Small game
Lowland paca
Cuniculus paca
- Group
- Small game
- Size class
- Medium (10–70 kg)
- Family
- Cuniculidae
Range
- South America
Habitat
- Rainforest
- Wetland
Range
Countries it is found in
21 countries
- Argentina
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Range from:ASM Mammal Diversity Database — read 2026-08-05
Field data
Tracks
A photograph of real sign left by Lowland paca. Prints vary with gait, ground and how long they have been there — treat this as one example, not a template.
Track photo:Celso Henrique Varela RiosCC BY
Cross-reference
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