Common Opossum

Closest Relatives at Masaya Volcano 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	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
2	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
3	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	10–20%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
5	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
6	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
8	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
9	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
10	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
11	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
13	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
14	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
15	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
16	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
17	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
18	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
19	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
20	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
21	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
22	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
23	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
24	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
25	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
28	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
29	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
32	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
33	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
36	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
37	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
38	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
39	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
41	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
42	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
44	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
46	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
47	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
48	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
49	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
50	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
51	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Opossum in Masaya Volcano National Park?

About 18% of visitor-days record a Common Opossum sighting in Masaya Volcano National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Opossum in Masaya Volcano National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Common Opossum in Masaya Volcano National Park in our monthly data.