Giant Otter

Closest Relatives at Yasuní 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	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	60–70%
2	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	40–50%
3	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
4	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
5	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	30–40%
6	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	20–30%
7	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
8	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
9	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
10	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 31% of visitor-days record a Giant Otter sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

August has the highest sighting rate for Giant Otter in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.