Animal Info - NicaraguaContentsThreatened Species, Environmental and Social Data (Mammals, Biodiversity/Ecosystems, Population, Area/Land Use, Protected Lands, Economy, Education), References and Links Threatened SpeciesThreatened Species: The following list includes all mammals which occur in Nicaragua and are rated as Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN) or Vulnerable (VU) in the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals.
Environmental and Social DataMammalsTotal number of species: 200 (Groombridge
& Jenkins 1994) Biodiversity/EcosystemsNicaragua contains portions of the Central American Mangroves Global 200 Ecoregion (Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999) PopulationPopulation in 1995: 4,433,000 (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995) Area/Land UseArea: 129,999 sq km (50,193 sq mi) (Natl.
Geog. Soc. 1995)
Percent of land area classified as the following degree of human disturbance: Low: 32 %, Medium: 13 %, High: 56 % (WRI 1994) Protected LandsArea: 3,630 sq km (1,401 sq mi) (Groombridge
1992) EconomyPer capita GNP ($ U.S.) (1991): $283 (WRI
1994) EducationPercent of females in secondary education (1989): 58 % (World Bank 1992) References and LinksReferences: Cons. Intl. 1999a, Groombridge 1992, Groombridge & Jenkins 1994, IUCN 1996, IUCN 2000, IUCN 2004, Natl. Geog. Soc. 1995, Olson & Dinerstein 1998, Olson & Dinerstein 1999, World Almanac 1999, World Bank 1992, WRI 1994 General Links (After you get to one of these sites, click on the link for Nicaragua): CIA World Factbook, Foreign Embassies of Washington, D.C., Library of Congress - Country Studies, University of Texas - Country Maps, Washington Post - Countries, World Resources Institute - Country Profiles; Links for Nicaragua: The Nature Conservancy - Nicaragua Top of Page | Search This Site Home | Rarest Mammals | Species Index | Species Groups Index | Country Index | Links Last modified: November 9, 2005; |
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