Cuniculidae (Pacas)

Family

Pacas

Cuniculidae

1 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

Species in this group

Spotted Paca
LC

Spotted Paca

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cuniculus paca

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
<5%
Feb
~20%
Mar
<5%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
<5%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

midnight6amnoon6pmmidnight

Where to see Pacas

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
~20%
2 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 1
~10%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 1
~10%
4 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 1
~10%
5 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 1
~10%
6 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~10%
7 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
~10%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
~10%
9 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 1
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 1
~10%
2 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 1
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Beijing Zoo 🇨🇳 China In captivity
2 Yaroslavl Zoo 🇷🇺 Russia In captivity
3 Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos 🇧🇴 Bolivia In captivity
4 Amaru 🇪🇨 Ecuador In captivity
5 Parque de las Leyendas 🇵🇪 Peru In captivity
6 Zoopark Limpopo 🇷🇺 Russia In captivity
7 Zoológico de Fauna Sudamericana 🇧🇴 Bolivia In captivity
8 Elmwood Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
9 Papiliorama 🇨🇭 Switzerland In captivity
10 Buenaventura Zoo 🇵🇦 Panama In captivity
11 El Nispero Zoo 🇵🇦 Panama In captivity
12 蘭陽動植物王國 🇹🇼 Taiwan In captivity
13 Тульский экзотариум (новая экспозиция) 🇷🇺 Russia In captivity