Cuniculus (Pacas) — Where Wildlife

Species in this group

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

LC

Cuniculus paca

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT

Cuniculus taczanowskii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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

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

Pacas

Species in this group

Spotted Paca

Mountain Paca

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Pacas

Parks Ranked