Ocelot

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Darién National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
2 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
3 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
5 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
7 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
0–10%
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
10 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
11 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
0–10%
12 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
13 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
0–10%
14 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
16 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
17 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
19 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
20 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
21 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
22 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
23 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
25 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
26 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
27 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
28 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
29 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
30 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
31 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
32 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
33 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
34 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

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.

← Back to Darién National Park