Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus spinosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyErethizontidae (New World Porcupines)
- GenusSphiggurus
- SpeciesSphiggurus spinosus (Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine)
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.