Essential Central American and Caribbean animal wishlist

We have South America and North America DLC, but Central America and the Caribbean is being ignored.
This is sad, because Central America are a geographically small region with diverse wildlife, which makes a special region of our planet. Despite this, it is an underrepresented region in the game, we don't have many Central American animals.
Also, the Caribbean have several unique animals, but in the game we only have the Lesser Antillean iguana.

I hope, that Frontier will makes a DLC about the Central American region or they add native animals of the region in other future DLCs and add at least one species for anniversary animal. Some Caribbean species would be great in the Islands DLC, if this will be relase.

RULES:
  1. All users may submit maximum 25 species, but could be less, if you want.
  2. Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fishes and invertebrates are allowed.
  3. The species could be habitat or exhibit/WE animals.
  4. The animals at least should be native in Central America or the Caribbean, but not necessarily endemic.
  5. Only living animals, extinct ones are not OK!
1. Cuban crocodile
2. Keel-billed toucan
3. Mantled howler
4. Scarlet Macaw
5. White-nosed coati
6. Occelated turkey
7. Scarlet ibis
8. Resplendent quetzal
9. Hummingbird (any species from the region)
10. Geoffroy's spider monkey
11. American crocodile
12. Northern tamandua
13. Harris hawk
14. Harpy eagle
15. Central American squirrel monkey
16. Yellow-headed amazon
17. Plumed basilisk
18. Kinkajou
19. Vampire bat
20. Coral snake (any species from the region)
21. Desmarest's hutia
22. Bee hummingbird
23. White-tailed deer
24. Rhinoceros iguana
25. Cuban amazon

RankAnimal TypeSpecies BreakdownVotes
1MacawScarlet - 18; Blue-and-yellow - 8; Great green - 3; any species from the region - 938
2White-nosed coati35
3Spider monkeyGeoffroy's - 18; Black-headed - 2; any species from the region - 1030
4ToucanKeel-billed - 15; Yellow-throated - 1; Chestnut-mandibled - 1; Collared aracari - 1; Fiery-billed aracari - 1; any species from the region - 726
5Northern tamandua25
6CrocodileCuban - 11; American - 10; Mexican - 122
7Roseate spoonbill21
Kinkajou21
8Howler monkeyMantled - 8; Yucatán black - 2; any species from the region - 1020
Central American squirrel monkey20
9AgoutiCentral American - 8; Mexican - 1; any species from the region - 919
Harpy eagle19
West Indian manatee19
American flamingo18
10Occelated turkey18
11IguanaRhinoceros - 9; Cayman blue - 4; Black spiny-tailed - 1; Utila spiny-tailed - 1; Northern Bahamian - 116
SlothHoffmann's two-toed - 14; Pygmy three-toed - 216
12BasiliskPlumed - 13; Common - 114
13HummingbirdWhite-necked jacobin - 1; Ruby-throated - 1; Berylline - 1; Bee -1; any species from the region - 913
Resplendent quetzal13
14PelicanBrown - 9; American white - 1; any species from the region - 111
OpossumVirginia - 6; Common - 2; Water - 1; Alston's mouse - 111
BatVampire - 6; Seba's short-tailed fruit - 3; Honduras white - 211
VultureKing - 8; Turkey - 2; American black - 111
Scarlet ibis11
White-tailed deer11
15Eyelash viper10
16AmazonCuban - 3; Yellow-headed - 1; Yellow-naped - 1; White-fronted - 1; Puerto Rican - 1; any species from the region - 29
Lowland paca9
17Jaguarundi8
18Jabiru stork7
19HutiaCuban - 5; any species - 16
SolenodonHispaniolan - 4; Cuban - 1; any species - 16
Tayra6
Mountain chicken6
20RabbitVolcano - 2; Eastern cottontail - 2; Common tapeti - 15
CurassowGreat - 3; Black - 1; any species from the region - 15
PorcupineAndean - 4; Mexican hairy dwarf - 15
OwlSpectacled - 2; Burrowing - 1; Jamaican - 1; Great horned - 15
Margay5
Coral snake5
Red-footed tortoise5
Green sea turtle5
21Snapping turtleCentral American - 2; South American - 1; any speces from the region - 14
ButterflySouthern dogface - 1; Glasswing - 1; Malachite - 1; Banded orange - 14
Blue-footed booby4
Hercules beetle4
22HawkHarris - 2; Red-tailed - 13
SkunkSpotted - 2; Striped hog-nosed - 13
Poison dart frogStrawberry - 1; Granular - 1; Golfodulcean - 13
AnoleGiant green - 1; Knight - 1; Brown - 13
MotmotBlue-crowned - 1; Turquoise-browed - 1; any species - 13
Gray fox3
Cane toad3
Lesser roadrunner3
Silky anteater3
Milk snake3
Northern olingo3
23Bare-necked umbrellabird2
White-lipped peccary2
Horned guan2
Geoffroy's tamarin2
Rainbow boa2
Central American bushmaster2
Central American river turtle2
Painted wood turtle2
Panamanian golden frog2
24Coquí frog1
Box turtle1
Mantis1
Greater grison1
Inca dove1
Wattled jacana1
Black-bellied whistling duck1
Harlequin beetle1
Whitelined toadfish1
Giant green anole1
Bella moth1
Great potoo1
Cuban tody1
Zebra tarantula1
Caribbean reef shark1
Variegated squirrel1
Cacomistle1
Sunbittern1
Boat-billed heron1
Neotropical otter1
Puerto Rican crested toad1
Three-wattled bellbird1
Terciopelo1
Tanager1
Southern black widow1

RankAnimalVotes
1White-nosed coati35
2Northern tamandua25
3Roseate spoonbill21
Kinkajou21
4Central American squirrel monkey20
5West Indian manatee19
6Geoffroy's spider monkey18
Ocellated turkey18
Scarlet macaw18
Harpy eagle18
7Keel-billed toucan15
8Hoffmann's two-toed sloth14
9Plumed basilisk13
Resplendent quetzal13
10Cuban crocodile11
Scarlet ibis11
White-tailed deer11

Animals already in-gameVotes
Ocelot33
Collared peccary (+any species from the region - 4)27
American flamingo18
Bush dog10
Coyote5
 
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Do endemic Mexican or Caribbean animals count? Those two regions are technically outside Central America.
Mexican animals could be, since Mexico a transitional country between North and Central America.

Caribbeans no, because the Caribbean islands are separated by the sea from Central America, but can be vote animals, which are native to both Central America and the Caribbean islands.
 
A lot of fauna from CA is the same as SA so i'll be happy with a CA centric pack. I like this list allows for birds as well.

1. Harpy eagle
2. Hoatzin
3. Resplendent quetzal
4. Hummingbirds
5. King vulture
6. Keel billed toucan
7. Scarlet macaw
8. Ocelot
9. Mantled howler monkey
10. Spider monkey
11. Collared peccary
12. White nosed coati (although first choice is SA)
13. Northern tamandua (although first choice is southern)
14. Squirrel monkey
15. Plumed basilisk
16. Agouti (any species)
17. Eyelash viper
18. Honduras white bar
19. Jabiru stork
20. Jaguarundi
 
We have South America and North America DLC, but Central America is being ignored.
This is sad, because Central America are a geographically small region with diverse wildlife, which makes a special region of our planet. Despite this, it is an underrepresented region in the game, we don't have many Central American animals.
Frontier doesn't like Central America. They still have not solved the mess they have with the Central America animals and the contintent tags. For example, the raccoon has both the North America and the Central/South America tags, but then the California Sea Lion only has the North America tag. That's not consistent. Besides, the tapir and spectacled caiman don't have the North America tag despite listing Mexico as their range, but the capuchin monkey has the North America tag. And there are more animals from Central America with tagging issues.
 
Frontier doesn't like Central America. They still have not solved the mess they have with the Central America animals and the contintent tags. For example, the raccoon has both the North America and the Central/South America tags, but then the California Sea Lion only has the North America tag. That's not consistent. Besides, the tapir and spectacled caiman don't have the North America tag despite listing Mexico as their range, but the capuchin monkey has the North America tag. And there are more animals from Central America with tagging issues.
Yes, since Central America is not a continent.
The potential Central American animals should tagged both North America and South America, since this is a transitional territory between two continents, but the geography count as part of the North American continent.
 
Frontier doesn't like Central America. They still have not solved the mess they have with the Central America animals and the contintent tags. For example, the raccoon has both the North America and the Central/South America tags, but then the California Sea Lion only has the North America tag. That's not consistent. Besides, the tapir and spectacled caiman don't have the North America tag despite listing Mexico as their range, but the capuchin monkey has the North America tag. And there are more animals from Central America with tagging issues.
Could you vote?
 
Could you vote?
1) Ocelot
2) Geoffroy's spider monkey
3) Collared peccary
4) Red footed tortoise (I read they are found in Panama too?)
5) Green basilisk
6) Scarlet macaw
7) Roseate spoonbill
8) American flamingo (not sure if this counts as Central America)

I haven't included coatis and tamanduas because I prefer the South American ones.
 
My top 20 Central American species, not listed in any order of preference:

Habitat species
1.
West Indian manatee
2. Central American spider monkey
3. Lowland paca
4. Volcano rabbit
5. Margay
6. Bush dog
7. White-nosed coati
8. Ocellated turkey
9. Wattled jacana
10. Central American river turtle

Walkthrough exhibit species
11. Seba's short-tailed fruit bat
12. Scarlet macaw
13. Thick-billed parrot
14. Spectacled owl
15. Keel-billed toucan

Standard exhibit species
16.
Plumed basilisk
17. Sinaloan milk snake
18. Central American bushmaster
19. Cane toad
20. Harlequin beetle
 
Here we go!

  1. Scarlet Macaw
  2. Keel-Billed Toucan
  3. Harpy Eagle
  4. King Vulture
  5. Spectacled Owl
  6. Brown Pelican
  7. Roseate Spoonbill
  8. Resplendent Quetzal
  9. Ocellated Turkey
  10. Squirrel Monkey
  11. Howler Monkey
  12. Coati
  13. Tamanuda
  14. Ocelot
  15. Roadrunner
  16. Central American Snapping Turtle
  17. Plumed Basilisk
  18. Green Sea Turtle
  19. Eastern Cottontail
  20. Umbrellabird
 
Ok, y'all, here we go:

  1. Kinkajou - a raccoon relative also known as the honey bear
  2. White-tailed deer - the deer with a huge range, and possibly the biggest range in the Americas. Found throughout the United States all the way through Central America and into Brazil
  3. Ocelot - a small, jaguar-like cat that's extremely common in zoos
  4. Roseate spoonbill - a beautiful pink bird that would be wonderful in walkthrough aviaries
  5. Ocellated turkey - the most colorful turkey ever (of only 2)
  6. Hoffman's two-toed sloth - a 2nd sloth and the one everybody wanted
  7. Northern tamandua - the funky anteater that climbs trees
  8. Geoffrey's spider monkey - a key monkey species with amazing brachiation
  9. Eastern cottontail - an adorable and common rabbit species
  10. Spectacled bear - a cool bear to have in the game
  11. Collared peccary - our pig-like friend
  12. American flamingo - our crimson kings of krill eaters (not krill, but whatever they're called)
If I have more ideas, I'll add them. 8 more
 
The list updated for the first time!

The Ocelot leads the list with 7 votes, also this cat are the first place among the habitat animals.
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The Plumed basilisk leads the standard exhibit animals.
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The Scarlet macaw are the first among the WE animals.
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The voting is still going on! 🙂
 

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  1. Margay
  2. Scarlet Macaw
  3. Geoffroy's Spider Monkey
  4. Keel Billed Toucan
  5. Northern Tamandua
  6. Collared Peccary
  7. Green Sea Turtle
  8. Manatee
  9. Great Green Macaw
  10. Roseate Spoonbill
  11. Scarlet Ibis
  12. Harpy Eagle
  13. Eyelash Viper
  14. White Tailed Deer
  15. Kinkajou
  16. Blue Footed Booby
  17. White Nosed Coati (though I want the SA more, we have/are requesting enough black and white small mammals
  18. Tayra
Things listed that I like but don't think are actually from CA: spectacled bear, blue poison frog
 
Mexican animals could be, since Mexico a transitional country between North and Central America.

Caribbeans no, because the Caribbean islands are separated by the sea from Central America, but can be vote animals, which are native to both Central America and the Caribbean islands.

Politically speaking Mexico is in North America, but biologically speaking it is stretched between Neotropical and Nearctic realms, so it makes sense. However, in that regard the Caribbean and parts of Florida are also in the Neotropics. So technically we should be able to vote for endemics from these regions as well, if Mexico is allowed.
 
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