American Alligator

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
90–100% · Very likely
overall probability at Big Cypress National Preserve

📅 Monthly Probability

90–100
Jan
90–100
Feb
90–100
Mar
90–100
Apr
90–100
May
90–100
Jun
90–100
Jul
80–90
Aug
80–90
Sep
90–100
Oct
90–100
Nov
90–100
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
2 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Alligator in Big Cypress National Preserve?

About 93% of visitor-days record a American Alligator sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 1248 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Alligator in Big Cypress National Preserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for American Alligator in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.

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