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Animals in Belize

22 mammal species are recorded in Belize in this dataset, 3 of them in a threatened Red List category. Belize sits in North America, where 155 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Belize.

They belong to 8 families, the best represented being Phyllostomidae (11), Felidae (3), Atelidae (2). By Red List category: 3 Endangered, 2 Near Threatened, 17 Least Concern.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming Belize is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 22 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
22
Threatened
3
Continent
North America
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Belize

The most threatened species in Belize

3 of the 3 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Belize

  • Phyllostomidae 11
  • Felidae 3
  • Atelidae 2
  • Procyonidae 2
  • Chlamyphoridae 1
  • Cuniculidae 1
  • Didelphidae 1
  • Tapiridae 1

Every species recorded in Belize

All 22 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Belize

The countries in North America that share the most species with Belize, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.