Armored Rat
Hoplomys gymnurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyEchimyidae (Spiny Rats and Hutias)
- GenusHoplomys
- SpeciesHoplomys gymnurus (Armored Rat)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
Deppe's Squirrel
Sciurus deppei
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Nicaraguan Pocket Gopher
Orthogeomys cherriei
Short-Nosed Harvest Mouse
Reithrodontomys brevirostris
Watson's climbing rat
Tylomys watsoni
Southern Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hirsutus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Armored Rat at Arenal Volcano National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |