Watson's climbing rat

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

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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	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
2	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
3	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
4	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Watson's climbing rat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 8% of visitor-days record a Watson's climbing rat sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Watson's climbing rat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

September has the highest sighting rate for Watson's climbing rat in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.