lowland paca vs mountain paca

Cuniculus paca compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• lowland paca is Least Concern while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	lowland paca	mountain paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cuniculidae	Cuniculidae
Genus same	Cuniculus	Cuniculus
Species	Cuniculus paca	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

lowland paca and mountain paca share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cuniculus.

Conservation Status

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	lowland paca	mountain paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

mountain paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela