Proechimys

Genus

Proechimys

Proechimys

5 species in our catalog · found in 10 parks

Species in this group

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

Cayenne Spiny Rat
LC

Cayenne Spiny Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Proechimys guyannensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Tome's Spiny Rat
LC

Tome's Spiny Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Proechimys semispinosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Simon's Spiny Rat
LC

Simon's Spiny Rat

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Proechimys simonsi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Napo Spiny Rat
LC

Napo Spiny Rat

Mammal

Proechimys quadruplicatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Steere's Spiny Rat
LC

Steere's Spiny Rat

Mammal

Proechimys steerei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
<5%
Feb
<5%
Mar
<5%
Apr
<5%
May
~10%
Jun
<5%
Jul
<5%
Aug
~10%
Sep
<5%
Oct
<5%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Proechimys

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
~10%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
3 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
~10%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 2
~10%
5 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
7 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%