Descriptions of the many types of mammals native to Costa Rica.
Common Name: Tigrillo, is also known as Oncillas Type: Mammal Family: Felidae Range: The wild smallest cat of Costa Rica, Tigrillo or Oncilla is the exceptional and rare. This species can be found in the higher elevations in cloud forests of Costa Rica. It usually lives above 3000 meters. They have been also found in […]
Common Name: Tayra Type: Mammal Family: Mustelidae Range: Tayra is a solitary mammal who prefers to live in the green forest, but live in dry forests also; they survive below elevations of 1,200 minimum. They live hollow trees, burrows or logs built by other animals. It can be found in the tropical forests from southern […]
Common Name: Jaguarundi Type: Mammal Family: Felidae Range: The Jaguarundi is an animal that is native to Central America. It can also be found in the central countries and northern America to Argentina – it is rarely sighted in several parts of New Mexico and Texas in the southern United States. It is found mainly […]
Common Name: Jaguar Type: Mammal Family: Felidae Range: The Jaguar is native to the Western Hemisphere, where it lives in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. It is available from the north Mexico to the northern Argentina. Although they were found initially across the whole continents and even into the southern states of […]
Common Name: Mantled Howler monkey Type: Mammal Family: Atelidae Range: Mantled Howler Monkeys have one of the widest geographical distributions of any New World primates. They are found from southern part of Mexico to northern Argentina. There are six species of howler monkey are recognized and the only one is available in Central America, one […]