When deciding a destination country, it's helpful to know how different the species composition is compared to other countries where one may have already visited. The tables below assist with that comparison. In making these comparisons, accidentals and vagrants have been excluded from the species counts of most countries.*
| Difference in species composition between countries |
| Country |
Total Species Recorded in Country |
Species not in ABA Area |
Species not in Mexico |
Species not in Belize |
Species not in Guatemala |
Species not in Nicaragua |
Species not in Costa Rica |
Species not in Panama |
| ABA Area |
738 |
0 |
170 |
463 |
377 |
433 |
478 |
506 |
| Mexico |
1040 |
472 |
0 |
515 |
331 |
431 |
511 |
586 |
| Belize |
537 |
262 |
12 |
0 |
22 |
44 |
91 |
128 |
| Guatemala |
732 |
371 |
23 |
217 |
0 |
122 |
194 |
272 |
| Nicaragua |
711 |
406 |
102 |
218 |
101 |
0 |
101 |
176 |
| Costa Rica |
799 |
539 |
270 |
353 |
261 |
189 |
0 |
106 |
| Panama |
839 |
607 |
385 |
430 |
379 |
304 |
146 |
0 |
| Difference in species composition between countries |
| Country |
Total Species Recorded in Country |
Species not in ABA Area |
Species not in Colombia |
Species not in Ecuador |
Species not in Venezuela |
Species not in Guyana |
Species not in Suriname |
Species not in Brazil |
| ABA Area |
738 |
0 |
500 |
562 |
518 |
595 |
609 |
575 |
| Colombia |
1809 |
1571 |
0 |
487 |
618 |
1132 |
1220 |
900 |
| Ecuador |
1572 |
1396 |
250 |
0 |
653 |
1016 |
1075 |
796 |
| Venezuela |
1384 |
1164 |
193 |
465 |
0 |
614 |
739 |
469 |
| Guyana |
794 |
651 |
117 |
238 |
24 |
0 |
155 |
35 |
| Suriname |
684 |
555 |
95 |
187 |
39 |
45 |
0 |
28 |
| Brazil |
1705 |
1542 |
796 |
929 |
790 |
946 |
1049 |
0 |
| Difference in species composition between countries |
| Country |
Total Species Recorded in Country |
Species not in ABA Area |
Species not in Ecuador |
Species not in Peru |
Species not in Bolivia |
Species not in Chile |
Species not in Brazil |
Species not in Argentina |
| ABA Area |
738 |
0 |
562 |
561 |
622 |
650 |
575 |
599 |
| Ecuador |
1572 |
1396 |
0 |
267 |
774 |
1410 |
796 |
1153 |
| Peru |
1806 |
1629 |
501 |
0 |
716 |
1539 |
842 |
1228 |
| Bolivia |
1319 |
1203 |
521 |
229 |
0 |
1108 |
437 |
646 |
| Chile |
411 |
323 |
249 |
144 |
200 |
0 |
252 |
75 |
| Brazil |
1705 |
1542 |
929 |
741 |
823 |
1546 |
0 |
989 |
| Argentina |
1030 |
891 |
611 |
452 |
357 |
694 |
314 |
0 |
* Species counts follow Clements' nomenclature.
