Neotropical Otter

Neotropical Otter

Lontra longicaudis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
2 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
0–10%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
0–10%
5 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
6 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
7 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
8 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
9 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
10 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
11 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
12 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
13 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Neotropical Otter in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Neotropical Otter sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Neotropical Otter in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Neotropical Otter in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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