MAMMALS by Biologists James R. Zook and Otto Helversen Ph. D.
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English Name |
Nombre Cientifico |
Nombre en Español |
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DIDELPHIDAE |
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Wooly Opossum |
Caluromys derbianus |
Zorro de Balsa |
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Common Opossum |
Didelphis marsupialis |
Zorro Pelón |
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Gray Four-eyed Opossum |
Philander opossum |
Zorro de Cuatro Ojos |
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Water Opossum |
Chironectes minimus |
Zorro de Agua |
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Mexican Mouse Opossum |
Marmosa mexicana |
Kiski Sirpi |
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MYRMECOPHAGIDAE |
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Northern Anteater |
Tamandua mexicana |
Oso Hormiguero |
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Silky Anteater |
Cyclopes didactylus |
Serafin de Platanar |
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BRADYPODIDAE |
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Three-toed Sloth |
Bradypus variegatus |
Perezoso |
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Two-toed Sloth |
Choloepus hoffmanni |
Perico Ligero |
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DASYPODIDAE |
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Nine-banded Armadillo |
Dasypus novemcinctus |
Cuzuco |
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EMBALLONURIDAE |
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Northern Ghost Bat |
Diclidurus albus |
(Insect Eating) |
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Long-nosed Bat |
Rhynchonycteris naso |
(Insect Eating) |
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White-lined Sac-winged Bat |
Saccopteryx bilineata |
(Insect Eating) |
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NOCTILIONIDAE |
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Greater Bulldog Bat |
Noctilio leporinus |
(Fish and Insect Eating) |
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MORMOOPIDAE |
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Mustached Bat |
Pteronotus parnellii |
(Insect Eating) |
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PHYLLOSTOMIDAE |
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Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat |
Artibeus jamaicensis |
(Fruit Eating) |
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Allen's Short-tailed Bat |
Carollia castanea |
(Fruit Eating) |
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Seba's Short-tailed Bat |
Carollia perspicillata |
(Fruit Eating) |
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Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat |
Dermanura phaeotis |
(Fruit Eating) |
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Common Vampire Bat |
Desmodus rotundus |
(Blood Eating) |
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Pallas' Long-tongued Bat |
Glossophaga soricina |
(Nectar Eating) |
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Little Large-eared Bat |
Micronycteris minuta |
(Insect Eating) |
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Schmidt's Large-eared Bat |
Micronycteris schmidtorum |
(Insect Eating) |
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Large-eared Forest Bat |
Micronycteris sylvestris |
(Insect Eating) |
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Pale Spear-nosed Bat |
Phyllostomus discolor |
(Fruit Nectar Insects) |
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Big Spear-nosed Bat |
Phyllostomus hastatus |
(Fruit Nectar Insects) |
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Yellow-shouldered Bat |
Sturnira lilium |
(Fruit Eating) |
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Round-eared Bat |
Tonatia silvicola |
(Insects Fruit) |
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Fringe-lipped Bat |
Trachops cirrhosus |
(Frog Eating) |
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Tent-making Bat |
Uroderma bilobatum |
(Fruit Eating) |
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Yellow-eared Bat |
Vampyressa nymphae |
(Fruit Eating) |
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Heller's Broad-nosed Bat |
Vampyrops helleri |
(Fruit Eating) |
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False Vampire Bat |
Vampyrum spectrum |
(Birds Rodents Bats) |
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VESPERTILIONIDAE |
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Silver-tipped Myotis |
Myotis c.f. albescens |
(Insect Eating) |
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CEBIDAE |
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White-faced Capuchin Monkey |
Cebus capuchinus |
Mono Cariblanco |
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Central American Spider Monkey |
Ateles geoffroyi |
Mono Araña, Mono Colorado |
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CANIDAE |
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Coyote |
Canis latrans |
Coyote |
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PROCYONIDAE |
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Northern Racoon |
Procyon lotor |
Mapachín |
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Crab-eating Racoon |
Procyon cancrivorus |
Mapache |
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Kinkajou (Honey Bear) |
Potos flavus |
Martilla |
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White Nosed Coati |
Nasua narica |
Pizote |
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Olingo |
Bassaricyon gabbii |
Olingo |
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MUSTELIDAE |
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Southern River Otter |
Lutra longicaudis |
Nutria |
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Long-tailed Weasel |
Mustela frenata |
Comadreja |
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Grison |
Galictis vittata |
Grisón |
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American Skunk |
Mephitis macroura |
Mofeta |
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Amazonian Skunk |
Conepatus semistriatus |
Zorro Hediondo |
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Tyra |
Eira barbara |
Tolomuco |
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FELIDAE |
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Puma |
Puma concolor |
Puma |
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Jaguarundi |
Herpailurus yaguarondi |
Leon Breñero |
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Ocelot |
Leopardus pardalis |
Manigordo |
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Margay |
Leopardus weidii |
Caucel |
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Oncilla |
Leopardus tigrinus |
Tigrillo |
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CETACEA |
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Hump-backed Whale |
Megaptera novaeanglia |
Ballena |
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Pilot Whale |
Globicephala macrorhyncha |
Ballena Piloto |
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Dolphin |
Various species |
Delfín |
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CERVIDAE |
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White-tailed Deer |
Odocoileus virginianus |
Venado |
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Red Brocket Deer |
Mazama americana |
Cabrito |
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SCIURIDAE |
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Red-tailed Squirrel |
Sciurus granatensis |
Ardilla |
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Variegated Squirrel |
Sciurus variegatoides |
Chiza |
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Dwarf Squirrel |
Microsciurus alfari |
Chiza Pigmeo |
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GEOMYIDAE |
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Giant Pocket-Gopher |
Orthogeomys sp. |
Taltuza |
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MURIDAE |
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Hispid Cotton Rat |
Sigmodon hispidus |
Rata Algodonera |
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Common Rice Rat |
Oryzomys capito |
Rata Arrocera |
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House Mouse |
Mus musculus |
Ratón Común |
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ERETHIZONTIDAE |
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Hairy Porccupine |
Coendou mexicanus |
Puerco Espín |
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DASYPROCTIDAE |
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Paca |
Agouti paca |
Tepezcuintle |
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Agouti |
Dasyprocta punctata |
Guatusa |
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TAYASSUIDAE |
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Collared Peccary |
Tayassu tajacu |
Sahíno |
- By Jack Ewing
When I first laid eyes on the two black kittens a quote from a Robert Heinlein novel popped into my mind,. It has been so many years ago since I read it that I can't even remember which one is was, but I remember the quote. In referring to a complex subject Heinlein said that making sense of it was “... like searching in a dark cellar at midnight on a moonless night for a black cat that isn't there.” These two kittens were that black without a hint of any other color. Even their eyes were black. In addition to their extreme blackness there was always an air of mysteriousness about them. They didn't walk like ordinary cats, rather they walked all crouched down, more of a creep than a walk, like they were constantly stalking something. They never made any noises other than purring; they never clawed the furniture; they were never underfoot and never got into trouble of any kind. There was always something strange about them. We named them Hocus and Pocus.

The troop of 26 monkeys was strung out over about 100 meters, moving through the forest. The lead monkey, a mature female, came to an area where the tree cover was broken by an open swamp with only a narrow corridor two trees wide going around it.
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