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Endemic fauna of Chile

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Darwin's fox
species of mammal
Octodon degus
species of small caviomorph rodent
Chinchilla lanigera
Rodent species
Chilean dolphin
species of mammal
Coruro
The coruro (Spalacopus cyanus) is a species of rodent in the family Octodontidae. It is the only species in the genus Spalacopus. The species is endemic to central Chile, where it has been found in a wide variety of habitats, from coastal to montane. It is fossorial and lives in colonies.
Bennett's chinchilla rat
species of mammal
Elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum
species of mammal
Bridges' degu
species of mammal
Moon-toothed degu
species of mammal
Darwin's leaf-eared mouse
species of rodent
Octodon pacificus
species of mammal
Chelemys megalonyx
species of mammal
Coyhaique tuco-tuco
species of mammal
Pearsonomys annectens
species of mammal
Osgood's leaf-eared mouse
species of mammal
Microlophus yanezi
species of reptile
Jasus frontalis
species of crustacean
Clathrina fjordica
species of sponge
Aforia kupriyanovi
species of mollusc
Pseudotyrannochthonius silvestrii
species of pseudoscorpions
Eudigonidae
Eudigonidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 or 32 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).
Chorus giganteus
species of mollusc
Xymenopsis corrugata
species of mollusc
Cribrarula garciai
species of mollusc
Zetela alphonsi
species of mollusc
Eunoe rhizoicola
species of annelid
Eunoe crassa
species of annelid
Monetaria caputdraconis
species of mollusc
Heterostomus curvipalpis
species of fly
Prisogaster elevatus
species of mollusc
Fuegotrophon pallidus
species of mollusc
Hypopetalia
Hypopetalia pestilens, the white-dotted redspot, is a monotypic species of dragonfly in the family Austropetaliidae. It is endemic to central Chile. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.