:
Colombian Weasel (Mustela felipei).
Cotton-top Tamarin (Saguinus oedipus). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Dryland Mouse Opossum (Marmosa xerophila).
Giant Armadillo (Priodontes maximus).
Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis).
Mountain Tapir (Tapirus pinchaque).
Pacarana (Dinomys branickii).
Variegated Spider Monkey (Ateles hybridus). (Recognized as a subspecies, Ateles belzebuth hybridus, in 1996.)
Vulnerable:
Amazonian Manatee (Trichechus inunguis).
American Manatee (Trichechus manatus).
Boto (Amazon River Dolphin) (Inia geoffrensis).
Brown Hairy Dwarf Porcupine (Sphiggurus vestitus).
Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus).
Carriker's Round-eared Bat (Tonatia carrikeri).
Central American Tapir (Tapirus bairdii).
Central American Woolly Opossum (Caluromys derbianus).
Choco Broad-nosed Bat (Platyrrhinus chocoensis). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Colombian Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lugens). (Recognized as a subspecies, Lagothrix lagotricha lugens, in 1996.)
Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla).
Goeldi's Marmoset (Callimico goeldii).
Greater Ghost Bat (Diclidurus ingens).
Greater Long-tailed Bat (Choeroniscus periosus).
Handley's Nectar Bat (Lonchophylla handleyi).
Least Big-eared Bat (Micronycteris pusilla).
Lemurine Night Monkey (Aotus lemurinus).
Long-haired Spider Monkey (Ateles belzebuth).
Marinkelle's Sword-nosed Bat (Lonchorhina marinkellei). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Medem's Collared Titi (Callicebus medemi). (Previously recognized as a subspecies, Callicebus torquatus medemi.)
Ornate Titi Monkey (Callicebus ornatus). (Recognized as a subspecies, Callicebus cupreus ornatus, in 1996.)
Red Crested Tree Rat (Diplomys rufodorsalis). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Red Uakari (Cacajao calvus).
Southern Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris curasoae).
Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus).
Sperm Whale (Physeter catodon).
White-footed Tamarin (Saguinus leucopus). (Endemic to Colombia.)
Other:
Red Uakari (Cacajao calvus). Rated Vulnerable in the 2002 Red List; rated Lower Risk: Near Threatened in the 2003 Red List.)

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