Amazon (Peru) Wildlife Viewing Opportunities (Mammals)

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME LOCAL NAME PROBABILITY OF VIEWING (10 = BEST)
      LOW WATER HIGH WATER
Agouty Rodent Dasyprocta fuliginosa Añuje 3 3
Amazon Bamboo Rat Dactylomys dactylinus Conocono 5 5
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel Microsciurus flaviventer Huaihuasho chico 3 5
Bicolor-spined Porcupine Coendou bicolor Cashacushillo 2 2
Bolivian Squirrel Monkey Saimiri boliviensis Fraile grande 5 8
Brown Capuchin Monkey Cebus apella Machín negro 7 8
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus Pelejo 10 10
Capibara Rodent Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris Ronsoco 5 5
Collared Peccary Tayassu tajacu Sajino 1 2
Common Oposum Didelphis marsupialis Zorillo 5 7
Common Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus Fraile común 10 10
Common Woolly Monkey Lagothrix lagothricha Mono choro 1 2
Dusky Titi Monkey Callicebus moloch Mono tocón 4 6
Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla Hormiguero grande 1 1
Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis Lobo de río 3 3
Greater Fishing Bat Noctilio leporinus Masho pescador 10 10
Gray River Dolphin Sotalia fluviatis Bufeo gris 10 10
Jaguar Panthera onca Otorongo 1 1
Kinkajo (honey bear) Potos flavus Choshna 4 5
Long-nosed Bat Rhynchonycteris naso Masho chico 10 10
Manatee Trichechus inunguis Vaca marina 1 1
Margay Leopardus wiedii Huamburushi 1 2
Monk Saki Monkey Pithesia monachus Huapo negro 6 8
Mustached Tamarin Monkey Saguinus mystax Pichico masatero 3 5
Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus Carachupa 1 1
Noisy Night Monkey (owl monkey ) Aotus vociferans Musmuqui 5 7
Northern Amazon Red Squirrel Sciurus igniventris Huaihuasho rojo 4 6
Ocelot Leopardus pardalis Tigrillo 1 2
Paca Rodent Agouti paca Majás 3 3
Pale-fronted Capuchin Monkey Cebus albifrons Machín blanco 4 5
Pink River Dolphin Inia geoffrensis Bufeo colorado 10 10
Pygmy Marmoset Monkey Cebuella pygmaea Mono leoncito 5 5
Red Brocket Deer Mazama americana Venado 1 1
Red Howler Monkey Alouatta seniculus Mono coto 9 9
Saddle-backed Tamarin Monkey Saguinus fuscicollis Mono pichico 5 8
Silky Anteater Cyclopes didactylus Tapia pelejo 1 1
South American Coati Nasua nasua Achuni 2 2
Tamandua Anteater (southern) Tamandua tetradactyla Shihui 3 3
Tapir (Brazilian) Tapirus terrestris Sacha vaca 1 1
Tayra Eira barbara Manco 2 5
Two-toed Sloth Choloepus didactylus Coto pelejo 2 2
White-bellied Spider Monkey Ateles belzebuth Mono maquisapa 1 2
White-lipped Peccary Tayassu pecari Huangana 1 2
Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Tree Rat Isothrix bistriata Cantinero 8 8
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