The pacarana (Dinomys branickii) is a rare and slow-moving hystricognath rodent indigenous to South America. Native Tupi people call it the pacarana (false paca) because it is superficially similar to the paca, a different rodent which is not in the same family.

The Pacarana is a chunky slow-moving rodent from South America. Like many of the South African rodents, it carries some weight with it; it’s one of the largest rodents; a heavily-built, nocturnal animal, and the only one of its kind in the family Dinomyidae.

Oct 24, 2023 · Find out all about the pacarana, a slow and secretive South American animal that is one of the world's largest rodents.

pacarana, (Dinomys branickii), a rare and slow-moving South American rodent found only in tropical forests of the western Amazon River basin and adjacent foothills of the Andes Mountains from northwestern Venezuela and Colombia to western Bolivia.

Fact: The pacarana is one of the largest rodents in the world, weighing up to 30 pounds and measuring around 2 feet in length. Its robust body, short legs, and dense fur give it a distinct appearance that sets it apart from other rodents.

Pacaranas in­habit the slopes and val­leys of rain­forests in the Andes moun­tains. They are thought to be ex­tremely rare, al­though some sci­en­tists spec­u­late that this might be due to a lack of in­for­ma­tion about the an­i­mal's true habi­tat (White 1992 and Matthews 1971).

Mar 17, 2017 · The pacarana (Dinomys branickii) is a rare and slow-moving nocturnal rodent which inhabits the forests of the western Amazon basin and the cloud forest environment of the eastern Andes. In addition to the forests of Peru, including those accessed from Cusco, the pacarana is found in northwestern Venezuela, Colombia and the lowland and mountain ...

The pacarana is a large rodent found tropical forests in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia in South America. It weighs 20-30 pounds. It looks like a little like a very large guinea pig!

Feb 9, 2005 · The pacarana is a large rodent, weighing 10 - 15 kg (22 - 33 lb), that has been said to resemble an immense guinea pig or a spineless porcupine. The pacarana is found in forested valleys and mountain slopes at altitudes of 240 - 2000 m (800 - 6600').

Sep 17, 2016 · A pacarana is a rare rodent that’s indigenous to South America and classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.Very little is known a...