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Pawpaw

Carica papaya
L.
Papaya
Papaia
Family: Caricaceae
Order: Brassicales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae
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Other common names: Mamón, Papayón, Fruta Bomba, Olocotón, Papayo, Lechosa.


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Latest feeding records
Is consumed, preyed upon or captured by
GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsCarpintero del Cardón (Melanerpes cactorum)31/12/2025Eduardo Battaglini
BirdsCelestino Común (Thraupis sayaca)24/09/2024Laura Insfran
InsectsErinnyis crameri10/07/2021Gustavo Adolfo Moreno Montenegro



Number of Photography: 12

Foto
Photography ID: 654627
  Adult
Villa río Bermejito
Chaco
Argentina
09/20/2025
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 633759
♂ ♀  Adult
Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
05/08/2025
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 633758
♂ ♀  Adult
Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
05/08/2025
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 633757
♂ ♀  Adult
Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
05/08/2025
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 596088
  Adult
El Colorado
Formosa
Argentina
07/10/2024
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 585330
  Adult
San Isidro labrador
Jujuy
Argentina
07/19/2023
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 533130
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/07/2023
Silvia Sokolovsky
Foto
Photography ID: 497535
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
06/15/2022
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 482251
  Adult
Puerto Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
10/15/2021
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 449864
  Adult
Santa Ana
Misiones
Argentina
05/22/2021
Marcos Augusto Lartigau


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Number of Records: 15



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236951520/09/2025ArgentinaChacoVilla río BermejitoHugo Alberto Valderrey
228610508/05/2025ArgentinaSaltaCentro de la Ciudad de Salta ( Alvarado al 300)), Salta (Capital)Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
213423710/07/2024ArgentinaFormosaCamping Municipal, El ColoradoWalter Bustamante
204057626/05/2024ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto IguazúGustavo Fernando Durán
217292307/02/2024Dominican RepublicLa RomanaBayahibe y parque nacional del este, Bayahibe1Pablo Richter
203727419/07/2023ArgentinaJujuySan Isidro labradorWalter Bustamante
175771607/04/2023ArgentinaMisionesSinfonía de la selva Hostal, Puerto IguazúSilvia Sokolovsky
160288515/06/2022ArgentinaMisionesCataratas del Iguazú, Parque Nacional IguazúHugo Alberto Valderrey
159865715/06/2022ArgentinaMisionesCataras, Puerto IguazúHugo Alberto Valderrey
153883019/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Natural El Puente VerdeMaria Belén Dri
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Pawpaw (Carica papaya) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.