Echimyidae (Spiny Rats and Hutias)

Species in this group

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

LC

Diplomys labilis

20–30% · Possible

LC

Makalata didelphoides

Mesomys hispidus

Proechimys guyannensis

Hoplomys gymnurus

Isothrix bistriata

Isothrix negrensis

Clyomys laticeps

Proechimys semispinosus

Proechimys simonsi

Kannabateomys amblyonyx

Insufficient data

LC

Dactylomys boliviensis

Makalata macrura

Dactylomys dactylinus

Insufficient data

Isothrix barbarabrownae

Olallamys albicauda

Proechimys quadruplicatus

Insufficient data

LC

Proechimys steerei

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

0–10

Jan

10–20

Feb

<5

Mar

<5

Apr

<5

May

0–10

Jun

<5

Jul

<5

Aug

0–10

Sep

<5

Oct

<5

Nov

0–10

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Spiny Rats and Hutias

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

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	Rufous Tree Rat			20–30%
	Tome's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
2	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	20–30%
	Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	Simon's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5	20–30%
	Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	Amazon Bamboo Rat			Insufficient data
	Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	Napo Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
4	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	10–20%
	Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	10–20%
	Bolivian Bamboo Rat			0–10%
	Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	Amazon Bamboo Rat			Insufficient data
	Barbara Brown’s Brush-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
6	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	10–20%
	Tome's Spiny Rat			0–10%
	Rufous Tree Rat			0–10%
	Armored Rat			Insufficient data
7	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	10–20%
	Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	Amazon Bamboo Rat			Insufficient data
	Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
	Long-tailed Tree Rat			Insufficient data
8	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	10–20%
	Spiny Tree Rat			0–10%
	Simon's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
	Steere's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
9	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	10–20%
	Cayenne Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
10	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	10–20%
	Armored Rat			Insufficient data
	Tome's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
11	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	10–20%
	Armored Rat			Insufficient data
12	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	10–20%
	Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
13	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	0–10%
	Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
14	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	Rio Negro Brush-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
15	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Armored Rat			0–10%
16	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	Broad-headed Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
17	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	Atlantic Bamboo Rat			Insufficient data
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	0–10%
	Armored Rat			Insufficient data
	Tome's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
19	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	0–10%
	Tome's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
20	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	White-tailed Olalla Rat			Insufficient data
21	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Atlantic Bamboo Rat			Insufficient data
22	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tome's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
23	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Armored Rat			Insufficient data

Spiny Rats and Hutias

Species in this group

Rufous Tree Rat

Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat

Spiny Tree Rat

Cayenne Spiny Rat

Armored Rat

Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat

Rio Negro Brush-tailed Rat

Broad-headed Spiny Rat

Tome's Spiny Rat

Simon's Spiny Rat

Atlantic Bamboo Rat

Bolivian Bamboo Rat

Long-tailed Tree Rat

Amazon Bamboo Rat

Barbara Brown’s Brush-tailed Rat

White-tailed Olalla Rat

Napo Spiny Rat

Steere's Spiny Rat

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Spiny Rats and Hutias

Parks Ranked