Leopardus (American Small Cats)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Leopardus pardalis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Leopardus braccatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Leopardus guigna

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Leopardus geoffroyi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT

Leopardus wiedii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Leopardus jacobitus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

VU

Leopardus tigrinus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

VU

Leopardus guttulus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see American Small Cats

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	Ocelot			~40%
	Margay			Insufficient data
2	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~40%
	Pantanal Cat			~20%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
3	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Ocelot			~20%
	Margay			Insufficient data
4	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~20%
	Güiña			~20%
5	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~20%
	Ocelot			~20%
	Margay			Insufficient data
6	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~20%
	Geoffroy's Cat			~20%
7	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
	Margay			Insufficient data
8	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Ocelot			~20%
9	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
	Margay			Insufficient data
10	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Geoffroy's Cat			Insufficient data
11	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
	Margay			Insufficient data
12	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Margay			Insufficient data
13	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Margay			Insufficient data
	Northern Oncilla			Insufficient data
14	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
	Margay			~10%
15	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Margay			Insufficient data
	Southern Tiger Cat			Insufficient data
16	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
	Margay			Insufficient data
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
	Margay			Insufficient data
18	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~10%
	Andean Cat			Insufficient data
19	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Margay			Insufficient data
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
20	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
	Margay			Insufficient data
21	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Geoffroy's Cat			Insufficient data
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
	Margay			Insufficient data
23	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
24	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
25	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
26	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
	Margay			Insufficient data
27	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
	Margay			Insufficient data
28	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
29	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
30	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
	Margay			Insufficient data
31	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
32	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
33	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Ocelot			<5%
	Margay			Insufficient data
34	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Geoffroy's Cat			Insufficient data
35	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Ocelot			~10%
36	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~10%
	Geoffroy's Cat			Insufficient data
37	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Margay			Insufficient data
38	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
39	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
40	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
41	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
42	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Margay			Insufficient data
43	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Ocelot			<5%
44	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
45	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Ocelot			Insufficient data
46	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Ocelot			<5%

American Small Cats

Species in this group

Ocelot

Pantanal Cat

Güiña

Geoffroy's Cat

Margay

Andean Cat

Northern Oncilla

Southern Tiger Cat

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see American Small Cats

Parks Ranked