Ringtail

Ringtail

Bassariscus astutus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Big Bend National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
2 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
4 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
5 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
6 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
7 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
8 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
9 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
10 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
12 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ringtail in Big Bend National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Ringtail sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ringtail in Big Bend National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Ringtail in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.

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