MAMMALS

MAMMALS

Evidence in the form of scat, tracks, and the occasional sighting provide the assurance that our six species of felines roam their territories here in the reserve. Common names are the Jaguarundi, Margay, Ocelot, Oncilla, Puma, and the western subspecies of Jaguar. In the morning, along with the chorus of birds, you are likely to be woken by the Ecuadorean Mantled Howler Monkey. He is the loudest, so can often be heard, and sometimes seen, in the canopy. The two other primates are the White-Headed Capuchins and the critically endangered Brown-Headed Spider Monkey. The only species of South American bear, the Spectacled Bear, inhabits the higher elevations of the reserve and is seen on occasion.

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Scientific nameCommon-EnglishCommon-SpanishEcuador StatusIUCN StatusEndemic?Los Cedros recordEcuador Red list dateIUCN assessment dateNotesupdated 4Nov21
Akodon mollisSoft Grass MouseRatón campestre delicadoLCLCnoBronsvoort BMdC. 1994. Small mammal diversity and habitat usage at Los Cedros Biological Reserve Ecuador. Masters Thesis, University of Wales Bangor, Wales, UK.201110May2016
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9952457Alouatta palliata aequatorialisEcuadorean Mantled howler monkeyMono aulladorEN
VU
noYoung-Owl M, Johnson RH, Jones AL, Namiki R, Richardon P. 1992. A preliminary survey of primates at the Los Cedros Biological Reserve, Ecuador. American Journal of Primatology 27: 65.201121February2020
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcAnoura aequatorisEquatorial tailless batMurciélago longirostro ecuatorianoNELCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201107Feb2019
Anoura caudiferTailed tailless batMurciélago longinostroLCLCnoZambrano RH. 2012. Evaluación de los límites entre especies en murciélagos del género Anoura en Ecuador. Licenciado en Ciencias Biológicas Disertación, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Quito, Ecuador.201117Mar2016
Anoura fistulatalong-lipped tailless batMurciélago rabón de labio largoNTDDnoCalderón-Acevedo, C. A., D. M. Morales-Martínez, D. Martínez-Medina, and M. E. Rodríguez-Posada. 2023. Distribution and range extension of Anoura cadenai Mantilla-Meluk & Baker 2006 in the central and eastern Colombian Andes, and comments on the distribution of A. fistulata Muchhala, Mena-Valenzuela & Albuja 2005 in Colombia. Check List 19:757-765.201103Oct2017
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcAnoura peruanaPeruvian tailless batMurciélago sin cola peruanoLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201107Feb2019
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17720174Ateles fusciceps fucicepsBrown-Headed Spider MonkeyMono araña de cabeza marrónCRCRendemicTirira D. 2004. Present status of the brown-headed spider monkey (Ateles fusciceps Gray, 1866) (Primates: Atelidae) in Ecuador. Lyonia 6(2): 18-24.201123March2020KBA trigger
https://vimeo.com/111281783Cabassous centralisNorthern naked tailed armadilloArmadillo de cola desnuda de occidenteVUDDnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/111281783201102Oct2013
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcCarollia brevicaudaSilky short-tailed batMurciélago sedoso de cola cortaLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201105July2016
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcCarollia castaneaChestnut Short-Tailed BatMurciélago castaño de cola cortaLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201114Mar2016
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcCarollia perspicillataShort-tailed fruit batMurciélago común de cola cortaLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201120July2015
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9952559Cebus capucinusWhite-Headed CapuchinMono capuchino de cara blancaVUVUnoYoung-Owl M, Johnson RH, Jones AL, Namiki R, Richardon P. 1992. A preliminary survey of primates at the Los Cedros Biological Reserve, Ecuador. American Journal of Primatology 27: 65.20112March2020
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcChiroderma salviniSalvin's big-eyed batMurciélago de ojos grandes de SalvinLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201120July2015
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9752408Choloepus hoffmanniHoffmann's Two-toed SlothPerezosoDDLCnohttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9752408201106Oct2013
Coendou quichuaQuichua porcupinePuerco espín quichuaVUDDnoLos Cedros Records, often including camera trap photos201110June2016
https://vimeo.com/92200427Cuniculus pacaLowland or Spotted PacaGuanta de tierras bajasNTLCnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/92200427201101Mar2016
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9734304Dasyprocta punctataCentral American AgoutiAgutí centroamericano/GuatusaLCLCnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/92200427201110June2016
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9734135Dasypus novemcinctusNine-Banded ArmadilloArmadillo de nueve bandasLCLCnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/92200427201102Oct2013
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcDermanura rava (syn=Artibeus ravus )Pygmy fruit-eating batMurciélago frutero chicoNELCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201112July2016
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcDesmodus rotundusCommon vampire batMurciélago vampiro comúnLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201120July2015
https://vimeo.com/111281783Eira barbaraTayraCabeza de mateVULCnoLos Cedros Records, often including camera trap photos201101Mar2015
https://vimeo.com/111281783Herpailurus yagouaroundiJaguarundiYaguarundiDDLCnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/111281783201109May2014
Heteromys australisSouthern Spiny Pocket MouseRatón bolsero australLCLCnoAnderson RP, Jarrín-V. P. 2002. A new species of spiny pocket mouse (Heteromyidae: Heteromys) endemic to western Ecuador. American Museum Novitiates 3382: 1-26.201108Sept2016
https://vimeo.com/92200427Leopardus pardalisOcelotOceloteNTLCnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/92200427201110May2014
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9907310Leopardus tigrinusNorthern tiger cat, OncillaTigrillo chico, OncillaVUVUnoLos Cedros Records, often including camera trap photos201125May2016KBA trigger
https://vimeo.com/92200427Leopardus wiediiMargayGato tigre o margayVUNTnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/92200427201110May2014
Lontra longicaudisNeotropical OtterGato de AguaVUNTnoLos Cedros Records, often including camera trap photos201101June2014
https://vimeo.com/92200427Mazama rufinaLittle Red Brocket DeerCorzuela roja pequeñaVUVUnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/92200427201120June2015KBA trigger
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcMesophylla macconnelliMacConnell's batMurciélago de MacconnellLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201120July2015
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcMicronycteris hirsutaHairy big-eared batMurciélago orejón crestadoLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201109Aug2016
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcMicronycteris megalotisLittle big-eared batMurciélago orejudo comúnLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201120July2015
Microryzomys altissimusHighland Small Rice RatRatón arrocero altísimoLCLCnoBronsvoort BMdC. 1994. Small mammal diversity and habitat usage at Los Cedros Biological Reserve Ecuador. Masters Thesis, University of Wales Bangor, Wales, UK.201111Aug2016
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17719968Microsciurus mimulusWestern Dwarf SquirrelArdilla enana de occidenteNTLCnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/111281783201126Jan2016
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcMyotis oxyotusMontane myotisMyotis mantanoLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201105Mar2018
https://vimeo.com/111281783Nasua naricaWhite-nosed CoatiCoatí de nariz blancaLCLCnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/111281783201118Feb2015
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17719475Nasuella olivaceaWestern Mountain CoatiCoatí andinoDDNTnohttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9957884201117May2015
Neacomys marciMarc's white-throated spiny mouseRatón cerdosa de MarcVUNEnoBronsvoort BMdC. 1994. Small mammal diversity and habitat usage at Los Cedros Biological Reserve Ecuador. Masters Thesis, University of Wales Bangor, Wales, UK.201112Aug2016name change from tenuipes in 2023 Tinoco et al., 2023, iucn based on old name
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12889776Nephelomys moerexRata oscura de bosque nubladoNENEyeshttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128897762011
Panthera oncaJaguar, western subspeciesJaguarCRNTnoTirira D, Paredes K, Mariscal A, Nogales F 2007. Segundo taller de capacitación de parabiólogos: Manual de apoyo. Cristóbal Colón, Esmeraldas: Primenet and Darwin INitiatve.20115Aug2016
https://vimeo.com/92200427Pecari tajacuCollared PeccaryPecarí de collarNTLCnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/92200427201124June2011
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/12889693Philander opossum (syn=Philander melanurus)Gray four-eyed opossumRaposa gris de cuatro ojosLCLCnoBronsvoort BMdC. 1994. Small mammal diversity and habitat usage at Los Cedros Biological Reserve Ecuador. Masters Thesis, University of Wales Bangor, Wales, UK.201107Jun2016
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcPlatyrrhinus umbratus (syn=Platyrrhinus nigellus)Shadowy broad-nosed batMurciélago de nariz ancha sombreadoLCDDnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201128June2016KBA trigger
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcPlatyrrhinus vittatusGreater broad-nosed batMurciélago grande de nariz anchaNELCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201120July2015
Potos flavusKinkajouCusumboLCLCnoLos Cedros Records, often including camera trap photos201101Mar2015
https://vimeo.com/92200427Puma concolorPuma (Mountain lion)PumaVULCnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/92200427201117Apr2014
Reithrodontomys soederstroemi (syn=Reithrodontomys mexicanus)Mexican Harvest MouseRatón cosechador ecuatorianoLCLCnoBronsvoort BMdC. 1994. Small mammal diversity and habitat usage at Los Cedros Biological Reserve Ecuador. Masters Thesis, University of Wales Bangor, Wales, UK. Also,, specimens at PUCE201101Aug2016
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcRhinophylla alethinaHairy Little Fruit BatMurciélago frutero pequeño peludoDDNTnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201108Nov2017
https://vimeo.com/92200427Sciurus granatensis (syn=Notosciurus granatensis)Red-Tailed SquirrelArdilla de cola rojaLCLCnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/92200427201107Aug2016
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcSturnira bakeriBaker's yellow-shouldered batMurciélago de hombros amarillos de BakerNELCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201115Aug2018
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcSturnira ludoviciHighland Yellow-Shouldered BatMurciélago de hombros amarillos de OccidenteLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201115Mar2016
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcSturnira luisiLuis' yellow-shoulderd batMurciélago de hombros amarillos de LuisLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201118Aug2018
Sturnira tildaeTilda's yellow-shouldered batMurciélago de hombros amarillos de TildaLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc20114Jul2016
Sylvilagus spTirira D, Paredes K, Mariscal A, Nogales F 2007. Segundo taller de capacitación de parabiólogos: Manual de apoyo. Cristóbal Colón, Esmeraldas: Primenet and Darwin INitiatve.201101Jun2018There is only one report of a rabbit, Sylvilagus brasiliensis, but According to bioweb , it is out of range at Los Cedros as it does not occur in Ecuador. https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/mammaliaweb/FichaEspecie/Sylvilagus%20brasiliensis.
Thomasomys sp1Bronsvoort BMdC. 1994. Small mammal diversity and habitat usage at Los Cedros Biological Reserve Ecuador. Masters Thesis, University of Wales Bangor, Wales, UK.2011
Thomasomys sp2Bronsvoort BMdC. 1994. Small mammal diversity and habitat usage at Los Cedros Biological Reserve Ecuador. Masters Thesis, University of Wales Bangor, Wales, UK.2011
Thomasomys sp3Bronsvoort BMdC. 1994. Small mammal diversity and habitat usage at Los Cedros Biological Reserve Ecuador. Masters Thesis, University of Wales Bangor, Wales, UK.2011
https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWcThyroptera tricolorSpix's disk-winged batMurciélago con ventosas de SpixLCLCnoMerlin Tuttle. https://www.merlintuttle.org/2020/04/15/exploring-ecuadors-los-cedros-reserve/?fbclid=IwAR2fdis5wq5EGoYsxbBH-zewnqFiKPEytWjURvUK7dJBh4neHLf2-jIMmWc201120July2015
https://vimeo.com/111281783Tremarctos ornatusSpectacled BearOso andinoENVUnoLos Cedros records: Video https://vimeo.com/111281783201102Feb2016KBA trigger