Monteverde : Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest

Scientific Name

Felidaei
Felis concolor

Felis pardalis

Felis tigrina

Felis wiedii

Felis yaguarondi

Panthera one a

Artiodactyla

Dicotylidae
Tayassu pecari

Pecari tajacu

Cervidae

Mazama americana

Odocoileus virginianus

Perissodactyla

Tapiridae

Tapirus bairdii

Species introduced into the

Mus musculus

Rattus rattus

Common Names^3

Cats

Puma

Puma or Leon de montana

Ocelot

Manigordo or Ocelote

Little Spotted Cat

Tigrillo or Gato tigre

Margay

Cancel

Jaguarundi

Tcholomuco

Jaguar

Tigre

Deer and peccaries

Peccaries

White-lipped Peccary

Chancho de monte or Cariblanco

Collared Peccary

Saino or Zahino

Deer

Brocket Deer

Cabro or Corzo

White-tailed Deer

Venado cola blanca

Tapirs and horses

Tapirs

Baird's Tapir

Danta

area by humansk

House Mouse

Raton

Black or Roof Rat

Raton

Abundance^13 Distribution^0

Uncommon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Uncommon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Uncertain 1, 3, 4, 6

Uncommon 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Uncommon 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Rare 3, 4, 5, 6

Extirpated

Common 3, 4, 5, 6

Uncommon 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

Uncommon 1, 2

Uncommon 3, 4, 5, 6

Abundant Commensal

Abundant Commensal

aThe common name(s) for each species is in English and Spanish. Spanish names are used within the Monteverde area. Because non-

mammalogistsb cannot easily distinguish bats, there are few local common names in Spanish, other than "murcielago" or "vampiro."

Abundance categories: Abundant = often observed and/or captured in appropriate habitats; Common = frequently observed in appropriate

habitats; Uncommon = only occasionally observed in appropriate habitats; Rare = very few records for Monteverde; Extirpated = previously

known from the area but no longer in the region due to overhunting and habitat destruction; Uncertain = of unknown abundance.

Distributiond numbers indicate Holdridge (1967) life zones (see Fig. 1.5).

An undescribed species (Woodman 1992, Woodman and Timm 1993).

Undoubtedlyf other species of molossids occur in the area, but have yet to be detected.

This family is widespread in the tropical lowlands, and we suspect that several species will be found at the lower elevations in the area.

sThe species referred to as Micronycteris megalotis in the literature was a composite of two valid species: Micronycteris microtis, which

occurs from Mexico through Central America to northern South America, and M. megalotis, which occurs throughout much of the northern

halfh of South America. All previous literature references to M. megalotis in Costa Rica should be attributed to M. microtis.

Previous lists report the medium-sized squirrel from Monteverde as being Sciurus deppei. S. granatensis and S. deppei are similar in ap-

pearance and difficult to distinguish in the field. Both species are medium-sized brown squirrels, although S. granatensis is larger (total

length for S. deppei, 343-387 mm; for S. granatensis, 382-440 mm). The distinguishing field characters are presence of a small white throat

patch in S. deppei; the throat of S. granatensis is orange. The tail of S, deppei is narrower and darker than that of S. granatensis, and the tail

hairs throughout the length of the tail in S. deppei are tipped with white, whereas the tail of S. granatensis is bushier and tipped with tan,

orange, or reddish hairs.

*A new species being described by R. Timm.

JA variety of generic names for species of cats are in use, reflecting different opinions as to their systematic relationships. Wozencraft (1993)

used Puma concolor for the Puma, Leopardus pardalis for the Ocelot, Leopardus tigrinus for the Little Spotted Cat, Leopardus wiedii for the

Margay,k and Herpailurus yaguarondi (frequently spelled yagouaroundi] for the Jaguarundi.

These introduced Old-World rodents will cross forested tracts but are found in abundance only around human habitations and rarely occur

in natural areas.

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