Andean Porcupine
Coendou quichua
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyErethizontidae (New World Porcupines)
- GenusCoendou (Neotropical Porcupines)
- SpeciesCoendou quichua (Andean Porcupine)
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Central American Agouti
Dasyprocta punctata
Red-tailed Squirrel
Sciurus granatensis
Lesser Capybara
Hydrochoerus isthmius
Variegated Squirrel
Sciurus variegatoides
Tome's Spiny Rat
Proechimys semispinosus
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Rufous Tree Rat
Diplomys labilis
Armored Rat
Hoplomys gymnurus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · 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 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Andean Porcupine in Soberanía National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Andean Porcupine sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Andean Porcupine in Soberanía National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Andean Porcupine in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.