New Root's conservation efforts support the habitats that sustain native wildlife.

Have a look through the species list to get a sense of some of animals that live in Honduran forests.

A great resource for further information on these species can be found here.

SPECIES LIST

Alouatta villosa
Howler monkey
Zaraguate

Ateles geoffroyi
Spider monkey
Mico

Bassariscus sumachristi
Ring tailed cat
Guayanoche

Canis latrans
Coyote
Coyote

Coendou prehensilis
Porcupine
Puerco espin

Cryptotis parva
Lesser american short tailed shrews
Musaraña

Cuniculus paca
Lowland paca
Tepezcuintle

Cyclopes didactylus
Pigmy silky anteater
Flores de balsa

Dasyprocta punctata
Agouti
Cotuza

Dasypus novemcinctus
Armadillo
Armadillo

Didelphis marsupialis
American opossum
Tacuazín

Ectophylla alba
Honduran white bat
Murciélago blanco

Eira barbara
Tayra
Comadreja grande

Felis concolor
Puma, Cougar
Puma, León

Felis onca
Jaguar
Jaguar

Felis pardalis
Ocelote
Ocelote, tigrillo

Felis wiedii
Margay
Margay, tigrillo

Felis yaguarundi
Jaguarondi
Yaguarundi, Gato salvaje

Galictis vittata
Grison
Grison

Mazama americana
Brocket deer
Güitsizil

Mephitis macroura
Skunk
Zorrillo

Mustela frenata
Weasel
Comadreja

Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Giant anteater
Oso real

Nasua narica
Coati
Pizote

Lutra annectens
Otter
Nutria

Odocoileus virginianus
White tailed deer
Venado

Potos flavos
Kinkajou
Micoleón

Procyon lotor
Racoon
Mapache

Sylvilagus floridanus
Cottontail rabbit
Conejo

Tamandua tetradactyla
Three toed anteater
Oso hormiguero

Tapirus bairdii
Tapir
Danta

Tayassu tajacu
Pecarries
Coche de monte

Urocyon cinereo-argenteus
Grey fox
Gato de monte