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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Central American Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus alfari
Watson's climbing rat
Tylomys watsoni
Sumichrast's Vesper Rat
Nyctomys sumichrasti
Deppe's Squirrel
Sciurus deppei
Mexican Deer Mouse
Peromyscus mexicanus
Southern Cotton Rat
Sigmodon hirsutus
Nicaraguan Pocket Gopher
Orthogeomys cherriei
Desmarest's Spiny Pocket Mouse
Heteromys desmarestianus
Alston's Brown Mouse
Scotinomys teguina
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Central American Agouti in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 64% of visitor-days record a Central American Agouti sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 506 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Central American Agouti in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Central American Agouti in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.