Rodents Thomomasomy spp. are highly evident and there are also opossum Didelphis marsupialis and coati Nasua nausua. From Wordnik.com. [Rio Abiseo National Park, Peru] Reference
Jaguar (Pantera onca), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguarondi) and coati (Nasua narica) are some unique yet locally or widely threatened mammal species of this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Veracruz moist forests] Reference
Fauna recorded within the park include giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis (V), La Plata otter Lutra platensis, coatimundi Nasua Nasua, ocelot Felis pardalis, jaguar Panthera onca, puma Felis concolor, margay Leopardus wiedii, brocket deer Mazama rufina (LR) and American tapir Tapirus terrestris (LR). From Wordnik.com. [Iguacu National Park, Brazil] Reference
(Nasua fusca, Desm.), a raccoon-like animal, that ascends all the small trees, searching for birds 'nests and fruits. From Wordnik.com. [The Naturalist in Nicaragua] Reference
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), puma (Puma concolor), cliff chipmunk (Tamias dorsalis), collared peccari (Tayassu tajacu), coati (Nasua narica), jaguar (Panthera onca) and coyote (Canis latrans) are a few of the many diverse mammals that inhabit this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests] Reference
In terms of the fauna, the Balsas dry forest is considered as a zone with high mammalian diversity and includes the Jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi), coati (Nasua narica), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), collared peccary (Tayassu tajacu), jaguar (Pantera onca), coyote (Canis latrans), grey fox (Urocyn cinereoargenteus), and silky pocket mouse (Perognathus flavus). From Wordnik.com. [Balsas dry forests] Reference
Mammals also present include white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), black bear (Ursus americanus), Buller’s chipmunk (Tamias bulleri), endemic Zacatecan deer mouse (Peromyscus difficilis), rock squirrel (Spernophilis variegatus), Zacatecas harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys zacatecae) and coati (Nasua Nasua), to name a few. From Wordnik.com. [Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests] Reference
Nasua fasca. From Wordnik.com. [The Naturalist in Nicaragua] Reference
Mammals include giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis (V), La Plata otters Lutra platensis (V), jaguar Panthera onca, ocelot Felis pardalis, tiger-cat F. tigrina, jaguarundi F. yaguarundi (K), bush-dog Speothos venaticus (V), capuchin monkey Cebus apella, giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla (V), tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla, crab-eating raccoon Procyon cancrivorus, coati Nasua Nasua, and tapir Tapirus terrestris. From Wordnik.com. [Iguazú National Park, Argentina] Reference
Other representative species are: white-faced Cebus capucinus, mantled howler Alouatta palliata and spider Ateles sp. monkeys, three-toed sloth Bradypus infuscatus, paca, Cuniculus paca, kinkajou Potus flavus, coatimundi Nasua narica, tayra Eira barbara, Central American otter Lutra longicaudis, puma Felis concolor, jaguarondi F. yaguaroundi, collared and white-lipped peccaries Tayassu tajcaca, T. albirostris, and red brocket deer Mazama americana. From Wordnik.com. [Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras] Reference
Mammals including agouti (Agouti paca), bearded saki monkey (Chiropotes satanas), brown capuchin monkey (Cebus apella), crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), tayra (Eira barbara), jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguarondi), capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), little spotted cat (Leopardus wiedii), otter (Lontra longicaudis), coati (Nasua Nasua), jaguar (Panthera onca), crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorous), giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), puma (Puma concolor), tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis), tapir (Tapirus terrestris), and howler monkey (Alouatta sp.) as well as others enter the mangrove habitat to find resource such as food, refuge and water. From Wordnik.com. [Amapa mangroves] Reference
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