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Animals in Costa Rica

28 mammal species are recorded in Costa Rica in this dataset, 2 of them in a threatened Red List category. Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica.

They belong to 12 families, the best represented being Phyllostomidae (12), Didelphidae (3), Emballonuridae (2). By Red List category: 2 Endangered, 2 Near Threatened, 24 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 Costa Rica is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 28 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
28
Threatened
2
Continent
North America
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Costa Rica

The most threatened species in Costa Rica

2 of the 2 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Costa Rica

  • Phyllostomidae 12
  • Didelphidae 3
  • Emballonuridae 2
  • Felidae 2
  • Procyonidae 2
  • Atelidae 1
  • Chlamyphoridae 1
  • Cuniculidae 1

Every species recorded in Costa Rica

All 28 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Costa Rica

The countries in North America that share the most species with Costa Rica, 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.