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page 1Mammals of Central America
giant anteater
species of mammal
Vermilingua
Anteaters are the four extant mammal species in the suborder Vermilingua (meaning 'worm tongue'), commonly known for eating ants and termites. The individual species have other names in English and other languages. Together with sloths, they are within the order Pilosa. The name "anteater" is also commonly applied to the aardvark, numbat, echidnas, and pangolins, although they are not closely related to true anteaters.
Silky anteater
species of mammal
brown-throated three-toed sloth
species of mammal
Tamandua
Tamandua is a genus of anteaters in the Myrmecophagidae family with two species: the southern tamandua (T. tetradactyla) and the northern tamandua (T. mexicana). They live in forests and grasslands, are semiarboreal, and possess partially prehensile tails. They mainly eat ants and termites, but they occasionally eat bees, beetles, and insect larvae. In captivity, they will eat fruits and meat.
Eastern cottontail
species of mammal
Pygmy three-toed sloth
species of mammal
Bassariscus sumichrasti
The cacomistle (; Bassariscus sumichrasti), also spelled cacomixtle, is a primarily nocturnal, arboreal, omnivorous member of the carnivoran family Procyonidae (coatis, kinkajous and raccoons). Depending on the location, its preferred habitats are humid and tropical evergreen jungle and montane cloud forests; seasonally, it may venture into drier, deciduous forests.
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
species of two-toed sloth
Northern tamandua
species of mammal
Hydrochoerus
The genus Hydrochoerus contains two living (the lesser and greater capybaras) and three extinct species of rodents from South America, the Caribbean island of Grenada, California and Panama. Capybaras are the largest living rodents. The name of the genus is derived from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdor), meaning "water", and χοῖρος (khoîros), meaning "pig".
Guiana dolphin
species of mammal
Northern naked-tailed armadillo
species of mammal
Dice's cottontail
species of mammal
Verapaz shrew
species of mammal
Honduran small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Tropical small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Talamancan small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Merriam's small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Saussure's shrew
species of mammal
Yucatan small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Blackish small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Guatemalan broad-clawed shrew
species of mammal
Oaxacan broad-clawed shrew
species of mammal
Darién small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Enders's small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Phillips' small-eared shrew
species of mammal
Goldman's broad-clawed shrew
species of mammal
Goodwin's broad-clawed shrew
species of mammal