Endemic Animals of Nicaragua

The Pacific parakeet or Nicaraguan green conure (Psittacara strenuus ) is a species of parakeet. Some ornithologists consider it a subspecies of the green parakeet (Psittacara holochlorus ), however it is considered a full species according to the IOC World Bird List.This bird is endemic to a small area in western Nicaragua, the Chocoyero-El Brujo Natural Reserve. Nesting sites lie within this protected area, but the birds still face threats ...
from the outside world when they leave the reserve to feed. Nonetheless, its population is considered not immediately threatened (especially compared to some of its relatives such as the Socorro parakeet), and when BirdLife and the IUCN considered it a good species, it was listed as 'least concern'. Less

Micrurus nigrocinctus babaspul, or the babaspul (Creole for "barber's pole"), is a subspecies of Micrurus nigrocinctus, commonly known as the Central American coral snake. M. n. babaspul is a venomous elapid from Big Corn Island (Isla Grande del Maíz ), Nicaragua. According to O'Shea (2008) this is an endangered subspecies, and the subspecies may even be extinct. Less

Oryzomys dimidiatus, also known as the Nicaraguan oryzomys, Thomas's rice rat, or the Nicaraguan rice rat, is a rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is known from only three specimens, all collected in southeastern Nicaragua since 1904. Placed in Nectomys upon its discovery, it was later classified in its own subgenus of Oryzomys and finally recognized as closely related to other species now placed in Oryzomys, including the marsh rice rat and ...
Coues' rice rat, which occurs in the same region.With a head and body length of 110 to 128 mm (4.3 to 5.0 in), Oryzomys dimidiatus is a medium-sized rice rat. The upperparts are gray-brown and the underparts are grayish, not buffy as in O. couesi. The tail is only slightly darker above than below. All three specimens were caught near water and the species may be semiaquatic, spending some time in the water. Its conservation status is currently assessed as "Data Deficient". Less

Richmond's squirrel (Sciurus richmondi ) is a poorly known tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus endemic to Nicaragua, which is likely a synonym of the red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis ). It is locally known as the ardilla del rama. Less

Chondropoma callipeplum is a species of small operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Pomatiidae.This species is endemic to Nicaragua. Less

Turbonilla nicarasana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. Less