What is Paca?
{{Taxobox | name = Pacas | image = Cuniculus paca.jpg | image_caption = [[Lowland Paca]] | parent_authority = Miller & Gidley, 1918 | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Rodent]]ia | subordo = [[Hystricomorpha]] | genus = '''''Cuniculus''''' | authority = Brisson, 1762 | display_parents = 5 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[Lowland Paca|Cuniculus paca]]''<br> ''[[Mountain Paca|Cuniculus taczanowskii]]'' | synonyms = For Cuniculidae: *Agoutidae <small>Gray, 1821</small> *Coelogenyidae <small>Gervais, 1849</small> For ''Cuniculus'': *''Agouti'' <small>Lacépède, 1799</small> *''Caelogenus'' <small>Fleming, 1822</small> *''Caelogenys'' <small>Agassiz, 1842</small> *''Coelogenus'' <small>Cuvier, 1807</small> *''Coelogenys'' <small>Illiger, 1811</small> *''Mamcoelogenysus'' <small>Herrera, 1899</small> *''Osteopera'' <small>Harlan, 1825</small> *''Paca'' <small>Fischer, 1814</small> *''Stictomys'' <small>Thomas, 1924</small>}} The [[genus]] '''''Cuniculus''''' has the two species of paca. *[[Lowland Paca]], ''Cuniculus paca'' *[[Mountain Paca]], ''Cuniculus taczanowskii'' Pacas are found from southern [[Mexico]] to northern [[Argentina]]. They are a source of meat in many places. Both species of paca eat mainly fruit. Other foods include roots, seeds, leaves, buds, and flowers. In the wild, pacas are herbivores, meaning they eat only plants. In captivity, they are omnivores, meaning they eat both plants and flesh. Pacas in zoos eat fruits, vegetables, raw meat, lizards, and insects. {{Commons category|Cuniculus|Paca}} [[Category:Rodents]] [[Category:Mammals of North America]] [[Category:Mammals of South America]]