Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCuniculidae (Pacas)
- GenusCuniculus (Pacas)
- SpeciesCuniculus paca (Spotted Paca)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Brown Agouti
Dasyprocta variegata
Southern Amazon Red Squirrel
Sciurus spadiceus
Bicolor-spined Porcupine
Coendou bicolor
Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys hispidus
Brazilian Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
Amazon Dwarf Squirrel
Microsciurus flaviventer
Bolivian Squirrel
Sciurus ignitus
Streaked Dwarf Porcupine
Coendou ichillus
Steere's Spiny Rat
Proechimys steerei
Simon's Spiny Rat
Proechimys simonsi
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 Spotted Paca in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Spotted Paca sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Paca in Tambopata National Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Paca in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.