Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusLeopardus (American Small Cats)
- SpeciesLeopardus pardalis (Ocelot)
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
White-nosed Coati
Nasua narica
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Crab-eating Fox
Cerdocyon thous
Crab-eating Raccoon
Procyon cancrivorus
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Tayra
Eira barbara
Greater Grison
Galictis vittata
📅 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 Darién National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Ocelot sighting in Darién National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ocelot in Darién National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Ocelot in Darién National Park in our monthly data.