Tamandua mexicana

Scientific name:

Tamandua mexicana

Threat level:

Least concern

Authority:

Saussure, 1860

Version:

3.1

Year assessed:

2008

Assessor(s):

Meritt, D., Samudio, R. & Members of the IUCN SSC Edentate Specialist Group

Evaluator(s):

da Fonseca, G.A.B. (Edentate Red List Authority) & Berridge, R. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification:

Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, its occurrence in a number of protected areas, its tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic ranges:

• Belize (Native)
• Colombia (Native)
• Costa Rica (Native)
• Ecuador (Native)
• El Salvador (Native)
• Guatemala (Native)
• Honduras (Native)
• Mexico (Native)
• Nicaragua (Native)
• Panama (Native)
• Peru (Native)
• Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic Of (Native)

Population trend:

Unknown

Ecosystems

• Terrestrial

List of habitats:

• Forest
• Subtropical/Tropical Dry
• Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
• Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level
• Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
• Savanna
• Moist

List of conservation actions:

• Land/water management
• Site/area management