Sumichrast's Vesper Rat

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

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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	10–20%
2	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
3	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
4	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
5	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
6	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
7	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
8	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
9	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
13	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
14	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
15	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
16	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sumichrast's Vesper Rat in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Sumichrast's Vesper Rat sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sumichrast's Vesper Rat in Arenal Volcano National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Sumichrast's Vesper Rat in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.