Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusLeopardus (American Small Cats)
- SpeciesLeopardus pardalis (Ocelot)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
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
Active throughout day and night · 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 Ocelot in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Ocelot sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ocelot in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Ocelot in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.