Mammals of Rara Avis

Mammals of Rara Avis

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Below you will find our first attempt to a checklist of the mammals of Rara Avis. Mammals are among the hardest animals to observe, and this list is based on the findings of numerous studies and years of field observations. Especially bats and rodents are very hard to identify without capturing them, and additional surveys will most definitely produce new additions to this list.
American Opossums - Order Didelphimorphia Family Didelphidae Common Opossum Didelphis marsupialis Gray Four-eyed Opossum Philander opossum	Common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)
Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos - Order Xenarthra (Edentata) Anteaters - Family Myrmecophagidae Silky Anteater Cyclopes didactylus Northern Tamandua Tamandua mexicana Sloths - Families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus Hoffman's Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni Armadillos - Family Dasypodidae Nine-banded Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus	Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
Bats - Order Chiroptera Leaf-nosed Bats - Family Phyllostomidae Schmidt's big-eared Bat Micronycteris schmidtorum Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat Tonatia saurophila Nectar-feeding or Long-tongued Bats - Families Glossophaginae and Lonchophyllinae Common Long-tongued Bat Glossophaga soricina Brown Long-tongued Bat Glossophaga commissarisi Short-tailed Bats - Family Caroliinae Chestnut Short-tailed bat Carollia castanea Seba's Short-tailed bat Carollia perspicillata Tailless bats - Subfamily Stenodermatinae Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus jamaicensis Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus phaeotis Honduran White Bat Ectophylla alba Common Tent-making Bat Uroderma bilobatum Disk-winged Bats - Family Thyropteridae Spix's Disk-winged Bat Thyroptera tricolor	Vested Anteater (Tamandua tridactyla)
Monkeys - Order Primates New World Monkeys - Family Cebidae White-faced Capuchin Cebus capuchinus Mantled Howler Alouatta palliata Central American Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi	White-faced Capuchin monkey (Cebus capuchinus)
Rodents - Order Rodentia Squirrels - Family Sciuridae Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis Alfaro's Pygmy Squirrel Microsciurus alfaroi Rats and Mice - Family Muridae Rice Rat Oryzomys sp. Hispid Cotton Rat Sigmodon hispidus Vesper Rat Nyctomys sumichrasti Watson's Climbing Rat Tylomys watsoni New World Porcupines - Family Erethizontidae Mexican Porcupine Coendou mexicanus Agoutis - Family Dasyproctidae Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata Pacas - Family Agoutidae Paca Agouti paca
Rabbits and Hares - Order Lagomorpha Family Leporidae Forest Rabbit Sylvilagus brasiliensis
Carnivores - Order Carnivora Raccoons and Allies - Family Procyonidae White-nosed Coati Nasua narica Kinkajou Potos flavus Weasels, skunks and allies - Family Mustelidae Tayra Eira barbara Neotropical River Otter Lutra longicaudis Cats - Family Felidae Jaguarundi Herpailurus yaguarondi Puma Puma concolor Jaguar Panthera onca Margay Leopardus wiedii Ocelot Leopardus pardalis	White-nosed Coati (Nasua narica)
Odd-toed Ungulates - Order Perissodactyla Tapirs - Family Tapiridae Baird's Tapir Tapirus bairdii	Margay (Leopardus wiedii)
Even-toed Ungulates - Order Artiodactyla Peccaries - Family Tayassuidae Collared Peccary Tayassu tajacu White-lipped Peccary Dicotyles pecari Deer - Family Cervidae White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus Red Brocket Deer Mazama americana
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Last updated July 15, 2005 by Amos Bien
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