Oncilla
Scientific name: Leopardus tigrinus
English: Oncilla
Dutch: Oncilla / Tijgerkat
Sranan: Tigrikati
Trio: Tokorori
Wayana: Malakaja
Class: Mammals
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Ocelot
Scientific name: Leopardus pardalis
English: Ocelot
Dutch: Ocelot
Sranan: Heitigrikati
Trio: Pakoronpë / Pakoroinko
Wayana: Kulimanëne Kaikuï
Class: Mammals
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Caryocar glabrum
Scientific name: Caryocar glabrum (Aubl.) Pers.
Vern:
Local: alukulé-kwarie, ningre-kwarie (Sr); itébállí (GU); piquiá-rana (BrP)
Indig: soo (Tr, pronounced “show”)
Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Caryocaraceae
Kapok / Silk-Cotton Tree
Scientific name: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Vern: Silk-cotton tree (En); kapokboom (Du); fromager (Fr); ceiba (Sp)
Local: kankantrie (Sr); silk-cotton tree (GU); sumaúma (BrP)
Indig: kumaka (Tr)
Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
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Jaguarundi
Scientific name: Puma yagouaroundi
Vern: jaguarundi (En) ; jaguarundi (Du)
Local: blakatigrikati (Sr)
Indig: ëripoimë (Tr); alatale(Way)
Class: Mammals
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Iron Wood
Scientific name: Handroanthus serratifolius (Vahl) G. Nicholson (Syn: Tabebuia serratifolius)
Vern: iron wood, tabebuia (En); groenhart (Du); Ipe amarelo, pau d’arco (BPo); araguaney (Sp)
Local: groenhart (Sr); hakia, ironwood (GU)
Indig: arani (Tr)
Growth Form: Trees & shrubs
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Common Vampire Bat
Scientific name: Desmodus rotundus
Vern: Common Vampire Bat (En) ; Zuid-Amerikaanse Vampier / Gewone Vampier (Du)
Local: Fremusu (Sr)
Indig: Nuhton / Munu Enïne Nere (Tr); Nere Mü Elïne (Way)
Class: Mammals
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
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Spectral Bat
Scientific name: Vampyrum spectrum
English: Spectral Bat / Linnaeus’ false vampire bat
Dutch: Grote Onechte Vampier
Sranan: Bigi Fremusu
Trio: Sai
Wayana: Nere
Class: Mammals
Order: Chiroptera
Family: Phyllostomidae
Morototo / Maramara
Scientific name: Didymopanax morototoni (Aubl.) Decne. & Planch. (Synonym: Shefflera morototoni)
Vern: morototo (En); cassavehout (Du); bois de Saint-Jean (Fr)
Local: kasaba-udu; morototo (Sr); matchwood (Gu); morototo (FG)
Indig: maramara (Tr); molototo (Way); karohoro (Lok)
Maroon: atapé (Sar)
Growth Form: Trees & Shrubs
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
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Lowland Paca
Scientific name: Cuniculus paca
English: Lowland Paca
Dutch: Surinaamse Haas / Paca
Sranan: Hei
Trio: Kurimau
Wayana: Kurimau
Class: Mammals
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cuniculidae