Southern Tamandua

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

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	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
2	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
3	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
5	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
6	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
7	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
8	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
9	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
10	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
11	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
12	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
13	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
14	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
15	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
16	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Tamandua in Manu National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Southern Tamandua sighting in Manu National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Southern Tamandua in Manu National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Southern Tamandua in Manu National Park in our monthly data.