Editing Lowland paca (section)

== Habits ==
[[File:HumedoTepezc 02.jpg|thumb|Lowland pacas feeding on fruits]]

The lowland paca is mostly nocturnal and solitary and does not vocalize very much. It lives in forested habitats near water, preferably smaller rivers, and dig simple burrows about 2 m (6&nbsp;ft 7 in) below the surface, usually with more than one exit. It can also sometimes live in burrows created by other animals. The lowland paca is a good swimmer and usually heads for the water to escape danger, as it can stay under water for several minutes. It also is a very good climber and it searches for fruit in the trees.

The lowland paca can be considered an important seed distributor, since its diet includes leaves, stems, roots, tubers, nuts,<ref name="sta.uwi.edu">{{cite web |title=The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago |url=https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/sites/default/files/lifesciences/documents/ogatt/Cuniculus_paca%20-%20Lowland%20Paca%20or%20Lappe_0.pdf |website=The University of the West Indies at St Augustine}}</ref> seeds, herbs<ref name="sta.uwi.edu"/> and fruit, especially [[avocado]]s, [[mango]]s and [[Sapote|zapotes]], as well as [[Bactris plumeriana|coco macaque]], [[Manilkara bidentata|balata]], wild chataigne, [[hog plum]], [[pomerac]] and [[guava]].<ref name="sta.uwi.edu"/> Introduced species such as jack-fruit and buri are also eaten.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cuniculus_paca/ | title=Cuniculus paca (Lowland paca) | website=[[Animal Diversity Web]] }}</ref> It sometimes stores food. Lowland paca also have necrophagy behavior, consuming carcasses of decomposing animals, possibly to supply protein demands of their diet.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Geuster |first1=Cleiton José |last2=Favretto |first2=Mario Arthur |title=Registro de necrofagia em paca (Cuniculus paca) |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369507237 |journal=Acta Biológica Catarinense |date=2023 |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=13–16|doi=10.21726/abc.v10i1.1959 |s2cid=258012401 |doi-access=free }}</ref>