Azara's Agouti
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Azara's Agouti

Dasyprocta azarae

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Emas National Park
15 Verified records at Emas National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Azara's agouti (Dasyprocta azarae) is an agouti species from the family Dasyproctidae. Found in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina, it is named after Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara. The population is unknown and may have gone locally extinct in some areas due to hunting; it is listed as vulnerable in Argentina. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Azara's Agouti sighting in Emas National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Emas National Park

Long-tailed Porcupine

Long-tailed Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Coendou longicaudatus

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Capybara
LC

Capybara

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

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🐒 No photo available
LC

Broad-headed Spiny Rat

Mammal

Clyomys laticeps

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hairy-tailed bolo mouse
LC

hairy-tailed bolo mouse

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Necromys lasiurus

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Spotted Paca
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Spotted Paca

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cuniculus paca

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📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
40–50
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
40–50
Jul
40–50
Aug
<5
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
4 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
5 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
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Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Azara's Agouti in Emas National Park?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Azara's Agouti sighting in Emas National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Azara's Agouti in Emas National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Azara's Agouti in Emas National Park in our monthly data.

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