Common Raccoon

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

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	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	70–80%
2	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
4	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
6	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
7	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
8	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
9	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
10	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
11	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
14	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
16	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
17	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
18	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
19	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
20	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
21	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
23	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
24	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
25	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
27	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
28	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
29	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
30	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
31	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
32	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
33	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
34	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
35	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
36	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
37	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
38	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
39	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
40	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
41	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
42	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
43	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
45	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
46	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
47	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
48	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
49	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
50	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
51	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
52	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
53	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
56	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
57	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
58	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
59	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
60	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
61	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
62	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
63	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
64	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
65	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
66	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
67	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Raccoon in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Common Raccoon sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Raccoon in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

August has the highest sighting rate for Common Raccoon in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.