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Mammals of the Yucatan Peninsula

Jaguar Jaguar

The Yucatan Peninsula has over 125 species of mammals. A few, like the Yucatan Squirrel, are near-endemic. Wild felines always have a special attraction because of their elusiveness and beauty. The Yucatan has 5 species.

Land Mammals

  1. Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana
  2. Mexican Mouse Opossum - Marmosa mexicana
  3. Nine-banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
  4. Northern Tamandua - Tamandua mexicana  ...photo 
  5. Silky Anteater - Cyclopes didactylus
  6. Blackish Small-eared Shrew - Cryptotis nigrescens
  7. Black Howler Monkey Black Howler Monkey (Photo - Ecoturismo Yucatán)
  8. Black Howler Monkey - Alouatta pigra
  9. Central American Spider Monkey - Ateles geoffroyi
  10. Kinkajou - Potos flavus  ...photo 
  11. Jaguar - Felis onca
  12. Puma - Felis concolor
  13. Jaguarundi - Felis yagouaroundi  ...photo 
  14. Margay - Felis wiedii
  15. Ocelot - Leopardus pardalis
  16. White-nosed Coatimundi - Nasua narica
  17. Cozumel Island Coatimundi - Nasua nelsonii
  18. Cozumel Raccoon - Procyon pygmaeus
  19. Greater Grison - Galictis vittata
  20. Tayra - Eira barbara
  21. Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata
  22. Striped Hog-nosed Skunk - Conepatus semistriatus  ...photo 
  23. Caribbean Manatee - Trichechus manatus
  24. White-nosed Coatimundi White-nosed Coatimundi
  25. Yucatan Squirrel - Sciurus yucatanensis
  26. Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus
  27. Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse - Heteromys gaumeri
  28. Cozumel Harvest Mouse - Reithrodontomys spectabilis
  29. Yucatan Deer Mouse - Peromyscus yucatanicus
  30. Paca - Agouti paca
  31. Central American Agouti - Dasyprocta punctata
  32. White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus
  33. Red Brocket Deer - Mazama americana
  34. Yucatan Brown Brocket - Mazama pandora
  35. Central American Tapir - Tapirus bairdii
  36. Collared Peccary - Peccari tajacu
  37. White-lipped Peccary - Tayassu peccari
Yucatan Brocket Deer Yucatan Brown Brocket Deer

Mammal Articles

  • A study of Jaguars near the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve by the Jaguar Species Survival Plan. a program of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. Maps and data for 2004, 2005 and 2006.  ...link 
  • Status of the Manatee (Trichechus manatus) along the Northern and Western Coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico; Data from year 2000; PDF file.  ...link 
  • Status of Dwarf Carnivores on Cozumel Island; Data from 1994 to 2001 on 4 species including Cozumel Coati (Nasua nelsoni) and Pygmy Raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus); PDF file.  ...link 
  • The taxonomic status of the Yucatán Brown Brocket, Mazama pandora; Medellín, R., Gardner, A., and Aranda, J., Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 1998.  ...link 
  • The Caribbean Monk Seal - Monachus tropicalis - was found in the waters off the Yucatan Peninsula, but is now extinct. The last reported sighting was in 1952.  ...link 

Mammal Notes

  • A Jaguarundi sighting was reported at Barcelo Maya Resort, May 2006.
  • A Jaguar was seen on the premises of the Hotel Tierra Maya in Xcalak, Nov. 2005.
  • A Kinkajou sighting was reported at Club Maeva in the Xpu-Ha area, near Akumal.
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