Giant Anteater

Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena 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	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	70–80%
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	30–40%
3	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
4	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
6	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
7	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
8	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
9	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
10	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
11	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
12	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
13	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Anteater in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

About 22% of visitor-days record a Giant Anteater sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Giant Anteater in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Giant Anteater in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.