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Animals in Paraguay

39 mammal species are recorded in Paraguay in this dataset, 6 of them in a threatened Red List category. Paraguay 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 Paraguay.

They belong to 15 families, the best represented being Cricetidae (12), Phyllostomidae (6), Chlamyphoridae (5). By Red List category: 2 Endangered, 4 Vulnerable, 5 Near Threatened, 27 Least Concern, 1 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 Paraguay is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 39 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
39
Threatened
6
Continent
South America
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Paraguay

The most threatened species in Paraguay

6 of the 6 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Paraguay

  • Cricetidae 12
  • Phyllostomidae 6
  • Chlamyphoridae 5
  • Canidae 3
  • Felidae 2
  • Myrmecophagidae 2
  • Atelidae 1
  • Camelidae 1

Every species recorded in Paraguay

All 39 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Paraguay

The countries in South America that share the most species with Paraguay, 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.