SOUTH AMERICAN SPECIES REPORTS
Students at the Universtiy of Washington prepared these reports as part of a 2014 Conservation Biology course
taught by PBI board president, Dave Stokes, PhD

Common Names (English and Spanish) Scientific Name IUCN Status Group
Short-tailed Chinchilla; Chinchilla de Cola Corta Chinchilla chinchilla Critically Endangered Mammal
Andalgala Water Frog Telmatobius scrocchii Endangered Amphibian

Andean Cat, Mountain Cat, Andean Mountain Cat; Chinchay, Gato Andino, Gato Lince

Leopardus jacobita Endangered Mammal
Rufous-throated Dipper; Mirlo Acuático Gorgirrufo Cinclus schulzi Vulnerable Bird

Tucuman Mountain Finch; Monterita Canela, Montañero, Monterita de Tucumán

Compsospiza baeri Vulnerable Bird
Black-and-chestnut Eagle, Isidor's Eagle; Aguila Castaña, Aguila de Copete, Aguila Poma Spizaetus isidori Vulnerable

Bird

Taruca, Peruvian Guemal, Peruvian Huemul, North Andean Deer, North Andean Huemul; Ciervo Andino Septentrional, Guemal, Tarugo, Taruka Hippocamelus antisensis Vulnerable Mammal
Oncilla, Little Spotted Cat, Tiger Cat, Little Tiger Cat; Caucel, Gato Atigrado, Gato Tigre, Tigrillo, Tirica Leopardus tigrinus Vulnerable Mammal
Giant Anteater; Hormiguero Gigante, Oso Caballo, Oso Hormiguero, Oso Palmero Myrmecophaga tridactyla Vulnerable Mammal
Giant Armadillo; Carachupa Manan, Armadillo Gigante, Cuspon, Tatú Carreta, Tatú Guazú Priodontes maximus Vulnerable Mammal
Lowland Tapir, South American Tapir, Brazilian Tapir; Anta Brasileña, Danta, Danta Amazónica, Gran Bestia, Tapir Brasileño Tapirus terrestris Vulnerable Mammal
Red-Spotted Burrowing Frog, Santa Fe Frog; Rana Coralina, Rana De Los Viscacheras Leptodactylus laticeps Near Threatened Amphibian
Solitary Eagle, Montane Solitary Eagle, Black Solitary Eagle; Aguila Solitaria Harpyhaliaetus solitarius Near Threatened Bird
Tawny Tit-Spinetail; Coludito Puneño Leptasthenura yanacensis Near Threatened Bird

Diademed Plover, Diademed Sandpiper-Plover; Chorlito Cordillerano, Chorlito de las Ciénagas, Ochorlito de Vincha

Phegornis Mitchellii Near Threatened Bird
Rufous-bellied Saltator; Saltador de Vientre Negro, Pepitero Colorado Saltator rufiventris Near Threatened Bird
Dark-throated Seedeater; Semillero Gorjioscuro, Capuchino Garganta Café, Espiguero Capuchino De Garganta Negra, Gargantillo Castaño Sporophila ruficollis Near Threatened Bird
Buff-breasted Sandpiper; Correlimos Canelo Tryngites subruficollis Near Threatened Bird
Geoffroy's Cat; Gato De Mato, Gato Montés Común Leopardus geoffroyi Near Threatened Mammal
Margay, Tree Ocelot; Gato Montés, Caucel, Gato Pintado, Tigrillo Leopardus wiedii Near Threatened Mammal
Southern Three-banded Armadillo; Mataco Bola, Corechi, Quirquincho Bola, Tatú Bolita Tolypeutes matacus Near Threatened Mammal
Neotropical Otter, La Plata Otter, Neotropical River Otter, South American River Otter, Long-tailed Otter; Gato De Agua, Lobito Del Plata, Lobito De Río, Nutria De Agua, Perro De Agua, Taira Lontra longicaudis Data Deficient Mammal
Patagonian Weasel; Huroncito Lyncodon patagonicus Data Deficient Mammal
Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum; Comadrejita Yungueña Thylamys Venustus Data Deficient Mammal
Aroeira, Urundei-mé, Urundel, Cuchi Astronium urundeuva Data Deficient Plant
Lizard Liolaemus Chaltin Data Deficient Reptile

Pampas Cat; Gato de las Pampas

Leopardus pajeros Not Yet Assessed Mammal


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