Northern Tamandua
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Northern Tamandua

Tamandua mexicana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Pico Bonito National Park
2 Verified records at Pico Bonito National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana) is a species of tamandua, an anteater in the family Myrmecophagidae. They live in tropical and subtropical forests from southern Mexico, through Central America, and to the edge of the northern Andes. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Pico Bonito National Park

Brown-throated Sloth
LC Endemic

Brown-throated Sloth

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bradypus variegatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Northern Tamandua at Pico Bonito National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
4 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
5 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
6 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
7 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
9 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
11 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
14 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
16 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
17 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
19 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
20 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
21 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
5–10%
22 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
23 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
25 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
26 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
27 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
28 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
29 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
30 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
31 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
32 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
33 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
34 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
35 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
36 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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