Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyDasyproctidae (Agoutis and Acouchis)
- GenusDasyprocta (Agoutis)
- SpeciesDasyprocta punctata (Central American Agouti)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Yucatán Squirrel
Sciurus yucatanensis
Deppe's Squirrel
Sciurus deppei
Hispid Pocket Gopher
Orthogeomys hispidus
Hatt's Vesper Rat
Otonyctomys hatti
Big-eared Climbing Rat
Ototylomys phyllotis
Gaumer's Spiny Pocket Mouse
Heteromys gaumeri
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Toltec Cotton Rat
Sigmodon toltecus
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Central American Agouti in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Central American Agouti sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Central American Agouti in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Central American Agouti in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.