Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCuniculidae (Pacas)
- GenusCuniculus (Pacas)
- SpeciesCuniculus paca (Spotted Paca)
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
Alston's Brown Mouse
Scotinomys teguina
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Southern Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hirsutus
Armored Rat
Hoplomys gymnurus
Dusky Rice Rat
Melanomys caliginosus
Mexican Deer Mouse
Peromyscus mexicanus
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Western Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus mimulus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Paca in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Spotted Paca sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Paca in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
September has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Paca in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.