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Mammals (70)

Abrothrix andinus (Philippi, 1858) - Andean akodont

Akodon albiventer - white-bellied akodont

Amorphochilus schnablii Peters, 1877 - smoky bat

Andinomys edax Thomas, 1902 - Andean mouse

Auliscomys boliviensis (Waterhouse, 1846) - Bolivian pericote

Auliscomys sublimis (Thomas, 1900) - lofty pericote

Caenolestes caniventer Anthony, 1921

Calomys lepidus (Thomas, 1884) - graceful laucha

Caluromys lanatus (Olfers, in W.L. Eschwege, 1818)

Caluromysiops irrupta Sanborn, 1951 - black-shouldered opossum

Cavia tschudii Fitzinger, 1857 - montane guinea pig

Chinchilla chinchilla (Lichtenstein, 1829) - short-tailed chinchilla

Chinchillula sahamae Thomas, 1898 - achallo

Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann, 1780) - yapok

Conepatus chinga (Molina, 1782) - Molina's hog-nosed skunk

Ctenomys opimus Wagner, 1848 - highland tuco-tuco

Dama dama (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - fallow deer

Dama dama dama (C. Linnaeus, 1758)

Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840

Didelphis marsupialis C. Linnaeus, 1758

Didelphis pernigra J.A. Allen, 1900

Eligmodontia puerulus (Philippi, 1896) - Altiplano laucha

Galea musteloides Meyen, 1832 - common yellow-toothed cavy

Galictis cuja (Molina, 1782) - lesser grison

Glironia venusta Thomas, 1912 - bushy-tailed opossum

Gracilinanus aceramarcae (Tate, 1931)

Gracilinanus agilis (Burmeister, 1854)

Hippocamelus antisensis (d'Orbigny, 1834) - taruca

Histiotus montanus (Philippi & Landbeck, 1861) - small big-eared brown bat

Hyladelphys kalinowskii (Hershkovitz, 1992) Voss et al., 2001 - Kalinowski's opossum

Isothrix barbarabrownae B. Patterson & P. Velazco, 2007

Lagidium peruanum Meyen, 1833 - northern mountain viscacha

Lagidium viscacia (Molina, 1782) - southern mountain viscacha

Lama glama glama (C. Linnaeus, 1758) - llama

Lama glama guanicoe (Müller, 1776) - guanaco

Leopardus jacobitus (Cornalia, 1865) - Andean mountain cat

Leopardus pajeros (Desmarest, 1816) - pampas cat

Lestoros inca (Thomas, 1917)

Lontra felina (Molina, 1782) - marine otter

Lycalopex culpaeus (Molina, 1782) - culpeo

Makalata macrura (Wagner, 1842)

Marmosa andersoni Pine, 1972

Marmosa lepida (Thomas, 1888)

Marmosa murina (C. Linnaeus, 1758)

Marmosa quichua Thomas, 1899

Marmosa robinsoni Bangs, 1898

Marmosa rubra Tate, 1931

Marmosops bishopi (Pine, 1981)

Marmosops impavidus (Tschudi, 1845)

Marmosops juninensis (Tate, 1931)

Marmosops neblina Gardner, in K.H. Redford & J.F. Eisenberg, eds., 1990

Marmosops noctivagus (Tschudi, 1844)

Micoureus demerarae (Thomas, 1905)

Micoureus regina (Thomas, 1898)

Monodelphis adusta (Thomas, 1897) - cloudy short-tailed opossum

Monodelphis emiliae (Thomas, 1912)

Monodelphis glirina (Wagner, 1842)

Monodelphis osgoodi Doutt, 1938 - Osgood's short-tailed opossum

Myotis atacamensis (Lataste, 1892) - Atacaman myotis

Neotomys ebriosus Thomas, 1894 - red-nosed neotomys

Philander andersoni (Osgood, 1913) - black four-eyed opossum

Philander mcilhennyi Gardner & Patton, 1972 - black "four-eyed" opossum

Phyllotis limatus Thomas, 1912 - Lima pericote

Phyllotis magister Thomas, 1912

Phyllotis xanthopygus (Waterhouse, 1837) - yellow-rumped pericote

Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771) - cougar

Rhynchotheriinae (Subfamily) Hay, 1922

Thylamys pallidior (Thomas, 1902)

Thylamys tatei (Handley, 1956[1957])

Vicugna vicugna (Molina, 1782) - vicugna

Birds (19)

Aramides gutturalis Sharpe, 1894 - red-throated wood-rail

Capito wallacei O'Neill et al., 2000 - scarlet-banded barbet

Crypturellus atrocapillus (Tschudi, 1844) - black-capped tinamou

Crypturellus atrocapillus atrocapillus (Tschudi, 1844) - black-capped tinamou

Crypturellus obsoletus traylori Blake, 1961 - Traylor's tinamou

Doliornis remseni Robbins et al., 1994 - chestnut-bellied cotinga

Glaucidium parkeri Robbins & Howell, 1995 - subtropical pygmy-owl

Myiopagis olallai Coopmans & Krabbe, 2000 - foothill elaenia

Nothocercus nigrocapillus (G.R. Gray, 1867) - hooded tinamou

Nothoprocta kalinowskii Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1901 - Kalinowski's tinamou

Nothoprocta taczanowskii P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1874[1875] - Taczanowski's tinamou

Pauxi unicornis Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1939 - horned curassow

Penelope albipennis Taczanowski, 1877[1878] - white-winged guan

Penelope barbata Chapman, 1921 - bearded guan

Phylloscartes parkeri Fitzpatrick & Stotz, 1997 - cinnammon-faced tyrannulet

Poecilotriccus luluae Johnson & Jones, 2001 - Lulu's tody-tyrant

Thripophaga berlepschi Hellmayr, 1905 - russet-mantled softtail

Tolmomyias traylori Schulenberg & Parker III, 1997 - orange-eyed flycatcher

Zimmerius villarejoi Alvarez & Whitney, 2001 - Mishana tyrannulet

Reptiles (5)

Enyalioides laticeps Guichenot, 1855

Enyalioides microlepis O'Shaughnessy, 1881

Enyalioides palpebralis Boulenger, 1883

Enyalioides praestabilis O'Shaughnessy, 1881

Morunasaurus peruvianus

Amphibians (1)

Gastrotheca carinaceps Duellman et al., 2006

Fishes (4)

Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822) - Goliath grouper

Lepthoplosternum stellatum Reis & Kaefer, 2005

Otocinclus cocama R.E. Reis, 2004

Paranthias colonus (Valenciennes, 1846) - Pacific creole-fish

Insects (13)

Cycloneda andresii 2009

Eriopis canrash 2009

Erythrothrips costalis Hood, 1937

Erythrothrips nigripennis Hood, 1937

Erythrothrips stygicus Hood, 1938

Euceratothrips marginipennis Hood, 1936

Megaceras briansaltini B.C. Ratcliffe, 2007

Napaea nepos Fab.

Sagenista cayennensis (Spinola, 1841) R. Bohart, 1967:157

Sagenista scutellaris (Spinola, 1841) R. Bohart, 1967:157

Termitaxis holmgreni J. Krikken, 1970

Zorotypus huxleyi C. Bolívar y Pieltain & L. Coronado G., 1963

Zorotypus manni Caudell

Spiders (186)

Acacesia benigna Glueck, 1994

Aculepeira machu Levi, 1991

Alpaida calotypa (Chamberlin, 1916)

Alpaida carminea (Taczanowski, 1878)

Alpaida delicata (Keyserling, 1892)

Alpaida haligera (Archer, 1971)

Alpaida iquitos Levi, 1988

Alpaida marmorata (Taczanowski, 1873)

Alpaida monzon Levi, 1988

Alpaida nancho Levi, 1988

Alpaida picchu Levi, 1988

Alpaida rossi Levi, 1988

Alpaida tayos Levi, 1988

Alpaida trilineata (Taczanowski, 1878)

Alpaida utcuyacu Levi, 1988

Alpaida vanzolinii Levi, 1988

Alpaida weyrauchi Levi, 1988

Amazonepeira callaria (Levi, 1991)

Amazonepeira herrera Levi, 1989

Araneus acolla Levi, 1991

Araneus granadensis (Keyserling, 1864)

Araneus koepckeorum Levi, 1991

Araneus lechugalensis (Keyserling, 1883)

Araneus lintatus Levi, 1991

Araneus moretonae Levi, 1991

Araneus tambopata Levi, 1991

Araneus tiganus (Chamberlin, 1916)

Araneus urubamba Levi, 1991

Bertrana elinguis (Keyserling, 1883)

Bertrana nancho Levi, 1989

Chaetacis cucharas Levi, 1985

Chaetacis necopinata (Chickering, 1960)

Chaetacis woytkowskii Levi, 1985

Cybaeus signatus Keyserling, 1881

Cyclosa cajamarca Levi, 1999

Cyclosa dianasilvae Levi, 1999

Cyclosa libertad Levi, 1999

Cyclosa picchu Levi, 1999

Cyclosa triquetra Simon, 1895

Cyclosa vieirae Levi, 1999

Dubiepeira amablemaria Levi, 1991

Dubiepeira amacayacu Levi, 1991

Dubiepeira lamolina Levi, 1991

Dubiepeira neptunina (Mello-Leitão, 1948)

Enacrosoma anomalum (Taczanowski, 1873)

Enacrosoma multilobatum (Simon, 1897)

Encyosaccus sexmaculatus Simon, 1895

Eustala andina Chamberlin, 1916

Eustala guianensis (Taczanowski, 1873)

Eustala monticola Chamberlin, 1916

Eustala orina (Chamberlin, 1916)

Eustala rubroguttulata (Keyserling, 1879)

Eustala smaragdinea (Taczanowski, 1878)

Eustala viridipedata (Roewer, 1942)

Hypognatha cacau Levi, 1996

Hypognatha carpish Levi, 1996

Hypognatha divuca Levi, 1996

Hypognatha maranon Levi, 1996

Hypognatha maria Levi, 1996

Hypognatha matisia Levi, 1996

Hypognatha mozamba Levi, 1996

Hypognatha tampo Levi, 1996

Hypognatha testudinaria (Taczanowski, 1879)

Hypognatha tingo Levi, 1996

Kaira dianae Levi, 1993

Kaira erwini Levi, 1993

Kaira shinguito Levi, 1993

Kapogea cyrtophoroides (F.O. P.-Cambridge, 1904)

Kapogea sexnotata (Simon, 1895)

Larinia ambo Harrod, Levi & Leibensperger, 1991

Larinia lampa Harrod, Levi & Leibensperger, 1991

Mangora acre Levi, 2007

Mangora amacayacu Levi, 2007

Mangora apaporis Levi, 2007

Mangora apobama Levi, 2007

Mangora chacobo Levi, 2007

Mangora chanchamayo Levi, 2007

Mangora chiguaza Levi, 2007

Mangora chispa Levi, 2007

Mangora cochuna Levi, 2007

Mangora colonche Levi, 2007

Mangora comaina Levi, 2007

Mangora dianasilvae Levi, 2007

Mangora explorama Levi, 2007

Mangora hirtipes (Taczanowski, 1878)

Mangora huallaga Levi, 2007

Mangora huancabamba Levi, 2007

Mangora ikuruwa Levi, 2007

Mangora insperata Soares & Camargo, 1948

Mangora kuntur Levi, 2007

Mangora laga Levi, 2007

Mangora lechugal Levi, 2007

Mangora mathani Simon, 1895

Mangora moyobamba Levi, 2007

Mangora novempupillata Mello-Leitão, 1940

Mangora nuco Levi, 2007

Mangora oxapampa Levi, 2007

Mangora pagoreni Levi, 2007

Mangora porcullo Levi, 2007

Mangora puerto Levi, 2007

Mangora punctipes (Taczanowski, 1878)

Mangora semiatra Levi, 2007

Mangora taczanowskii Levi, 2007

Mangora tambo Levi, 2007

Mangora tarma Levi, 2007

Mangora umbrata Simon, 1897

Mangora unam Levi, 2007

Mangora uraricoera Levi, 2007

Mangora uru Levi, 2007

Mangora woytkowskii Levi, 2007

Mangora zona Levi, 2007

Metazygia atalaya Levi, 1995

Metazygia castaneoscutata (Simon, 1895)

Metazygia dubia (Keyserling, 1864)

Metazygia genaro Levi, 1995

Metazygia lagiana Levi, 1995

Metazygia limonal Levi, 1995

Metazygia lopez Levi, 1995

Metazygia manu Levi, 1995

Metazygia moldira Levi, 1995

Metazygia octama Levi, 1995

Metazygia pallidula (Keyserling, 1864)

Metazygia paquisha Levi, 1995

Metazygia pastaza Levi, 1995

Metazygia patiama Levi, 1995

Metazygia peckorum Levi, 1995

Metazygia pimentel Levi, 1995

Metazygia samiria Levi, 1995

Metazygia sendero Levi, 1995

Metazygia tapa Levi, 1995

Metazygia uma Levi, 1995

Metazygia vaupes Levi, 1995

Metazygia yucumo Levi, 1995

Metepeira cajabamba Piel, 2001

Metepeira inca Piel, 2001

Metepeira lima Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942

Metepeira nigriventris (Taczanowski, 1878)

Metepeira tarapaca Piel, 2001

Micrathena armigera (C.L. Koch, 1837)

Micrathena bicolor (Keyserling, 1864)

Micrathena bifida (Taczanowski, 1879)

Micrathena clypeata (Walckenaer, 1805)

Micrathena exlinae Levi, 1985

Micrathena huanuco Levi, 1985

Micrathena miles Simon, 1895

Micrathena raimondi (Taczanowski, 1879)

Micrathena ucayali Levi, 1985

Micrepeira fowleri Levi, 1995

Micrepeira hoeferi Levi, 1995

Micrepeira pachitea Levi, 1995

Neoscona oaxacensis (Keyserling, 1864)

Ocrepeira abiseo Levi, 1993

Ocrepeira albopunctata (Taczanowski, 1879)

Ocrepeira barbara Levi, 1993

Ocrepeira comaina Levi, 1993

Ocrepeira cuy Levi, 1993

Ocrepeira duocypha (Chamberlin, 1916)

Ocrepeira herrera Levi, 1993

Ocrepeira maltana Levi, 1993

Ocrepeira pista Levi, 1993

Ocrepeira viejo Levi, 1993

Odo lycosoides (Chamberlin, 1916)

Parawixia divisoria Levi, 1992

Parawixia maldonado Levi, 1992

Parawixia matiapa Levi, 1992

Parawixia ouro Levi, 1992

Parawixia tarapoa Levi, 1992

Parawixia tomba Levi, 1992

Spilasma utaca Levi, 1995

Spinepeira schlingeri Levi, 1995

Spintharidius rhomboidalis Simon, 1893

Taczanowskia striata Keyserling, 1879

Testudinaria debsmithi Levi, 2005

Testudinaria elegans Taczanowski, 1879

Testudinaria geometrica Taczanowski, 1879

Wagneriana bamba Levi, 1991

Wagneriana huanca Levi, 1991

Wagneriana lechuza Levi, 1991

Wagneriana pakitza Levi, 1991

Wagneriana silvae Levi, 1991

Wagneriana tauricornis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889)

Wagneriana tayos Levi, 1991

Wagneriana undecimtuberculata (Keyserling, 1865)

Witica crassicaudus (Keyserling, 1865) Levi, 1986

Xylethrus anomid Levi, 1996

Xylethrus superbus Simon, 1895

Arthropods (5)

Argas moreli Keirans, Hoogstraal & Clifford, 1979

Carios spheniscus (Hoogstraal, Wassef, Hays & Keirans, 1985)

Carpaidion cingulatum C. Athias-Henriot, 1979

Mastophora dizzydeani Eberhard, 1981

Mastophora escomeli Levi, 2003

Molluscs (6)

Bathyteuthis bacidifera Roper, 1968

Gari solida (Gray, 1828)

Mycetopoda siliquosa (Spix, 1827)

Plawenia (Genus) Scheltema & Schander, 2000

Sanguinolaria bertini Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

Tagelus dombeii (Lamarck, 1818)

Invertebrates (1)

Heliaster helianthus (Lamarck, 1816)

Plants (3)

Phragmipedium kovachii J.T.Atwood, Dalström & Ric.Fernández (2002) - giant slipper orchid

Senecio sanmarcosensis 2009

Streblacanthus platylaemus

Links

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