Crested Agouti
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Crested Agouti

Dasyprocta leporina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tijuca National Park
24 Verified records at Tijuca National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), also known as the golden-rumped agouti, orange-rumped agouti or Brazilian agouti, is a species of agouti from the family Dasyproctidae. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Agouti sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park

Capybara
LC

Capybara

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

20–30% · Possible
🐒 No photo available

Paraguaian Hairy Dwarf Porcupine

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Sphiggurus spinosus

10–20% · With luck
Spotted Paca
LC

Spotted Paca

🌙 Nocturnal Mammal

Cuniculus paca

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
40–50%
2 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
4 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
5 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Agouti in Tijuca National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Agouti sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crested Agouti in Tijuca National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Crested Agouti in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.

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