Mammals of the Yucatan Peninsula
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.
Some mammals that you have a chance of coming across are the Opossum, the Coatimundi, and the Agouti.
Land Mammals
- Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana
- Common Opossum - Didelphis marsupialis
- Mexican Mouse Opossum - Marmosa mexicana
- Grayish Mouse Opossum - Marmosa canescens
- Nine-banded Armadillo - Dasypus novemcinctus
- Northern Tamandua - Tamandua mexicana
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- Silky Anteater - Cyclopes didactylus
- Blackish Small-eared Shrew - Cryptotis nigrescens
- Yucatan Small-eared Shrew - Cryptotis mayensis
- (Mexican/Guatemalan) Black Howler Monkey - Alouatta pigra (Endangered)
- Central American Spider Monkey - Ateles geoffroyi
- Kinkajou - Potos flavus
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- Jaguar - Felis onca
- Puma - Felis concolor
- Jaguarundi - Felis yagouaroundi
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- Margay - Felis wiedii
- Ocelot - Leopardus pardalis
- Gray Fox - Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Cacomistle - Bassariscus sumichrasti
- White-nosed Coatimundi - Nasua narica
- Cozumel Island Coatimundi - Nasua nelsonii
- Cozumel Raccoon - Procyon pygmaeus
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- Northern Raccoon - Procyon lotor
- Greater Grison - Galictis vittata
- Tayra - Eira barbara
- Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata
- Striped Hog-nosed Skunk - Conepatus semistriatus
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- Southern Spotted Skunk - Spilogale angustifrons
- Caribbean Manatee - Trichechus manatus
- Yucatan Squirrel - Sciurus yucatanensis
- Deppe's Squirrel - Sciurus deppei
- Eastern Cottontail - Sylvilagus floridanus
- Forest Rabbit (Tapeti) - Sylvilagus brasiliensis
- Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse - Heteromys gaumeri
- Hispid Pocket Gopher - Orthogeomys hispidus
- Cozumel Harvest Mouse - Reithrodontomys spectabilis (Endangered)
- Yucatan Deer Mouse - Peromyscus yucatanicus
- Paca - Cuniculus (Agouti) paca
- Central American Agouti - Dasyprocta punctata
- Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine - Sphiggurus mexicanus
- White-tailed Deer - Odocoileus virginianus
- Red Brocket Deer - Mazama americana
- Yucatan Brown Brocket Deer - Mazama pandora
- Baird's (Central American) Tapir - Tapirus bairdii (Endangered)
- Collared Peccary - Peccari tajacu
- White-lipped Peccary - Tayassu peccari
Mammal Articles
- Jaguar corridor project
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- 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.
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- Status of the Manatee (Trichechus manatus) along the Northern and Western
Coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico; Data from year 2000; PDF file.
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- 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.
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- On the Trail of the Pygmy Raccoon, by Kevin Schafer, International League of Conservation Photographers, Feb 2014.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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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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