Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

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	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
2	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
3	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
4	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
8	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
9	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
10	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
11	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
12	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
13	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
14	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
16	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
17	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
20	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
21	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
23	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
24	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
26	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
27	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park in our monthly data.