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ZARIGÜEYAS

DIDELPHIDAE

OPOSSUMS

Zarigüeya Neotropical Zarigüeya Norteamericana Zarigüeya Ocelada Zarigüeya Acuática Zarigüeya Café Zarigüeya Mexicana Zarigüeya de la Mosquitia Zarigüeya Lanuda

Didelphis marsupialis Didelphis virginiana Philander opossum Chironectes minimus Metachirus nudicaudatus Marmosa mexicana Micoureus alstoni Caluromys derbianus

Common Opossum Virginia Opossum Gray Four-eyed Opossum Water Opossum Brown Four-eyed Opossum Mexican Mouse Opossum Alston´s Mouse Opossum Central American Woolly Opossum

OSOS HORMIGUEROS

MYRMECOPHAGIDAE

ANTEATERS

Hormiguero Gigante Tamandua Norteño Hormiguero Sedoso

Myrmecophaga tridactyla Tamandua mexicana Cyclopes didactylus

Giant Anteater Northern Tamandua Silky Anteater

PEREZOSOS

BRADYPODIDAE

SLOTHS

Perezoso Bigarfiado Perezoso Trigarfiado

Choloepus hoffmanni Bradypus variegatus

Hoffmann’s Two-toed Sloth Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth

ARMADILLOS

DASYPODIDAE

ARMADILLOS

Armadillo Centroamericano Armadillo Común

Cabassous centralis Dasypus novemcinctus

Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo Nine-banded Armadillo

MUSARAÑAS

SORICIDAE

SHREWS

Musaraña Americana Común

Cryptotis parva

Least Shrew

MURCIELAGOS SAQUEROS

EMBALLONURIDAE

SAC-WINGED BATS

Murciélago Narigudo Bilistado Café Bilistado Negruzco Saquero Pelialborotado Cariperro Mayor Cariperro Menor Saquero Chato Saquero Cachetón Murciélago del Rama Saquero Blanco

Rhynchonycteris naso Saccopteryx bilineata Saccopteryx leptura Centronycteris centralis Peropteryx kappleri Peropteryx macrotis Cormura brevirostris Balantiopteryx plicata Cyttarops alecto Diclidurus albus

Proboscis Bat Greater White-lined Bat Lesser White-lined Bat Shaggy Bat Greater Doglike Bat Lesser Doglike Bat Chestnut Sac-winged Bat Gray Sac-winged Bat Smoky Bat Northern Ghost Bat

MURCIELAGOS PESCADORES

NOCTILIONIDAE

FISHERMAN BATS

Pescador Menor Pescador Mayor

Noctilio albiventris Noctilio leporinus

MURCIELAGOS BIGOTUDOS

MORMOOPIDAE

Dorsilampiño Menor Dorsilampiño Mayor Bembón Mayor Bembón Membriligado

Pteronotus davyi Pteronotus gymnonotus Pteronotus parnellii Pteronotus personatus

Lesser Fishing Bat Greater Fishing Bat MUSTACHED, NACKED- BACKED BATS Davy´s Naked-backed Bat Big Naked-backed Bat Common Mustached Bat Lesser Mustached Bat

MURCIELAGOS LANCEROS

PHYLLOSTOMIDAE

AMERICAN LEAF-NOSED-BATS

Orejudo Peludo Orejudo Crestimellado

Micronycteris hirsuta Micronycteris microtis

Hairy Big-eared Bat Common Big-eared Bat

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Orejudo Rufo Orejudo Ventriclaro Orejudo Gorgiamarillento Orejudo Craniliso Orejudo Montañés Murciélago Patilargo Orejudo Listado Orejón Frentilistado Orejudo Crestado Lancero Listado Lancero Menor Lancero Gigante Murciélago Labiornado Carnicero Menor Carnicero Menor Lengüilargo Dentiabierto Lengüilargo del Pacífico Lengüilargo Neotropical Lengüilargo Hocicudo Hocicudito Oscuro Murciélago Forestal Colicorto Peludo Lengüilargo Panameño Colicorto Peludo Colicorto Menor Colicorto Común Colicorto del Pacífico Hombrigualdo Claro Hombrigualdo Patipeludo Frutero Común Frutero Hondureño Frutero Breñero Frutero Ventrimarrón Frutero Menudo Frutero Llanero Frutero Selvático Constructor Listado Constructor Pálido Murciélago Narigón Murciélago Rostrilistado Orejón Peludo Orejigualdo Pequeño Orejigualdo Grande Nariorejudo Amarillo Murciélago Blanco Frutero Cariviejo

Micronycteris minuta Micronycteris schmidtorum Lampronycteris brachyotis Trinycteris nicefori Glyphonycteris sylvestris Macrophyllum macrophyllum Tonatia brasiliense Tonatia saurophila Tonatia silvicola Mimon crenulatum Phyllostomus discolor Phyllostomus hastatus Trachops cirrhosus Chrotopterus auritus Vampyrum spectrum Glossophaga commissarisi Glossophaga leachii Glossophaga soricina Anoura geoffroyi Lichonycteris obscura Hylonycteris underwoodi Choeroniscus godmani Lonchophylla robusta Carollia brevicauda Carollia castanea Carollia perspicillata Carollia subrufa Sturnira lilium Sturnira ludovici Artibeus jamaicensis Artibeus inopinatus Artibeus intermedius Artibeus lituratus Artibeus phaeotis Artibeus toltecus Artibeus watsoni Uroderma bilobatum Uroderma magnirostrum Platyrrhinus helleri Vampyrodes caraccioli Chiroderma villosum Vampyressa pusilla Vampyressa nymphaea Mesophylla macconnelli Ectophylla alba Centurio senex

Tiny Big-eared Bat Schmidt´s Big-eared Bat Orange-throated Bat Niceforo´s Bat Tricolored Bat Long-legged Bat Pygmy Round-eared Bat Stripe-headed Round-eared Bat White-throated Round-eared Bat Striped Hairy-nosed Bat Pale Spear-nosed Bat Greater Spear-nosed Bat Fringe-lipped Bat Woolly False Vampire Bat Great False Vampire Bat Brown Long-tongued Bat Gray’s Long-tongued Bat Common Long-tongued Bat Geoffroy’s Hairy-legged Bat Dark Long-togued Bat Underwood’s Long-tongued Bat Godman’s Whiskered Bat Orange Nectar Bat Silky Short-tailed Bat Chestnut Short-tailed Bat Seba´s Short-tailed Bat Gray Short-tailed Bat Little Yellow-shouldered Bat Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Honduran Fruit-eating Bat Intermediate Fruit-eating Bat Great Fruit-eating Bat Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat Toltec Fruit-eating Bat Thomas’ Fruit-eating Bat Common Tent-making Bat Brown Tent-making Bat Heller´s Broad-nosed Bat Great Stripe-faced Bat Hairy Big-eyed Bat Little Yellow-eared Bat Striped Yellow-eared Bat Macconnell’s Bat Honduran White Bat Wrinkle-faced Bat

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Vampiro Común Vampiro Aliblanco Vampiro Orejudo

Desmodus rotundus Diaemus youngi Diphylla ecaudata

Common Vampire Bat White-winged Vampire Bat Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

MURCIELAGOS EMBUDEROS

NATALIDAE

FUNNEL-EARED BATS

Embudero Común

Natalus stramineus

Mexican Funnel-eared Bat

MURCIELAGOS VENTOSEROS

THYROPTERIDAE

DISK-WINGED BATS

Ventosero Orejigualdo

Thyroptera discifera

Peter´s Disk-winged Bat

MURCIELAGOS VESPERTINOS

VESPERTILIONIDAE

PLAIN-NOSED BATS

Vespertino Plateado Vespertino Mesoamericano Vespertino Velludo Vespertino Negro Vespertino Ripario Casero Neotropical Anteado Centroamericano Colipeludo Rojo

Myotis albescens Myotis elegans Myotis keaysi Myotis nigricans Myotis riparius Eptesicus furinalis Rhogeessa tumida Lasiurus blossevillii

Silver-haired Myotis Elegant Myotis Hairy-legged Myotis Black Myotis Riparian Myotis Argentine Brown Bat Central American Yellow Bat Western Red Bat

MURCIELAGOS COLUDOS

MOLOSSIDAE

FREE-TAILED BATS

Sombrerete Neotropical Sombrerete Menudo Sombrerete Blanquecino Sombrerete del Pacífico Sombrerete Centroamericano Moloso Negro Moloso Colombiano Moloso Caribeño Moloso Centroamericano Moloso de Sinaloa

Eumops auripendulus Eumops bonariensis Eumops glaucinus Eumops underwoodi Promops centralis Molossus ater Molossus bondae Molossus molossus Molossus pretiosus Molossus sinaloae

Black Bonneted Bat Dwarf Bonneted Bat Wagner´s Bonneted Bat Underwood´s Bonneted Bat Big Crested Mastiff Bat Black Mastiff Bat Bonda Mastiff Bat Little Mastiff Bat Miller´s Mastiff Bat Sinaloan Mastiff Bat

MONOS AMERICANOS

CEBIDAE

AMERICAN MONKEYS

Mono Cariblanco Mono Aullador Mono Araña

Cebus capucinus Alouatta palliata Ateles geoffroyi

White-faced Capuchin Mantled Howler Monkey Central American Spider Monkey

ARDILLAS

SCIURIDAE

SQUIRRELS

Ardilla Matagalpina Ardilla del Rama Ardilla Centroamericana Ardilla Enana Norteña

Sciurus deppei Sciurus richmondi Sciurus variegatoides Microsciurus alfari

Deppe´s Squirrel Richmond´s Squirrel Variegated Squirrel Alfaro´s Pygmy Squirrel

TALTUZAS

GEOMYIDAE

POCKET GOPHERS

Taltuza Segoviana

Orthogeomys matagalpae

Nicaraguan Pocket Gopher

RATONES ESPINOSOS

HETEROMYIDAE

POCKET MICE

Ratón Espinoso del Pacífico Ratón Espinoso Selvático

Liomys salvini Heteromys desmarestianus

Salvin´s Spiny Pocket Mouse Forest Spiny Pocket Mouse

RATAS Y RATONES

MURIDAE

RATS AND MICE

Rata Arrocera Serrana

Oryzomys alfaroi

Alfaro´s Rice Rat

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Rata Arrocera Grande Rata Arrocera Bigotuda Rata Arrocera Ribereña Rata Arrocera del Rama Rata Arrocera Orejinegra Rata Arrocera Parda Rata Arrocera Mesoamericana Rata Algodonera Rata Arbórea Centroamericana Rata Arbórea Orejuda Rata Arbórea Vespertina Ratón Leñador Ratón Menudo Sureño Ratón Cantor Patinegro Ratón Cosechador Chato Ratón Cosechador Colibicolor Ratón Cosechador Orejudito Ratón Cosechador Serranero Ratón Cosechador Mexicano Ratón Cosechador de la Meseta Ratón Patiblanco del Pacífico Ratón Patiblanco Colipinto Ratón Patiblanco Colipeludo Rata Gris Rata Negra Ratón Común

Oryzomys alfari Oryzomys bolivaris Oryzomys couesi Oryzomys dimidiatus Oryzomys rostratus Melanomys caliginosus Oligoryzomys fulvescens Sigmodon hispidus Tylomys nudicaudus Ototylomys phyllotis Nyctomys sumichrasti Neotoma chrysomelas Baiomys musculus Scotinomys teguina Reithrodontomys brevirostris Reithrodontomys fulvescens Reithrodontomys gracilis Reithrodontomys sumichrasti Reithrodontomys mexicanus Reithrodontomys paradoxus Peromyscus gymnotis Peromyscus mexicanus Peromyscus stirtoni Rattus norvegicus Rattus rattus Mus musculus

Cana Rice Rat Long-whiskered Rice Rat Coues’ Rice Rat Nicaraguan Rice Rat Rusty Rice Rat Dusky Rice Rat Northern Pygmy Rice Rat Hispid Cotton Rat Northern Climbing Rat Big-eared Climbing Rat Vesper Rat Nicaraguan Wood Rat Southern Pygmy Mouse Alston´s Singing Mouse Short-nosed Harvest Mouse Fulvous Harvest Mouse Slender Harvest Mouse Sumichrast´s Harvest Mouse Mexican Harvest Mouse Nicaraguan Harvest Mouse Naked-eared Deer Mouse Mexican Deer Mouse Stirton´s Deer Mouse Norway Rat Roof Rat House Mouse

PUERCOESPINES

ERETHIZONTIDAE

NEW WORLD PORCUPINES

Puercoespín Mesoamericano

Coendou mexicanus

Mexican Porcupine

GUATUSAS

DASYPROCTIDAE

AGOUTIS

Guatusa

Dasyprocta punctata

Central America Agouti

GUARDATINAJAS

AGOUTIDAE

PACAS

Guardatinaja

Agouti paca

Paca

RATAS ESPINOSAS

ECHIMYIDAE

SPINY RATS

Rata Espinosa Norteña Rata Espinosa Nicaragüense

Proechimys semispinosus Hoplomys gymnurus

Tomes´ Spiny Rat Armored Rat

CONEJOS

LEPORIDAE

RABBITS

Conejo Neotropical Conejo Americano

Sylvilagus brasiliensis Sylvilagus floridanus

Forest Rabbit Eastern Cottontail

CANIDOS

CANIDAE

DOGS AND FOXES

Coyote Zorro Ostoche

Canis latrans Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Coyote Gray Fox

MAPACHES Y SIMILARES

PROCYONIDAE

RACCONS AND ALLIES

Mapache Coatí

Procyon lotor Nasua narica

Northern Raccoon White-nosed Coati

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Kinkayú Olingo

Potos flavus Bassaricyon gabbii

Kinkajou Olingo

MUSTELIDAE

WEASELS, SKUNKS AND ALLIES

Mustela frenata Galictis vittata Eira barbara Mephitis macroura Spilogale putorius Conepatus mesoleucus Conepatus semistriatus Lutra longicaudis

Long-tailed Weasel Greater Grison Tayra Hooded Skunk Spotted Skunk Common Hog-nosed Skunk Striped Hog-nosed Skunk Neotropical River Otter

GATOS Ocelote Margay Leoncillo Puma Jaguar

FELIDAE Leopardus pardalis Leopardus wiedii Herpailurus yaguarondi Puma concolor Panthera onca

CATS Ocelot Margay Jaguarundi Puma Jaguar

MANATIES

TRICHECHIDAE

MANATEES

Manatí Caribeño

Trichechus manatus

West Indian Manatee

TAPIRES

TAPIRIDAE

TAPIRS

Tapir Centroamericano

Tapirus bairdii

Baird´s Tapir

SAHINOS

TAYASSUIDAE

PECCARIES

Jabalí Americano Sahino Labiblanco

Tayassu tajacu Dicotyles pecari

Collared Peccary White-lipped Peccary

VENADOS

CERVIDAE

DEERS

Venado Coliblanco Venado Rojo

Odocoileus virginianus Mazama americana

White-tailed Deer Red Brocket

DELFINES

DELPHINIDAE

DOLPHINS

Delfín Lagunero Delfín Hocicudo

Sotalia fluviatilis Tursiops truncatus

Tucuxi Bottlenose Dolphin

BALLENAS

BALAENOPTERIDAE

RORQUAL WHALES

Ballena Azul Ballena Jorobada

Balaenoptera musculus Megaptera novaeangliae

Blue Whale Humpback Whale

COMADREJAS, MOFETAS Y SIMILARES Comadreja Glotón Mayor Culumuco Mofeta Negra Mofeta Manchada Mofeta Dorsiblanca Mofeta Bilistada Nutria Colilarga

Tomado de : Martinez-Sanchez, J. C., S. Morales Velasquez & Edgar A. Castañeda Mendoza. 2000. Lista patron de los Mamiferos de Nicaragua. 35 p.

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