The Belize Zoo - The Mammals Index Mammals are a group of animals with backbones, bodies covered by hair, nurse their young with milk, and have a unique jaw articulation.
Mammals are also the group of animals to which humans belong.
Belize has approximately 145 mammal species living within its boundaries. Mammals exist within all the different habitats of Belize, from the manatee and dolphins of the coastal zone, to the 5 different species of wildcat which live deep within the rainforests of the Maya Mountains. The rainforest mammals of Belize tend to be very secretive and mostly nocturnal. This makes them extremely difficult to see. They usually see, hear, smell, or feel you long before you them.