Cuniculidae (Pacas)

Family

Pacas

Cuniculidae

2 species in our catalog · found in 32 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Spotted Paca
LC

Spotted Paca

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cuniculus paca

30–40% · Possible
Mountain Paca
NT

Mountain Paca

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cuniculus taczanowskii

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
0–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Pacas

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
30–40%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
30–40%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
10–20%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
10–20%
5 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
10–20%
6 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
10–20%
7 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
8 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
9 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
10 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
11 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
0–10%
12 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
13 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
14 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
15 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
16 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
17 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
18 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
19 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
20 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
0–10%
21 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
22 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
23 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
24 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
25 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
26 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
27 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
28 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
29 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
30 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
31 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
32 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%