List of mammals of Tijuca National Park

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There are at least 62 species of mammals known to occur in the Tijuca National Park in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.^[1]

Infraclass: Eutheria[]

Order: Chiroptera[]

• Family: Molossidae
  • Genus: Cynomops
    • Cinnamon dog-faced bat, Cynomops abrasus
  • Genus: Molossus
    • Velvety free-tailed bat, Molossus molossus
    • Black mastiff bat, Molossus rufus
  • Genus: Tadarida
    • Brazilian free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
  • Genus: Nyctinomops
    • Big free-tailed bat, Nyctinomops macrotis
  • Genus: Eumops
    • Black bonneted bat, Eumops auripendulus
• Family: Vespertilionidae
  • Genus: Eptesicus
    • Brazilian brown bat, Eptesicus brasiliensis
    • Diminutive serotine, Eptesicus diminutus
    • Argentine brown bat, Eptesicus furinalis
  • Genus: Histiotus
    • Tropical big-eared brown bat, Histiotus velatus
  • Genus: Lasiurus
    • Southern yellow bat, Lasiurus ega
    • Hoary bat, Lasiurus cinereus
  • Genus: Myotis
    • Silver-tipped myotis, Myotis albescens
    • Black myotis, Myotis nigricans
    • Red myotis, Myotis ruber
• Family: Phyllostomidae
  • • Genus: Lonchophylla
      • Godman's nectar bat, Lonchophylla mordax
    • Genus: Micronycteris
      • Little big-eared bat, Micronycteris megalotis
      • White-bellied big-eared bat, Micronycteris minuta
    • Genus: Mimon
      • Golden bat, Mimon bennettii
    • Genus: Phylloderma
      • Pale-faced bat, Phylloderma stenops
    • Genus: Phyllostomus
      • Pale spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus discolor
      • Greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus
    • Genus: Tonatia
      • Greater round-eared bat, Tonatia bidens
    • Genus: Lophostoma
      • White-throated round-eared bat, Lophostoma silvicola
    • Genus: Anoura
      • Tailed tailless bat, Anoura caudifer
      • Geoffroy's tailless bat, Anoura geoffroyi
    • Genus: Glossophaga
      • Pallas's long-tongued bat, Glossophaga soricina
  • Genus: Carollia
    • Seba's short-tailed bat, Carollia perspicillata
    • Genus: Artibeus
      • Fringed fruit-eating bat, Artibeus fimbriatus
      • Great fruit-eating bat, Artibeus lituratus
      • Dark fruit-eating bat, Artibeus obscurus
    • Genus: Dermanura
      • Gervais's fruit-eating bat, Dermanura cinerea
    • Genus: Chiroderma
      • Brazilian big-eyed bat, Chiroderma doriae
      • Hairy big-eyed bat, Chiroderma villosum
    • Genus: Platyrrhinus
      • White-lined broad-nosed bat, Platyrrhinus lineatus
    • Genus: Vampyressa
      • Southern little yellow-eared bat, Vampyressa pusilla
    • Genus: Desmodus
      • Common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus
    • Genus: Diaemus
      • White-winged vampire bat, Diaemus youngii
    • Genus: Diphylla
      • Hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudata
    • Genus: Pygoderma
      • Ipanema bat, Pygoderma bilabiatum
    • Genus: Sturnira
      • Little yellow-shouldered bat, Sturnira lilium
• Family: Noctilionidae
  • • Greater bulldog bat, Noctilio leporinus

Order: Primates[]

• Family: Callitrichidae
  • Genus: Callithrix
    • Common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus (introduced)
• Family: Cebidae
  • Genus: Saimiri
    • Common squirrel monkey, Saimiri sciureus (introduced)
  • Genus: Sapajus
    • Black capuchin, Sapajus nigritus

Order: Rodentia[]

• Family: Sciuridae
  • Genus: Sciurus
    • Ingram's squirrel, Sciurus ingrami
• Family: Muridae
  • Genus: Rattus
    • Black rat, Rattus rattus (introduced)
• Family: Cricetidae
  • Genus: Oxymycterus
    • Atlantic Forest hocicudo, Oxymycterus dasytrichus
• Family: Cuniculidae
  • Genus: Cuniculus
    • Lowland paca, Cuniculus paca
• Family: Dasyproctidae
  • Genus: Dasyprocta
    • Azara's agouti, Dasyprocta azarae
• Family: Erethizontidae
  • Genus: Coendou
    • Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine, Coendou villosus
• Family: Echimyidae
  • Genus: Trinomys
    • Soft-spined Atlantic spiny rat, Trinomys dimidiatus

Order: Lagomorpha[]

• Family: Leporidae
  • Genus: Sylvilagus
    • Brazilian cottontail, Sylvilagus brasiliensis

Order: Pilosa[]

• Family: Myrmecophagidae
  • Genus: Tamandua
    • Southern tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla
• Family: Bradypodidae
  • Genus: Bradypus
    • Brown-throated sloth, Bradypus variegatus

Order: Cingulata[]

• • Genus: Dasypus
    • Nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus

Order: Carnivora[]

• Family: Canidae
  • Genus: Cerdocyon
    • Crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous
• Family: Procyonidae
  • Genus: Nasua
    • South American coati, Nasua nasua
  • Genus: Procyon
    • Crab-eating raccoon, Procyon cancrivorus
• Family: Felidae
  • Genus: Leopardus
    • Margay, Leopardus wiedii (unconfirmed)

Infraclass: Metatheria[]

Order: Didelphimorphia[]

• Family: Didelphidae
  • Genus: Caluromys
    • Bare-tailed woolly opossum, Caluromys philander
  • Genus: Chironectes
    • Water opossum, Chironectes minimus
  • Genus: Didelphis
    • Big-eared opossum, Didelphis aurita
  • Genus: Metachirus
    • Brown four-eyed opossum, Metachirus nudicaudatus
  • Genus: Marmosa
    • Woolly mouse opossum, Marmosa demerarae
  • Genus: Monodelphis
    • Northern three-striped opossum, Monodelphis americana
    • Southern three-striped opossum, Monodelphis theresa
  • Genus: Philander
    • Southeastern four-eyed opossum, Philander frenatus

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