Mammal Names
Latin/Scientific Kichwa
Mammals of Ecuador with their conservation status
Propuesta para conservar primates del Ecuador
Primates
Atelidae
Lagothrix poeppigii Silvery woolly monkey Chorongo, kushillu
Alouatta seniculus Venezuelan red howler Koto
Ateles belzebuth White-fronted spider monkey Chuba
Pitheciinae
Pithecia aequatorialis Equatorial saki Sipuru
Callicebus lucifer Lucifer titi
Cebinae
Cebus albifrons White-fronted capuchin Machin
Saimiri sciureus Squirrel monkey Barisa
Canidae Atelocynus microtis Short-eared dog ujunda
Mustelidae Eira barbara Tayra Tubi
Felidae (cats)
Subfamily: Felinae
Genus: Leopardus
Leopardus pardalis Ocelot
Leopardus tigrinus Oncilla
Margay Leopardus wiedii Margay Pakay puma
Genus: Puma
Puma concolor Cougar Taruga Puma
Puma yagouaroundi Jaguarundi
Subfamily: Pantherinae
Panthera onca Jaguar Puma
Cuniculidae
Dasyprocta fuliginosa Lowland paca Lumucha
Dasyproctidae
Cuniculus paca Black agouti Siku, Punzhana
Didelphinae
Chironectes minimus LR/nt Water opossum Aitaka
Mouse Opossum Chicayo
Chaja
Tapiridae (tapirs)
Tapirus terrestris Brazilian tapir Sacha wagra
Mazama americana Red brocket Taruga
Tayassuidae (peccaries)
Pecari tajacu Collared peccary Sajino
Tayassu pecari White-lipped peccary Wangana
Bradypodidae (Three-toed sloths)
Bradypus variegatus Brown-throated three-toed sloth Purun Indillama
Megalonychidae (two-toed sloths)
Choloepus didactylus Linnaeus's two-toed sloth Indillama
Cyclopes
Cyclopes didactylus Silky ant-eater
Inia geoffrensis River dolphin Bujio