Orangutan in Borneo

RAINFOREST MAMMALS

Tropical rainforests are home to many kinds of mammals, ranging in size from tiny mouse lemurs to the African forest elephant. While large mammals like cats (tigers, jaguars, leopards, and small cats) and primates (including monkeys and apes) are best known, most rainforest mammals are small, nocturnal, and inconspicuous. Bats and rodents are the most abundant types of mammals in most rainforests.

Below you will find profiles for a few rainforest mammals as well as a selection of photos. Please note there is more extensive information about rainforest mammals, including specific species, at the main rainforest site.

RAINFOREST MAMMALS
Borugo (Agouti taczanowskii) Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) Squirrel Monkey; Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Male Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) Forest elephant heading toward the jungle in Loango National Park (Gabon) Baby gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (Gabon) Jaguar (Panthera onca) Adult male Proboscis monkey (Indonesia) Red howler monkey howling Bats in a Malaysian limestone cave (Malaysia) Jaguar emerging from the Pantanal		Sloth; Peru Emperor Tamarin (Saguinus imperator) Young orangutan feeding while hanging from tree (Indonesia) Red howler monkey Ocelot Hemicentetes semispinosus tenrec Capybara leaving water with a bird on its back Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Ex-captive Adult Male Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) (Indonesia) Male silverback gorilla standing tall (Gabon) Ebony langur (Trachypithecus auratus)		Borneo forest squirrel (Indonesia) Indri feeding on leaves Gray Mouse Lemur (Microcebus murinus) Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) Woolly monkey Forest elephant in Gabon (Gabon) Capybara crossing a road Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta pigra) Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) [juvenile] Red duiker in the Bwindi rainforest (Uganda) Large Orangutan Looking into Camera Margay (Leopardus wiedii) (Belize)

PROFILES

PRIMATES

Wied's Tufted-Eared Marmoset

Woolly Monkey

CATS

Jaguar

Ocelot

OTHERS

African Forest Buffalo

Bat

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