Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyProcyonidae (Raccoons, Coatis, and Allies)
- GenusProcyon (Raccoons)
- SpeciesProcyon cancrivorus (Crab-eating Raccoon)
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Western Lowland Olingo
Bassaricyon medius
Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Tayra
Eira barbara
Greater Grison
Galictis vittata
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Jaguar
Panthera onca
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 18 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 19 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crab-eating Raccoon in Chagres National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Crab-eating Raccoon sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crab-eating Raccoon in Chagres National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Crab-eating Raccoon in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.