Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusLeopardus (American Small Cats)
- SpeciesLeopardus pardalis (Ocelot)
Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Jaguar
Panthera onca
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Tayra
Eira barbara
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Striped Hog-nosed Skunk
Conepatus semistriatus
Galapagos Sealion
Zalophus wollebaeki
📅 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 Corcovado National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Ocelot sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ocelot in Corcovado National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Ocelot in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.