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The representation of jaguars in Mesoamerican ... the jaguar is the biggest felid in Central or South America, [3] ... Archeologists have found a jar in Guatemala ...
Black jaguars have been documented in Central and South America. Melanism in the jaguar is caused by deletions in the melanocortin 1 receptor gene and inherited through a dominant allele. [48] Black jaguars occur at higher densities in tropical rainforest and are more active during the daytime.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Guatemala. Of the mammal species in Guatemala , one is critically endangered, four are endangered, four are vulnerable, and three are near threatened.
Paseo del Jaguar (Spanish: "Path of the Jaguar") is a proposed interconnected system of refuges and conservation corridors running from the United States through Mexico and Central America into South America.
The list includes birds confirmed in mainland South America, islands within 1200 km of its Atlantic and Pacific coasts, and the Caribbean countries and territories of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, and Trinidad and Tobago. Major offshore entities include the Falkland Islands (Islas las Malvinas), the Galápagos Islands, and the Juan Fernandez Islands.
From there, the Central American land mass extends southeastward to the Atrato River, where it connects to the Pacific Lowlands in northwestern South America. Central America has over 70 active volcanoes, 41 which are located in El Salvador, and Guatemala. [15] The volcano with the most activity in Central America is Santa María. Still ...
Ancestral sigmodontine rodents [3] apparently island-hopped from Central America to South America 5 or more million years ago, [4] [5] [6] prior to the formation of the Panamanian land bridge. They went on to diversify explosively, and now comprise 60% of South America's rodent species, while only making up 27% of Central America's. [n 2]
Central America is a subregion of the Americas [1] formed by six Latin American countries and one (officially) Anglo-American country, Belize.As an isthmus it connects South America with the remainder of mainland North America, and comprises the following countries (from north to south): Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.