Crested Agouti
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Crested Agouti

Dasyprocta leporina

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Brownsberg Nature Park
12 Verified records at Brownsberg Nature Park
July 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Agouti sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park

Cayenne Spiny Rat
LC

Cayenne Spiny Rat

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Proechimys guyannensis

Insufficient data
Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel
LC

Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sciurillus pusillus

Insufficient data
Long-tailed Porcupine

Long-tailed Porcupine

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Coendou longicaudatus

Insufficient data
Guianan Squirrel
LC

Guianan Squirrel

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Sciurus aestuans

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
30–40
Feb
60–70
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
60–70
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
50–60
Oct
10–20
Nov
40–50
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 Brownsberg Nature Park?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Agouti sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crested Agouti in Brownsberg Nature Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Crested Agouti in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.

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