Sumichrast's Vesper Rat

Sumichrast's Vesper Rat

Nyctomys sumichrasti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
3 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
4 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
5 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
6 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
8 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
11 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
12 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
13 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
14 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
15 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
17 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sumichrast's Vesper Rat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Sumichrast's Vesper Rat sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sumichrast's Vesper Rat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Sumichrast's Vesper Rat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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