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A Checklist of The Mammals of Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
 
mammals
 
Order Didelphimorphia

Family Didelphidae
Didelphis marsupialis *
(common opossum)
Philander opossum *
(gray four-eyed opossum)


Order Xenarthra

Family Dasypodidae
Cabassous centralis *
(northern naked-tailed armadillo)
Dasypus novemcinctus *
(nine-banded armadillo)


Family Myrmecophagidae
Tamandua mexicana *
(northern collared anteater)


Order Chiroptera

Emballonuridae (sac-winged bats)
Balantiopteryx plicata
Rhynchonycteris naso
Saccopteryx bilineata

Noctilionidae (fishing bats)
Noctilio albiventris
Noctilio leporinus


Phyllostomidae (leaf-nosed bats)

Phyllostominae (spear-nosed bats)
Phyllostomus discolor

Glossophaginae (nectar-feeding bats)
Glossophaga leachii
Glossophaga soricina


Carollinae (short-tailed fruit bats)
Carollia perspicillata
Carollia subrufa


Stenoderminae (fruit-eating bats)
Artibeus intermedius
Artibeus jamaicensis
Artibeus phaeotis
Artibeus toltecus
Artibeus watsoni
Platyrrhinus helleri
Sturnira lilium
Uroderma bilobatum


Desmodontinae (vampire bats)
Desmodus rotundus

Vespertilionidae (vespertilionid bats)
Rhogeessa tumida

  Order Primates

Cebidae
Alouatta palliata
(mantled howler monkey)
Cebus capucinus
(white-throated capuchin)


Order Carnivora

Procyonidae
Nasua narica *
(coati)


Order Artiodactyla

Cervidae
Odocoileus virginiaus
(white-tailed deer)


Order Rodentia

Sciuridae (squirrels)
Sciurus variegatoides

Heteromyidae (spiny pocket mice)
Liomys salvini

Muridae (murid rodents)
Oligoryzomys fulvescens
Oryzomys couesi
Peromyscus mexicanus
Peromyscus stirtoni
Sigmodon hispidus
Rattus rattus


Erethizontidae (porcupines)
Coendou mexicanus *
(naked-tailed porcupine)


Dasyproctidae
Dasyprocta punctata
(agouti)


Order Lagomorpha

Leporidae (rabbits)
Sylvilagus floridanus
 
*Denotes species not yet documented from Ometepe Island but, of possible occurrence based on known distributions and habits.