Endangered Mammals of Central America
| Show mammals in Central America with profiles available. | |
| Show all mammals of concern in Central America. |
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| Bahaman Lesser Funnel-eared Bat | Bahamas |
| Bahamian Hutia | Bahamas |
| Bangs's Mountain Squirrel | Costa Rica, Panama |
| Big Deer Mouse | Guatemala |
| Black-tailed Hutia | Cuba |
| Brown-headed Spider Monkey | Panama |
| Bush Dog | Panama |
| Cabrera's Hutia | Cuba |
| Central American Tapir | Southern Mexico to Colombia and Ecuador |
| Cloud Forest Rice Rat | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua |
| Coiban Agouti | Panama |
| Cotton-top Marmoset | Costa Rica to Colombia |
| Cougar | North and Central America |
| Crested Tailed Deer Mouse | El Salvador, Guatemala |
| Cuban Evening Bat | Cuba |
| Cuban Greater Funnel-eared Bat | Cuba |
| Cuban Lesser Funnel-eared Bat | Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica |
| Cuban Solenodon | Cuba |
| Cuban Yellow Bat | Cuba |
| Cuvier's Hutia | Dominican Republic, Haiti |
| Darien Small Eared Shrew | Panama |
| Dwarf Hutia | Cuba |
| Galapagos Sea Lion | Costa Rica |
| Garrido's Hutia | Cuba |
| Geoffroy's Spider Monkey | Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama |
| Giant Anteater | Central and South America |
| Guadeloupe Big Brown Bat | Guadeloupe |
| Guadeloupe Big-eyed Bat | Guadeloupe, Montserrat |
| Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey | Belize, Guatemala |
| Guatemalan Vole | Guatemala |
| Haitian Solenodon | Dominican Republic, Haiti |
| Handley's Tailless Bat | Costa Rica, Panama |
| Honduran White Bat | Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama |
| Hooded Seal | Central America |
| Jaguar | Central and South America |
| Jaguarundi | Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama |
| Jamaican Greater Funnel-eared Bat | Jamaica |
| Jamaican Red Bat | Jamaica |
| Large-eared Hutia | Cuba |
| Lesser Long-nosed Bat | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras |
| Little Earth Hutia | Cuba |
| Little Goblin Bat | Cuba |
| Little Spotted Cat | Costa Rica to Northern Argentina |
| Mantled Howler Monkey | Mexico to South America |
| Margay | Central and South America |
| Mexican Agouti | Cuba |
| Mexican Long-nosed Bat | Central America |
| Mexican Long-tongued Bat | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras |
| Minor Red Bat | Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico |
| Nelson's Spiny Pocket Mouse | Guatemala |
| Ocelot | USA (Arizona, Texas) to Central and South America |
| Prehensile-tailed Hutia | Cuba |
| Pygmy Three-toed Sloth | Panama |
| Red Fruit Bat | Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands |
| Red-backed Squirrel Monkey | Costa Rica, Panama |
| Roatan Island Agouti | Honduras (Honduran Caribbean Is.) |
| Sambar Deer | Central America |
| Schwartz's Myotis | West Indies |
| Southern Hutia | Cuba |
| Spectral Bat | Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Striped Rice Rat | Guatemala |
| Thomas's Sac-winged Bat | Belize, Guatemala |
| Thomas's Water Mouse | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras |
| Van Gelder's Bat | Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua |
| West Indian Manatee | Caribbean Sea |
| White-lipped Peccary | Central America |
| Yucatan Brown Brocket Deer | Belize, Guatemala |
**What mammals are listed here?:
The Central America section of this site lists the folllowing mammals appearing on select endangered species lists:- Mammals that dwell in or migrate to any region found in Central America and any nearby islands between North and South America.
- Mammals of the Caribbean Islands or Caribbean Sea.
- Mammals that dwell in or migrate to the West Indies (Jamaica, Bahamas, Trinidad, etc.).
Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total
count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more
information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.
