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Mammals of Suriname

Monkeys, big cats, sloths, bats, manatees and every other mammal recorded in Suriname.

303 species · 258 profiles

Groups

Monkeys18 speciesCats, otters & other carnivores24 speciesSloths, anteaters & armadillos13 speciesDolphins & whales21 speciesDeer, peccaries & tapir15 speciesRodents62 speciesBats130 speciesOpossums17 speciesManatee & other mammals3 species

Most observed in Suriname

Common Squirrel MonkeyCommon Squirrel MonkeySaimiri sciureuskeskesiBrown CapuchinBrown CapuchinSapajus apellaRed-rumped AgoutiRed-rumped AgoutiDasyprocta leporinaGuianan Red Howler MonkeyGuianan Red Howler MonkeyAlouatta macconnellibabunPale-throated Three-toed SlothPale-throated Three-toed SlothBradypus tridactylussonloiriGuyana DolphinSotalia guianensisprofosuWhite-faced SakiWhite-faced SakiPithecia pitheciawanakuGolden-handed TamarinGolden-handed TamarinSaguinus midassaguwenkeProboscis BatProboscis BatRhynchonycteris nasoGiant OtterGiant OtterPteronura brasiliensisSouthern OpossumSouthern OpossumDidelphis marsupialisLinnaeus's Two-toed SlothLinnaeus's Two-toed SlothCholoepus didactylusskapuloiriGuiana Spider MonkeyGuiana Spider MonkeyAteles paniscuskwataSouth American TapirSouth American TapirTapirus terrestrisbofruGray Four-eyed OpossumGray Four-eyed OpossumPhilander opossumLong-tailed PorcupineLong-tailed PorcupineCoendou longicaudatusNorthwestern Red BrocketNorthwestern Red BrocketMazama americanaCapybaraCapybaraHydrochoerus hydrochaerisJaguarJaguarPanthera oncatigriSouthern TamanduaSouthern TamanduaTamandua tetradactylamirafroitiNorthern Bearded Saki MonkeyNorthern Bearded Saki MonkeyChiropotes sagulatusbisaSouth American CoatiSouth American CoatiNasua nasuakwasi-kwasiSeba's Short-tailed BatSeba's Short-tailed BatCarollia perspicillataTayraTayraEira barbaraWhite-lipped PeccaryWhite-lipped PeccaryTayassu pecaripingoChestnut weeper capuchinChestnut weeper capuchinCebus castaneusGuianan SquirrelGuianan SquirrelSciurus aestuansbonboniLinnaeus's Mouse OpossumLinnaeus's Mouse OpossumMarmosa murinaBare-tailed Woolly OpossumBare-tailed Woolly OpossumCaluromys philanderKinkajouKinkajouPotos flavusMountain LionMountain LionPuma concolorGreater Sac-winged BatGreater Sac-winged BatSaccopteryx bilineataCollared PeccaryCollared PeccaryPecari tajacupakiraNeotropical Pygmy SquirrelNeotropical Pygmy SquirrelSciurillus pusillusCrab-eating RaccoonCrab-eating RaccoonProcyon cancrivoruskrabu-daguOcelotOcelotLeopardus pardalistigrikatiFlat-faced Fruit-eating BatFlat-faced Fruit-eating BatArtibeus planirostrisSpotted PacaSpotted PacaCuniculus pacaPallas's Long-tongued BatPallas's Long-tongued BatGlossophaga soricinaLesser Sac-winged BatLesser Sac-winged BatSaccopteryx lepturaLittle white-shouldered batLittle white-shouldered batAmetrida centurioWest Indian ManateeWest Indian ManateeTrichechus manatusNortheastern Silky AnteaterNortheastern Silky AnteaterCyclopes didactyluslikanuBrazilian Spiny Tree RatBrazilian Spiny Tree RatMakalata didelphoidesGiant AnteaterGiant AnteaterMyrmecophaga tridactylatamanuwaGuianan Greater Long-nosed ArmadilloGuianan Greater Long-nosed ArmadilloDasypus kappleriGreat Fruit-eating BatGreat Fruit-eating BatArtibeus lituratusCayenne Spiny RatCayenne Spiny RatProechimys guyannensis