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Animals in Guatemala
Animals found in Guatemala include the intriguing Howler monkeys. Howler monkeys typically live in troops that contain from four to eight monkeys. They have their own territory within which they will all live and feed together. Howler monkeys eat fruits, leaves and flowers. The name comes from the booming howling voice used by males to defend their territory. Birds such as the bright and colorful Toucans and the exotically beautiful Quetzal are also found in Guatemala. The Quetzal is an endangered species due to habitat destruction in recent years. Another common animal found in Guatemala is the Tarantula. Unlike other spiders, the tarantula does not spin a web but hunts its prey upon the ground.
Some animals that are unique to Guatemala only are:
'Big Deer Mouse
'Jewel Scarab Beetles
'Guatemalan Redrumped Tarantula
'Guatemalan Black Iguana
Guatemala is well known for its tropical climate and heavy population of snakes, reptiles, bird and mammals. A less appreciated dense population of mosquitoes, flies and chiggers exists there as well. Crocodiles perform their magic camouflage tricks in the swamps and rivers while the Owl's Eye Butterfly performs feats of mimicry that protect it from various predators'especially those afraid of owls. This tropical country has many more species of various animals to enjoy, preserve and protect.
Click here for a list of endangered animals in Guatemala.
Even-toed ungulates in Guatemala
Collared peccary White-lipped peccary White-tailed deer Red brocketCarnivores in Guatemala
Long-tailed weasel Kinkajou La plata otter Coatimundi Northern raccoon Gray fox Cougar Eyra cat Central american cacomistle American jackal Jaguar Ocelot Hooded skunk Margay Eastern spotted skunk Common hog-nosed skunk Greater grison TayraDolphins, porpoises, and whales in Guatemala
Atlantic spinner dolphin Long-beaked dolphin Rough-toothed dolphin Blainville's beaked whale Lesser beaked whale Pygmy killer whale Pacific pilot whale Killer whale Pygmy sperm whale Fraser's dolphin Melon-headed whale Atlantic dolphinBats in Guatemala
Pallas's mastiff bat Common vampire bat Tomes's sword-nosed bat Sinaloan mastiff bat White-winged vampire bat Ghost-faced bat Northern ghost bat Long-legged bat Silver-tipped myotis Hairy-legged vampire bat Greater dog-like bat Waterhouse's leaf-nosed bat Southwestern myotis Brazilian brown bat Geoffroy's tailless bat Lesser dog-like bat California myotis Argentine brown bat Aztec fruit-eating bat Little yellow-shouldered bat Pale-faced bat Guatemalan myotis Big brown bat Highland yellow-shouldered bat Pale spear-nosed bat Elegant myotis Black bonneted bat Brazilian free-tailed bat Greater spear-nosed bat Cinnamon myotis Dwarf bonneted bat Jamaican fruit-eating bat Eastern pipistrelle Hairy-legged myotis Wagner's bonneted bat Great fruit-eating bat Spix's disk-winged bat Heller's broad-nosed bat Mexican funnel-eared bat Pygmy fruit-eating bat Big crested mastiff bat Toltec fruit-eating bat Big naked-backed bat Lesser bulldog bat Commissaris's long-tongued bat Parnell's mustached bat Greater bulldog bat Gray long-tongued bat Wagner's mustached bat Broad-eared bat Pallas's long-tongued bat Thomas's sac-winged bat Gray sac-winged bat Tent-maiking bat Little yellow-eared bat Great stripe-faced bat Spectral bat Silky short-tailed bat Underwood's long-tongued bat Seba's short-tailed bat Gray short-tailed bat Wrinkle-faced bat Black-winged little yellow bat Hawaiian hoary bat Salvin's big-eyed bat Proboscis bat Southern yellow bat Greater sac-winged bat Northern yellow bat Godman's long-tailed bat Lesser sac-winged bat Schmidts's big-eared bat Mexican long-tongued bat Big-eared wooly bat Southern long-nosed bat Striped hairy-nosed bat Dark long-tongued bat Black mastiff batAmerican marsupials in Guatemala
Alston's woolly mouse opossum Central american woolly opossum Common opossum Mexican mouse opossum Water opossumHares, pikas, and rabbits in Guatemala
Forest rabbit Eastern cottontailHorses, rhinoceroses, and tapirs in Guatemala
Baird's tapirPrimates in Guatemala
Guatemalan black howler monkey Black-handed spider monkey Golden-mantled howling monkeyRodents in Guatemala
Hispid cotton rat Nimble-footed mouse Salvin's spiny pocket mouse Maya mouse Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine Mexican deer mouse Spotted paca Stirton's deer mouse Giant pocket gopher Mexican woodrat Southern pygmy mouse Peters's climbing rat Vesper rat Crested-tailed deer mouse Fulvous harvest mouse Fulvous pygmy rice rat Slender harvest mouse Desmarest's spiny pocket mouse Mexican harvest mouse Hispid pocket gopher Gaumer's spiny pocket mouse Small-toothed harvest mouse Alfaro's rice rat Goldman's spiny pocket mouse Sumichrast's harvest mouse Coues's rice rat Narrow-nosed harvest mouse Striped rice rat Thomas's water mouse Long-nosed rice rat Cloud forest rice rat Hatt's vesper rat Big-eared climbing rat Deppe's squirrel Aztec mouse Guatemalan vole Red-bellied squirrel Big deer mouse Central american agouti Variegated squirrel Yucatan squirrel Guatemalan deer mouse Alston's brown mouse Naked-eared deer mouse Painted spiny pocket mouseDugongs, manatees, and sea cows in Guatemala
American manateeEdentates in Guatemala
Northern naked-tailed armadillo Common long-nosed armadillo
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