Mammals  
and Some Other Wildlife
in Ecuador

including the Galapagos Islands

noting those found during 
Focus On Nature Tours
with an (*)

thru 2014

A List Of Ecuador Mammals 
compiled by Armas Hill 


Upper-right photo: a WHITE-NOSED COATI
photographed during 
the FONT tour in Ecuador in July 2013 



Codes:

E:   in eastern (Amazonian) Ecuador
G:   in the area of the Galapagos Islands
H:   in the Andean highlands
O:   offshore in the Pacific Ocean  
W:  in western Ecuador  

(ECr):  rare in Ecuador

(ECi):  introduced in Ecuador

(ph):  species with a photo in the FONT web-site


Links:

Upcoming FONT Birding & Nature Tours in Ecuador 

A List of Ecuador Birds, in 4 parts  (with some photos)

South American Mammals  (with some photos)

A List of South American Butterflies, in 5 parts  (with some photos)

Directory of Photos in this FONT Web-Site 

1. Derby's Woolly Opossum   ______  W
   Caluromys derbianus
   
   The Derby's Woolly Opossum has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador. 
   
   
2. Brown-eared Woolly Opossum  ______  E
   Caluromys lanatus
   
   The Brown-eared Woolly Opossum has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador. 
   
   
3. Bushy-tailed Opossum  ______  E
   Glironia venusta
   
   The Bushy-tailed Opossum has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
   
   
4. Water Opossum  ______  W  E
   Chironectes minimus
   
   
5. Southern (or Black-eared) Opossum  (*)  ______  W  E  (has also been called Common Opossum)
   Didelphis marsupialis
   
   
6. Didelphis pertnigra
   
   
7. Philander andersoni
   
   
8. Common Gray Four-eyed Opossum ______  W
   Philander opossum
   
   
9. Brown Four-eyed Opossum ______
   Metachirus nudicaudatus
   
   
10. Micoureus phaeus
    
    
11. Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse-Opossum  ______
    Micoureus regina
    
    
12. Marmosa lepida
    
    
13. Murine Mouse-Opossum  (*) (ph)  ______  E
    Marmosa murina
    
    Another name for Marmosa murina is the Linnaeus' Mouse-Opossum.
    
    
    
    A Murine Mouse-Opossum photographed during a FONT tour
    
    
14. Robinson's Mouse-Opossum  ______  W
    Marmosa robinsoni
    
    
15. Red Mouse-Opossum  ______  E
    Marmosa rubra
    
    
16. Tschudi's Slender Mouse-Opossum  ______  W  E
    Marmosops impavidus
    
    Tschudi's Slender Mouse Opossum has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador.  
    
    
17. Cerro Neblina Slender Mouse-Opossum  ______
    Marmosops neblina
    
    
18. White-bellied Slender Mouse-Opossum  (*)  ______  E
    Marmosops noctivaga
    
    
19. Monodelphis adusta
    
    
    Family CAENOLESTIDAE
    
    
20. Gray-bellied Shrew-Opossum  ______  H(south)
    Caenolestes caniventer
    
    
21. Andean Shrew-Opossum  ______  H(south)
    Caenolestes condorensis
    
    The Andean Shrew-Opossum is endemic to Ecuador. Although not classified as threatened, it is rare and poorly known.
    
    
22. Northern Shrew-Opossum  ______  H(north)
    Caenolestes convelatus
    
    Although not classified as threatened, the Northern Shrew-Opossum is rare and poorly known.
    
    
23. Dusky Shrew-Opossum  ______  H
    Caenolestes fuliginosus
    
    
    Family DASYPODIDAE
    
    
24. Nine-banded Long-nosed Armadillo  (ph)  ______  W  E
    Dasypus novemcinctus
    
    
25. Great Long-nosed Armadillo  ______  E
    Dasypus kappleri
    
    
26. Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo  ______  W(north)
    Cabassous centralis
    
    The Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador.
    
    
27. Southern Naked-tailed Armadillo  ______  E
    Cabassous unicinctus
    
    
28. Giant Armadillo  (ph) ______  E
    Priodontes maximus
    
    The Giant Armadillo has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
    
    
    Family CYCLOPEDIDAE
    
    
29. Silky Anteater  ______  W  E
    Cyclopes didactylus
    
    
    Family MYRMECOPHAGIDAE
    
    
30. Giant Anteater  (ph)  ______  E
    Myrmecophaga tridactyla 
    
    The Giant Anteater has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador. 
    
    
31. Northern Tamandua  (ph)  ______  W
    Tamandua mexicana
    
    
32. Southern Tamandua  (*)  ______  E  (has also been called Collared Anteater)
    Tamandua tetradactyla
    
    
    Family MEGALONYCHIDAE 
    
    
33. Southern Two-toed Sloth  ______  E
    Choloepus didactylus
    
    
34. Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth  (ph)  ______  W
    Choloepus hoffmanni
    
    
    Family BRADYPODIDAE
    
    
35. Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth  (ph) ______  W  E
    Bradypus variegatus 
    
    
    Family LEPORIDAE
    
    
36. Tapiti (or Brazilian Rabbit)  (*)  ______  W  H  E
    Sylvilagus brasiliensis
    
    
    Family SCIURIDAE
    
    
37. Amazon Dwarf Squirrel  (*)  ______  E
    Microsciurus flaviventer
    
    
38. Western Dwarf Squirrel  ______  W
    Microsciurus mimulus
    
    
39. Northern Amazon Red Squirrel  (*) ______  E
    Sciurus igniventris
    
    
40. Red-tailed Squirrel  ______  H  W
    Sciurus granatensis
    
    
41. Southern Amazon Red Squirrel  (*) (ph)  ______  E
    Sciurus spadiceus
    
    
42. Guayaquil Squirrel  (*) (ph)  ______  W
    Sciurus stramineus
    
    
    
    A Guayaquil Squirrel photographed during the FONT Ecuador Tour
    in July 2013
    (photo by Marie Gardner)
    
    
    Family MURIDAE
    
    
43. House Mouse (i) ______
    Mus musculus
    
    
44. Rattus norvegicus
    
    
45. Brown Rat  (i) (*) (ph)  ______  
    Rattus rattus 
    
    
    
    A Brown Rat photographed during the FONT tour in Ecuador in July 2013.
    This animal was on the offshore island Isla de la Plata, where it can be a
    problem for the seabirds nesting on the island.
    (photo by Marie Gardner) 
    
    
    Family ERETHIZONTIDAE
    
    
46. Bicolor-spinned Porcupine  (*)  ______  E
    Coendou bicolor
    
    
47. Brazilian Porcupine  ______
    Coendou prehensilis
    
    
48. Coendou quichua
    
    
49. Coendou rothschildi
    
    
50. Echinoprocta rufescens
    
    
51. Streaked Dwarf Porcupine  ______  E  (species described in 2001) 
    Sphiggurus ichilius
    
    
    Family CUNICULIDAE
    
    
52. Lowland Paca  ______  W  E  (also called Spotted Paca)
    Cuniculus paca
    
    
53. Mountain Paca  ______  H
    Cuniculus taczanowskii
    
    
    Family DINOMYIDAE
    
    
54. Pacarana  ______  W(north)
    Dinomys branickii
    
    The Pacarana has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
    
    
    Family DASYPROCTIDAE
    
    
55. Black Agouti  (*)  ______  E
    Dasyprocta fuliginosa
    
    
56. Central American Agouti  (*) (ph)  ______  W
    Dasyprocta punctata  
    
    
57. Green Acouchi  (*)  ______  E
    Myoprocta pratti
    
    
    Family CAVIIDAE
    
    
58. Brazilian Guinea-pig  ______ 
    Cavia aperea
    
    
59. Cavia porcellus 
    
    
60. Capybara  (ph)  ______  E  
    Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
    
    
    Family ECHIMYIDAE
    
    
61. Dactylomys dactylinus
    
    
62. Diplomys labilis
    
    
63. Echimys saturnus
    
    
64. Isothrix bistriata
    
    
65. Makalata macrurus
    
    
66. Makalata rhipidura
    
    
67. Pattonomys occasius
    
    
68. Hoplomys gymnurus
    
    
69. Common Spiny-tailed Rat  (*)  ______  E
    Mesomys hispidus
    
    
    Family FELIDAE
    
    
70. Pampas Cat  (ph)  ______  H
    Leopardus pajeros
    
    The Pampas Cat has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
    
    
71. Ocelot  (ph) ______  W  E
    Leopardus pardalis
    
    The Ocelot has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador. 
    
    
72. Margay  ______  W  E
    Leopardus wiedii
    
    The Margay has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador. 
     
    
73. Oncilla  ______  W  E
    Leopardus tigrinus
    
    The Oncilla has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
    
    
74. Jaguarundi  ______  W  E
    Puma yaguarondi 
    
    
75. Puma  (ph)  ______  W  H  E
    Puma concolor
    
    The Puma has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
    
    
76. Jaguar  (ph) ______  W  E
    Panthera onca
    
    The Jaguar has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
    
    
    Family CANIDAE
    
    
77. Short-eared Dog  ______  E
    Atelocynus microtis
    
    Although not classified as threatened, the Short-eared Dog is rare and little known.
    
    
78. Colpeo (Fox)  ______  H
    Lycalopex culpaeus
    
    
79. Sechura Fox  ______  W
    Lycalopex sechurae 
    
    The Sechura Fox has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador.
    
    
80. Bush Dog ______  W(north)  E
    Speothos venaticus
    
    The Bush Dog has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
    
    
    Family URSIDAE
    
    
81. Spectacled (or Andean) Bear  ______  H
    Tremarctos ornatus
    
    The Spectacled Bear has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
    
    
    Family PROCYONIDAE
    
    
82. Allen's Olingo  ______  E
    Bassaricyon alleni
    
    
83. Bushy-tailed Olingo  ______  W
    Bassaricyon gabbii
    
    The Bushy-tailed Olingo has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador. 
    
    
84. Crab-eating Raccoon  (ph) ______  
    Procyon cancrivorous
    
    
85. White-nosed Coati  (*) (ph)  ______  W
    Nasua nurica  
    
    
    
    A White-nosed Coati photographed during the FONT Ecuador Tour in July 2013
    (photo by Marie Gardner)
    
    
86. South American Coati  (ph)  ______  E
    Nasua nasua
    
    
87. Mountain (or Andean) Coati  ______  H 
    Nasuella olivacea 
    
    Although not classified as threatened, the Mountain Coati is rare and poorly known.  
    
    
88. Kinkajou  (ph) ______  W  E
    Potos flavus
    
    
    Family MUSTELIDAE
    
    
89. Long-tailed Weasel  ______  H
    Mustela frenata
    
    
90. Colombian Weasel  (t2)  ______
    Mustela felipei
    
    The Colombian Weasel has been classified as a critically endangered species in Ecuador.
    
    
91. Tropical (or Amazon) Weasel  ______  E
    Mustela africana
    
    
92. Greater Grison  ______  W  E
    Galictis vittata
    
    
93. Tayra  ______  W  E
    Eira barbara
    
    
94. Neotropical River Otter ______  W  E
    Lutra longicaudis 
    
    The Neotropical River Otter is classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
    
    
95. Giant Otter  (ph) ______  E
    Pteronura brasiliensis
    
    The Giant Otter has been classified as a critically endangered species in Ecuador.   
    
    
    Family MEPHITIDAE
    
    
96. Striped Hog-nosed Skunk  ______  H
    Conepatus semistriatus
    
    
    Family SURICIDAE
    
    
97. Cryptotis equatoris
    
    
98. Cryptotis montivaga  
    
    
99. Cryptotis squamipes  
    
    
    Family EMABALLONURIDAE
    
    
100. Balantiopteryx infusca
     
     
101. Centronycteris centralis
     
     
102. Cormura brevivirostris
     
     
103. Diclidurus albus
     
     
104. Diclidurus scutatus
     
     
105. Peropteryx kappleri
     
     
106. Peropteryx macrotis
     
     
107. Rhynchonycteris naso
     
     
108. Saccopteryx bilineata
     
     
109. Saccopteryx leptura
     
     
     Family PHYLLOSTOMIDAE
     
     
110. Desmodus rotundus
     
     
111. Diaemus youngi
     
     
112. Diphylla ecaudata
     
     
113. Anoura aequatoris
     
     
114. Tailed Tailess Bat  ______  (now that's a name!) 
     Anoura caudifer
     
     
115. Handley's Tailless Bat  ______
     Anoura cultrata
     
     
116. Tube-lipped Nectar Bat  (ph)  ______   (described as recently as in 2005) 
     Anoura fistulata
     
     Overall, the Tube-lipped Nectar Bat is thought to be uncommon. It occurs in subtropical Andean forest, from about 3,000 to 6,600 feet above sea level.
     It is said to be endemic to Ecuador (but who knows, it may be in nearby Peru).
     
     The long tongue of Anoura fistulata is similar, in anatomy, to that of an anteater. That tongue, of the bat, is the longest known tongue of any mammal in the world in relation to the size of the mammal. It goes into the bat as far as the ribcage.
     The length of the bat is 2 inches. The length of its tongue is 3 and a half inches.   
     
     The Tube-lipped Nectar Bat was seen during the FONT April 2014 tour in southern Ecuador, as it came to hummingbird feeders after dark at the Tapichalaca Reserve (south of the Podocarpus National Park). 
     To and from the feeders, the bats flew very fast, but a better view of the animal could be seen in the photo below.
     
      
     
     A Tube-lipped Nectar Bat photographed during the FONT tour
     in southern Ecuador in April 2014  (photo by Marie Gardner)  
        
     
     
117. Geoffroy's Tailless Bat  ______  
     Anoura geoffroyi
     
     
118. Minor Long-nosed Bat  ______
     Choeroniscus minor
     
     
119. Greater Long-tailed Bat  ______
     Choeroniscus periosus
     
     
120. Commissaris' Long-tongued Bat  ______
     Glossophaga commissarisi
     
     
121. Pallas' Long-tongued Bat  ______
     Glossophaga soricina
     
     
122. Dark Long-tongued Bat  ______
     Lichonycteris obscura
     
     
123. Chestnut Long-tongued Bat  ______
     Lionycteris spurrelli
     
     
124. Lonchophylla chocona
     
     
125. Lonchophylla concava
     
     
126. Handley's Nectar Bat  (t3)  ______
     Lonchophylla handleyi
     
     
127. Western Nectar Bat  (t3)  ______
     Lonchophylla hesperia
     
     
128. Lonchophylla orcesi
     
     
129. Orange Nectar Bat  ______
     Lonchophylla robusta
     
     
130. Thomas' Nectar  Bat  ______
     Lonchophylla thomasi
     
     
131. Big-eared Woolly Bat  ______  (another name is Woolly False Vampire Bat)
     Chrotopterus auritus
     
     
132. Glyphonycteris daviesi
     
     
133. Lonchorhina aurita
     
     
134. Lophostoma aequatorialis
     
     
135. Lophostoma brasiliense
     
     
136. Lophostoma silvicolum
     
     
137. Lophostoma yasuni
     
     
138. Macrophyllum macrophyllum
     
     
139. Micronycteris hirsuta
     
     
140. Micronycteris megalotis
     
     
141. Micronycteris minuta
     
     
142. Mimon crenulatum
     
     
143. Phylloderma stenops
     
     
144. Phyllostomus discolor
     
     
145. Phyllostomus elongatus
     
     
146. Phyllostomus hastatus
     
     
147. Tonatia saurophila
     
     
148. Trachops cirrhosus
     
     
149. Trinycteris nicefori
     
     
150. Vampyrum spectrum
     
     
151. Carollia brevicauda
     
     
152. Carollia castanea
     
     
153. Carollia perspicillata
     
     
154. Rhinophylla alethina
     
     
155. Rhinophylla fischerae
     
     
156. Rhinophylla pumilia  
     
     
157. Sturnira aratathomasi
     
     
158. Sturnira bidens
     
     
159. Sturnira bogotensis
     
     
160. Sturnira erythromos
     
     
161. Sturnira koopmanhilli
     
     
162. Sturnia lilium
     
     
163. Sturnia ludovici
     
     
164. Sturnira luisi
     
     
165. Sturnira magna
     
     
166. Sturnira oporaphilum
     
     
167. Sturnira tildae
     
     
168. Artibeus fraterculus
     
     
169. Artibeus jamaicensis
     
     
170. Artibeus lituratus
     
     
171. Artibeus obscurus
     
     
172. Artibeus planirostris
     
     
173. Artibeus (or Dermanura) andersoni
     
     
174. Artibeus (or Dermanura) glaucus
     
     
175. Artibeus (or Dermanura) gnomus
     
     
176. Artibeus (or Dermanura) ravus
     
     
177. Artibeus (or Dermanura) rosenbergii
     
     
178. Artibeus (or Koopmania) concolor
     
     
179. Chiroderma salvini
     
     
180. Chiroderma trinitatum
     
     
181. Chiroderma villosum
     
     
182. Enchisthenes hartii
     
     
     
     Family CEBIDAE
     
     
183. Pygmy Marmoset  (*)  ______  E
     Callithrix pygmaea
     
     
184. Brown-mantled Tamarin  ______  E
     Saguinus fuscicollis
     
     The Brown-mantled Tamarin has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador. 
     
     
185. Graell's Tamarin  (nt) (*)  ______  E
     Saguinus graellsi
     
     The Graell's Tamarin has been treated as a subspecies of the Black-mantled Tanamrin, Saguinus nigricollis, but it differs from it in having a dull olive-brown (not reddish-orange) lower back, rump, and thighs.
     
     
186. Golden-mantled Tamarin  ______  E
     Saguinus tripartitus
     
     The Golden-mantled Tamarin has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador.
     
     
187. White-fronted Capuchin  ______  W  E
     Cebus albifrons aequatorialis  (W)
     
     
188. Tufted Capuchin  ______  E
     Cebus (or Sapajus) apella
     
     
189. White-headed Capuchin  (ph)  ______  W
     Cebus cupucinus
     
     The White-headed Capuchin has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
     
     
190. Common Squirrel Monkey  (*) (ph)  ______  E
     Saimiri sciurreus
     
     
     
     Common Squirrel Monkey
     (photo by Marie Grenouillet)
     
     
     Family AUTIDAE
     
     
191. Lemurine Night (or Owl) Monkey  ______  H
     Aotus lemurinus
     
     The Lemurine Night Monkey has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
     
     
192. Gray-bellied Night Monkey  ______
     Aotus vociferans
     
     
     Family PITHECIIDAE
     
     
193. White-tailed Titi  (*)  ______  E
     Callicebus discolor 
     
     The White-tailed Titi was considered part of the Coppery Titi, Callicebus cupreus, now of Amazonian Brazil and Peru.  
     
     
194. Lucifer Titi  ______  E(north)
     Callicebus lucifer 
     
     
195. Equatorial Saki  ______  E  (species described in 1987)
     Pithecia aequatorialis  
     
     Although not classified as threatened, the Equatorial Saki is rare and poorly known. 
     
     
196. Monk Saki  ______  E
     Pithecia monachus
     
     
     Family ATELIDAE
     
     
197. Mantled Howler Monkey  (*) (ph)  ______  W
     Alouatta palliata aequatorialis
     
     Alouatta palliata aequatorialis, the Ecuadorian Mantled Howler Monkey, is the southernmost subspecies of the Mantled Howler Monkey that ranges north to Mexico.
     The subspecies aequatorialis ranges from Panama through Colombia and Ecuador into northern Peru.     
     
     The Mantled Howler Monkey has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
     
     
198. Venezuelan Red Howler Monkey  (*)  ______  E
     Alouatta seniculus
     
     
199. White-fronted Spider Monkey  (t2)  ______  E
     Ateles belzebuth
     
     The White-fronted Spider Monkey has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
     
     
200. Black-headed Spider Monkey  (t1)  ______  W
     Ateles fusciceps
     
     The Black-headed Spider Monkey has been classified as a critically endangered species in Ecuador. 
     
     
201. Brown Woolly Monkey  (t3)  ______  E(north)
     Lagothrix lagotricha
     
     The Brown Woolly Monkey has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
     
     
202. Silvery Woolly Monkey  (t3)  ______  E
     Lagothrix poeppigii
     
     The Silvery Woolly Monkey has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador. 
     
     
     Family OTARIIDAE
     
     
203. South American Fur Seal  (ECr)  ______
     Arctocephalus australis
     
     
204. Galapagos Fur Seal  (t3) (*)  ______   G  W(rare)
     Arctocephalus galapagoensis
     
     
205. South American Sea Lion  (ph)  ______  G  W
     Otaria flavescens
     
     
206. Galapagos Sea Lion  (*)  ______  G  W(rare)
     Zalophus wollebaeki
     
     
     Family PHOCIDAE
     
     
207. Southern Elephant Seal  (ECr) (ph)  ______  W
     Mirounga leonina
     
     
     
     Family TAYASSUIDAE
     
     
208. Collared Peccary  (ph) ______  W  E
     Pecari tajacu
     
     
209. White-lipped Peccary  (ph)  ______  W  E
     Tayassu pecari
     
     
     Family CERVIDAE
     
     
210. Northern (or Peruvian) Guemal  (t3)  ______  H
     Hippocamelus antisensis
     
     The Northern Guemal is said to now be extinct in Ecuador.
     
     
211. Red Brocket Deer  ______  W  E
     Mazama americana
     
     
212. Gray (or Brown) Brocket Deer  (ph)  ______  E
     Mazama gouazoubira
     
     
213. Little Brocket Deer  ______  H
     Mazama rufina
     
     The Little Brocket Deer has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador.
     
     
214. "Peruvian" White-tailed Deer  ______
     Odocoileus virginianus peruvianus
     
     
215. Northern Pudu  (nt)  ______  H
     Pudu mephistophiles
     
     The Northern Pudu has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
     
     
     Family CAMELIDAE
     
     
216. Lama glama
     
     
217. Vicugna vicugna
     
     
     Family TAPIRIDAE
     
     
218. Baird's Tapir  (t2) (ph)  ______  W
     Tapirus bairdii
     
     The Baird's Tapir has been classified as a critically endangered species in Ecuador.
     
     
219. Mountain (or Wooly) Tapir  (t2)  ______  H
     Tapirus pinchaque
     
     The Mountain Tapir has been classified as an endangered species in Ecuador.
     
     
220. Brazilian Tapir  (t3) (ph)  ______  E
     Tapirus terrestris
     
     The Brazilian Tapir has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador,
     
     
     Family TRICHECHIDAE
     
     
221. Amazonian Manatee  (t3)  ______  E
     Trichechus inunguis 
     
     The Amazonian Manatee has been classified as a critically endangered species in Ecuador.
     
     
     Family BALAENOPTERIDAE
     
     
222. Northern Minke Whale  (ph)  ______  O  G
     Balaenoptera acutorostrata 
     
     The Northern Minke Whale has been classified as a near-threatened species in Ecuador. 
     
     
223. Sei Whale  (t2)  ______  O  G
     Balaenoptera borealis
     
     The Sei Whale has been classified as an endangered species in Ecuador.
     
     
224. Bryde's Whale  ______  O  G
     Balaenoptera edeni
     
     
225. Blue Whale  (t2) (ph)  ______  O  G
     Balaenoptera musculus
     
     The Blue Whale has been classified as an endangered species in Ecuador. 
     
     
226. Fin Whale  (t2) (ph)  ______  O  G
     Balaenoptera physalus
     
     The Fin Whale has been classified as an endangered species in Ecuador.
     
     
227. Humpback Whale  (ph)  ______  O  G
     Megaptera novaeangliae 
     
     The Humpback Whale has been classified as a vulnerable species in Ecuador.
     
     
     
     Above & below: Humpback Whales photographed during the FONT tour in Ecuador
     in July 2013
     In the lower photo, the humps on the back behind the dorsal fin can be seen,
     the feature that gives the whale its common name.
     (photos by Marie Gardner)     
     
     
     
     
     For more about:  THE HUMPBACK WHALE DURING THE FONT ECUADOR TOUR IN JULY 2013
     
       
     
     Family DELPHINIDAE
     
     
228. Short-beaked Common Dolphin  (ph)  ______
     Delphinus delphis
     
     
229. Pygmy Killer Whale  ______
     Feresa attenuata
     
     
230. Short-finned Pilot Whale  ______
     Globicephala macrorhynchus
     
     
231. Risso's Dolphin  (ph)  ______
     Grampus griseus
     
     
232. Fraser's Dolphin  (ph)  ______
     Lagenodelphis hosei
     
     
233. Orca (or Killer Whale)  (ph)  ______
     Orcinus orca
     
     
234. False Killer Whale  ______
     Pseudorca crassidens
     
     
235. Melon-headed Whale  ______
     Peponocephala electra
     
     
236. Tucuxi  (or Gray Dolphin)  ______  E
     Sotalia fluviatilis  
     
     The Tucuxi, or Gray Dolphin, has been classified as an endangered species in Ecuador.
     
     
237. Pantropical Spotted Dolphin  ______
     Stenella attenuata
     
     
238. Striped Dolphin  ______
     Stenella coeruleoalba
     
     
239. Spinner Dolphin  ______
     Stenella longirostris
     
     
240. Rough-toothed Dolphin  ______
     Steno bredanensis
     
     
241. Common Bottlenose Dolphin  (ph)  ______
     Tursiops truncatus
     
     
     Family PHYSETERIDAE
     
     
242. Dwarf Sperm Whale  ______  O  G
     Kogia sima 
     
     Although not classified as threatened, the Dwarf Sperm Whale is rare and little known.
     
     
243. Physeter catodon
     
     
     Family INIIDAE
     
     
244. Amazon (or Pink) River Dolphin  (t3)  ______  E
     Inia geoffrensis 
     
     The Amazon (or Pink) River Dolphin has been classified as an endangered species in Ecuador. 
     
     
     Family ZIPHIIDAE
     
     
245. Indopacetus pacificus
     
     
246. Blainville's Beaked Whale  ______  G
     Mesoplodon densirostris
     
     
247. Ginkgo-toothed Beaked Whale  ______  G
     Mesoplodon ginkgodens
     
     
248. Mesoplodon peruvianus
     
     
249. Cuvier's Beaked Whale  (ph)  ______  O  G
     Ziphius cavirostris
     
     
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