Brazilian Porcupine

Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
2	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
4	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
5	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
6	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
7	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
9	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
10	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
11	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
12	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brazilian Porcupine in Tayrona National Natural Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Brazilian Porcupine sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Brazilian Porcupine in Tayrona National Natural Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Brazilian Porcupine in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.