Scientific name' 



Family 



English common name 



a) Mammals 

 Didelphis spp. 

 Tamandua mexicana 

 Dasypus novemcinctus 

 Sciurus deppei 

 Sciurus yucatanensis 

 Orthogeomys hispidus*^ 

 Agouti paca* 

 Dasyprocta punctata* 

 Urocyon cinereoargenteus 

 Nasua nasua* 

 Potos flavus 

 Eira barbara 

 Conepatus semistriatus 

 Tayassu tajacu* 

 Mazama americana* 

 Odocoileus virginianus* 



Didelphidae 



Myrmecophagidae 



Dasypodidae 



Sciuridae 



Sciuridae 



Geomyidae 



Agoutidae 



Dasyproctidae 



Canidae 



Procyonidae 



Procyonidae 



Mustelidae 



Mustelidae 



Tayassuidae 



Cervidae 



Cervidae 



Opossum 



Tamandua 



Nine-banded armadillo 



Squirrel 



Squirrel 



Pocket gopher 



Paca 



Agouti 



Gray fox 



Coaa 



Kinkajou 



Tayra 



Skunk 



Collared peccary 



Brocket deer 



White-tailed deer 



b) Birds 



Crypturellus boucardi 

 Crypturellus cinnamomeus* 

 Ortalis vetula* 

 Agriocharis ocellata* 

 Columba speciosa 

 Leptotila verreauxi 

 Amazona albifrons 



Tinamidae 



Tinamidae 



Cracidae 



Meleagrididae 



Columbidae 



Columbidae 



Psittacidae 



Slaty-breasted tinamou 

 Thicket tinamou 

 Plain chachalaca 

 Ocellated turkey 

 Scaled pigeon 

 White-tipped dove 

 White-fronted parrot 



Primary sources for scientific names: Leopold (1977) and Peterson and Chalif (1973). 

 * = Game species. See Chapter 3 for additional information about game species. 



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