Jaguar
Panthera onca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusPanthera (Roaring Cats)
- SpeciesPanthera onca (Jaguar)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Gray Fox
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Tayra
Eira barbara
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Striped Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus semistriatus
Greater Grison
Galictis vittata
Cacomistle
Bassariscus sumichrasti
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jaguar in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Jaguar sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jaguar in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Jaguar in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.