The pine tree is native to Honduras and is also known as the national tree of Honduras. Its products are used in a variety of ways and it grows abundantly throughout the country due to the dedicated protection and conservation given to natural resources. The national flower of Honduras is the native orchid. The government makes efforts to protect, conserve and control the commercialization and cultivation of orchids. Fruiting trees are also prevalent in Honduras, including coconut palms, coco plums and almond trees. Mangrove plants including red mangroves, black mangroves and white mangroves also grow in Honduras as well. Other native plants include fig trees, bromeliads and ferns.
The white-tailed deer resides in the Honduran plains and highly vegetated hill habitats also with other native species. White-tailed deer are herbivores, and their main predators are pumas and jaguars. Other native animals found in the region include the anteater, armadillo, tapir, fox coyote, deer, peccary, pocket gopher, porcupine and various species of monkeys. Honduras hosts a range of different species of sea turtles, and the hawksbill can be sighted here.
About 725 bird species call Honduras home. The native birds of the region include tanagers, orioles, herons, macaws, toucans, quetzals, motmots, parrots, ibis, terns and kingfishers. The Honduran Emerald is found in the dry forest area of the Olanchito province. Honduras's national bird is the scarlet macaw, which inhabits the Olancho, Rio Patuca and Mosquitia regions of the country.
Some native reptiles in the area include the caiman, crocodile, bushmaster, coral snake, fer-de-lance, horned viper, rattlesnake, whip snake and iguana. The brown caiman has been placed on the threatened species list due to habitat destruction. It has 74-80 teeth and also can be found in other parts of Central America.
