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Panama - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Panama. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
Panama is a country located in the south of Central America and the tropical zone. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west and by Colombiato the east, and by the Pacific Ocean to the south and by the Caribbean Sea to the north. The Panama Canal connects between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Panama is one of Biodiversity hotspots in the world. The following shows the distribution of animals in Panama.
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Panama
extant species |
 | Opossum |
Water Opossum (Stripe),
Common Opossum,
Mexican Mouse Opossum,
Robinson's Mouse Opossum,
Tschudi's Slender Opossum,
Panama Slender Opossum,
Brown Four-eyed Opossum,
Alston's Mouse Opossum,
Sepia Short-tailed Opossum,
Gray Four-eyed Opossum … total 11 species |  | Armadillo |
Nine-banded Armadillo,
Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo |  | Sloth |
Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth,
Pygmy Three-toed Sloth,
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth |  | Anteater |
Silky Anteater,
Giant Anteater,
Northern Tamandua |  | Primate |
Geoffroy's Tamarin,
White-headed Capuchin,
Central American Squirrel Monkey,
Gray-bellied Night Monkey,
Panamanian Night Monkey,
Coiba Island Howler,
Mantled Howler,
Black-headed Spider Monkey,
Geoffroy's Spider Monkey |  | Rodent |
Chiriqui Pocket Gopher,
Darien Pocket Gopher,
Rothschild's Porcupine,
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine,
Coiban Agouti,
Central American Agouti,
Lowland Paca,
Capybara (１．３m),
Central American Dwarf Squirrel,
Western Dwarf Squirrel,
Variegated Squirrel,
Red-tailed Squirrel,
Bangs's Mountain Squirrel |  | Rabbit |
Tapeti,
Dice's Cottontail,
Eastern Cottontail |  | Odd-toed ungulate |
Baird's Tapir |  | Even-toed ungulate |
White-lipped Peccary,
Collared Peccary,
White-tailed deer,
Red Brocket |  | Carnivora |
Jaguarundi,
Ocelot (Spotted),
Oncilla (Spotted),
Margay (Spotted),
Jaguar (Spotted),
Coyote,
Bush Dog,
Gray Fox,
Spectacled Bear (More vegetarian),
Striped Hog-nosed Skunk,
Neotropical Otter,
Tayra,
Greater Grison,
Long-tailed weasel,
Common Raccoon,
Crab-eating Raccoon,
White-nosed Coati,
Cacomistle,
Kinkajou,
Olingo,
Chiriqui Olingo | | Basilisk |
Plumed basilisk (Running in water),
Brown basilisk (Running in water),
Common basilisk (Running in water),
Western basilisk (Running in water) |  | Iguana |
Black Spinytail Iguana,
Green Iguana |  | Crocodile |
Spectacled Caiman,
American Crocodile |  | Curassow |
Great Curassow |  | Stork |
Wood Stork,
Jabiru |  | Ibis |
Green Ibis,
American White Ibis,
Roseate Spoonbill |  | Condor |
American Black Vulture,
Turkey Vulture,
Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture,
King Vulture |  | Quetzal |
Resplendent Quetzal ,
Golden-headed Quetzal |  | Toucan |
Keel-billed Toucan ,
Chestnut-mandibled Toucan ,
Black-mandibled Toucan |  | Parrot |
Scarlet Macaw ,
Blue-and-yellow Macaw ,
Military Macaw ,
Green-winged Macaw ,
Great Green Macaw ,
Chestnut-fronted Macaw ,
Crimson-fronted Parakeet ,
Olive-throated Parakeet ,
Brown-throated Parakeet ,
Painted Parakeet … total 23 species |  | bird (EN) |
Yellow-billed Cotinga |
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Panama
marine extant
species |
 | Sea-cow |
West Indian Manatee |  | Turtle |
Loggerhead Sea Turtle,
Green turtle,
Hawksbill turtle,
Olive Ridley,
Leatherback turtle |  | Frigatebird |
Magnificent Frigatebird |  | Albatross |
Wandering Albatross |  | Pelican |
Brown Pelican |  | Ray |
Manta ray,
Common sawfish |  | Shark |
Whale shark (１２m),
Scalloped hammerhead,
Great hammerhead,
Shortfin mako |  | Marlin |
Atlantic sailfish,
Atlantic Blue Marlin,
Atlantic White Marlin |  | Coral |
Table coral',
Brain corals' |
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Panama
small extant
species |
 | Mole (EN) |
Enders's Small-eared Shrew,
Darién Small-eared Shrew |  | Salamander (CR) |
Maritime Worm Salamander | | Salamander (EN) |
Cerro Pando Salamander,
Magnificent Web-footed Salamander,
Crater Salamander,
Dwarf Climbing Salamander,
Cordillera Talamanca Salamander,
Slender Worm Salamander,
Cerro Pando Worm Salamander |  | Frog (CR) |
Golden Arrow Poison Frog (Spotted),
Lewis' Stubfoot Toad,
Pirri Range Stubfoot Toad,
Veragoa Stubfoot Toad,
Pico Blanco Toad,
Almirante Trail Toad,
Costa Rica Brook Frog,
Heredia Treefrog,
Rabb's Fringe-limbed Treefrog,
Narrow-lined Treefrog,
(Isthmohyla calypsa),
Isla Bonita Treefrog,
Continental Divide Treefrog,
American Cinchona Plantation Treefrog,
Starrett's Treefrog,
(Rana vibicaria) | | Frog (EN) |
Darien Stubfoot Toad,
Limosa Stubfoot Toad,
Polkadot Poison Frog ,
Splendid Poison Frog ,
(Hylomantis lemur),
Savage's Brook Frog,
La Loma Treefrog,
Volcan Barba Treefrog,
Legler's Stream Frog,
(Gastrotheca cornuta),
(Eleutherodactylus museosus) |
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