LA SELVA-BRAULIO CARRILLO MAMMALS 



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Fig. 3. Aerial photograph of La Selva Biological Station. Cleared area north of Rio Puerto 

 Viejo is outside the reserve. Photo by G. S. Hartshorn. 



to ensure habitat availability on a seasonal basis for those species that are altitudinal 

 migrants. 



Along with Costa Rica's efforts in establishing national parks and wildlife 

 refuges, the country has also afforded significant protection to its wildlife resources 

 through recent enactment of rare and endangered species laws. The following 

 21 species are included in Costa Rica's listing of Rare and Endangered Species: 

 water opossum (Chironectes minimus), Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasilien- 

 sis), mantied howler monkey {Alouatta palliata), Geoffroy's spider monkey {Ateles 

 geoffroyi), crested bare-face tamarin (Saguinus oedipus), squirrel monkey (Saimiri 

 oerstedii), three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus), giant anteater (Myrmecophaga 

 tridactyla), paca (Agouti paca), Harris' rice rat (Oryzomys aphrastus), mountain 

 squirrel (Syntheosciurus brochus), southern river otter (Lutra longicaudis), mountain 

 lion (Felis concolor), jaguar (F. onca), ocelot (F. pardalis), little spotted cat 

 (F. tigrina), margay (F. wiedii), jaguarundi (F. yagouaroundi) , Baird's tapir 

 (Tapirus bairdii), white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari), and manatee {Trichechus 

 manatus). Of these 21 species, at least 15 are, or were, found within the La Selva- 

 Braulio Carrillo complex: water opossum, Brazilian free-tailed bat, mantled howler 

 monkey, Geoffroy's spider monkey, three-toed sloth, giant anteater, paca, southern 

 river otter, mountain lion, jaguar, ocelot, margay, jaguarundi, white-lipped pec- 

 cary, and Baird's tapir. 



The La Selva Biological Station supports a mammalian fauna comprising at 

 least 114 species belonging to 9 orders. Included are 65 bats, 16 rodents, 14 carni- 



