Costa Rica - Wildlife in the Habitats and the Fossil sites

Costa Rica - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link

of species shows the images, and clicking a link shows Evolutionary Tree.

The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica prehistoric age
	Costa Rica extinct species Cenozoic	Primitive armadillo	Pampatherium , Holmesina
		Ground sloth	Eremotherium (Giant Ground Sloth)

Costa Rica is a country located in southern Central America and the tropical zone. It is bordered by by Nicaragua to the north and by Panama to the south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west and by the Caribbean Sea to the east. There is a mountain range in the center, and it makes a different climate in east and west. Costa Rica is one of Biodiversity hotspots in the world. The following shows the distribution of animals in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica
	Costa Rica regionally extinct in historic age	Frog	Monte Verde Golden Toad , Holdridge's Toad
	Costa Rica regionally extinct in historic age	bird	White-faced Whistling Duck , Eskimo Curlew , Ruddy Crake
	Costa Rica extant species	Opossum	Water Opossum (Striped), Virginia Opossum , Common Opossum , Mexican Mouse Opossum , Brown Four-eyed Opossum , Alston's Mouse Opossum , Gray Four-eyed Opossum , Derby's Woolly Opossum
		Armadillo	Nine-banded Armadillo , Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo
		Sloth	Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth , Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
		Anteater	Silky Anteater , Giant Anteater , Northern Tamandua
		Primate	White-headed Capuchin , Central American Squirrel Monkey , Mantled Howler , Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
		Rodent	Chiriqui Pocket Gopher , Cherrie's Pocket Gopher, Variable Pocket Gopher, Underwood's Pocket Gopher, Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine , Central American Agouti , Lowland Paca , Central American Dwarf Squirrel , Variegated Squirrel , Deppe's Squirrel , Red-tailed Squirrel , Bangs's Mountain Squirrel
		Rabbit	Tapeti , Dice's Cottontail , Eastern Cottontail
		Even-toed ungulate	White-lipped Peccary , Collared Peccary , White-tailed deer , Red Brocket
		Odd-toed ungulate	Baird's Tapir
		Carnivora	Jaguarundi , Ocelot (Spotted), Oncilla (Spotted), Margay (Spotted), Jaguar (Spotted), Coyote , Gray Fox , Hooded Skunk , Eastern Spotted Skunk , Striped Hog-nosed Skunk , Neotropical Otter , Tayra , Greater Grison , Long-tailed weasel , Common Raccoon , Crab-eating Raccoon , White-nosed Coati , Cacomistle , Kinkajou , Olingo , Harris's Olingo
		Turtle	Common Snapping Turtle
		Crocodile	Spectacled Caiman , American Crocodile
		Basilisk	Plumed basilisk (running in water), Brown basilisk , Common basilisk , Western basilisk
		Iguana	Black Spinytail Iguana , Green Iguana
		Curassow	Great Curassow
		Stork	Wood Stork , Jabiru
		Ibis	Green Ibis , American White Ibis , Glossy Ibis , Roseate Spoonbill
		Condor	American Black Vulture , Turkey Vulture , Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture , King Vulture
		Quetzal	Resplendent Quetzal
		Pelican	Brown Pelican , American White Pelican
		Toucan	Keel-billed Toucan , Chestnut-mandibled Toucan , Black-mandibled Toucan
		Parrot	Scarlet Macaw , Great Green Macaw , Crimson-fronted Parakeet , Olive-throated Parakeet , Orange-fronted Parakeet , Brown-throated Parakeet , Sulphur-winged Parakeet , Orange-chinned Parakeet , Barred Parakeet , Red-fronted Parrotlet … total 17 species
		endemic bird	Coppery-headed Emerald , Alfaro's Hummingbird , Dark Pewee
	Costa Rica marine　extant species	Whale	Sperm Whale , Pygmy Sperm Whale , Pygmy Beaked Whale , Blainville's Beaked Whale
		Dolphin	Rough-toothed Dolphin , Costero , Pantropical Spotted Dolphin , Spinner Dolphin , Clymene Dolphin , Striped Dolphin , Short-beaked Common Dolphin , Fraser's Dolphin , Risso's Dolphin , Melon-headed Whale , Pygmy Killer Whale , Orca (Killer Whale)
		Turtle	Loggerhead Sea Turtle , Green turtle , Hawksbill turtle , Olive Ridley , Leatherback turtle
		Frigatebird	Magnificent Frigatebird , Great Frigatebird (Courtship with dewlap)
		Albatross	Waved Albatross
		Ray	Large-tooth sawfish
		Shark	Whale shark (Feeding migration ～ 12m), Scalloped hammerhead , Great hammerhead , Shortfin mako
		Marlin	Atlantic sailfish , Atlantic Blue Marlin , Atlantic White Marlin
	Costa Rica small extant species	Iguana	Club Tail Iguana
		Salamander	Plantanillo Gorge Salamander , Cartago Worm Salamander , El Empalme Worm Salamander
		Salamander	Alvarado's Salamander , Cerro Pando Salamander , Crater Salamander , Dwarf Climbing Salamander , Cordillera Central Salamander , Red-footed Climbing Salamander , Cordillera Talamanca Salamander , La Palma Salamander , Tico Salamander , Los Diamantes Worm Salamander , Slender Worm Salamander , Cerro Pando Worm Salamander , Quarry Worm Salamander , False Cienega Colorado Worm Salamander
		Frog	Lewis' Stubfoot Toad , Pass Stubfoot Toad , Veragoa Stubfoot Toad , Pico Blanco Toad , Costa Rica Brook Frog , Heredia Treefrog , Narrow-lined Treefrog , (Isthmohyla calypsa) , Isla Bonita Treefrog , Continental Divide Treefrog , American Cinchona Plantation Treefrog , Starrett's Treefrog , (Rana vibicaria)
		Frog	Golfodulcean Poison Frog , Blue-Sided Leaf Frog , (Hylomantis lemur) , Savage's Brook Frog , La Loma Treefrog , Volcan Barba Treefrog , Legler's Stream Frog , (Gastrotheca cornuta)
		bird	Mangrove Hummingbird , Yellow-billed Cotinga , Black-cheeked Ant-tanager

The following sites are the natural habitats of wildlife, where various species are seen, in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica
	La Amistad National Park [World Heritage] Rainforest	Primate	Central American Squirrel Monkey , Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
		Odd-toed ungulate	Baird's Tapir
		Carnivora	Cougar , Jaguarundi , Oncilla (Spotted), Jaguar (Spotted)
		Lizard	Emerald Swift,Green Spiny Lizard
		Quetzal	Resplendent Quetzal
		Parrot	Sulphur-winged Parakeet , Red-fronted Parrotlet
		Owl	Bare-shanked Screech-owl
		bird	Black Guan , Great Curassow , Black-breasted Wood Quail , Purplish-backed Quail-dove , Buff-fronted Quail-dove , Rufous-breasted Quail-dove , Great Green Macaw , Coppery-headed Emerald , Black-bellied Hummingbird , White-throated Mountain-gem , White-bellied Mountain-gem , Purple-throated Mountain-gem , Magenta-throated Woodstar , Scintillant Hummingbird , Prong-billed Barbet
	Cocos Island National Park [World Heritage]	Whale	Humpback Whale (Breeding migration), Bottlenose Dolphin , Short-finned Pilot Whale
		Marine mammal	California Sea Lion
		Turtle	Green turtle , Hawksbill turtle , Olive Ridley
		Lizard	(Norops townsendi) , Pacific Least Gecko
		bird	Cocos Island Cuckoo , Cocos Island Flycatcher , Cocos Island Finch
		Frigatebird	Great Frigatebird (Courtship with dewlap)
		seabird	Brown Noddy , White Tern , Brown Booby , Red-footed Booby
		Ray	Manta ray
		Shark	Whale shark (Feeding migration ～ 12m), Whitetip reef shark , Scalloped hammerhead
		Marlin	Indo-Pacific sailfish
		Tuna	Yellowfin tuna
	Guanacaste Conservation Area [World Heritage] Mountainous area	Armadillo	Nine-banded Armadillo
		Primate	White-headed Capuchin , Mantled Howler
		Even-toed ungulate	Collared Peccary , White-tailed deer
		Carnivora	Jaguarundi , Ocelot (Spotted), White-nosed Coati
		Curassow	Great Curassow
		Parrot	Orange-fronted Parakeet
		Owl	Pacific Screech-owl
		bird	Lesser Ground-cuckoo , Hoffmann's Woodpecker , Long-tailed Manakin , White-throated Magpie-jay , Banded Wren
	Ostional Wildlife Refuge Nesting site	Turtle	Olive Ridley , Leatherback turtle