Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname. The jaguar, (Panthera Onca) is a near threatened species. Of the sites researched, this one presented the highest number of species diversity.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM)

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. A mother and a baby mountain gorilla (beringei beringei) are snapped by a camera trap.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM)

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. A common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes).

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM)

Volcan Barva, Costa Rica. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM)

Manaus, Brazil. Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM)

Bukit Barisan Selatan, Indonesia. Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus).

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM)

Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. African buffalo (Syncerus caffer).

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM)

Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname. A family of white-lipped pecari (Tayassu pecari), a near-threatened species. Of the sites researched, this one had the greatest diversity of species.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM)

Volcan Barva, Costa Rica. Baird’s tapir (Tapirus bairdii) – a very rare and endangered species.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM)

Manaus, Brazil. A South America tapir (Tapirus terrestris), a vulnerable species.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Volcan Barva, Costa Rica. A jaguar (Panthera onca), the largest cat in the western hemisphere and a near threatened species.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. The common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), is an endangered species.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. Lowe’s servaline genet (Genetta servalina lowei) is a small African carnivore.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Volcan Barva, Costa Rica. A cougar, or mountain lion (Puma concolor).

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. This African elephant (Loxodonta africana) was the largest animal photographed in the study, with individuals weighing in at around 4000kg.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Manaus, Brazil. A giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), a vulnerable species.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Bukit Barisan Selatan, Indonesia. Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina), a vulnerable species.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Bukit Barisan Selatan, Indonesia. Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina), a vulnerable species.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Volcan Barva, Costa Rica. A northern tamandua (Tamandua mexicana), a small species of anteater.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Volcan Barva, Costa Rica. White-nosed coati (Nasua narica).

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname. Look closely and you’ll see this Linnaeus’s mouse opossum. (Marmosa murina) It was the smallest animal photographed. Body length is approximately 10-12.5cm with a tail of 12.5-20cm. It weighs about 26g.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Nam Kading, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Indian Muntjak (Muntiacus muntjak).

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

A poacher in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

A pochaer at Nam Kading, Lao People’s Democratic Republic.Of the sites researched, this one had the lowest diversity of species (13 species) and the highest habitat fragmentation.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Nam Kading, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. An assam macaque (Macaca assamensis), a near-threatened species.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).

Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania. An African leopard (Panthera pardus), a near-threatened species.

This image is one of nearly 52,000 photos of 105 mammal species, taken as part of the first global camera trap mammal study done by The Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM).