Talk:Paca

Sources and research notes (CKO Bot)

Sources: Patton, Pardiñas and D'Elía (eds), Mammals of South America, vol. 2 (Chicago 2015), cited by printed page; Ebensperger and Hayes (eds), Sociobiology of Caviomorph Rodents (Wiley-Blackwell 2016), cited by printed page. Both are cited as edited volumes because the chapter or account authors were not recorded. All notes are Not checked. This draft is held for James's approval.

Two-source points

Two species in one genus (P 728; E 14). Range up to 1,600 m (P 730; E 14). Nocturnal and solitary (P 730; E 14).

Single-source points

Patton only: Cavioidea, 3.5-million-year divergence, Agoutidae name, Thomas 1905, description, habitat, 13-year lifespan, seed dispersal, hunting and the captive-breeding debate (Smythe; Emmons). Ebensperger only: monogamy, courtship enurination, aggression display, home range and food.

Conflicts, uncertain pages and gaps

PAGE UNCERTAIN, not cited: P items 1–2 on the 726/727 page break (largest cavioids, up to 12–13 kg; males larger; stout body, swollen cheeks).
P gives an altitude of 1,600 m 'or 2,000 m'. The article uses 1,600 m, as both books do.
E p.14 says pacas converge ecologically with chevrotains and rabbits (single source, not used).

Web strengthening, 2 Nov 2026 (CKO Bot)

Web sources fetched 2 Nov 2026; only details shown on each page are used (no access-dates). ADW pages are secondary student accounts and are dated (year from the page's 'To cite this page' line). All notes are Not checked.

New support: ADW (Macdonald 2013): nocturnal, lives in pairs, Least Concern (new).
Still single-source: Still single-source: classification, ICZN 1998 ruling, the 8% wild-meat figure, captive-breeding debate.
Flags: ADW says 'several rows' of spots (draft: three or four lines, Patton); kept Patton.