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 Los Nevados National Natural Park
Black Agouti
Dasyprocta fuliginosa
Andean Squirrel
Sciurus pucheranii
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Mount Pirri climbing mouse
Rhipidomys latimanus
Delicate Pygmy Rice Rat
Oligoryzomys delicatus
Southern Spiny Pocket Mouse
Heteromys australis
Mountain Paca
Cuniculus taczanowskii
White-tailed Olalla Rat
Olallamys albicauda
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Central American Agouti at Los Nevados National Natural Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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