Andean Tapeti
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Andean Tapeti

Sylvilagus andinus

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

The Andean tapeti (Sylvilagus andinus) or Andean cottontail is a species of cottontail rabbit native to Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador. It was previously considered a subspecies of the common tapeti (Sylvilagus brasiliensis). It serves an important ecological role as a pervasive herbivore consuming a wide variety of plant species as well as an important food source for several predators. Some characteristics of the species is a head and body length of 326-353 mm, a small tail 6-7% of its head and body length, long hindfeet of 64-81 mm, dusky appearance, a forehead suffused with brown, ashy gray cheeks and neck sides, and a whitish chin and belly. Living at high elevations in the treeless Páramo of the Andes, analysis in 2017 confirmed that it is sufficiently distinct in both appearance and genetics to be considered a species in its own right. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Andean Tapeti sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
40–50
Nov
<5
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 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
3 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Andean Tapeti in Cajas National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Andean Tapeti sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Andean Tapeti in Cajas National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Andean Tapeti in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.

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