 
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.
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American Opossums - Order
Didelphimorphia
Family Didelphidae
Common Opossum Didelphis
marsupialis
Gray Four-eyed Opossum Philander
opossum
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Common
opossum
(Didelphis
marsupialis)
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Anteaters, Sloths, and Armadillos - Order
Xenarthra (Edentata)
Anteaters - Family
Myrmecophagidae
Silky Anteater Cyclopes
didactylus
Northern Tamandua Tamandua mexicana
Sloths - Families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae
B rown-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
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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
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 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 |
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Rabbits and Hares - Order Lagomorpha
Family
Leporidae
Forest Rabbit Sylvilagus
brasiliensis |
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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)
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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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