Sunday, May 21, 2023

MLGZoo: Icons of the Americas

 I'm combining North and South American into a single zone this year to given me flexibility in assigning "habitats" (planters). Represented are 31 species so far, and I will present these in alphabetical order.

ALPACA
Llama pacos

RANGE
Peru, Bolivia and Chile (native habitat)

CONSERVATION STATUS


AMERICAN ALLIGATOR
Alligator mississippiensis

RANGE
United States: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina

CONSERVATION STATUS


AMERICAN BISON
Bison bison

RANGE
Canada and the United States

CONSERVATION STATUS


BAIRD'S TAPIR
Tapirus bairdii

RANGE
Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Columbia

CONSERVATION STATUS


BOBCAT
Lynx rufus

RANGE
Canada, United States, and Mexico

CONSERVATION STATUS


BROWN-THROATED THREE-TOED SLOTH
Bradypus verigatus

RANGE
Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia

CONSERVATION STATUS


CALIFORNIA SEA LION
Zalophus californianus

RANGE
Canada, United States and Mexico

CONSERVATION STATUS


CAPYBARA
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

RANGE
Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.


CONSERVATION STATUS


COLLARED PECCARY
Dicotyles tajacu

RANGE
United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay

CONSERVATION STATUS


COYOTE
Canis latrans

RANGE
United States, Canada, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica

CONSERVATION STATUS


GALAPAGOS GIANT TORTOISE
Chelonoides niger

RANGE
Galapagos islands, Ecuador

CONSERVATION STATUS



GIANT ANTEATER
Myrmecophaga tridactyla

RANGE
El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina

CONSERVATION STATUS


GILA MONSTER
Heloderma suspectum

RANGE
United States and Mexico

CONSERVATION STATUS


GRAY WOLF
Canis lupus

RANGE
Canada, United States, et. al.

CONSERVATION STATUS


GRIZZLY BEAR
Ursus arctos horribilis

RANGE
Canada and United States

CONSERVATION STATUS


JAGUAR
Panthera onca

RANGE
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Pamana, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina

CONSERVATION STATUS


MANED WOLF
Chrysocyon brachyurus

RANGE
Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina

CONSERVATION STATUS


MOOSE
Alces alces

RANGE
United States, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia

CONSERVATION STATUS


MULE DEER
Odocoileus hemionus

RANGE
United States, Canada, and Mexico

CONSERVATION STATUS


NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER
Lontra canadensis

RANGE
Canada and United States

CONSERVATION STATUS


NORTHERN GENTOO PENGUIN
Pygoscelis p. papua

RANGE
Falkland Islands, Martillo Island, Islas de los Estados, and Argentinian coastline

CONSERVATION STATUS


OCELOT
Tamandua

RANGE
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina

CONSERVATION STATUS


SOUTHERN TAMANDUA
Tamandua tetradactyla

RANGE
Columbia, Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina

CONSERVATION STATUS


Timber Rattlesnake
Crotalus horridus

RANGE
United States: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota eastward; Michigan, Delaware & Maine excluded.

CONSERVATION STATUS


WOLVERINE
Gulo gulo

RANGE
Canada, United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia

CONSERVATION STATUS


Yellow-Bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris

RANGE
Canada and United States

CONSERVATION STATUS



TROPICAL AVIARY

BLUE & YELLOW MACAW
Ara ararauna

RANGE
Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia

CONSERVATION STATUS


HYACINTH MACAW
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

RANGE
Brazil and Paraguay

CONSERVATION STATUS


KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN
Ramphastos sulfuratus

RANGE
Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, and Venezuela

CONSERVATION STATUS


SCARLET MACAW
Ara macao

RANGE
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia

CONSERVATION STATUS

TOCO TOUCAN
Ramphastos toco

RANGE
Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay

CONSERVATION STATUS

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