Mammals of Panama By Matt Debelak

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Mammals of PanamaBy Matt Debelak
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• There are 229 known mammal species in Panama
  today.

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The Ocelot

• A wild cat found throughout South and Central
  America, and also Mexico.
• Resembles a domestic cat.

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Mostly nocturnal and very territorial.

• Known as a solitary animal, meeting other cats
  only to mate.

• Mates in secluded areas.

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Hunts over large portions of land.

• Has keen vision.

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Northern Tamandua

• A genus of anteaters

• Lives in Central America and Northern South
  America

• Live in many different habitats from rainforests
  to arid savannas

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Can be identified by the black V going down the
back
Has a prehensile tail and clawed digits
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• Little is know of their mating habits

• Mainly arboreal and solitary

• Communicate by hissing sounds

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Defense

• Protection is supplied by strong forearms and
  shearing power of the claws

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Brown-headed Spider Monkey
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Found throughout Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama

• Frugivorous species

• Moves in a quadrupedal fashion

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Call can be heard from 1000 meters away

• Will defend their territory at all times

• Diurnal

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Critically Endangered

• Lifespan is about 27 years

• Facing many different problems

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References

• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mammals_in_Pa
  nama
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocelot
• Neotropical Rainforest Mammals A Field Guide,
  Second Edition by Louise H. Emmons and Francois
  Feer
• Latin American Mammalogy History, Biodiversity,
  and Conservation by Michael A. Mares and David
  J. Schmidly
• A Field Guide to the Mammals of Central America
  Southeast Mexico by Fiona A. Reid
• http//animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/account
  s/information/Tamandua_mexicana.html
• http//www.theprimata.com/ateles_fusciceps.html

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Next time

• Armadillos
• Sloths
• Giant Anteater
• Monkeys
• Rodents
• Bats
• Carnivores (Cats, Foxes, and Bears)