South American spiny mouse
Scolomys melanops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderRodentia (Rosegadors)
- FamilyCricetidae (Hamsters, Voles, Lemmings, and Allies)
- GenusScolomys
- SpeciesScolomys melanops (South American spiny mouse)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
bicolored arboreal rice rat
Oecomys bicolor
Western Amazonian Oryzomys
Hylaeamys perenensis
Capybara
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Black Agouti
Dasyprocta fuliginosa
Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
Brazilian Porcupine
Coendou longicaudatus
Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Sciurus igniventris
Green Acouchi
Myoprocta pratti
Spiny Tree Rat
Mesomys hispidus
Long-tailed Tree Rat
Makalata macrura
Amazon Bamboo Rat
Dactylomys dactylinus
Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat
Isothrix bistriata
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of South American spiny mouse at Yasuní National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |