Armored Rat

Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park

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	0–10%
2	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
3	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
6	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Armored Rat in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Armored Rat sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Armored Rat in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Armored Rat in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.