Cacomistle

Cacomistle

Bassariscus sumichrasti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Volcán Barú National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
0–10
Apr
30–40
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
40–50
Nov
0–10
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

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

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
5 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
6 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
7 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
9 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cacomistle in Volcán Barú National Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Cacomistle sighting in Volcán Barú National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cacomistle in Volcán Barú National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cacomistle in Volcán Barú National Park in our monthly data.

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