DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15142560
title: TABLE 2 in Updated list of the mammals of Costa Rica, with notes on recent taxonomic changes

description: TABLE 2.—List of mammal species of Costa Rica
Species (within their corresponding higher taxonomic rank)Nombre en españolName in EnglishIUCN statusORDER DIDELPHIMORPHIAFAMILY DIDELPHIDAESUBFAMILY CALUROMYINAECaluromys derbianus (Waterhouse, 1841)zorro de balsaDerby's Woolly OpossumLC (decreasing)SUBFAMILY DIDELPHINAETRIBE DIDELPHINIChironectes minimus (Zimmermann, 1780)zorro de aguaWater OpossumLC (decreasing)Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758zorro pelónCommon opossumLC (stable)Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792zorro pelónVirginia opossumLC (increasing)Philander melanurus (Thomas, 1899)zorro cuatrojosGray Four-eyed OpossumNot assessedPhilander vossi Gardner and Ramírez –Pulido, 2020zorro cuatrojosVoss' Four-eyed OpossumNot assessedTRIBE MARMOSINIMarmosa alstoni (J. A. Allen, 1900)zorra, zorricí grisAlston's mouse opossumLC (stable)Marmosa mexicana Merriam, 1897zorricíMexican Mouse OpossumLC (stable)Marmosa nicaraguae Thomas, 1905zorricíNicaraguan Mouse OpossumNot assessedMarmosa zeledoni Goldman, 1911zorricíZeledon's Mouse OpossumNot assessedTRIBE METACHIRINIMetachirus myosuros (Temminck, 1824)zorro pardo, zorricí pardoMouse-tailed Four-eyed OpossumLC (stable)ORDER PILOSASUBORDER VERMILINGUAFAMILY MYRMECOPHAGIDAEMyrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758oso caballoGiant AnteaterVU (decreasing)Tamandua mexicana (Saussure, 1860)oso mielero, oso chaleco, tamandúaNorthern TamanduaLC (unknown)FAMILY CYCLOPEDIDAECyclopes dorsalis (Gray, 1865)ceibita, serafín de platanarPygmy AnteaterNot assessedSUBORDER FOLIVORAFAMILY CHOLOEPODIDAECholoepus hoffmanni Peters, 1858perezoso, pericaHoffmann's Two-toed SlothLC (decreasing)FAMILY BRADYPODIDAEBradypus variegatus Schinz, 1825perezoso, cúculaBrown-throated Three- toed SlothLC (decreasing)ORDER CINGULATAFAMILY DASYPODIDAESUBFAMILY DASYPODINAEDasypus novemcinctus Linnaeus, 1758armadillo, cusucoNine-banded ArmadilloLC (stable)FAMILY CHLAMYPHORIDAESUBFAMILY TOLYPEUTINAECabassous centralis (Miller, 1899)armadillo, armado de zopiloteNaked-tailed ArmadilloDD (unknown)ORDER EULIPOTYPHLAFAMILY SORICIDAECryptotis gracilis Miller, 1911musaraña delicadaTalamancan Small-eared ShrewLC (unknown)Cryptotis merriami Choate, 1970musaraña de MerriamMerriam's Small-eared ShrewLC (stable)Cryptotis monteverdensis Woodman and Timm, 2017musaraña de MonteverdeMonteverde Small-eared ShrewNot assessedCryptotis nigrescens (J. A. Allen, 1895)musaraña negraBlackish Small-eared ShrewLC (stable)Cryptotis orophilus (J. A. Allen, 1895)musaraña montañeraCentral American Least ShrewNot assessedORDER CHIROPTERAFAMILY EMBALLONURIDAEBalantiopteryx plicata Peters, 1867murciélago de plieguesgray sac-winged batLC (unknown)Centronycteris centralis Thomas, 1912murciélago centralThomas's Shaggy BatLC (unknown)Cormura brevirostris (Wagner, 1843)murciélago chatoChestnut Sac Winged BatLC (unknown)Cyttarops alecto Thomas, 1913murciélago grisShort-eared batLC (unknown)Diclidurus albus Wied – Neuwied, 1820murciélago fantasmaWhite Ghost BatLC (unknown)Peropteryx kappleri Peters, 1867murciélago de KapplerGreater Dog-like BatLC (unknown)Peropteryx macrotis (Wagner, 1843)murciélago orejónLesser sac-winged batLC (stable)Rhynchonycteris naso (Wied – Neuwied, 1820)murciélago narigónBrazilian Long-nosed BatLC (unknown)Saccopteryx bilineata (Temminck, 1838)murciélago listadoGreater Sac-winged BatLC (unknown)Saccopteryx leptura (Schreber, 1774)murciélago de ala delgadaLesser Sac-winged BatLC (unknown)FAMILY NOCTILIONIDAENoctilio albiventris Desmarest, 1818murciélago pescadorLesser Bulldog BatLC (stable)Noctilio leporinus (Linnaeus, 1758)murciélago ñajoGreater Bulldog BatLC (unknown)FAMILY MORMOOPIDAEMormoops megalophylla Peters, 1864murciélago duendeGhost-faced BatLC (unknown)Pteronotus davyi Gray, 1838murciélago de DavyDavy's Naked-backed BatLC (stable)Pteronotus gymnonotus (Wagner, 1843)murciélago de oídoBig Naked-backed BatLC (stable)Pteronotus mesoamericanus Smith, 1972murciélago mesoamericanoCentral American Common Mustached BatLC (unknown)Pteronotus personatus (Wagner, 1843)murciélago enmascaradoWagner's Mustached BatLC (stable)FAMILY PHYLLOSTOMIDAESUBFAMILY MICRONYCTERINAELampronycteris brachyotis (Dobson, 1879)murciélago de orejas cortasYellow-throated Big- eared BatLC (stable)Micronycteris hirsuta (Peters, 1869)murciélago peludoHairy Big Eared BatLC (unknown)Micronycteris microtis Miller, 1898murciélago orejitasCommon Big Eared BatLC (stable)Micronycteris minuta (Gervais, 1856)murciélago enanoWhite Bellied Big Eared BatLC (stable)Micronycteris schmidtorum Sanborn, 1935murciélago de los SchmidtSchmidts' Big-eared BatLC (unknown)Micronycteris tresamici Siles and Baker, 2020murciélago de los tres amigosNot assessedSUBFAMILY DESMODONTINAETRIBE DESMODONTINIDesmodus rotundus (É. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1810)vampiro, desmodo redondoCommon Vampire BatLC (stable)Diaemus youngii (Jentink, 1893)vampiro de YoungWhite-winged Vampire BatLC (unknown)TRIBE DIPHYLLINIDiphylla ecaudata Spix, 1823vampiro chingoHairy-legged Vampire BatLC (stable)SUBFAMILY LONCHORHININAELonchorhina aurita Tomes, 1863murciélago nariz de lanzaTomes’s Sword-nosed BatLC (stable)SUBFAMILY PHYLLOSTOMINAETRIBE PHYLLOSTOMINIGardnerycteris keenani (Handley, 1960)murciélago de KeenanKeenan's Hairy-nosed BatNot assessedLophostoma nicaraguae (Goodwin, 1942)lofostoma de NicaraguaMesoamerican Round- eared BatNot assessedLophostoma silvicola d’Orbigny, 1836lofostoma de bosqueWhite-throated Round- eared BatLC (unknown)Phylloderma stenops Peters, 1865murciélago de ojos angostosPale-faced BatLC (stable)Phyllostomus discolor (Wagner, 1843)murciélago caretoPale Spear-nosed BatLC (stable)Phyllostomus hastatus (Pallas, 1767)murciélago punta de lanzaGreater Spear-nosed BatLC (stable)Tonatia bakeri Williams, Willig and Reid, 1995tonatia de BakerNot assessedTRIBE MACROPHYLLINIMacrophyllum macrophyllum (Schinz, 1838)murciélago de hojaLong-legged BatLC (unknown)Trachops cirrhosus (Spix, 1823)murciélago raneroFringe-lipped BatLC (stable)TRIBE VAMPYRINIChrotopterus auritus (Peters, 1856)murciélago doradoWoolly False Vampire BatLC (stable)Mimon cozumelae Goldman, 1914murciélago de CozumelCozumel Golden BatLC (stable)Vampyrum spectrum (Linnaeus, 1758)murciélago espectralGreat False Vampire BatNT (decreasing)SUBFAMILY GLOSSOPHAGINAETRIBE CHOERONYCTERINIAnoura cultrata Handley, 1960murciélago de cuchillaHandley's Tailless BatLC (decreasing)Anoura geoffroyi Gray, 1838murciélago de GeoffroyGeoffroy's Tailless BatLC (stable)Choeroniscus godmani (Thomas, 1903)murciélago de GodmanGodman's Long-tailed BatLC (unknown)Hylonycteris underwoodi Thomas, 1903murciélago de UnderwoodUnderwood's Long Tongued BatLC (stable)Lichonycteris obscura Thomas, 1895murciélago oscuroDark Long-tongued BatLC (unknown)TRIBE GLOSSOPHAGINIGlossophaga commissarisi Gardner, 1962murciélago de CommissarisCommissaris's Long Tongued BatLC (stable)Glossophaga leachii Gray, 1844murciélago de LeachGray Long-tongued BatLC (stable)Glossophaga cf. soricina (Pallas, 1766)murciélago musarañaCommon Long-tongued BatNot assessedSUBFAMILY LONCHOPHYLLINAETRIBE LONCHOPHYLLINILonchophylla concava Goldman, 1914murciélago cóncavoCentral American Nectar BatLC (unknown)Lonchophylla robusta Miller, 1912murciélago gruesoOrange Nectar BatLC (unknown)SUBFAMILY GLYPHONYCTERINAEGlyphonycteris daviesi (Hill, 1965)murciélago de DaviesDavies’s Big-eared BatLC (unknown)Glyphonycteris sylvestris Thomas, 1896murciélago silvestreTri-colored Big-eared BatLC (unknown)Trinycteris nicefori (Sanborn, 1949)murciélago de NiceforoNiceforo's Bat.LC (unknown)SUBFAMILY CAROLLIINAECarollia castanea H. Allen, 1890carolia castañaChestnut Short Tailed BatLC (stable)Carollia perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758)carolia transparenteSeba's Short-tailed BatLC (stable)Carollia sowelli Baker, Solari, and Hoffmann, 2002carolia de SowellSowell's Short-tailed BatLC (stable)Carollia subrufa (Hahn, 1905)carolia pardaGray Short-tailed BatLC (stable)SUBFAMILY STENODERMATINAETRIBE STURNIRINISturnira burtonlimi Velazco and Patterson, 2014esturnira de Burton LimBurton Lim's Yellow- shouldered BatDD (unknown)Sturnira luisi Davis, 1980esturnira de LuisLuis's Yellow-shouldered BatLC (unknown)Sturnira mordax (Goodwin, 1938a)esturnira mordedoraTalamancan Yellow Shouldered BatLC (stable)Sturnira parvidens Goldman, 1917esturnira de dientes chicoslittle yellow-shouldered Mesoamerican BatLC (stable)TRIBE STENODERMATINIArtibeus intermedius J.A. Allen, 1897artibeo intermedioIntermediate Fruit-eating BatLC (stable)Artibeus jamaicensis Leach, 1821artibeo jamaiquinoJamaican Fruit-eating BatLC (stable)Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818)artibeo correctoGreat Fruit-eating BatLC (stable)Centurio senex Gray, 1842murciélago de charreterasWrinkle-faced BatLC (stable)Chiroderma salvini Dobson, 1878murciélago de SalvinSalvin's Big-eyed BatLC (stable)Chiroderma gorgasi Handley, 1960murciélago de GorgasGorgas' Big-eyed BatNot assessedChiroderma villosum Peters, 1860quiroderma velludoHairy Big-eyed BatLC (Stable)Dermanura azteca Andersen, 1906murcielaguito aztecaAztec Fruit-eating BatLC (unknown)Dermanura phaeotis (Miller, 1902)murcielaguito pardoPygmy Fruit Eating BatLC (stable)Dermanura tolteca (Saussure, 1860)murcielaguito toltecaToltec Fruit-eating BatLC (unknown)Dermanura watsoni (Thomas, 1901)murcielaguito de WatsonThomas' Fruit-eating BatLC (stable)Ectophylla alba H. Allen, 1892murciélago blanco, ectofila blancaHonduran White BatNT (decreasing)Enchisthenes hartii (Thomas, 1892)murciélago de HartVelvety Fruit-eating BatLC (unknown)Mesophylla macconnelli Thomas, 1901murciélago de MacConnellMacConnell's BatLC (unknown)Platyrrhinus helleri (Peters, 1866)murciélago de HellerHeller's Broad-nosed BatLC (stable)Platyrrhinus vittatus (Peters, 1859)murciélago rayadoGreater Broad-nosed BatLC (unknown)Uroderma convexum Lyon, 1902murciélago convexoPacific Tent-making BatNot assessedUroderma magnirostrum Davis, 1968murciélago de cara anchaBrown Tent-making BatLC (stable)Vampyriscus nymphaea (Thomas, 1909)vampirillo ninfaStriped Yellow-eared BatLC (unknown)Vampyressa thyone Thomas, 1909vampiresa pequeñaNorthern Little Yellow- eared BatLC (unknown)Vampyrodes major G. M. Allen, 1908murciélago cara rayadaGreater Stripe-faced BatLC (unknown)FAMILY NATALIDAENatalus mexicanus Miller, 1902murciélago bebé mexicanoMexican Funnel-eared BatLC (stable)FAMILY FURIPTERIDAEFuripterus horrens (F. Cuvier, 1828)furiptero horrendoThumbless BatLC (unknown)FAMILY THYROPTERIDAEThyroptera discifera (Lichtenstein and Peters, 1855)murciélago de ventosasPeter's Disk-winged BatLC (unknown)Thyroptera tricolor Spix, 1823murciélago platanilleroSpix's Disk-winged BatLC (unknown)FAMILY VESPERTILIONIDAESUBFAMILY VESPERTILIONINAETRIBE ANTROZOINIBauerus dubiaquercus (Van Gelder, 1959)murciélago de cedralVan Gelder's BatNT (unknown)Rhogeessa bickhami Baird, Marchán- Rivadeneira, Pérez, and Baker, 2012murciélago de BickhamBickham’s Little Yellow BatLC (stable)Rhogeessa io Thomas, 1903murciélago de ioThomas's Yellow BatLC (unknown)TRIBE LASIURINIAeorestes egregius (Peters, 1870)lasiuro ilustreGiant Red BatDD (unknown)Dasypterus ega (Gervais, 1856)lasiuro amarilloSouthern Yellow BatLC (unknown)Dasypterus intermedius H. Allen, 1862lasiuro intermedioNorthern Yellow BatLC (unknown)Lasiurus frantzii Peters, 1870lasiuro de FrantziusPeters' Red BatNot assessedLasiurus castaneus Handley, 1960lasiuro castañoTacarcuna batDD (unknown)TRIBE VESPERTILIONINAEEptesicus brasiliensis (Desmarest, 1819)eptésico de BrasilBrazilian Brown BatLC (unknown)Eptesicus furinalis (d’Orbigny and Gervais, 1847)eptésico furiosoArgentine Brown BatLC (unknown)Eptesicus fuscus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1796)eptésico pardoBig Brown BatLC (increasing)Eptesicus chiriquinus Thomas, 1920eptésico de ChiriquíChiriquí Brown BatLC (unknown)SUBFAMILY MYOTINAEMyotis albescens (É. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1806)mioto blanquecinoSilver-tipped MyotisLC (stable)Myotis armiensis Carrión-Bonilla and Cook 2020mioto de ArmiénArmien’s MyotisNot assessedMyotis elegans Hall, 1962mioto eleganteElegant MyotisLC (unknown)Myotis pilosatibialis LaVal, 1973mioto peludoNorthern Hairy-legged MyotisNot assessedMyotis nigricans (Szhinz, 1821)mioto negruzcoCommon Black MyotisLC (stable)Myotis oxyotus (Peters, 1866)mioto oreja rojaMontane MyotisLC (unknown)Myotis riparius Handley, 1960mioto ribereñoRiparian MyotisLC (stable)FAMILY MOLOSSIDAESUBFAMILY MOLOSSINAECynomops greenhalli Goodwin, 1958moloso de GreenhallGreenhall's Dog-faced BatLC (unknown)Cynomops mexicanus (Jones and Genoways, 1967)moloso mexicanoMexican Dog-faced BatLC (unknown)Eumops auripendulus (G. Shaw, 1800)mops negroShaw's Mastiff BatLC (unknown)Eumops ferox Gundlach, 1861mops ferozFierce Bonneted BatLC (stable)Eumops glaucinus (Wagner, 1843)mops grisaceoWagner's Bonneted BatLC (unknown)Eumops hansae Sanborn, 1932mops mercaderSanborn's Bonneted BatLC (unknown)Eumops nanus (Miller, 1900)mops enanoDwarf Bonneted BatLC (stable)Eumops underwoodi Goodwin, 1940mops de UnderwoodUnderwood's Bonneted BatLC (unknown)Molossus alvarezi González-Ruiz, Ramírez- Pulido y Arroyo-Cabrales,2011moloso de ÁlvarezAlvarez's Mastiff BatDD (unknown)Molossus aztecus Saussure, 1860moloso aztecaAztec Mastiff BatLC (decreasing)Molossus bondae J. A. Allen, 1904moloso de BondaBonda Mastiff BatLC (stable)Molossus coibensis J. A. Allen, 1904moloso de CoibaCoiban Free-tailed BatLC (unknown)Molossus molossus (Pallas, 1766)moloso molosoPallas' Free-tailed BatLC (unknown)Molossus nigricans Miller, 1902moloso negroNorthern Black Mastiff BatNot assessedMolossus pretiosus Miller, 1902moloso valiosoMiller's Mastiff BatLC (unknown)Nyctinomops laticaudatus (É. Geoffroy St.- Hilaire, 1805)murciélago de cola anchaBroad-eared Free-tailed BatLC (unknown)Nyctinomops aurispinosus (Peale, 1849)murciélago de espinas doradasPeale's Free-tailed BatLC (unknown)Nyctinomops macrotis (Gray, 1839)murciélago orejudoBig Free-tailed BatLC (unknown)Promops centralis Thomas, 1915mastín centralBig-crested Mastiff BatLC (unknown)Tadarida brasiliensis (I. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1824)tadárida de BrasilBrazilian Free-tailed BatLC (stable)ORDER PRIMATESFAMILY CEBIDAESUBFAMILY CEBINAETRIBE CEBINICebus imitator Thomas, 1903mono carablanca, carillaPanamanian White- throated CapuchinVU (decreasing)SUBFAMILY SAIMIRIINAETRIBE SAIMIRIINISaimiri oerstedii (Voigt, 1831)tití, mono ardillaBlack-crowned Central American Squirrel MonkeyEN (decreasing)FAMILY ATELIDAESUBFAMILY ALOUATTINAEAlouatta palliata (Gray, 1849)mono congo, mono aulladorMantled HowlerEN (decreasing)1SUBFAMILY ATELINAEAteles geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820mono colorado, mono arañaOrnate Spider MonkeyVU (decreasing)2ORDER RODENTIASUBORDER SCIUROMORPHAFAMILY SCIURIDAESUBFAMILY SCIURINAEEchinosciurus deppei Peters, 1863chiza, ardillaDeppe's SquirrelLC (stable)Echinosciurus variegatoides Ogilby, 1839chiza, ardilla, tucheVariegated SquirrelLC (stable)Microsciurus alfari (J. A. Allen, 1895)chiza, ardilla,Central American Dwarf SquirrelLC (stable)Syntheosciurus brochus Bangs, 1902chiza de montañaBangs' Mountain SquirrelDD (decreasing)Syntheosciurus granatensis Humboldt, 1811chiza, ardilla rojaRed Tailed SquirrelLC (stable)SUBORDER CASTORIMORPHAFAMILY GEOMYIDAEHeterogeomys cavator (Bangs, 1902)taltuza giganteChiriquí Pocket GopherNot assessedHeterogeomys cherriei (J. A. Allen, 1893)taltuza de CherrieCherrie's Pocket GopherLC (stable)Heterogeomys heterodus (Peters, 1865)taltuzaVariable Pocket GopherNot assessedHeterogeomys underwoodi Osgood, 1931taltuza de UnderwoodUnderwood's Pocket GopherNot assessedFAMILY HETEROMYIDAESUBFAMILY HETEROMYINAEHeteromys desmarestianus Gray, 1868guardafiesta de mochilaDesmarest's spiny pocket mouseLC (stable)Heteromys nubicolens Anderson and Timm, 2006guardafiesta nubosoNot assessedHeteromys oresterus Harris, 1932guardafiesta de montañaMountain Spiny Pocket mouseLC (stable)Heteromys salvini Thomas, 1893guardafiestaSalvin's Spiny Pocket MouseLC (decreasing)SUBORDER MYOMORPHAFAMILY CRICETIDAESUBFAMILY SIGMODONTINAETRIBE ICHTHYOMYINIIchthyomys tweedii Anthony (1921)rata cangrejeraTweedy's Crab-eating RatDD (unknown)Rheomys raptor Goldman, 1912rata de aguaGoldman's Water MouseLC (stable)Rheomys underwoodi Thomas, 1906rata acuática de UnderwoodUnderwood's Water MouseLC (stable)TRIBE ORYZOMYINIHandleyomys alfaroi (J. A. Allen, 1891)arrocero de AlfaroAlfaro's Rice RatLC (stable)Melanomys chrysomelas (J. A. Allen, 1897)rata negridoradaNot assessedNephelomys devius (Bangs, 1902)ratón arroceroBoquete Rice RatLC (stable)Oligoryzomys costaricensis (Saussure, 1860)ratón enanoFulvous Pygmy Rice RatNot assessedOligoryzomys vegetus (Bangs, 1902)ratón pigmeoSprightly Pygmy Rice RatLC (stable)Oryzomys couesi (Alston, 1877)arrocero de CouesCoues's Rice RatLC (unknown)Oecomys trinitatis (Allen and Chapman, 1893)rata de árbolLong-furred Rice RatLC (stable)Sigmodontomys alfari J. A. Allen, 1897rata ocrosaAlfaro's Rice Water RatLC (stable)Tanyuromys aphrastus (Harris, 1932)rata colilargaHarris' Rice Water RatDD (unknown)Transandinomys bolivaris (J. A. Allen, 1901)arrocero bigotudoLong-whiskered Rice RatLC (stable)Transandinomys talamancae (J. A. Allen, 1891)arrocero de TalamancaTalamanca Rice RatLC (stable)Zygodontomys brevicauda (Allen and Chapman, 1893)cañera cola cortaShort-tailed Cane MouseLC (stable)TRIBE SIGMODONTINISigmodon hirsutus (Burmeister, 1854)rata cañeraSouthern Cotton RatLC (increasing)SUBFAMILY TYLOMYINAENyctomys sumichrasti (de Saussure, 1860)rata vespertinaSumichrast's Vesper RatLC (stable)Ototylomys phyllotis Merriam, 1901rata orejudaBig-eared Climbing RatLC (stable)Tylomys watsoni Thomas, 1899rata trepadoraWatson's Climbing RatLC (stable)SUBFAMILY NEOTOMINAETRIBE BAIOMYINIScotinomys teguina (Alston, 1877)cantor pardoShort-tailed Singing MouseLC (stable)Scotinomys xerampelinus (Bangs, 1902)cantor hediondoLong-tailed Singing mouseLC (stable)TRIBE REITHRODONTOMYINIPeromyscus nicaraguae (J. A. Allen, 1908)ratón patas blancasNicaraguan DeermouseNot assessedPeromyscus nudipes J. A. Allen, 1891ratón patas blancas de alturaNaked-footed DeermouseNot assessedReithrodontomys brevirostris Goodwin, 1943cosechero ñatoShort-nosed Harvest MouseLC (stable)Reithrodontomys cherrii J. A. Allen, 1891cosechero de CherrieCherrie's Harvest mouseNot assessedReithrodontomys creper Bangs, 1902cosechero pardoChiriquí Harvest MouseLC (stable)Reithrodontomys garichensis Enders and Pearson, 1940cosechero de GarichéGariché Harvest MouseNot assessedReithrodontomys gracilis Allen and Chapman, 1897cosechero largoLC (stable)Reithrodontomys cf. mexicanus (de Saussure, 1860)cosechero mexicanoMexican Harvest MouseLC (stable)3Reithrodontomys musseri Gardner and Carleton, 2009cosechero de MusserSmall Harvest MouseDD (unknown)Reithrodontomys paradoxus Jones and Genoways, 1970cosecheroNicaraguan Harvest MouseDD (unknown)Reithrodontomys rodriguezi Goodwin, 1943cosechero de RodríguezRodriguez's Harvest MouseLC (stable)Reithrodontomys sumichrasti (Saussure, 1861)cosechero leonadoSumichrast's Harvest MouseLC (stable)FAMILY MURIDAE [all invasive]Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 Rattus norvegicus Berkenhout 1769 Rattus rattus Linnaeus 1758ratón casero rata casera rata de cañoHouse Mice Brown Rat Black RatLC (stable) LC (stable) LC (stable)SUBORDER HYSTRICOMORPHAFAMILY CUNICULIDAECuniculus paca (Linnaeus, 1766)tepezcuinteAgoutiLC (stable)FAMILY DASYPROCTIDAE Dasyprocta punctata Gray, 1842guatusa, cherengaCentral American AgoutiLC (stable)FAMILY ECHIMYDAEDiplomys labilis (Bangs, 1901).rata espinosa arborícolaRufous Tree RatLC (stable)Hoplomys gymnurus (Thomas, 1897)rata espinosaArmored RatLC (stable)Proechimys semispinosus (Tomes, 1860)yisoTome's Spiny RatLC (stable)FAMILY ERETHIZONTIDAECoendou mexicanus (Kerr, 1792)puercoespín, cuerpoespínMexican Hairy Dwarf PorcupineLC (unknown)ORDER LAGOMORPHA FAMILY LEPORIDAE SUBFAMILY LEPORINAESylvilagus dicei Harris, 1932 Sylvilagus gabbi (J. A. Allen, 1877) Sylvilagus hondurensis Goldman, 1932conejo de monte conejo de monte conejo de monteDice's Cottontail Costa Rica Forest Rabbit Honduran CottontailVU (decreasing) LC (unknown) Not assessedORDER CARNIVORASUBORDER FELIFORMIA FAMILY FELIDAE SUBFAMILY FELINAEHerpailurus yagouaroundi Schreber 1777león breñero, yaguarundí o yaguarundiJaguarundiLC (decreasing)Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Leopardus tigrinus (Schreber, 1775)manigordo, ocelote tigrilloOcelot Northern Tiger CatLC (decreasing) VU (decreasing)Leopardus wiedii (Schinz, 1821)caucelMargayNT (decreasing)Puma concolor (Linnaeus, 1771)puma, león, león de montañaPumaLC (decreasing)SUBFAMILY PANTHERINAEPanthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758)jaguar, tigreJaguarNT (decreasing)SUBORDER CANIFORMIAFAMILY CANIDAECanis latrans Say, 1823coyoteCoyoteLC (increasing)Speothos venaticus Lund, 1842perro vinagrero, perro de monteBush DogNT (decreasing)Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber, 1775)zorra gris, tigrilloGray FoxLC (stable)FAMILY PROCYONIDAEBassaricyon gabbii J. A. Allen, 1876martilla, olingo, cacomixtleNorthern OlingoLC (decreasing)Bassariscus sumichrasti (Saussure, 1860)ostocheCacomistleLC (unknown)Nasua narica (Linnaeus, 1766)pizote, pizote soloWhite-Nosed CoatiLC (decreasing)Potos flavus (Schreber, 1774)martillaKinkajouLC (decreasing)Procyon cancrivorus (G. Cuvier, 1798)mapache cangrejeroCrab-eating RaccoonLC (decreasing)Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758)mapache, mapachín, osito lavadorRaccoonLC (increasing)FAMILY MEPHITIDAESUBFAMILY MEPHITINAEConepatus semistriatus (Boddaert, 1785)zorrillo hediondoStriped Hog-nosed SkunkLC (unknown)Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein, 1832mofeta, zorrilloHooded SkunkLC (increasing)Spilogale angustifrons Howell, 1902zorrillo manchadoSouthern Spotted SkunkLC (stable)FAMILY MUSTELIDAESUBFAMILY GULONINAEEira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758)tolomuco, cholomucoTayraLC (decreasing)SUBFAMILY ICTONYCHINAEGalictis vittata (Schreber, 1776)grisónGreater GrisonLC (stable)SUBFAMILY LUTRINAELontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818)nutria, perro de aguaNeotropical OtterNT (decreasing)SUBFAMILY MUSTELINAENeogale frenata (Lichtenstein, 1831)comadrejaLong-tailed WeaselLC (stable)FAMILY OTARIIDAEArctocephalus galapagoensis Heller, 1904león marino de GalápagosGalapagos Fur SealEN (decreasing)Zalophus californianus (Lesson, 1828)león marino de CaliforniaCalifornia Sea LionLC (increasing)Zalophus wollebaeki Sivertsen, 1953león marino de WollebaekGalápagos Sea LionEN (decreasing)ORDER SIRENIAFAMILY TRICHECHIDAETrichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758manatí, vaca marinaWest Indian ManateeVU (decreasing)ORDER PERISSODACTYLAFAMILY TAPIRIDAETapirus bairdii (Gill, 1865)danta, danto, macho de monte, tapirCentral American TapirEN (decreasing)ORDER ARTIODACTYLASUBORDER RUMINANTIAFAMILY CERVIDAESUBFAMILY CAPREOLINAETRIBE ODOCOILEINIMazama temama (Kerr, 1792)cabro de monteCentral American Red Brocket DeerDD (decreasing)Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780)venado, venado cola blancaWhite-tailed DeerLC (stable)SUBORDER SUINAFAMILY TAYASSUIDAEDicotyles tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758)saíno, zainoCollared PeccaryLC (stable)Tayassu pecari (Link, 1795)cariblanco, chancho de monteWhite-lipped PeccaryVU (decreasing)SUBORDER WHIPPOMORPHAFAMILY DELPHINIDAEDelphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758delfín, bufeoCommon DolphinLC (unknown)Feresa attenuata Gray, 1875orca enanaPygmy Killer WhaleLC (unknown)Globicephala macrorhynchus Gray, 1846ballena pilotoShort-finned Pilot WhaleLC (unknown)Grampus griseus Cuvier, 1812delfín grisRisso's DolphinLC (unknown)Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser, 1956delfín de HoseSarawak DolphinLC (unknown)Orcinus orca Linnaeus, 1758orca, ballena asesinaOrcaDD (unknown)Peponocephala electra Gray, 1846calderón pequeñoMelon-headed WhaleLC (unknown)Pseudorca crassidens Owen, 1846falsa orcaFalse Killer WhaleNT (unknown)Sotalia guianensis (van Bénéden, 1864)delfín costeroGuiana DolphinNT (unknown)Stenella attenuata Gray, 1846delfín manchadoPantropical Spotted DolphinLC (unknown)5 Stenella clymene Gray, 1850delfín clímeneClymene DolphinLC (unknown)Stenella coeruleoalba Meyen, 1833delfín azulStriped DolphinLC (unknown)Stenella frontalis Cuvier, 1829delfín manchado del AtlánticoAtlantic Spotted DolphinLC (unknown)Stenella longirostris Gray, 1828delfín giradorSpinner DolphinVU (increasing)4Steno bredanensis Lesson, 1828delfín de dientes ásperosRough-toothed DolphinLC (unknown)Tursiops truncatus Montagu, 1821Tursión, delfín hocico de botellaCommon Bottlenose DolphinLC (unknown)FAMILY PHYSETERIDAEPhyseter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758cachaloteSperm WhaleVU (unknown)FAMILY KOGIIDAE5 Kogia breviceps de Blainville, 1838cachalote pigmeoPygmy Sperm WhaleLC (unknown)Kogia sima Owen, 1866cachalote enanoDwarf Sperm WhaleLC (unknown)FAMILY ZIPHIIDAEIndopacetus pacificus (Longman, 1926)zifio de LongmanLongman's Beaked Whale.LC (unknown)Mesoplodon densirostris de Blainville, 1817zifio de BlainvilleDense-beaked WhaleLC (unknown)5 Mesoplodon europaeus Gervais, 1855zifio de GervaisGervais' Beaked WhaleLC (unknown)5 Mesoplodon ginkgodens (Nishiwaki and Kamiya, 1958)ballena picuda de GinkgoSowerby's Beaked WhaleDD (unknown)Mesoplodon peruvianus Reyes, Mead, and Van Waerebeek, 1991zifio peruano, zifio menorPeruvian Beaked WhaleLC (unknown)Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823zifio caretoCuvier's Beaked WhaleLC (unknown)FAMILY BALAENOPTIDAEBalaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804rorcual aliblanco, ballena minkeCommon Minke WhaleLC (unknown)Balaenoptera borealis Lesson, 1828rorcual norteñoSei WhaleEN (increasing)Balaenoptera brydei Olsen, 1913rorcual de BrydeLarge Bryde’s whaleNot assessedBalaenoptera musculus Linnaeus, 1758ballena azulBue WhaleEN (increasing)Balaenoptera physalus Linnaeus, 1758rorcual caretoFin WhaleVU (increasing)Megaptera novaeangliae Borowski, 1781ballena jorobada, yubartaHumpback WhaleLC (increasing)
description: Published as part of Mora, José Manuel & Ruedas, Luis A., 2023, Updated list of the mammals of Costa Rica, with notes on recent taxonomic changes, pp. 472-484 in Zootaxa 5357 (4) on page 472, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5357.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10063541