Ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderCarnivora (Carnívors)
- FamilyFelidae (Felids)
- GenusLeopardus (American Small Cats)
- SpeciesLeopardus pardalis (Ocelot)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Margay
Leopardus wiedii
Jaguar
Panthera onca
Mountain Lion
Puma concolor
Jaguarundi
Puma yagouaroundi
Giant Otter
Pteronura brasiliensis
Tayra
Eira barbara
South American Coati
Nasua nasua
Andean Bear
Tremarctos ornatus
Kinkajou
Potos flavus
Beddard's Olingo
Bassaricyon alleni
Neotropical Otter
Lontra longicaudis
Bush Dog
Speothos venaticus
📅 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 Manu National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Ocelot sighting in Manu National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ocelot in Manu National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Ocelot in Manu National Park in our monthly data.