Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusPuma (Mountain Lions)
- SpeciesPuma yagouaroundi (Jaguarundi)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 5 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 16 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 19 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 21 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 22 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 23 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jaguarundi in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Jaguarundi sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jaguarundi in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Jaguarundi in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.