Giant Otter

Giant Otter

Pteronura brasiliensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

Closest Relatives at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Giant Otter at Noel Kempff Mercado National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
2 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
40–50%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
5 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
30–40%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
7 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
8 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
9 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
10 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
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