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Animals in Argentina

103 mammal species are recorded in Argentina in this dataset, 10 of them in a threatened Red List category. Argentina sits in South America, where 232 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Argentina.

They belong to 32 families, the best represented being Cricetidae (43), Phyllostomidae (7), Chlamyphoridae (6). By Red List category: 4 Endangered, 6 Vulnerable, 8 Near Threatened, 80 Least Concern, 5 Data Deficient.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming Argentina is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 103 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
103
Threatened
10
Continent
South America
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Argentina

The most threatened species in Argentina

8 of the 10 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Argentina

  • Cricetidae 43
  • Phyllostomidae 7
  • Chlamyphoridae 6
  • Felidae 5
  • Cervidae 4
  • Bovidae 2
  • Camelidae 2
  • Canidae 2

Every species recorded in Argentina

Species 1 to 50 of 103, written profiles first.

Where to go from Argentina

The countries in South America that share the most species with Argentina, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.