Kinkajou

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	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	30–40%
2	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	20–30%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
4	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
9	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
10	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
11	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	10–20%
12	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
13	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
14	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
15	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
16	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
17	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
18	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
19	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
20	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
22	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
23	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
24	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
26	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
27	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
30	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
31	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
32	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
33	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
35	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 12% of visitor-days record a Kinkajou sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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