Capybara

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Tambopata National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ 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 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
80–90%
2 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
80–90%
3 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
5 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
6 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
7 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
9 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
10 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
20–30%
11 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
12 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
13 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
14 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
15 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
16 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
17 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
18 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
19 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
20 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
21 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
22 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Capybara in Tambopata National Reserve?

About 48% of visitor-days record a Capybara sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 188 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Capybara in Tambopata National Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Capybara in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.

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