Animals of Argentina

279 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Argentina on GBIF: 147 mammals, 77 birds, 36 insects & other invertebrates, 10 reptiles, 6 sharks & fish, 3 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 279 animals by group

Big cats 2

• Cougar Puma concolor
• Jaguar Panthera onca

Small wild cats 7

• Andean mountain cat Leopardus jacobita
• Geoffroy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi
• Jaguarundi Puma yagouaroundi
• Kodkod Leopardus guigna
• Margay Leopardus wiedii
• Ocelot Leopardus pardalis
• Oncilla Leopardus tigrinus

Wolves 1

• Maned wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus

Foxes, jackals & wild dogs 4

• Bush dog Speothos venaticus
• Crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous
• Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus
• Pampas fox Lycalopex gymnocercus

Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 7

• Humboldt's hog-nosed skunk Conepatus humboldtii
• Lesser grison Galictis cuja
• Molina's hog-nosed skunk Conepatus chinga
• Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis
• Patagonian weasel Lyncodon patagonicus
• Southern river otter Lontra provocax
• Tayra Eira barbara

Raccoons, coatis & relatives 1

• South American coati Nasua nasua

Seals, sea lions & walrus 3

• South American fur seal Arctocephalus australis
• South American sea lion Otaria flavescens
• Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina

Whales & dolphins 13

• Antarctic minke whale Balaenoptera bonaerensis
• Commerson's dolphin Cephalorhynchus commersonii
• Dusky dolphin Lagenorhynchus obscurus
• Hector's beaked whale Mesoplodon hectori
• Hourglass dolphin Lagenorhynchus cruciger
• Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
• La Plata dolphin Pontoporia blainvillei
• Orca Orcinus orca
• Peale's dolphin Lagenorhynchus australis
• Sei whale Balaenoptera borealis
• Shepherd's beaked whale Tasmacetus shepherdi
• Southern right whale Eubalaena australis
• Strap-toothed whale Mesoplodon layardii

Wild horses, asses & tapirs 1

• South American tapir Tapirus terrestris

Deer 8

• Chital Axis axis (introduced)
• Marsh deer Blastocerus dichotomus
• Pampas deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus
• Pygmy brocket Mazama nana
• Red brocket Mazama americana
• South Andean deer Hippocamelus bisulcus
• Southern pudu Pudu puda
• Taruca Hippocamelus antisensis

Wild pigs & peccaries 2

• Collared peccary Dicotyles tajacu
• White-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari

Camels, llamas & relatives 2

• Guanaco Lama guanicoe
• Vicuña Vicugna vicugna

Monkeys 6

• Azara's night monkey Aotus azarae
• Azaras's capuchin Sapajus cay
• Black capuchin Sapajus nigritus
• Black howler Alouatta caraya
• Brown howler Alouatta guariba
• Tufted capuchin Sapajus apella

Marsupials 10

• Big lutrine opossum Lutreolina crassicaudata
• Big-eared opossum Didelphis aurita
• Brown-eared woolly opossum Caluromys lanatus
• Dry Chaco fat-tailed opossum Thylamys pulchellus
• Long-nosed short-tailed opossum Monodelphis scalops
• Pancho's monito del monte Dromiciops bozinovici
• Southern monito del monte Dromiciops gliroides
• Thylamys citellus Thylamys citellus
• White-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum Thylamys pallidior
• White-eared opossum Didelphis albiventris

Bats 11

• Big-eared brown bat Histiotus macrotus
• Big-eared woolly bat Chrotopterus auritus
• Black mastiff bat Molossus rufus
• Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus
• Dinelli's myotis Myotis dinellii
• Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis
• Southern big-eared brown bat Histiotus magellanicus
• Southern red bat Lasiurus blossevillii
• Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus
• White-lined broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus lineatus
• Yellowish myotis Myotis levis

Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 3

• Bolivian squirrel Sciurus ignitus
• Brazilian squirrel Sciurus aestuans
• Pallas's squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus (introduced)

Mice, rats & other rodents 51

• Abrothrix longipilis Abrothrix longipilis
• Akodon albiventer Akodon albiventer
• Akodon azarae Akodon azarae
• Akodon boliviensis Akodon boliviensis
• Andean swamp rat Neotomys ebriosus
• Argentine swamp rat Scapteromys aquaticus
• Atlantic bamboo rat Kannabateomys amblyonyx
• Azara's agouti Dasyprocta azarae
• Blackish grass mouse Thaptomys nigrita
• Bonetto's tuco-tuco Ctenomys bonettoi
• Brazilian guinea pig Cavia aperea
• Bunny rat Reithrodon auritus
• Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
• Central American agouti Dasyprocta punctata
• Chacoan mara Dolichotis salinicola
• Colburn's tuco-tuco Ctenomys colburni
• Collared tuco-tuco Ctenomys torquatus
• Common yellow-toothed cavy Galea musteloides
• Dark bolo mouse Necromys obscurus
• Drylands vesper mouse Calomys musculinus
• Edwards's long-clawed mouse Notiomys edwardsii
• Haig's tuco-tuco Ctenomys haigi
• Highland tuco-tuco Ctenomys opimus
• Lowland paca Cuniculus paca
• Lowland yellow-toothed cavy Galea leucoblephara
• Maule tuco-tuco Ctenomys maulinus
• Montane grass mouse Akodon montensis
• Nutria Myocastor coypus
• Oligoryzomys brendae Oligoryzomys brendae
• Oligoryzomys flavescens Oligoryzomys flavescens
• Oligoryzomys longicaudatus Oligoryzomys longicaudatus
• Oligoryzomys nigripes Oligoryzomys nigripes
• Olive grass mouse Abrothrix olivacea
• Paraguaian hairy dwarf porcupine Coendou spinosus
• Patagonian chinchilla mouse Euneomys chinchilloides
• Patagonian mara Dolichotis patagonum
• Pearson's tuco-tuco Ctenomys pearsoni
• Plains viscacha Lagostomus maximus
• Plains viscacha rat Tympanoctomys barrerae
• Red hocicudo Oxymycterus rufus
• Rio Negro tuco-tuco Ctenomys rionegrensis
• Robust tuco-tuco Ctenomys tuconax
• Short-tailed chinchilla Chinchilla chinchilla
• Southern big-eared mouse Loxodontomys micropus
• Southern mountain cavy Microcavia australis
• Southern tuco-tuco Ctenomys australis
• Southern viscacha Lagidium viscacia
• Talas tuco-tuco Ctenomys talarum
• Tucuman tuco-tuco Ctenomys tucumanus
• Wolffsohn's viscacha Lagidium wolffsohni
• Yolanda's tuco-tuco Ctenomys yolandae

Rabbits, hares & pikas 2

• Common tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis
• European hare Lepus europaeus (introduced)

Sloths, anteaters & armadillos 13

• Big hairy armadillo Chaetophractus villosus
• Chacoan naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous chacoensis
• Giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla
• Greater naked-tailed armadillo Cabassous tatouay
• Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
• Pichi Zaedyus pichiy
• Pink fairy armadillo Chlamyphorus truncatus
• Screaming hairy armadillo Chaetophractus vellerosus
• Seven-banded armadillo Dasypus septemcinctus
• Six-banded armadillo Euphractus sexcinctus
• Southern long-nosed armadillo Dasypus hybridus
• Southern tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla
• Southern three-banded armadillo Tolypeutes matacus

Penguins 4

• Chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarcticus
• Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua
• King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus
• Magellanic penguin Spheniscus magellanicus

Birds of prey 9

• Andean condor Vultur gryphus
• Black vulture Coragyps atratus
• Crested caracara Caracara plancus
• Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja
• Harris's hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
• King vulture Sarcoramphus papa
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
• Turkey vulture Cathartes aura

Owls 3

• Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia
• Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
• Short-eared owl Asio flammeus

Parrots 3

• Military macaw Ara militaris
• Monk parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
• Red-and-green macaw Ara chloropterus

Ducks, geese & swans 4

• Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
• Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
• Greylag goose Anser anser (introduced)
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos (introduced)

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 15

• American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
• Buff-breasted sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
• Common tern Sterna hirundo
• Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
• Long-tailed jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
• Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
• Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
• Red knot Calidris canutus
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
• White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

Seabirds, divers & grebes 7

• Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
• Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris (introduced)
• Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus
• Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
• Snowy albatross Diomedea exulans (introduced)
• Southern giant petrel Macronectes giganteus
• Southern royal albatross Diomedea epomophora (introduced)

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 13

• American purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica
• Andean flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus
• Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis
• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Great egret Ardea alba
• Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
• Limpkin Aramus guarauna
• Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
• Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
• Snowy egret Egretta thula
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis (introduced)
• Wood stork Mycteria americana

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• Red junglefowl Gallus gallus

Pigeons & doves 1

• Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1

• Toco toucan Ramphastos toco

Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 2

• Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
• Common potoo Nyctibius griseus

Ostriches, emus, kiwis & rheas 2

• Darwin's rhea Rhea pennata
• Greater rhea Rhea americana

Songbirds & perching birds 10

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus (introduced)
• Common starling Sturnus vulgaris (introduced)
• European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis (introduced)
• European greenfinch Chloris chloris (introduced)
• Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
• House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
• Rufous hornero Furnarius rufus
• Sand martin Riparia riparia
• Venezuelan troupial Icterus icterus

Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 2

• Red-legged seriema Cariama cristata
• Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus

Crocodiles & alligators 2

• Broad-snouted caiman Caiman latirostris
• Yacare caiman Caiman yacare

Snakes 5

• Boa constrictor Boa constrictor
• Bothrops alternatus Bothrops alternatus
• Crotalus durissus Crotalus durissus
• Hydrodynastes gigas Hydrodynastes gigas
• Yellow anaconda Eunectes notaeus

Lizards, geckos & tuatara 3

• Argentine black and white tegu Salvator merianae
• Tarentola mauritanica Tarentola mauritanica (introduced)
• Tropical house gecko Hemidactylus mabouia (introduced)

Frogs & toads 3

• Cranwell's horned frog Ceratophrys cranwelli
• Darwin's frog Rhinoderma darwinii
• Phyllomedusa sauvagii Phyllomedusa sauvagii

Rays, skates & chimaeras 2

• Ocellate river stingray Potamotrygon motoro
• Short-tailed river stingray Potamotrygon brachyura

Bony fish 4

• Atlantic pomfret Brama brama
• Flying gurnard Dactylopterus volitans
• Red porgy Pagrus pagrus
• Red-bellied piranha Pygocentrus nattereri

Butterflies & moths 1

• Indianmeal moth Plodia interpunctella

Bees, wasps & ants 4

• Argentine ant Linepithema humile
• Bombus terrestris Bombus terrestris (introduced)
• Red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta
• Western honey bee Apis mellifera (introduced)

Beetles 3

• Harmonia axyridis Harmonia axyridis (introduced)
• Hippodamia variegata Hippodamia variegata
• Varied carpet beetle Anthrenus verbasci

Dragonflies & damselflies 1

• Pantala flavescens Pantala flavescens

Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 10

• American cockroach Periplaneta americana
• Calliphora vicina Calliphora vicina
• Ceratitis capitata Ceratitis capitata
• Common green bottle fly Lucilia sericata
• Drosophila suzukii Drosophila suzukii
• German cockroach Blattella germanica
• Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
• Housefly Musca domestica
• Nezara viridula Nezara viridula
• Silverleaf whitefly Bemisia tabaci

Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 15

• Argiope argentata Argiope argentata
• Argiope trifasciata Argiope trifasciata
• Chilean recluse spider Loxosceles laeta
• Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
• Latrodectus geometricus Latrodectus geometricus
• Parasteatoda tepidariorum Parasteatoda tepidariorum
• Pholcus phalangioides Pholcus phalangioides
• Phoneutria nigriventer Phoneutria nigriventer
• Rhipicephalus sanguineus Rhipicephalus sanguineus (introduced)
• Segestria florentina Segestria florentina
• Steatoda grossa Steatoda grossa
• Tetranychus urticae Tetranychus urticae
• Triangulate cobweb spider Steatoda triangulosa
• Trichonephila clavipes Trichonephila clavipes
• Woodlouse spider Dysdera crocata

Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1

• Giant squid Architeuthis dux

Jellyfish, corals & anemones 1

• Diadumene lineata Diadumene lineata (introduced)

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.