Culpeo

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Cajas National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
0–10
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
10–20
Nov
50–60
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 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
2 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
3 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
40–50%
4 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
5 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
30–40%
6 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
20–30%
7 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
8 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Culpeo in Cajas National Park?

About 38% of visitor-days record a Culpeo sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Culpeo in Cajas National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Culpeo in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.

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