Spotted Paca

Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

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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	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
2	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
4	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
5	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
6	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
8	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
10	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
11	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
12	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
13	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
14	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
16	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
17	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
20	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
22	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
24	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
26	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
28	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
30	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data