IUCN Species of the Day: Golden Vizcacha Rat
Photo credit: Ruben Barquez The Golden Vizcacha Rat, Pipanacoctomys aureus, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED‘ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
Tag: Argentina
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™.
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: Garrison’s Andean Damsel
Photo credit: Natalia von Ellenreider The Garrison’s Andean Damsel, Andinagrion garrisoni, is listed as ‘NEAR THREATENED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. This damselfly species is known only from northwestern Argentina, in the southern limits of Continue Reading
IUCN Species of the Day: Guanaco
Photo credit: Mike Nett (mikenett55) The Guanaco, Lama guanicoe, is listed as ‘LEAST CONCERN’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Being the wild relative of the domestic Llama, this elegant animal has a widespread but rather Continue Reading