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Status: Least Concern. Population Trend: Although there is evidence of a population decline, the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List. Range: Central and South America.
Image: flickr.com/jonhanson/ / CC BY-SA 2.0
About Rhishja Cota-LarsonRhishja is the founder Annamiticus (fka Saving Rhinos), which publishes news and information about wildlife crime and endangered species. She is the Editor of the blogs Annamiticus, Rhino Horn is Not Medicine, and Project Pangolin, author of the book "Murder, Myths & Medicine", and host of "Behind the Schemes". When Rhishja is not blogging about the illegal wildlife trade, she enjoys rocking out to live music.
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