Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 3.2 Mammals Found in the Neotropical Rainforest
O
RDER
F
AMILY
C
OMMON
N
AMES
M
ARSUPIALS
(M
ETATHERIA
)
Didelphimorpha
Marmosidae
Mouse opossums
Didelphidae
Opossums
P
LACENTALS
(E
UTHERIA
)
Artiodactyla
Cervidae
Deer
Tayassuidae
Peccaries
Carnivora
Canidae
Maned wolf, South American fox
Felidae
Pumas, ocelots, and small cats
Mustelidae
Weasels
Procyonidae
Coatis, raccoons, ringtails
Cingulata
Dasypodidae
Armadillos
Chiroptera
Emballonuridae
Sheath tail bats
Furipteridae
Smoky and thumbless bats
Megadermatidae
False vampire bats
Molossidae
Free-tailed bats
Mormoopidae
Ghost-faced bats
Natalidae
Funnel-eared bats
Noctilionidae
Bulldog bats
Phyllostomidae
NewWorld leaf-nosed bats
Thyropteridae
Disc-winged bats
Vespertilionidae
Evening bats
Lagomorpha
Leporidae
Rabbits
Perrisodactyla
Tapiridae
Tapirs
Pilosa (edentates)
Myrecophagidae
Anteaters
Bradypodidae
Three-toed sloths
Primates
Aotidae
Night monkeys
Atelidae
Howler monkeys
Cebidae
Capuchin monkeys
Pitheciidae
Titis, sakis, uakaris
Rodentia
Agoutidae
Pacas
Caviidae
Cavies
Dasyproctidae
Agoutis
Echimyidae
Spiny rats
Erethizontidae
NewWorld porcupines
Hydrochaeridae
Capybara
Muridae
Old World rats and mice
Sciuridae
Squirrels
Soricomorpha
Soricidae
Shrews
