Genus

Agoutis

Dasyprocta

7 species in our catalog · found in 67 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderRodentia (Rodents)
FamilyDasyproctidae (Agoutis and Acouchis)
GenusDasyprocta (Agoutis)

Species in this group

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Dasyprocta punctata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

NT Endemic

Dasyprocta coibae

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Dasyprocta leporina

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Dasyprocta azarae

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Dasyprocta variegata

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dasyprocta fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

CR Endemic

Dasyprocta mexicana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~40%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Agoutis

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	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~80%
	Central American Agouti			~80%
2	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~70%
	Central American Agouti			~70%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~70%
	Central American Agouti			~70%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Central American Agouti			~60%
5	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Central American Agouti			~60%
6	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Central American Agouti			~60%
7	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~60%
	Central American Agouti			~60%
8	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Central American Agouti			~60%
9	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Central American Agouti			~60%
10	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~60%
	Coiban Agouti			~50%
	Central American Agouti			Insufficient data
11	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~50%
	Central American Agouti			~50%
12	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~50%
	Central American Agouti			~50%
13	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	~50%
	Crested Agouti			~50%
14	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~40%
	Central American Agouti			~40%
	Black Agouti			Insufficient data
15	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~40%
	Central American Agouti			~40%
16	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Central American Agouti			~40%
17	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~40%
	Azara's Agouti			~40%
18	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~40%
	Central American Agouti			~40%
19	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~40%
	Azara's Agouti			~40%
20	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~40%
	Azara's Agouti			~40%
21	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Central American Agouti			~40%
22	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Central American Agouti			~40%
23	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~40%
	Central American Agouti			~40%
24	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~30%
	Central American Agouti			~30%
25	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Central American Agouti			~30%
26	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~30%
	Brown Agouti			~30%
27	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~30%
	Brown Agouti			Insufficient data
28	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Central American Agouti			~30%
29	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Central American Agouti			~30%
30	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Central American Agouti			~30%
31	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Central American Agouti			~20%
32	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Black Agouti			~20%
33	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Central American Agouti			~20%
34	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~20%
	Crested Agouti			Insufficient data
35	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Mexican Agouti			~20%
36	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Crested Agouti			~20%
37	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~20%
	Brown Agouti			~20%
38	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Central American Agouti			~20%
39	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Central American Agouti			~20%
40	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Black Agouti			~20%
41	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~20%
	Central American Agouti			~20%
42	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Central American Agouti			Insufficient data
43	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Black Agouti			~20%
44	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Brown Agouti			Insufficient data
45	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Azara's Agouti			~10%
46	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Brown Agouti			Insufficient data
47	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			~10%
48	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			~10%
49	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			~10%
50	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			~10%
51	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Black Agouti			Insufficient data
52	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Azara's Agouti			Insufficient data
53	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			~10%
54	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Black Agouti			Insufficient data
55	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			Insufficient data
56	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			Insufficient data
57	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			~10%
58	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			Insufficient data
59	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			Insufficient data
60	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Crested Agouti			Insufficient data
61	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			Insufficient data
62	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Central American Agouti			Insufficient data
	Black Agouti			Insufficient data
63	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			Insufficient data
64	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			Insufficient data
65	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Black Agouti			Insufficient data
66	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Central American Agouti			Insufficient data
67	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Crested Agouti			Insufficient data

Agoutis

Species in this group

Central American Agouti

Coiban Agouti

Crested Agouti

Azara's Agouti

Brown Agouti

Black Agouti

Mexican Agouti

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Agoutis

Parks Ranked