Common Opossum

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	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
2	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
3	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	10–20%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
5	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
6	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
8	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
11	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
14	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
15	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
16	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
17	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
18	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
19	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
20	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
21	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
22	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
23	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
24	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
25	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
28	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
29	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
32	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
33	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
36	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
37	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
38	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
39	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
41	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
42	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
46	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
47	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
48	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
49	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
50	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
51	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data