Northern Mountain Viscacha

Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park

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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	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	80–90%
2	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	70–80%
3	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10–20%
4	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
5	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Mountain Viscacha in Madidi National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Northern Mountain Viscacha sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Mountain Viscacha in Madidi National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Northern Mountain Viscacha in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.