Animals of Panama
210 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Panama on GBIF: 89 birds, 57 mammals, 23 insects & other invertebrates, 18 sharks & fish, 14 reptiles, 9 amphibians. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map
All 210 animals by group
Weasels, otters, badgers & skunks 1
- Tayra Eira barbara
Raccoons, coatis & relatives 2
- Kinkajou Potos flavus
- White-nosed coati Nasua narica
Whales & dolphins 2
- Humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae
- Pantropical spotted dolphin Stenella attenuata
Deer 1
- Central American red brocket Mazama temama
Monkeys 8
- Black-headed spider monkey Ateles fusciceps
- Coiba Island howler Alouatta coibensis
- Colombian white-faced capuchin Cebus capucinus
- Geoffroy's spider monkey Ateles geoffroyi
- Geoffroy's tamarin Saguinus geoffroyi
- Mantled howler Alouatta palliata
- Panamanian night monkey Aotus zonalis
- Panamanian white-faced capuchin Cebus imitator
Marsupials 2
- Common opossum Didelphis marsupialis
- Derby's woolly opossum Caluromys derbianus
Bats 29
- Black mastiff bat Molossus rufus
- Black myotis Myotis nigricans
- Chestnut short-tailed bat Carollia castanea
- Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus
- Fringe-lipped bat Trachops cirrhosus
- Great fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus
- Greater bulldog bat Noctilio leporinus
- Greater sac-winged bat Saccopteryx bilineata
- Greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus
- Heller's broad-nosed bat Platyrrhinus helleri
- Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis
- Lesser sac-winged bat Saccopteryx leptura
- Lonchophylla concava Lonchophylla concava
- Northern little yellow-eared bat Vampyressa thyone
- Orange nectar bat Lonchophylla robusta
- Pale spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus discolor
- Pallas's long-tongued bat Glossophaga soricina
- Parnell's mustached bat Pteronotus parnellii
- Proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso
- Pygmy fruit-eating bat Artibeus phaeotis
- Salvin's big-eyed bat Chiroderma salvini
- Seba's short-tailed bat Carollia perspicillata
- Sowell's short-tailed bat Carollia sowelli
- Tent-making bat Uroderma bilobatum
- Thomas's fruit-eating bat Dermanura watsoni
- Toltec fruit-eating bat Artibeus toltecus
- Vampyriscus nymphaea Vampyriscus nymphaea
- Velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus
- White-throated round-eared bat Lophostoma silvicolum
Squirrels, chipmunks & marmots 2
- Red-tailed squirrel Sciurus granatensis
- Variegated squirrel Sciurus variegatoides
Mice, rats & other rodents 6
- Andean porcupine Coendou quichua
- Central American agouti Dasyprocta punctata
- Coiban agouti Dasyprocta coibae
- Lesser capybara Hydrochoerus isthmius
- Nephelomys devius Nephelomys devius
- Tome's spiny rat Proechimys semispinosus
Hedgehogs, shrews & moles 1
- Talamancan small-eared shrew Cryptotis gracilis
Sloths, anteaters & armadillos 3
- Brown-throated sloth Bradypus variegatus
- Hoffmann's two-toed sloth Choloepus hoffmanni
- Northern tamandua Tamandua mexicana
Birds of prey 10
- Black vulture Coragyps atratus
- Crested caracara Caracara plancus
- Harpy eagle Harpia harpyja
- Hen harrier Circus cyaneus
- King vulture Sarcoramphus papa
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Swallow-tailed kite Elanoides forficatus
- Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
Parrots 3
- Blue-and-yellow macaw Ara ararauna
- Red-and-green macaw Ara chloropterus
- Scarlet macaw Ara macao
Ducks, geese & swans 5
- American wigeon Mareca americana
- Black-bellied whistling duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Blue-winged teal Spatula discors
- Lesser scaup Aythya affinis
- Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata
Waders, gulls, terns & auks 21
- American golden plover Pluvialis dominica
- American herring gull Larus smithsonianus
- Black tern Chlidonias niger
- Common tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla
- Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
- Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes
- Parasitic jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Pomarine jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Red knot Calidris canutus
- Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis
- Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Sooty tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius
- White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis
Seabirds, divers & grebes 8
- American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Anhinga Anhinga anhinga
- Blue-footed booby Sula nebouxii
- Brown booby Sula leucogaster
- Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
- Magnificent frigatebird Fregata magnificens
- Pied-billed grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Red-footed booby Sula sula
Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 17
- American coot Fulica americana
- American purple gallinule Porphyrio martinica
- American white ibis Eudocimus albus
- Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Great blue heron Ardea herodias
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Green heron Butorides virescens
- Jabiru Jabiru mycteria
- Limpkin Aramus guarauna
- Little blue heron Egretta caerulea
- Roseate spoonbill Platalea ajaja
- Snowy egret Egretta thula
- Western cattle egret Ardea ibis
- Wood stork Mycteria americana
- Yellow-crowned night heron Nyctanassa violacea
Pigeons & doves 3
- Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
- Rock dove Columba livia (introduced)
Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 5
- Acorn woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
- Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Keel-billed toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus
- Resplendent quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
- Yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius
Hummingbirds, swifts & nightjars 4
- Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica
- Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor
- Common potoo Nyctibius griseus
- Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris
Songbirds & perching birds 10
- Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Gray catbird Dumetella carolinensis
- Great kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus
- House sparrow Passer domesticus (introduced)
- Indigo bunting Passerina cyanea
- Rose-breasted grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus
- Sand martin Riparia riparia
- Wood thrush Hylocichla mustelina
- Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata
Cuckoos, turacos & other birds 3
- Oilbird Steatornis caripensis
- Sunbittern Eurypyga helias
- Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus
Crocodiles & alligators 2
- American crocodile Crocodylus acutus
- Spectacled caiman Caiman crocodilus
Snakes 7
- Boa constrictor Boa constrictor
- Bothriechis schlegelii Bothriechis schlegelii (introduced)
- Bothrops asper Bothrops asper
- Milk snake Lampropeltis triangulum
- Oxybelis fulgidus Oxybelis fulgidus
- Rainbow boa Epicrates cenchria
- Yellow-bellied sea snake Hydrophis platurus
Lizards, geckos & tuatara 5
- Brown anole Anolis sagrei
- Common basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus
- Ctenosaura similis Ctenosaura similis
- Green iguana Iguana iguana
- Plumed basilisk Basiliscus plumifrons
Frogs & toads 9
- Agalychnis callidryas Agalychnis callidryas
- Agalychnis lemur Agalychnis lemur
- Atelopus varius Atelopus varius
- Ecnomiohyla rabborum Ecnomiohyla rabborum
- Green and black poison dart frog Dendrobates auratus
- Greenhouse frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris (introduced)
- Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni
- Panamanian golden frog Atelopus zeteki
- Strawberry poison dart frog Oophaga pumilio
Sharks 3
- Nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum
- Pelagic thresher Alopias pelagicus
- Whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus
Rays, skates & chimaeras 3
- Giant oceanic manta ray Mobula birostris
- Mobula munkiana Mobula munkiana
- Spotted eagle ray Aetobatus narinari
Bony fish 12
- Atlantic goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara
- Atlantic tripletail Lobotes surinamensis
- Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus
- Bluntsnout smooth-head Xenodermichthys copei
- Crevalle jack Caranx hippos
- Indo-Pacific sailfish Istiophorus platypterus
- Long-spine porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus
- Mackerel scad Decapterus macarellus
- Milkfish Chanos chanos
- Moorish idol Zanclus cornutus
- Rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata
- Roosterfish Nematistius pectoralis
Bees, wasps & ants 2
- Paraponera clavata Paraponera clavata
- Pharaoh ant Monomorium pharaonis
Beetles 1
- Elephant beetle Megasoma elephas
Grasshoppers, bugs & other insects 2
- American cockroach Periplaneta americana
- Hermetia illucens Hermetia illucens
Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids 3
- Argiope argentata Argiope argentata
- Gasteracantha cancriformis Gasteracantha cancriformis
- Trichonephila clavipes Trichonephila clavipes
Crabs, lobsters & shrimps 5
- Atlantic ghost crab Ocypode quadrata
- Cardisoma guanhumi Cardisoma guanhumi
- Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita clypeatus
- Grapsus grapsus Grapsus grapsus
- Panulirus argus Panulirus argus
Octopuses, squid & cuttlefish 1
- Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Jellyfish, corals & anemones 4
- Elkhorn coral Acropora palmata
- Porpita porpita Porpita porpita
- Pseudodiploria clivosa Pseudodiploria clivosa
- Staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis
Starfish, sea urchins & relatives 5
- Crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci
- Diadema antillarum Diadema antillarum
- Eucidaris tribuloides Eucidaris tribuloides
- Mellita quinquiesperforata Mellita quinquiesperforata
- Oreaster reticulatus Oreaster reticulatus
Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.