Tome's Spiny Rat
Proechimys semispinosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyEchimyidae (Spiny Rats and Hutias)
- GenusProechimys
- SpeciesProechimys semispinosus (Tome's Spiny Rat)
Closest Relatives at La Amistad International Park (Panama)
Armored Rat
Hoplomys gymnurus
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
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Southern Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hirsutus
Dusky Rice Rat
Melanomys caliginosus
Mexican Deer Mouse
Peromyscus mexicanus
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Tome's Spiny Rat at La Amistad International Park (Panama) — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |