Hispid Cotton Rat

Closest Relatives at Shenandoah 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	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
2	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
4	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
5	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
6	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hispid Cotton Rat in Shenandoah National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Hispid Cotton Rat sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Hispid Cotton Rat in Shenandoah National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Hispid Cotton Rat in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.