| Costa Rica is a country located in southern Central America and the tropical zone. It is bordered by by Nicaragua to the north and by Panama to the south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west and by the Caribbean Sea to the east. There is a mountain range in the center, and it makes a different climate in east and west. |
| Costa Rica | |
| Costa Rica
regionally extinct
in historic age | Frog | Monte Verde Golden Toad, Holdridge's Toad |
| bird | White-faced Whistling Duck, Eskimo Curlew, Ruddy Crake |
| Costa Rica
extant species | Opossum | Water Opossum, Common Opossum, Virginia Opossum, Mexican Mouse Opossum, Brown Four-eyed Opossum, Alston's Mouse Opossum, Gray Four-eyed Opossum, Derby's Woolly Opossum |
| Armadillo | Nine-banded Armadillo, Northern Naked-tailed Armadillo |
| Sloth | Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth, Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth |
| Anteater | Silky Anteater, Giant Anteater, Northern Tamandua |
| Primate | White-headed Capuchin, Central American Squirrel Monkey, Mantled Howler, Geoffroy's Spider Monkey |
| Rodent | Chiriqui Pocket Gopher, Cherrie's Pocket Gopher, Variable Pocket Gopher, Underwood's Pocket Gopher, Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, Central American Agouti, Lowland Paca, Central American Dwarf Squirrel, Variegated Squirrel, Deppe's Squirrel, Red-tailed Squirrel, Bangs's Mountain Squirrel |
| Lagomorph | Tapeti, Dice's Cottontail, Eastern Cottontail |
| Even-toed ungulate | White-lipped Peccary, Collared Peccary, White-tailed deer, Red Brocket |
| Odd-toed ungulate | Baird's Tapir |
| Carnivore | Jaguarundi, Ocelot, Oncilla, Margay, Jaguar, Coyote, Gray Fox, Hooded Skunk, Eastern Spotted Skunk, Striped Hog-nosed Skunk, Neotropical Otter, Tayra, Greater Grison, Long-tailed weasel, Crab-eating Raccoon, Common Raccoon, White-nosed Coati, Cacomistle, Kinkajou, Olingo, Harris's Olingo |
| Turtle | Common Snapping Turtle |
| Crocodile | Spectacled Caiman, American Crocodile |
| Basilisk | Plumed basilisk (running in water), Brown basilisk, Common basilisk, Western basilisk |
| Iguana | Club Tail Iguana, Black Spinytail Iguana, Green Iguana |
| endangered Salamander | Plantanillo Gorge Salamander, Cartago Worm Salamander, El Empalme Worm Salamander |
| endangered Frog | Lewis' Stubfoot Toad, Pass Stubfoot Toad, Veragoa Stubfoot Toad, Pico Blanco Toad, Costa Rica Brook Frog, Heredia Treefrog, Narrow-lined Treefrog, (Isthmohyla calypsa), Isla Bonita Treefrog, Continental Divide Treefrog, American Cinchona Plantation Treefrog, Starrett's Treefrog, (Rana vibicaria) |
| Curassow | Great Curassow |
| Stork | Wood Stork, Jabiru |
| Ibis | Green Ibis, American White Ibis, Glossy Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill |
| Condor | American Black Vulture, Turkey Vulture, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, King Vulture |
| Quetzal | Resplendent Quetzal |
| Pelican | Brown Pelican, American White Pelican |
| Toucan | Keel-billed Toucan, Chestnut-mandibled Toucan, Black-mandibled Toucan |
| Parrot | Scarlet Macaw, Great Green Macaw, Crimson-fronted Parakeet, Olive-throated Parakeet, Orange-fronted Parakeet, Brown-throated Parakeet, Sulphur-winged Parakeet, Orange-chinned Parakeet, Barred Parakeet, Red-fronted Parrotlet … total 17 species |
| endemic bird | Coppery-headed Emerald, Mangrove Hummingbird, Alfaro's Hummingbird, Dark Pewee, Black-cheeked Ant-tanager |
| Costa Rica
marine species | Whale | Sperm Whale, Pygmy Sperm Whale, Pygmy Beaked Whale, Blainville's Beaked Whale |
| Dolphin | Rough-toothed Dolphin, Costero, Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Spinner Dolphin, Clymene Dolphin, Striped Dolphin, Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Fraser's Dolphin, Risso's Dolphin, Melon-headed Whale, Pygmy Killer Whale, Orca (Killer Whale) |
| Turtle | Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Green turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Olive Ridley, Leatherback turtle |
| Frigatebird | Magnificent Frigatebird, Great Frigatebird |
| Albatross | Waved Albatross |
| Ray | Large-tooth sawfish |
| Shark | Whale shark, Scalloped hammerhead, Great hammerhead, Shortfin mako |
| Billfish | Atlantic sailfish, Atlantic Blue Marlin, Atlantic White Marlin |
| The following sites are the natural habitats of wildlife, where various species are seen, in Costa Rica. |
| Costa Rica | |
| La Amistad National Park
[World Heritage]
Rainforest | Primate | Central American Squirrel Monkey, Geoffroy's Spider Monkey |
| Odd-toed ungulate | Baird's Tapir |
| Carnivore | Cougar, Jaguarundi, Oncilla, Jaguar |
| Lizard | Emerald Swift,Green Spiny Lizard |
| Quetzal | Resplendent Quetzal |
| Parrot | Sulphur-winged Parakeet, Red-fronted Parrotlet |
| Owl | Bare-shanked Screech-owl |
| bird | Black Guan, Great Curassow, Black-breasted Wood Quail, Coppery-headed Emerald, Black-bellied Hummingbird, White-throated Mountain-gem, White-bellied Mountain-gem, Purple-throated Mountain-gem, Magenta-throated Woodstar, Scintillant Hummingbird, Purplish-backed Quail-dove, Buff-fronted Quail-dove, Rufous-breasted Quail-dove, Tawny-chested Flycatcher, Dark Pewee |
| Cocos Island National Park
[World Heritage] | Whale | Humpback Whale, Bottlenose Dolphin, Short-finned Pilot Whale |
| Marine mammal | California Sea Lion |
| Turtle | Green turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Olive Ridley |
| Lizard | (Norops townsendi), Pacific Least Gecko |
| bird | Cocos Island Cuckoo, Cocos Island Flycatcher, Cocos Island Finch |
| Frigatebird | Great Frigatebird |
| seabird | Brown Noddy, White Tern, Red-footed Booby, Brown Booby |
| Ray | Manta ray |
| Shark | Whale shark, Whitetip reef shark, Scalloped hammerhead |
| Billfish | Indo-Pacific sailfish |
| Tuna | Yellowfin tuna |
| Guanacaste Conservation Area
[World Heritage]
Mountainous area | Armadillo | Nine-banded Armadillo |
| Primate | White-headed Capuchin, Mantled Howler |
| Even-toed ungulate | Collared Peccary, White-tailed deer |
| Carnivore | Jaguarundi, Ocelot, White-nosed Coati |
| Curassow | Great Curassow |
| Parrot | Orange-fronted Parakeet |
| Owl | Pacific Screech-owl |
| bird | Lesser Ground-cuckoo, Long-tailed Manakin, White-throated Magpie-jay, Banded Wren, Hoffmann's Woodpecker |
| Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Nesting site | Turtle | Olive Ridley, Leatherback turtle |
