Echimyidae (Spiny Rats and Hutias)

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	20–30%
	🐒 Rufous Tree Rat			20–30%
	Tome's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
2	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	20–30%
	Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Simon's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
3	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	10–20%
	Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
4	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5	10–20%
	Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Long-tailed Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Amazon Bamboo Rat			Insufficient data
	Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Napo Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
5	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	10–20%
	Tome's Spiny Rat			5–10%
	🐒 Rufous Tree Rat			<5%
	🐒 Armored Rat			Insufficient data
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	10–20%
	🐒 Amazon Bamboo Rat			Insufficient data
	Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Long-tailed Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
7	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	10–20%
	Cayenne Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
8	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	10–20%
	🐒 Bolivian Bamboo Rat			<5%
	Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Amazon Bamboo Rat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Barbara Brown’s Brush-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
9	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	🐒 Armored Rat			Insufficient data
10	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	5–10%
	Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
11	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	5–10%
	Spiny Tree Rat			5–10%
	🐒 Simon's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
	🐒 Steere's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
12	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	5–10%
	🐒 Armored Rat			Insufficient data
	Tome's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
13	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	5–10%
	Spiny Tree Rat			Insufficient data
14	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	🐒 Rio Negro Brush-tailed Rat			Insufficient data
15	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	5–10%
	🐒 Armored Rat			5–10%
16	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	🐒 Broad-headed Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
17	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	Atlantic Bamboo Rat			Insufficient data
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tome's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	🐒 Armored Rat			Insufficient data
	Tome's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
20	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	🐒 White-tailed Olalla Rat			Insufficient data
21	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Atlantic Bamboo Rat			Insufficient data
22	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Tome's Spiny Rat			Insufficient data
23	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	🐒 Armored Rat			Insufficient data

Spiny Rats and Hutias

Species in this group

Rufous Tree Rat

Spiny Tree Rat

Brazilian Spiny Tree Rat

Cayenne Spiny Rat

Armored Rat

Yellow-crowned Brush-tailed Rat

Rio Negro Brush-tailed Rat

Broad-headed Spiny Rat

Tome's Spiny Rat

Simon's Spiny Rat

Atlantic Bamboo Rat

Bolivian Bamboo Rat

Long-tailed Tree Rat

Amazon Bamboo Rat

Barbara Brown’s Brush-tailed Rat

White-tailed Olalla Rat

Napo Spiny Rat

Steere's Spiny Rat

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Spiny Rats and Hutias

Parks Ranked