The conservation status of Latin America’s icons

As the importance of conservation is at an all time high, we’ve provided a list of list of Latin America’s National animals and their conservation status as stated by the IUCN.

Photo: IUCN listings

North and Central America (and Guyana) Belieze

Baird’s Tapir

Status: Endangered

Photo: Hawkins

Costa Rica

Sloth

Status: Critically endangered

Photo: Toucan Rescue Ranch

El Salvador

Motmot
Status: Least concern

Photo: eBird

Guatemala

Resplendent quetzals
Status: Near threatened (population decreasing)

Photo: Whitehawk Birding Honduras

Yucatan

white-tailed deer
Status: Least concern (population stable)

Photo: Rainforest Alliance

Mexico & Guyana
Jaguar

Status: Near threatened

Photo: World Wildlife Fund

Panama

Panamanian golden frog

Status: Critically engendered

Photo: San Diego Zoo South America

Argentina

Rufous hornero

Status: Least concern

Photo: eBird

Bolivia

Llama
Status: Unclassified due to being a domestic animal

Photo: National Geographic Brazil

Chile
The huemul deer

Status: Endangered

Photo: Ultimateungulate

Colombia and Ecuador

Andean Condor
Status: Near threatened

Photo: The Peregrine Fund

French Guiana

Deer
Status: Inadequate data

Photo: Britannica

Paraguay

Pampas fox
Status: Least concern

Photo: Patagonia and other adventure travel destinations

Peru

Vicuñas
Status: Least concern

Photo: Whitley Fund for Nature

Suriname

Lesser Kisskadee

Status: Least concern

Photo: Peru Aves

Uruguay

Southern lawping

Status: Least Concern

Photo: Peru Aves

Venezuela

Venezuelan troupial

Status: Least concern

Photo: The Spruce Caribbean

Cuba

Cuban trogon
Status: Least concern

Photo: Charismatic Planet

Dominican Republic

Palmchat
Status: Least concern

Photo: Britannica

Haiti

Hispaniolan Trogon

Status: Near threatened

Photo: eBird

Dependencies and constituent entities Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe Racoon

Status: Endangered

Photo: Phillipe Chassot Photography Martinique

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican coquí

Status: Least concern

Photo: El Boricua Saint-Barthélemy Undeclared

Saint-Martin

Brown pelican
Status: Least Concern

Photo: National Wildlife Federation

Whilst all of these animals with an endangered status have specialist conservation projects and funds in their name, more can be done to support these national icons by raising awareness, donating to associated charities and caring for nature and their environments.