Black Agouti

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

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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	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
2	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
4	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
5	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
6	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
7	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
8	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Agouti in Yasuní National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Black Agouti sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Agouti in Yasuní National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Black Agouti in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.