🇳🇮Animals recorded in Nicaragua

Which animals have been recorded in Nicaragua? 23,120 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 216 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Bufomicrus cristatus, Trichobius joblingi, Black-bellied Racerunner.

• 23,120 records
• 1,200+ species
• 43 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Bufomicrus cristatus, Trichobius joblingi, Black-bellied Racerunner. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Nicaragua

	Animal	Group	Records
	Bufomicrus cristatus	Insecta Curculionidae	121
	Trichobius joblingi	Insecta Hippoboscidae	108
	Black-bellied Racerunner Aspidoscelis deppii	Squamata Teiidae	92
	Great Fruit-Eating Bat Artibeus lituratus	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	90
	Seba's Short-tailed Bat Carollia perspicillata	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	86
	Midas cichlid Amphilophus citrinellus	— Cichlidae	79
	Merriam's Long-tongued Bat Glossophaga mutica	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	79
	Nicaraguan Grackle Quiscalus nicaraguensis	Aves Icteridae	75
	Jamaican fruit bat Artibeus jamaicensis	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	74
	Silky Short-Tailed Bat Carollia brevicaudum	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	74
	Flaming Poison Frog Oophaga pumilio	Amphibia Dendrobatidae	70
	Patilla Clearwing Ithomia patilla	Insecta Nymphalidae	68
	Sinaloan Mastiff Bat Molossus sinaloae	Mammalia Molossidae	67
	Strebla hertigi	Insecta Hippoboscidae	66
	Macrops cryptops	Insecta Curculionidae	65
	Stream Anole Anolis oxylophus	Squamata Dactyloidae	64
	Trichobius costalimai	Insecta Hippoboscidae	64
	Brilliant Forest Frog Lithobates warszewitschii	Amphibia Ranidae	63
	Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus phaeotis	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	61
	Anypotactus jansoni	Insecta Curculionidae	57
	Anypotactus exilis	Insecta Curculionidae	56
	Bighead Anole Anolis capito	Squamata Dactyloidae	54
	Hermes Satyr Hermeuptychia hermes	Insecta Nymphalidae	53
	Megistopoda aranea	Insecta Hippoboscidae	53
	Long-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia linearis	Aves Pipridae	53
	Northern Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira parvidens	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	53
	Trichobioides perspicillatus	Insecta Hippoboscidae	50
	Banded Peacock Anartia fatima	Insecta Nymphalidae	50
	Ameiva Festiva Holcosus festivus	Squamata Teiidae	49
	Mexican Deer Mouse Peromyscus mexicanus	Mammalia Cricetidae	48
	Mombacho Mushroomtongue Salamander Bolitoglossa mombachoensis	Amphibia Plethodontidae	46
	Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer	Aves Tyrannidae	46
	Aspidoptera phyllostomatis	Insecta Hippoboscidae	45
	Clay-colored Thrush Turdus grayi	Aves Turdidae	44
	Ochre-bellied Flycatcher Mionectes oleagineus	Aves Tyrannidae	43
	Aspidoptera delatorrei	Insecta Hippoboscidae	42
	Epicauta isthmica	Insecta Meloidae	41
	Dart Poison Frog Dendrobates auratus	Amphibia Dendrobatidae	41
	Mountain Elaenia Elaenia frantzii	Aves Tyrannidae	41
	Border Anole Anolis limifrons	Squamata Dactyloidae	41
	Blue-throated Sapphire Chlorestes eliciae	Aves Trochilidae	40
	Smicridea ulva	Insecta Hydropsychidae	40
	White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa	Aves Corvidae	40
	Barred Yellow Eurema daira	Insecta Pieridae	40
	Common Rain Frog Craugastor fitzingeri	Amphibia Craugastoridae	39
	Arthrocorynus dotatus	Insecta Curculionidae	38
	Commissaris's Long-tongued Bat Glossophaga commissarisi	Mammalia Phyllostomidae	38
	Pantomorus strabo	Insecta Curculionidae	37
	Trichobius parasiticus	Insecta Hippoboscidae	37
	Passerini's Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii	Aves Thraupidae	37
	Chestnut-capped Brushfinch Arremon brunneinucha	Aves Passerellidae	37
	Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis	Aves Turdidae	36
	Bransford's Litter Frog Craugastor bransfordii	Amphibia Craugastoridae	35
	Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila	Aves Trochilidae	35
	Aztec Mastiff Bat Molossus aztecus	Mammalia Molossidae	35
	Rusty Clearwing Greta morgane	Insecta Nymphalidae	34
	Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus	Aves Corvidae	34
	American Kestrel Falco sparverius	Aves Falconidae	34
	Mexican Smilisca Smilisca baudinii	Amphibia Hylidae	33
	house mouse Mus musculus	Mammalia Muridae	33