Mammals of Bocas del Toro

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Mammals Excluding Chiroptera

Order/Family Common Name Latin Name

Isla Colon

Soropta

Peninsula

Mainland
Didelphimorpha  
         Didelphidae Wooly Opossum Caluromys derbianus

x

x

x
Four-eyed Opossum Philander opossum

x

x

x
Mouse Opossum Marmosa robinsoni

x

x

x
Pilosa  
   Megalonychidae Two-toed Sloth Choleopus hoffmanni

x

x

x
 
      Bradypodidae Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus

x

x

x
 
Myrmecophagidae Tamandua Tamandua mexicana

x

x

x
Silky Anteater Cyclopes didactylus

x

x

x
 
Cingulata  
        Dasypodidae 9-Banded Armadillo Dasypus septemcinctus

x

x

x
 
Scoricomorpha  
 
Rodentia  
              Sciuridae Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis

x

x
 
           Echimyidae Tome’s Spiny Rat Proechimys semispinosus
 
      Erethizontidae Rothschild’s Porcupine Coendou rothschildi

x

x
 
      Dasyproctidae Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata

x

x

x
 
          Cuniculidae Lowland Paca Cuniculus paca

x

x

x
 
Primates  
                Atelidae Mantled Howler Monkey Alouatta palliata

x

x

x
Spider Monkey Ateles geoffroyi

x

x
 
                Cebidae White-faced Capuchin Cebus capucinus

x

x

x
 
                 Aotidae Night Monkey Aotus trivirgatus

x

x

x
 
Lagomorpha  
 
Carnivora  
         Procyonidae Northern Raccoon Procyon lotor

x

x

x
Crab-eating Raccoon Procyon crancrivorus

x

x

x
White-nosed Coati Nasua nasua

x

x
Kinkajou Potos flavus

x

x
 
            Mustelidae Smooth-coated Otter Lutrogale perspicillata

x

x
Tayra Eira barbara

x

x
Perissodactyla  
              Tapiridae Baird’s Tapir Tapirus bairdii

x

x
 
Artiodactyla  
            Tayssuidae Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu

x

x
 
 
Sirenia  
        Trichechidae West Indian Manatee Trichechus manatus

x

x

x
 
Cetacea  
         Delphinidae Bottlenose dophin Tursiops truncatus

x

x
 
 

 

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 Chiroptera (Bats) of Bocas del Toro*

Family Species

Isla Colon

Isla Basti-mentos

Isla

Popa

Isla

Cristobal

Isla

Solarte

Mainland
 
EMBALLONURIDAE Cormura brevirostris

x

x

x
Peropteryx kappleri

x

x

x
Peropteryx macrotis

x

x
Rhynchonycteris naso

x

x

x

x
Saccopteryx bilineata

x

x

x

x
Saccopteryx leptura

x

x

x

x

x
 
NOCTILIONIDAE Noctilio albiventris

x

x
Noctilio leporinus

x

x

x
 
MORMOOPIDAE Pteornotus gymnonotus

x
Pteronotus parnelli

x
 
PHYLLOSTOMIDAE  
              Phyllostominae Lonchorhina aurita

x
Macrophyllum macrophyllum

x

x
Micronycteris daviesi

x
Micronycteris hirsuta

x

x

x
Micronycteris megalotis

x

x
Microtis minuta

x
Lampronycteris brachyotis

x
Mimon bennitti

x
Mimon crenulatum

x

x
Phyloderma stenops

x
Phyllostomus discolor

x

x

x

x
Phyllostomus hastatus

x

x

x
Tonatia bidens

x

x
Tonatia brasiliense

x

x
Tonatia silvicola

x
Trachops cirrhosus

x

x

x
Vampyrum spectrum

x

x
 
            Lonchophyllinae Lonchophylla osucura

x
Lonchophylla robusta

x

x

x

x
 
             Glossophaginae Anoura cultrata

x
Anoura geoffroyi

x
Glossophaga commissarisi

x

x
Glossophaga soricina

x

x

x

x
Hylonycteris underwoodi

x
Lichonycteris oscura

x

x
 
                     Carollinae Carollia brevicauda

x

x

x

x
Carollia castanea

x

x

x

x
Carollia perpicillata

x

x

x

x

x
 
           Sternodermatinae Artibeus incomitatus

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Artibeus intermedius

x

x
Artibeus jamaicensis

x

x

x

x

x
Artibeus lituratus

x

x

x

x

x
Artibeus phaeotis

x

x

x

x

x
Artibeus toltecus

x
Artibeus watsoni

x

x

x

x

x
Uroderma bilobatum

x

x

x

x
Platyrrhinus helleri

x

x

x

x
Vampyrops vittatus

x
Vampyrodes caraccioli

x
Vampyressa pusilla

x

x
Vampyressa nymphaea

x

x

x
Vampyressa melissa

x
Chiroderma villosum

x
Chiroderma salvini

x
Mesophylla macconnelli

x
Centurio senex

x

x
Ectophylla alba

x

x
Sturnira ludovici

x
Sturnira luisi

x

x

x

x
Sturnira mordax

x
 
              Desmodontinae Desmodus rotundus

x

x

x

x

x
Diaemus youngi

x
Diphylla ecaudata

x
 
FURIPTERIDAE Furipterus horrens

x
 
THYROPTERIDAE Thyroptera tricolor

x

x
 
VESPERTILIONIDAE Eptesicus brasiliensis

x
Eptesicus fuscus

x
Myotis albescens

x
Myotis keaysi

x
Myotis nigricans

x

x

x

x
Myotis riparius

x

x
Rhogeesa tumida

x

x

x
 
MOLOSSIDAE Eumops auripendulus

x
Molossops greenhalli

x

x
Molossus bondae

x

x
Molossus sinaloae

x

x

*This list was compiled from unpublished data recorded by the late Charles O. Handley, Jr. (died 2000) who lead several expeditions to Bocas del Toro Province between 1960 and 1993, plus data from a long-term study of Bocas bats begun in 2002 by Maurice Thomas and Peter Lahanas.