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Conservation - COSTA RICA
Project Information for Conservation in Costa Rica
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Amphibians |
Bats |
Birds |
Flora |
Mammals |
Reptiles
Mammals
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
English Name |
Family |
| Caluromys derbianus * |
Zorro de balsa |
Central American woolly opossum |
Didelphidae |
| Didelphis marsupialis |
Zorro pelón |
Common opossum |
Didelphidae |
| Didelphis virginiana |
Zorro pelón norteño |
Virginia opossum |
Didelphidae |
| Marmosa mexicana * |
Zorricí |
Mexican mouse opossum |
Didelphidae |
| Philander opossum * |
Zorro cuatro ojos |
Gray four-eyed opossum |
Didelphidae |
| Tamandua mexicana |
Oso hormiguero |
Northern tamandua |
Myrmecophagidae |
| Dasypus novemcintus |
Cusuco |
Nine-banded armadillo |
Dasypodidae |
| Cebus capucinus |
Mono cara blanca |
White-faced capuchin |
Cebidae |
| Alouata paliata |
Mono aullador |
mantled howler |
Cebidae |
| Sciurus variegatoides |
Ardilla |
Variegated squirrel |
Sciuridae |
| Orthogeomys sp * |
Taltuza, topo, tuza |
Pocket gopher |
Geomyidae |
| Liomys salvini |
ratón de bolsas |
Salvin´s spiny pocket mouse |
Heteromyidae |
| Oryzomys couesi |
Ratón |
Coues' Rice Rat |
Cricetidae |
| Rheomys raptor * |
Ratón |
Goldman´s Water mouse |
Cricetidae |
| Otylomys phyllotis |
Ratón |
Big-eared climbing rat |
Murinae |
| Sigmodon hispidus |
Ratón |
Hispid cotton rat |
Murinae |
| Sphiggurus mexicanus |
Puercoespín |
Mexican porcupine |
Erethizontidae |
| Dasyprocta punctata |
Guatusa |
Central American agouti |
Dasyproctidae |
| Cuniculus paca |
Tepezcuintle |
Paca |
cuniculidae |
| Sylvilagus floridanus |
Conejo de monte |
Eastern cottontail |
Leporidae |
| Urocyon cinereoargenteus |
tigrillo |
Gray fox |
Canidae |
| Canis latrans |
Coyote |
Coyote |
Canidae |
| Procyon lotor |
Mapache |
Northern raccoon |
Procyonidae |
| Nasua narica |
Pizote |
White-nosed coatí |
Procyonidae |
| Potos flavus |
Martilla |
Kinkajou |
Procyonidae |
| Mustela frenata |
Comadreja |
Long-tailed weasel |
Mustelidae |
| Eira barbara |
Tolomuco |
Tayra |
Mustelidae |
| Spilogale angustifrons |
Zorrillo |
Southern spotted skunk |
Mustelidae |
| Conepatus semistriatus |
Zorrillo |
Striped hog-nosed skunk |
Mustelidae |
| Leopardus weidii |
Caucel |
Margay |
Felidae |
| Leopardus pardalis |
Manigordo |
Ocelot |
Felidae |
| Herpailurus yagouaroundi |
León breñero |
Jaguarundi |
Felidae |
| Pecari tajacu |
Saíno |
Collared peccary |
Tayassuidae |
| Odocoileus virginianus |
Venado cola blanca |
White-tailed deer |
Cervidae |
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| * new species found in 2011 |
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