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Spotted Paca
Cuniculus paca
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Mountain PacaCuniculus taczanowskii
Central American AgoutiDasyprocta punctata
Common RaccoonProcyon lotor
Black AgoutiDasyprocta fuliginosa
Crab-eating RaccoonProcyon cancrivorus
Coyo AvocadoPersea schiedeana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 518 |
|---|---|
| Colombia | 337 |
| Ecuador | 299 |
| Brazil | 196 |
| Manabi | 143 |
| Panama | 120 |
| Oaxaca | 113 |
| Meta | 111 |
| Chiapas | 110 |
| Quintana Roo | 98 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Mammals · Mammalia |
| Order | Rodents · Rodentia |
| Family | Pacas · Cuniculidae |
| Genus | Pacas · Cuniculus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spotted Paca with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.