Giant Armadillo

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

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	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
2	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	0–10%
3	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
4	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
5	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
6	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
7	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
8	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Giant Armadillo in Yasuní National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Giant Armadillo sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Giant Armadillo in Yasuní National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Giant Armadillo in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.