Although Los Tuxtlas claim 128 mammalian species I don´t seem to find many. I see the occasional
road-kill possum, an armadillo that fell in my septic tank under construction and which my workers
promply ate, a bunch of howler monkeys howling at me in Playa Escondida and I caught a glimpse of a
furtive otter, a tepezintle, lots of bats, some gorgeous black squirrels and numerous captive species. So
I´m short on photos.
Of the 128 mammal species recorded in Los Tuxtlas 19 are almost extinct or highly endangered. Almost
30 percent of Mexican species are present here.
Jaguarundi - leoncillo (Herpailurus yaguarondi)
Jaguar - jaguar (Panthera onca) - locally now extinct
Ocelot - ocelote (Leopardus pardalis)
Margay - tigrillo (Leopardus wiedii)
Puma - puma (Puma concolor) - locally now extinct
Collared Pecary - jabalí (Pécari tajacu),
Brocket Deer - mazate (Mazanma americana)
White Tail Deer - venado (Odocoileus virgianus )
Spider Monkey - mono araña (Ateles geoffroyi)
Howler Monkey - mono aullador (Alovatta palliata)
Water Possum - tlacuaches (Chironectes minimus)l
Tamandua - oso hormiguero (Tamandua mexicana)
Mexican Tree Porcupine - puerco espín (Sphiggurus mexicanus).
road-kill possum, an armadillo that fell in my septic tank under construction and which my workers
promply ate, a bunch of howler monkeys howling at me in Playa Escondida and I caught a glimpse of a
furtive otter, a tepezintle, lots of bats, some gorgeous black squirrels and numerous captive species. So
I´m short on photos.
Of the 128 mammal species recorded in Los Tuxtlas 19 are almost extinct or highly endangered. Almost
30 percent of Mexican species are present here.
Jaguarundi - leoncillo (Herpailurus yaguarondi)
Jaguar - jaguar (Panthera onca) - locally now extinct
Ocelot - ocelote (Leopardus pardalis)
Margay - tigrillo (Leopardus wiedii)
Puma - puma (Puma concolor) - locally now extinct
Collared Pecary - jabalí (Pécari tajacu),
Brocket Deer - mazate (Mazanma americana)
White Tail Deer - venado (Odocoileus virgianus )
Spider Monkey - mono araña (Ateles geoffroyi)
Howler Monkey - mono aullador (Alovatta palliata)
Water Possum - tlacuaches (Chironectes minimus)l
Tamandua - oso hormiguero (Tamandua mexicana)
Mexican Tree Porcupine - puerco espín (Sphiggurus mexicanus).
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Fauna of Los Tuxtlas
Mammals
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