IUCN Species of the Day: Giant Armadillo
Photo credit: Carly Vynne The Giant Armadillo, Priodontes maximus, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
Tag: Andes Mountains
IUCN Species of the Day: Kaempfer’s Woodpecker
Photo credit: Ciro Albano Kaempfer’s Woodpecker, Celeus obrien, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
IUCN Species of the Day: Huemul
Photo credit: Rod Chile The Huemul, Hippocamelus bisulcus, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Once widespread across the southern Andes and Patagonia, this deer now has a much more restricted range within southern Argentina Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Pampas Cat
Photo credit: Marcio Motta The Pampas Cat, Leopardus colocolo, is listed as ‘NEAR THREATENED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. It occurs in central Brazil, and from the Peruvian Andes to south-western South America, where, Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Mountain Tapir
Photo credit: Diego Lizcano The Mountain Tapir, Tapirus pinchaque, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This species survives in a few remaining undisturbed refuges high in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Continue Reading