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Species

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Learn what each species is like, find out where it lives in the wild, and plan your next sighting — all in one place.

2,565

Species documented

224

Countries with recorded wildlife

1,337

Parks connected

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Apex predators187speciesGiants of nature57speciesThreatened species515speciesNight life768speciesBig cats39speciesPolar wildlife74speciesEndemic species6speciesThe Big Five6species

Conservation

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Showing 51 species · Los Katios

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Least Concern

Rainbow Boa

Epicrates cenchria

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Tungara Frog

Physalaemus pustulosus

InsectivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Cane Toad

Rhinella marina

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Vulnerable

Red-Footed Tortoise

Chelonoidis carbonarius

HerbivoreOmnivoreDiurnal
Vulnerable

South American Bushmaster

Lachesis muta

CarnivoreNocturnalCrepuscular
Not Evaluated

Amazonian Wandering Spider

Phoneutria fera

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Collared Aracari

Pteroglossus torquatus

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
Not Evaluated

Hercules Beetle

Dynastes hercules

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Not Evaluated

Army Ant

Eciton burchellii

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

Owl Butterfly

Caligo eurilochus

HerbivoreCrepuscularSolitary
Least Concern

Amazonian Motmot

Momotus momota

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Vampire Bat

Desmodus rotundus

CarnivoreNocturnalColonial
Least Concern

Brown-throated Sloth

Bradypus variegatus

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Yellow-Crowned Amazon

Amazona ochrocephala

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Giant Ameiva

Ameiva ameiva

InsectivoreDiurnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Spectral Bat

Vampyrum spectrum

CarnivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus hoffmanni

HerbivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Fleischmann's Glass Frog

Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni

InsectivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Great Tinamou

Tinamus major

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Collared Trogon

Trogon collaris

OmnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Great-tailed Grackle

Quiscalus mexicanus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
Least Concern

Gray Four-Eyed Opossum

Philander opossum

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Crested Guan

Penelope purpurascens

HerbivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Emerald Toucanet

Aulacorhynchus prasinus

OmnivoreDiurnalBird
Least Concern

Eyelash Viper

Bothriechis schlegelii

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Common Opossum

Didelphis marsupialis

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Bearded Caecilia

Caecilia tentaculata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Near Threatened

Ornate Hawk-Eagle

Spizaetus ornatus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Near Threatened

Margay

Leopardus wiedii

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Not Evaluated

Glasswing Butterfly

Greta oto

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
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JaguarNear Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries58 parks
American CrocodileVulnerable

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
16 countries19 parks5 dive sites
Harpy EagleNear Threatened

Harpy Eagle

Harpia harpyja

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
20 countries33 parks
PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

CarnivoreCrepuscularSolitary
25 countries137 parks
Spectacled CaimanLeast Concern

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries7 parks
Mantled Howler MonkeyLeast Concern

Mantled Howler Monkey

Alouatta palliata

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
10 countries28 parks
Neotropical OtterNear Threatened

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
19 countries14 parks
Spectacled OwlLeast Concern

Spectacled Owl

Pulsatrix perspicillata

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
20 countries77 parks
Vulnerable

West Indian Manatee

Trichechus manatus

HerbivoreVariable activitySolitary
36 countries14 parks9 dive sites
Least Concern

Southern Tamandua

Tamandua tetradactyla

InsectivoreNocturnalVariable activity
12 countries67 parks
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12 countries64 parks
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