Spotted Paca

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	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
2	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
4	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
5	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
6	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
8	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
9	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
10	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
11	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
12	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
13	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
14	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
15	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
16	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
17	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
18	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
20	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
22	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
24	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
26	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
28	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
30	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Paca in Yasuní National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Spotted Paca sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Spotted Paca in Yasuní National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Paca in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.