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Honduras

Official name
Republic of Honduras
ISO alpha-2 code
HN
ISO alpha-3 code
HND
ISO numeric-3 code
340
Continent
Northern America
Subscribe to Honduras
Assessment ID
206962
Taxon name
Stenella attenuata
Gray, 1846
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Stenella attenuata
Gray, 1846
Common name(s)
Delfín
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
delphinidae
Genus
Stenella
Species
attenuata
Species authority
Gray, 1846
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Honduras
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Honduras
Country ISO code(s)
HND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
II SPAW Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean, Importancia para ecoturismo/Importance for ecotourism, Priorizacion de áreas/Prioritizing areas
Abbreviated status
AnII Et PA
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alvaro Herrera, Cintia Zelaya Alonso, José Manuel Rey & Orlando Hector Portillo (Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente & the Government of Norway)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
INVALID
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
Assessment ID
206951
Taxon name
Puma concolor
Linnaeus, 1771
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Puma concolor
Linnaeus, 1771
Common name(s)
Puma, León
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Puma
Species
concolor
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1771
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Honduras
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Honduras
Country ISO code(s)
HND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Amenazadas/Threatened, Apéndices II CITES/Appendice II CITES, Importancia comercial o de consumo/Consumer or commercial importance, Priorizacion de áreas/Prioritizing areas
Abbreviated status
Am ApII Co PA
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alvaro Herrera, Cintia Zelaya Alonso, José Manuel Rey & Orlando Hector Portillo (Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente & the Government of Norway)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
INVALID
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
Assessment ID
206947
Taxon name
Potos flavus
Schreber, 1774
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Potos flavus
Schreber, 1774
Common name(s)
Mico de noche, micoleón
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
procyonidae
Genus
Potos
Species
flavus
Species authority
Schreber, 1774
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Honduras
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Honduras
Country ISO code(s)
HND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Importancia para ecoturismo/Importance for ecotourism
Abbreviated status
Et
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alvaro Herrera, Cintia Zelaya Alonso, José Manuel Rey & Orlando Hector Portillo (Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente & the Government of Norway)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
INVALID
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
Assessment ID
206940
Taxon name
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Physeter macrocephalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Ballena de esperma
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
cetacea
Family
physeteridae
Genus
Physeter
Species
macrocephalus
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Honduras
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Honduras
Country ISO code(s)
HND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Raro/Rare, Importancia para ecoturismo/Importance for ecotourism, Priorizacion de áreas/Prioritizing areas
Abbreviated status
Ra Et PA
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alvaro Herrera, Cintia Zelaya Alonso, José Manuel Rey & Orlando Hector Portillo (Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente & the Government of Norway)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
INVALID
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
Assessment ID
206934
Taxon name
Panthera onca
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Panthera onca
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Tigre, Jaguar, Tecuán
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
felidae
Genus
Panthera
Species
onca
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Honduras
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Honduras
Country ISO code(s)
HND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
En peligro/In danger, Apéndices I CITES/Appendice I CITES, Importancia comercial o de consumo/Consumer or commercial importance, Priorizacion de áreas/Prioritizing areas
Abbreviated status
Ep ApI Co PA
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alvaro Herrera, Cintia Zelaya Alonso, José Manuel Rey & Orlando Hector Portillo (Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente & the Government of Norway)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
INVALID
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
Assessment ID
206928
Taxon name
Odocoileus virginianus
Zimmermann, 1780
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Odocoileus virginianus
Zimmermann, 1780
Common name(s)
Venado, Venado Cola Blanca
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Odocoileus
Species
virginianus
Species authority
Zimmermann, 1780
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Honduras
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Honduras
Country ISO code(s)
HND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Amenazadas/Threatened, Importancia comercial o de consumo/Consumer or commercial importance, Importancia para ecoturismo/Importance for ecotourism, Priorizacion de áreas/Prioritizing areas
Abbreviated status
Am Co Et PA
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alvaro Herrera, Cintia Zelaya Alonso, José Manuel Rey & Orlando Hector Portillo (Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente & the Government of Norway)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
INVALID
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
Assessment ID
206923
Taxon name
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Linnaeus, 1758
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Myrmecophaga tridactyla
Linnaeus, 1758
Common name(s)
Oso caballo, oso hormiguero grande
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
pilosa
Family
myrmecophagidae
Genus
Myrmecophaga
Species
tridactyla
Species authority
Linnaeus, 1758
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Honduras
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Honduras
Country ISO code(s)
HND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
En peligro/In danger, Apéndices II CITES/Appendice II CITES, II SPAW Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean, Priorizacion de áreas/Prioritizing areas
Abbreviated status
Ep ApII AnII PA
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alvaro Herrera, Cintia Zelaya Alonso, José Manuel Rey & Orlando Hector Portillo (Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente & the Government of Norway)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
INVALID
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
Assessment ID
206920
Taxon name
Mustela frenata
Lichtenstein, 1831
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Mustela frenata
Lichtenstein, 1831
Common name(s)
Comadreja
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
carnivora
Family
mustelidae
Genus
Mustela
Species
frenata
Species authority
Lichtenstein, 1831
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Honduras
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Honduras
Country ISO code(s)
HND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Raro/Rare, Priorizacion de áreas/Prioritizing areas
Abbreviated status
Ra PA
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alvaro Herrera, Cintia Zelaya Alonso, José Manuel Rey & Orlando Hector Portillo (Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente & the Government of Norway)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
INVALID
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
Assessment ID
206915
Taxon name
Micoureus alstoni
J. A. Allen, 1900
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Micoureus alstoni
J. A. Allen, 1900
Common name(s)
Marmosa
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Micoureus
Species
alstoni
Species authority
J. A. Allen, 1900
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Honduras
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Honduras
Country ISO code(s)
HND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
No Evaluation
Abbreviated status
NE
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alvaro Herrera, Cintia Zelaya Alonso, José Manuel Rey & Orlando Hector Portillo (Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente & the Government of Norway)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
INVALID
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
Assessment ID
206914
Taxon name
Metachirops opossum
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Uploaded by
National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Metachirops opossum
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name(s)
Gray Four-eyed Opossum
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
didelphimorphia
Family
didelphidae
Genus
Metachirops
Species
opossum
Species authority
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758) (accepted name)
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Honduras
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Honduras
Country ISO code(s)
HND
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
No Evaluation
Abbreviated status
NE
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment details
Year assessed
2007
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Alvaro Herrera, Cintia Zelaya Alonso, José Manuel Rey & Orlando Hector Portillo (Secreteria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente & the Government of Norway)
Criteria system used
Non-IUCN
Reference for methods given
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
INVALID
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Publication
Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras
Portillo-Reyes, H.O. 2007. Recopilación de la Información Sobre la Biodiversidad de Honduras. Informe Final de Consultaría. Tegucigalpa: INBIO-DiBio.