Culpeo

Culpeo

Lycalopex culpaeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Torres del Paine National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
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 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
2 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
3 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
40–50%
4 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
5 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
30–40%
6 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
20–30%
7 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
8 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Culpeo in Torres del Paine National Park?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Culpeo sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Culpeo in Torres del Paine National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Culpeo in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.

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