Hispid Cotton Rat

Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve

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	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
2	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
4	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
5	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
6	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
7	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hispid Cotton Rat in Big Cypress National Preserve?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Hispid Cotton Rat sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hispid Cotton Rat in Big Cypress National Preserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Hispid Cotton Rat in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.