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mammals


Sloths reproduce<br />

sexually every birth is a<br />

breeding<br />

Their main habitat is in<br />

dense forests and live<br />

most of their lives<br />

climbing trees<br />

They are folivorous,<br />

their diet consists<br />

mainly of buds, tender<br />

shoots and leaves.


main<br />

predators<br />

and<br />

dengers<br />

hunting<br />

snakes<br />

dangers in<br />

the street


In Costa Rica there are two types of sloths, the toes and finger<br />

(Choleopus hoffmani) and finger of three finger (Barypus variegatus).<br />

The sloths, as their name indicate , are characterized by being slow in<br />

their movement, usually spend most of their time in the tops of the trees<br />

where they avoid their predators and get food and water


The case of Aviaries in the Caribbean, a sanctuary for<br />

prisoners and other species native to this part of the<br />

planet, that attracts thousands of tourists each year. This<br />

shrine is located in Cahuita, Limón


Order: Rodentia<br />

Family: Dasypractidae<br />

Genre: Dasyprocta<br />

Species: Punctata.<br />

Agouti, is the land<br />

mammal and day most<br />

common which is found in<br />

the lowlands and middle<br />

elevations of Costa Rica,<br />

body length varies between<br />

42 and 62 cm; weight 2 to 3<br />

kilograms.<br />

Their diet consists of:<br />

fruits, seeds, flowers,<br />

and insects that he<br />

collects with the front<br />

legs and carries them to<br />

the mouth support<br />

resting on the hind legs<br />

that are longer.


Its sexual reproduction a couple<br />

will have 1 to 2 babys at once. The<br />

young are born covered with hair<br />

and they begin to eat plants only<br />

an hour after birth


Its main predators are cats,<br />

with the snot boas,<br />

tolomuco, coyotes and<br />

coatis when the young are<br />

newly born


Squirrels are members of the Sciuridae family,<br />

consists of rodents, small or medium-sized family<br />

includes squirrels, ground squirrels, tree squirrels<br />

Squirrels tend to breed in the spring, but the<br />

times, of weaning and number of children<br />

depends on the species..<br />

Depending on the species,<br />

squirrels can have between 2<br />

to 15 offspring in each litter,<br />

and 1 to 2 litters per year.


It feeds on fruits,<br />

plant and possibly<br />

some invertebrates<br />

such as insect<br />

It inhabits the moist<br />

tropical forests


Bibliografía<br />

Áreas Protegidas y Parques Nacionales de Costa Rica. (julio de 2013).<br />

Obtenido de https://areasyparques.com/<strong>mamiferos</strong>cr/ma02/<br />

<strong>mamiferos</strong> annaus. (junio de 2015). Obtenido de<br />

https://areasyparques.com/<strong>mamiferos</strong>-de-costa-rica/<br />

mora. (s.f.). Fauna: La Guatusa. Obtenido de<br />

https://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr/rothschildia/v1n1/textos/19a.html<br />

Santuario del Perezoso en Costa Rica: un refugio dentro del bosque tropical.<br />

(s.f.). Obtenido de https://www.cityexpress.com/blog/santuario-perezosocosta-rica<br />

MARLING AMADOR DÌAZ<br />

SONIA ARAGÒN HERRERA

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