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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Yucatán Squirrel
Sciurus yucatanensis
Big-eared Climbing Rat
Ototylomys phyllotis
Deppe's Squirrel
Sciurus deppei
Hatt's Vesper Rat
Otonyctomys hatti
Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine
Sphiggurus mexicanus
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Yucatán Deer Mouse
Peromyscus yucatanicus
White-footed Mouse
Peromyscus leucopus
📅 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Central American Agouti sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Central American Agouti in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Central American Agouti in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.