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The list consists of those species found in the nations or overseas territories of continental South America (including their island possessions, such as the Galápagos ), as well as in Trinidad and Tobago and the Falkland Islands; Panama is not included. As of May 2012, the list contains 1,331 species, 340 genera, 62 families and 15 orders.
S. Santa Marta porcupine. Santander dwarf squirrel. Sigmodontomys alfari. Southern big-eared mouse. Andean squirrel.
Extant (resident) Extant & Introduced. The nutria or coypu ( Myocastor coypus) [1] [2] is a large, herbivorous, [3] semiaquatic rodent from South America . Classified for a long time as the only member of the family Myocastoridae, [4] Myocastor is now included within Echimyidae, the family of the spiny rats.
Gopher. Pocket gophers, commonly referred to simply as gophers, are burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae. [2] The roughly 41 species [3] are all endemic to North and Central America. [4] They are commonly known for their extensive tunneling activities and their ability to destroy farms and gardens.
The blesmols, also known as mole-rats, or African mole-rats, are burrowing rodents of the family Bathyergidae. They represent a distinct evolution of a subterranean life among rodents much like the pocket gophers of North America, the tuco-tucos in South America, or the Spalacidae from Eurasia.
Tuco-tuco. A tuco-tuco is a neotropical rodent in the family Ctenomyidae. [1] [2] Tuco-tucos belong to the only living genus of the family Ctenomyidae, Ctenomys, but they include approximately 60 different species. The common name, "tuco-tuco", comes from the "tuc-tuc" sound they make while they dig their burrows. [3]
Paca Fischer, 1814. Stictomys Thomas, 1924. A paca (from Tupí paka [4]) is a member of the genus Cuniculus of ground-dwelling, herbivorous rodents in South and Central America. It is the only genus in the family Cuniculidae. [5] Pacas are large rodents with dots and stripes on their sides, short ears, and barely visible tails.
Patagonian mara. The Patagonian mara ( Dolichotis patagonum) is a relatively large rodent in the mara genus Dolichotis. [3] It is also known as the Patagonian cavy or Patagonian hare. This herbivorous, somewhat rabbit -like animal is found in open and semiopen habitats in Argentina, including large parts of Patagonia.
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