Central American Countries Animals Lists
Click any of the countries below to see a detailed list of animals located in that country!
- Animals in Bahamas
- Animals in Belize
- Animals in Costa Rica
- Animals in Cuba
- Animals in Dominican Republic
- Animals in Guatemala
- Animals in Honduras
- Animals in Haiti
- Animals in Jamaica
- Animals in Mexico
- Animals in Nicaragua
- Animals in Panama
- Animals in Puerto Rico
- Animals in El Salvador
- Animals in Trinidad and Tobago
Central American Animals

Alligator Gar
The alligator gar has toxic eggs to protect against predators

Ant
First evolved 100 million years ago!

Anteater
Found throughout the Southern Hemisphere!

Armadillo
Can curl into a hard, protective ball!

Axolotl
Found only in one complex of lakes!

Barn Owl
Found everywhere around the world!

Bat
Detects prey using echolocation!

Bear
There are 8 different species!

Beetle
There are more than 350,000 different species

Bird
Not all birds are able to fly!

Black Widow Spider
They typically prey on insects!

Bobcat
About double the size of a domestic cat!

Booby
Seabirds found across the South Pacific!

Bowfin
The bowfin is a primitive fish that first evolved in the Jurassic

Bullfrog
Has loud cow-like calls!

Butterfly
There are thought to be up 20,000 species!

Caiman
Can grow to up 6 meters long!

Caiman Lizard
One of the largest lizards in America!

Camel Spider
Fast, carnivorous arachnid with a painful bite.

Cat
First domesticated by the Ancient Egyptians!

Caterpillar
The larvae of a moth or butterfly!

Catfish
There are nearly 3,000 different species!

Centipede
There are about 3,000 documented species!

Chicken
First domesticated more than 10,000 years ago!

Chihuahua
Curious and devoted personality!

Cichlid
There are more than 2 000 known species!

Coati
Found in dense forests and wet jungles!

Cockroach
Dated to be around 300 million years old!

Collared Peccary
Form bands of up to 12 individuals!

Cooper’s Hawk
Eyes change color as they age

Cow
There are nearly 1.5 million worldwide!

Coyote
Also known as the Prairie Wolf!

Crab
There are 93 different crab groups

Crocodile
Have changed little in 200 million years!

Desert Tortoise
Lives in burrows underground!

Dog
First domesticated in South-East Asia!

Donkey
First domesticated 5,000 years ago!

Dragonfly
It's larvae are carnivorous!

Duck
Rows of tiny plates line their teeth!

Earwig
There are nearly 2,000 different species!

Eel
Eels can be a mere few inches long to 13 feet!

Falcon
The fastest creatures on the planet!

Flamingo
Sleeps on just one leg!

Fly
There are more than 240,000 different species!

Flying Squirrel
Can glide up to 90 meters!

Frog
There are around 7,000 different species!

Gar
Can grow to more than 3m long!

Gecko
There are thought to be over 2,000 species!

Geoffroys Tamarin
Has distinctive V shape on head!

Glass Frog
You can see their internal organs.

Glow Worm
Found inhabiting dense woodland and caves!

Gopher
They dig large networks of tunnels!

Grasshopper
There are 11,000 known species!

Guppy
Also known as the Millionfish!

Hamster
Able to run as quickly backwards as forwards!

Hare
Can reach speeds of over 40 mph!

Harpy Eagle
Talon's the size of a grizzly bear's claws!

Havanese
These are the only dogs that are native to Cuba

Hercules Beetle
Can grow up to 7 inches long!

Heron
Inhabits wetlands around the world!

Honey Bee
There are only 8 recognized species!

Horse
Has evolved over 50 million years!

House Finch
The house finch can become redder depending on what it eats

Howler Monkey
Spends 80% of it's time resting!

Human
Thought to have orignated 200,000 years ago!

Hummingbird
Beat their wings up to 80 times per second!

Ibis
Found in swamps, marshes and wetlands!

Iguana
Uses visual signals to communicate!

Insects
There are an estimated 30 million species!

Jaguar
The largest feline on the American continent!

Keel-Billed Toucan
It's beak can reach nearly 20 cm long!

Kingfisher
Inhabits wetlands and woodlands worldwide!

Kinkajou
The kinkajou is a nimble forest-dwelling mammal of Central and South America.

Ladybug
There are more than 5,000 species worldwide!

Leopard Frog
They can jump up to three feet

Lizard
There are around 5,000 different species!

Macaw
The largest species of parrot in the world!

Marine Toad
Produces a toxin used in arrow darts!

Mayfly
There are 2,500 known species worldwide!

Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
Some colonies have millions of bats

Millipede
Some species have a poisonous bite!

Mole
Primarily hunts and feeds on Earthworms!

Molly
Known for their calm and peaceful nature!

Monarch Butterfly
During migration, Monarch Butterflies may travel 250 or more miles each day.

Mongrel
Has characteristics of two or more breeds!

Monkey
There are around 260 known species!

Monte Iberia Eleuth
The smallest frog in the Northern Hemisphere!

Moorhen
Feeds on aquatic insects and water-spiders!

Moth
There are 250,000 different species!

Mountain Lion
Has no real natural predators!

Mourning Dove
It is almost always the male who makes the famous sad sound, which is a wooing call

Mouse
Found on every continent on Earth!

Mule
The offspring of a horse and donkey parents!

Muskrat
The muskrat can stay underwater up to 17 minutes at a time

Ocelot
Also known as the Painted Leopard!

Otter
There are 13 different species worldwide

Panther
Prefers to hunt at night than during the day!

Parrot
Can live for up to 100 years!

Peregrine Falcon
Fastest animal on Earth

Pheasant
Females lay between 8 and 12 eggs per clutch!

Pigeon
They can find their way back to their nests from up to 1300 miles away.

Poison Dart Frog
Inhabits the jungles of Central and South America!

Porcupine
There are 30 different species worldwide!

Puma
Has longer back legs than front legs!

Quail
Inhabits woodland and forest areas worldwide!

Quetzal
The tail feathers of the male can be 1m long!

Raccoon
Known to wash their food before eating it!

Rat
Omnivores that eat anything!

Rattlesnake
It's venom digests it's prey before it even swallows it!

Red Finch
Red finches can form flocks of over 100 birds.

Red Knee Tarantula
Inhabits the Pacific Mountains of Mexico!

River Turtle
Inhabits freshwater habitats around the world!

Robin
There are more than 45 species in Australia alone!

Roseate Spoonbill
The only Spoonbill in the western hemisphere!

Saber-Toothed Tiger
Canines up to 7 inches long!

Salamander
There are more than 700 different species!

Scorpion
There are around 2,000 known species!

Seahorse
Males give birth to up to 1,000 offspring!

Shrimp
There are 2,000 different species worldwide!

Sloth
It's body temperature is between 30 - 34 degrees!

Snail
There are nearly 1,000 different species!

Snake
There are around 3,000 known species worldwide

Snapping Turtle
Only found in North America!

Sparrow
There are 140 different species!

Spider Monkey
Found in the tropical jungles of South America!

Spotted Gar
They are commonly mistaken as logs in the water due to their cylindrical body.

Squirrel
Small rodents found in woodlands worldwide!

Squirrel Monkey
Lives in groups of up to 500 individuals!

Stick Insect
There are more than 3,000 different species!

Swan
Populations have been affected by pollution!

Termite
Their mounds can be up to 9 meters tall!

Tortoise
Can live until they are more than 150 years old!

Toucan
There are more than 40 different species!

Tree Frog
Found in warmer jungles and forests!

Umbrellabird
Migrates up and down the mountains!

Vampire Bat
Have a heat sensor on the end of their nose!

Vulture
There are 30 different species worldwide!

Wasp
There are around 75,000 recognised species!

White-Faced Capuchin
One of the world's most intelligent monkeys!

Wolf
Thought to date back more than 300,000 years!

Wolf Spider
Carnivorous arachnid that hunts its prey.

Woodlouse
Actually a crustacean, not an insect!

Woodpecker
There are 200 different species!
Central American Animals List
- Alligator Gar
- Ant
- Anteater
- Armadillo
- Axolotl
- Barn Owl
- Bat
- Bear
- Beetle
- Bird
- Black Widow Spider
- Bobcat
- Booby
- Bowfin
- Bullfrog
- Butterfly
- Caiman
- Caiman Lizard
- Camel Spider
- Cat
- Caterpillar
- Catfish
- Centipede
- Chicken
- Chihuahua
- Cichlid
- Coati
- Cockroach
- Collared Peccary
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Cow
- Coyote
- Crab
- Crocodile
- Desert Tortoise
- Dog
- Donkey
- Dragonfly
- Duck
- Earwig
- Eel
- Falcon
- Flamingo
- Fly
- Flying Squirrel
- Frog
- Gar
- Gecko
- Geoffroys Tamarin
- Glass Frog
- Glow Worm
- Gopher
- Grasshopper
- Guppy
- Hamster
- Hare
- Harpy Eagle
- Havanese
- Hercules Beetle
- Heron
- Honey Bee
- Horse
- House Finch
- Howler Monkey
- Human
- Hummingbird
- Ibis
- Iguana
- Insects
- Jaguar
- Keel-Billed Toucan
- Kingfisher
- Kinkajou
- Ladybug
- Leopard Frog
- Lizard
- Macaw
- Marine Toad
- Mayfly
- Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
- Millipede
- Mole
- Molly
- Monarch Butterfly
- Mongrel
- Monkey
- Monte Iberia Eleuth
- Moorhen
- Moth
- Mountain Lion
- Mourning Dove
- Mouse
- Mule
- Muskrat
- Ocelot
- Otter
- Panther
- Parrot
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pheasant
- Pigeon
- Poison Dart Frog
- Porcupine
- Puma
- Quail
- Quetzal
- Raccoon
- Rat
- Rattlesnake
- Red Finch
- Red Knee Tarantula
- River Turtle
- Robin
- Roseate Spoonbill
- Saber-Toothed Tiger
- Salamander
- Scorpion
- Seahorse
- Shrimp
- Sloth
- Snail
- Snake
- Snapping Turtle
- Sparrow
- Spider Monkey
- Spotted Gar
- Squirrel
- Squirrel Monkey
- Stick Insect
- Swan
- Termite
- Tortoise
- Toucan
- Tree Frog
- Turkey
- Umbrellabird
- Vampire Bat
- Vulture
- Wasp
- White-Faced Capuchin
- Wolf
- Wolf Spider
- Woodlouse
- Woodpecker