Descriptions of the many types of mammals native to Costa Rica.
Common Name: Sloths Type: Mammal Family: Bradypodidae Range: The Sloth is an animal that is found mainly in forests throughout central and South America. The two toed sloths can be found from Nicaragua to Ecuador. They are also available in the green forest of Costa Rica. The three toed sloth species is also found from…
Common Name: Tapir Type: Mammal Family: Tapiridae Range: The Tapir is an animal that is found mainly in moist, dense forests in the more temperate regions of the Southern Hemisphere. The Baird’s Tapir, the Spanish name is Danta or Danto can be found in the tropical forest of Costa Rica. This species of tapir are…
Common Name: Coati Type: Mammal Family: Procyonidae Range: Coatis are available from South America, throughout Central America and the southern united State. They are most common in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, where they are famous to have two liters in a year. They are frequently found in the Manual Antonio National Park, Cahuita…
Common Name: Peccaries, Type: Mammal Family: Tayassuidae. Range: The peccaries are an animal that is found mainly in the forests in North America and throughout Central and South America. The colored peccaries are resembled to javelins. They are much more common than the white-lipped peccary in Costa Rica dry tropical forest. Size: They are normally…
Common Name: Paca Type: Mammal Family: Cuniculidae Range: Pacas are normally found from south of Mexico to north of Argentina. They rages from Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, French Guiana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Trinidad, Suriname and Venezuela. It is very rare that you can spot paca in open area. However,…