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The crab-eating raccoon, southern raccoon, or South American raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) is a species of raccoon native to marshy and jungle areas of Central and South America (including Trinidad and Tobago). It is found from Costa Rica south through most areas of South America east of the Andes down to northern Argentina and Uruguay. [1]
Isla Damas, or Damas Island, is a small (6 km 2) island in Costa Rica in the vicinity of Quepos district. It is particularly noted for its estuaries lined with mangroves.Fauna on the island include white-faced monkeys, sloths, green iguanas, crocodiles, spectacled caimans, boas, crab-eating raccoons and silky anteaters, as well as crabs and numerous bird species, such as: heron, pelicans.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Costa Rica. ... Crab-eating raccoon, Procyon cancrivorus LR/lc; Common raccoon, Procyon lotor LR/lc; Family: ...
Coatis are one of five groups of procyonids commonly kept as pets in various parts of North, Central and South America, the others being the raccoons (common and crab-eating), the kinkajou, the ring-tailed cat and cacomistle. However, while both the white-nosed and South America coatis are common in captivity, mountain coatis are extremely rare ...
The South American coati (Nasua nasua), also known as the ring-tailed coati, is a coati species and a member of the raccoon family (Procyonidae), found in the tropical and subtropical parts of South America. [4] An adult generally weighs from 2–7.2 kg (4.4–15.9 lb) and is 85–113 cm (33–44 in) long, with half of that being its tail. [5]
Crab-eating raccoon, southern raccoon: Based on genetic studies, the lineages of common and crab-eating raccoons are thought to have separated about 4.2 million years ago. [4] Shorter fur and more gracile. Costa Rica through most areas of South America east of the Andes down to northern Argentina and Uruguay. P. pygmaeus: Cozumel raccoon, pygmy ...
This list consists of those mammal species found from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to the northwestern border of Colombia, a region including the Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo, and the nations of Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. As of May 2012, the list contains ...
The northern olingo is found from Nicaragua south through Colombia (where it has been sighted as far south as El Carmen de Atrato, Chocó Department), [7] as well as Costa Rica and Panama. [2] They have been occasionally reported from Honduras and Guatemala, although its great similarity to the more common kinkajou may make such reports dubious.