Kinkajou

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	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
2	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	20–30%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
9	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
10	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
11	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
12	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
13	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
15	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
16	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
17	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
19	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
20	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
22	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
23	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
24	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
26	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
27	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
30	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
32	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
33	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 17% of visitor-days record a Kinkajou sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

May has the highest sighting rate for Kinkajou in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.