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Animals in Suriname

15 mammal species are recorded in Suriname in this dataset, 3 of them in a threatened Red List category. Suriname sits in South America, where 232 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Suriname.

They belong to 9 families, the best represented being Phyllostomidae (7), Atelidae (1), Bradypodidae (1). By Red List category: 1 Endangered, 2 Vulnerable, 12 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 Suriname is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 15 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
15
Threatened
3
Continent
South America
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Suriname

The most threatened species in Suriname

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 Suriname

  • Phyllostomidae 7
  • Atelidae 1
  • Bradypodidae 1
  • Cebidae 1
  • Didelphidae 1
  • Emballonuridae 1
  • Megalonychidae 1
  • Mustelidae 1

Every species recorded in Suriname

All 15 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Suriname

The countries in South America that share the most species with Suriname, 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.