Jungle Cat

Closest Relatives at Wilpattu National Park

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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	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	40–50%
2	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	20–30%
3	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
4	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
5	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
6	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
7	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Jungle Cat in Wilpattu National Park?

About 26% of visitor-days record a Jungle Cat sighting in Wilpattu National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Jungle Cat in Wilpattu National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Jungle Cat in Wilpattu National Park in our monthly data.