Animals and wildlife in Costa Rica
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: Bare-throated Tiger Heron Type: Bird Family: Ardeidae Range: The Fascinated Tiger Heron is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. There natural habitat is rivers in Central America including Costa Rica and South America. Size: Bare-throated Tiger Heron has a length of 80 cm (28-32 […]
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, […]