Northern Tamandua
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Northern Tamandua

Tamandua mexicana

Overview

Osa Peninsula, Corcovado and Arenal are among the six atlas places where the Northern Tamandua is recorded. Its records concentrate in Costa Rica, Panama and Mexico, with 308 records across eight countries in total. The species, also known by its scientific name Tamandua mexicana, is further recorded in Colombia and Ecuador.

Records for this mammal are seasonal. Observations peak from December to March, while the lowest numbers are recorded between August and October.

Records
308
Countries
8
Atlas places
6
Months with records
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Each bar is the share of its 34 month-dated grid cells with records in that month.

Recorded in and around these atlas places

These are open occurrence records, so they show where people looked for and recorded the Northern Tamandua as much as where it lives. Cells are up to 25 km across, and every location is generalised to its cell.

Where you'll find them

Generalised encounter areas, not exact locations. Each shape is a grid cell coloured by how likely the species is there.

  • Costa Rica
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 167 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Panama
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 52 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Mexico
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 40 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Colombia
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 23 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Ecuador
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 21 records · updated 40 days ago
    Very likely
  • Guatemala
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 3 records · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Belize
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 1 record · updated 40 days ago
    Likely
  • Honduras
    25 km zone · medium confidence · 1 record · updated 40 days ago
    Likely

Conservation status not assessed here yet, so every location is generalised to its grid cell.

Photographs
1 of Northern Tamandua